andreas.raspotnik(at)uni-koeln.de
Research interests:
I graduated with both an Austrian Magister in Political Science and a BA in History from the University of Vienna in 2009 and 2010 respectively, focusing my research related work on the Northern European hemisphere. This focus led to my master thesis in Political Science entitled "The Norwegian Security Policy in the High North: Energy resources and the Norwegian rationale in their High North Policy." The thesis attempted to explain the Norwegian rationale in a future European energy province.
Based on my academic and professional interest in the Arctic area, I attended the one-year postgraduate master program "Master of Laws in Law of the Sea" at the University of Tromsø and obtained my LL.M degree in September 2011. The LL.M program provided not only for a general introduction to the Law of the Sea but featured a distinct Arctic dimension, due to the geographical location of Tromsø. My thesis focused on the Canadian approach to Arctic environmental proctection and was entitled: "Unilateral Pollution Control in the Arctic - Canada's NORDREG regulations in the context of UNCLOS, Article 234".
During my years in Vienna, I worked as an Editorial Assistant at the Department for International News at the Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation and interned at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin. After graduation from the University of Vienna, I also worked for the Austrian MEP Martin Ehrenhauser at the European Parliament.
My research interests include the role of the European Union in the Arctic region, the interrelation of security and energy policy, the law of the sea and Norway as an Arctic actor.
| October 2011 - March 2012 | University of Cologne |
| April 2012 - September 2012 | Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), Brussels |
| October 2012 - September 2013 | University of Cologne |
Published at The Arctic Institute:
No race for Arctic hydrocarbon resources? A possible scenario for an unclear development (February 21, 2012); Reprinted: Petroleum News, Vol. 19, No. 9 (Week of February 26, 2012)
Arctic Frontiers 2012: Reports from Tromsø (February 14, 2012, with Kathrin Keil)
Positive Unilateralism? An effective strategy to protect the Canadian Arctic environment or a subtle approach to establish sovereignty? (December 23, 2011)
Is the European Union missing another window of opportunity for Arctic energy resources? (December 5, 2011)
Articles:
Arctic role (The Parliament Magazine, Issue 347, 30 April 2012, p. 35; with Steffen Weber)
Op-Eds:
Norway's Energy Resource Policy and the Future of Bilateral Cooperation in the Barents Sea (Top of the World Telegraph, Vol. 8, Issue 12, March 2012; Institute of the North, Anchorage, Alaska; with Malte Humpert) (Reprinted: The Arctic Institute, April 3, 2012)
Analyst at The Arctic Institute, Center for Circumpolar Security Studies
www.thearcticinstitute.org
