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Dr. Anne Engelhardt

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1. Faculty of Sociology / Research and Teaching Units / Unit 4 - Politics and Society / Working group Koddenbrock

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Bereich Politik und Gesellschaft (Prof. Koddenbrock)

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Curriculum Vitae

Short Bio:
Welcome to my page! My name is Anne Engelhardt, and I have been a researcher in the Koddenbrock Research Group / International Relations and Political Economy since April 2026. My research interests include theories of international political economy with a focus on North-South relations, the sociology of work, health and safety, and working conditions, labour and legal geography, spatialised colonial relations and the racialised and gendered division of labour, conflicts surrounding peace policy, theories of social reproduction, body politics and gender relations, social movements and (transnational) trade unions, as well as critical logistics and infrastructure research.

At present, I am primarily working on my Habilitation project entitled ‘Global Steel Supply Chains in times of militarisation: Intersecting rhythms of bodies, regulations, and conflicts’, with a focus on steel production for the maritime transport sector.

Since April 2026
Academic researcher in the field of Politics and Society in Department 4 / Working Group International Relations and Political Economy; Faculty of Sociology - Bielefeld University

October 2024 until March 2026
Academic co-worker in the Department of Foundations of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Göttingen

October 2023 - October 2024
Research fellow at the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF), University of Duisburg-Essen, in the research project "Legal Struggles in Transnational Supply Chains" funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation

2016-2023
PhD in the Department of Globalisation & Politics at the University of Kassel
Dissertation title: "Social Reproduction Metabolism at Chokepoints - Labour Conflicts on Occupational Health and Safety at Ports and Airports in Brazil and Portugal"

2012 - 2016
M.A. Political Science (University of Kassel)

2008 - 2012
B.A. Politics and Administration (HF) / Sociology (NF) (University of Potsdam)

Current research topics

LABOR.A HUMAN – Video on ‘Maritime Labour, Militarisation & Migration’ – now online

Labor.a took place once again in Berlin on 15 September! Our panel discussion on ‘Maritime Work, Militarisation & Migration’, featuring Matthias Ristau, Chair of the German Seamen’s Mission, ITF Inspector Sören Wichmann (ver.di) and Lars Stubbe, ver.di Secretary for the Maritime and Aviation Sectors (ver.di), was a resounding success. Together with Dr Janina Puder and Dr Jule Westernheide, we organised a very lively discussion that highlighted the pressure of work caused by accelerated pace, reduced shore leave, and the experience of seeing a missile strike the sea just 200 metres away whilst the ship was passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The role of shipping companies and their global power within supply chains, as well as the dehumanising working conditions faced by seafarers worldwide, were presented in great detail, with striking examples. The panel discussion was thankfully recorded and is now available to view:

https://arbeit-der-zukunft.de/labora/archiv/maritime-arbeit-militarisierung-migration-labora-2024#8Tl7ZaKrv-cuddJFxoEou

🚢 “Maritime Labour, Militarisation & Migration”

I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this year’s LABOR.A on 15 September 2026 in Berlin! The programme is now online, and there are lots of fantastic, pressing topics and discussions planned! The overarching theme is “Human”. And where could this theme be more relevant than in global maritime transport, at ports and on ships, where dockworkers and seafarers are often marginalised as collateral damage of new migration agreements, military conflicts and (opening and closing) naval blockades?

“Around 90 per cent of all goods worldwide are transported by sea. Consequently, virtually every global socio-political and economic dispute also has an impact on work within maritime infrastructures. Workers such as seafarers and dockers are directly affected by ‘shadow fleets’, pandemics, military conflicts and changing migration regimes. They are often overlooked or even devalued and dehumanised. How can this be changed?”

I look forward to discussing this with you and with Matthias Ristau, Chair of the German Seamen’s Mission; Sören Wichmann, ITF Inspector (ver.di); and Lars Stubbe, ver.di Secretary for the Maritime Economy and Aviation (ver.di). Together with Janina Puder and Jule Westernheide, we will be moderating the discussion and putting a human face to the maritime component of many supply chains.
Further information: https://arbeit-der-zukunft.de/labora/programm/maritime-arbeit-militarisierung-und-migration

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