CURRICULUM VITAE
Anne J. Kantel, M.A.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
School of International Service
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington DC 20016
Email: anne.kantel@american.edu
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2013 – Present
2010 – 2013
American University,
School of International Service
Doctoral Student
Free University of Berlin
Master of Arts, Political Science
WASHINGTON, DC
BERLIN, GERMANY
M.A. Thesis: “Beyond Cooperation?
Institutional Interplay in International Rivers”
2006 – 2010
University of Passau
Bachelor of Arts, Governance and Public Policy
PASSAU, GERMANY
B.A. Thesis: “Creation and Development of the
European Security and Defense Policy”
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Atzili, Boaz, and Anne Kantel. “Accepting the Unacceptable: Lessons from West Germany’s
Border Politics.” International Studies Review, forthcoming.
ADDITIONAL METHODS TRAINING
June 2015
Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research
SYRACUSE, USA
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Feb. 2015
International Studies Association (ISA)
Annual Conference
“Domestic and International Effects of Securitizing Water: Analyzing
the Egyptian and Ethiopian discourse about the Grand Ethiopian
Renaissance Dam”
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Oct. 2014
American University,
Global Governance, Politics and Security Program
Workshop Presentation (with Boaz Atzili)
“Accepting the Unacceptable: Lessons from West Germany’s Border
Politics”
March 2014
International Studies Association (ISA)
Annual Conference
“Beyond Cooperation: International Interplay in International Rivers”
RESEARCH & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
July 2015
Preliminary Dissertation Field Research, Uganda
National and Regional Water Governance Systems
2013 – 2015
Faculty Assistant to Prof. Paul Wapner, American University
Teaching:
Introduction to Environmental Politics
Imagining a Post-Carbon World
Research:
Climate suffering, climate resilience
Environmental contemplative study
July 2014
Guest lecture at Johns Hopkins University
“Liberalism, Institutionalism and Environmental Politics”
AREAS OF INTEREST
Theories of International Relations
Political Violence
African Politics
Global Environmental Politics
Global Water Governance
Public Health and Development
SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS
2015
2015
2013 – present
2013 – present
2013 and 2014
June 2015
2006-2013
2002-2003
Pre-ABD Summer Research Stipend, American University
Conference Travel Grant, ISA
Dean’s Fellowship, American University
Summer Research Assistantship, American University
PhD Conference Travel Grants, American University
Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Syracuse University
Student Stipend of the Foundation for German Businesses
High school Exchange, Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
German
English
French
Spanish
Twi
native speaker
fluent (TOEFL 2012: 119 pt)
good
beginner
beginner
VOLUNTEER SERVICES & EXPERIENCES ABROAD
2014-2015
American University, ISSS
International Peer Mentor, Volunteer
WASHINGTON, DC
2011 – 2012
Johns Hopkins University
Exchange student
BALTIMORE, MD, USA
2007 – 2008
University of Versaille
Visiting student & Au-pair
VERSAILLE, FRANCE
2005-2006
American Field Service (AFS)
Volunteer
DORMAA AHENKRO, GHANA
2003-2013
Experiment e.V.
International Exchange Programs
Volunteer
BONN, GERMANY
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