Dr. phil. Astrid Sahm
Eastern Europe, Eurasia Visiting Fellow
Areas of Expertise
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Democracy promotion
- Energy policy
- Environmental policy
Development of civil society, national identity-formation and culture of remembrance, energy and environmental policy, development of political systems and integration policies of post-Soviet states (especially Belarus and Ukraine) in the European context
Short Curriculum vitae
Since 2017 Head of the International Center for Education and Exchange
Since 2012 Head of the Berlin office of the International Center for Education and Exchange
2006–2011 German director of the Johannes Rau International Center for Education and Exchange in Minsk, Belarus
1995–2005 Research Fellow respectively Assistance Professor at the Mannheim Center for European Social Research and the Chair for Political Science and Contemporary History, Mannheim University
SWP Publications
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Belarus: Sovereignty under ThreatImpacts of the Russian War against Ukraine SWP Comment 2024/C 22, 12.06.2024, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C22 
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Belarus and the 2030 Agenda: Foreign Policy Instrument and Failed Reform Driverin: Country-level Politics around the SDGsContribution to a Research Paper 2023/RP 07, 10.07.2023, 75 Pages, pp. 19–23 
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What the Prospect of a Prolonged War Means for Russia, Ukraine and BelarusOne year after the massive attack on Ukraine, the Kremlin is sticking to its maximum goals, a negotiated settlement is not in sight. How a prolonged war can affect Russia, Ukraine and Belarus is analysed in this 360 degrees. Margarete Klein coordinated the publication. 360 degrees, 20.02.2023
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Belarus: Is There a Way Out of the Crisis?The protests over the outcome of the presidential election in Belarus continue unabated. Initiatives to resolve the political crisis through dialogue have come to naught. Sabine Fischer and Astrid Sahm outline possible steps out of the crisis. Point of View, 17.09.2020
External publications
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Belarus am Wendepunkt?Perspektiven der Kooperation mit EU, Europarat und OSZE in: Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (Hg.), OSZE-Jahrbuch 2009, Baden-Baden 2010, S. 137-150
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Chernobyl Disaster in the Context of the European Culture of Memoryin: Matthias Klingenberg (ed.), History and Identity, Insights into the dvv international History Network, Bonn 2010, pp. 141-156
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Civil Society and Mass Media in Belarusin: Sabine Fischer (ed.), Back from the Cold? The EU and Belarus in 2009, Chaillot Paper no. 119, November 2009
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Die Zukunft des Friedens2. Friedens- und Konfliktforschung aus der Perspektive jüngerer Generationen Wiesbaden 2005
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Transformation im Schatten von TschernobylUmwelt- und Energiepolitik im gesellschaftlichen Wandel von Belarus und der Ukraine Münster 1999, 472 S.
