Annika Clasen M.A.
Kontakt
40225 Düsseldorf Gebäude: 24.21.
Etage/Raum: 05.69
Profile
Research interests:
• Norms and values in international relations
• Foreign Policy Analysis
• Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
• Feminist Foreign Policy
| 2025/6-2025/8 | JSPS Fellow, Institute for Social Science, University of Tokyo, Japan |
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| 2024/9 | Guest Researcher, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California San Diego, USA |
| 2023/10-2024/3 | Doctoral Research Fellow, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Japan |
| Since 2022/6 | Research Associate & PhD Candidate, Institute for Modern Japanese Studies, HHU, Germany |
| 2021/2–2021/4 | Internship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) & German Research and Innovation House (DWIH), Japan |
| 2020–2022 | Student Assistant, Institute for Modern Japanese Studies, HHU, Germany |
| 2020-2022 | Master's Degree, Institute for Modern Japanese Studies, HHU, Germany |
| 2019/3-2019/5 | Internship, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Japan |
| 2017/9-2018/8 | Exchange Programme, Chiba University, Japan (MEXT-scholarship) |
| 2014-2020 | Bachelor's Degree, Political Science & East Asian Studies, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany |
| Winter 2025/26: | (BA) Das politische System Japans | |
| Summer 2025: | (BA) Recherchemethoden und Präsentationstechniken/ Techniken des wissenschaftlichen Schreibens | |
| Winter 2024/25: | (BA) China-Japan Beziehungen im 21. Jahrhundert | |
| Summer 2024: | (BA) Das politische System Japans | |
| Summer 2023: | (BA) Japan in der Asien-Pazifik Region |
“Kishida Fumio: Architect of a new Japanese civilian power?”, Japanologentag, 2025, Frankfurt, Germany.
“Gender Equality in Japan's foreign policy”, AAS Conference, 2025, Ohio, Columbus, USA.
“Assuming civilian power: Kishida’s foreign policy”, Japan Innovation and Technology Forum, 2024, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA.
“Current trends of pro-gender norms in Japan’s foreign policy”, 2024, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
“Feminist foreign policy for Japan? Localizing feminist trends in Japan’s foreign policy”, DIJ Study Group for Social Science, 2024, Tokyo, Japan.
“Feminist foreign policy for Japan?”, Osaka Graduate Conference, 2024, Osaka, Japan.
“LGBTQ+ in the Japanese workplace: Between rainbow-washing and LGBTQ+ advocacy”, VSJF Annual Conference, 2023, Focus Group on Economics, online.
Clasen, A. 2026. Translating global norms: the localisation of women, peace and security (WPS) in Japan. The Pacific Review. January. https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2025.2608982
Adebahr, D., & Clasen, A. 2026. Law over Order? Japan’s Growing Focus on the Rule of Law in Foreign Policy. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. March. https://doi.org/10.1177/2347797025140127
Clasen, A. 2024. Beyond Militarisation. Japan's Path to Civilian Power. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/23477970241250098
Clasen, A., & Conrad, H. 2024. Rainbows and Ratings: Assessing Indices of LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in the Japanese Workplace. Contemporay Japan. https://doi.org/10.1080/18692729.2024.2346363
Policy Engagement:
- “Aktuelle politische Entwicklungen in Japan [Current developments in Japanese politics]”, State Parliament North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Journal Reviews for:
- Asian Survey
- Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs
- Sexuality research and social policy
Memberships:
• International Studies Association (ISA)
• Association for Asian Studies (AAS)