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Minna Ålander, M.A.

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EU/Europe Research Assistant

minna.alander@swp-berlin.org +49 30 88007-446

Curriculum Vitae
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Areas of Expertise

EU, Europe

Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
EU Eastern Partnership
EU foreign policy
EU institutions
Political system of the European Union

Focus

Conference on the Future of Europe, EU Council presidency and EU institutions, Finland and other Northern EU member states

Short Curriculum vitae

Since 2019 at SWP; Research Assistant, Research Division EU/Europe

2016-2019 M.A. International Relations, Free University of Berlin / Humboldt University of Berlin / University of Potsdam

2017-2018 student assistant in the EU Horizon 2020 research project »EU-STRAT: The EU and Eastern Partnership Countries. An Inside-Out Analysis and Strategic Assessment«

2012-2016 B.A. Political Science and History, University of Bonn

2013-2014 student assistant in the Department of Events and Conferences, Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb)

External publications

- Minna Ålander
- Tiago Fernandes
- Sara Pina
Small steps amid a pandemic: The Portuguese EU Council Presidency, January-June 2021

EPIN Council Presidency Report, No. 1 / October 2021.
- Minna Ålander
- Julina Mintel
- Dominik Rehbaum
What the 2021 election manifestos tell us about the views of German parties on the EU

Angela Merkel will step down as German Chancellor following the country’s federal elections on 26 September. But what direction might Germany’s EU policy take in the post-Merkel era? Minna Ålander, Julina Mintel and Dominik Rehbaum assess what lessons can be learned from the main party manifestos.

in: LSE Blog, 12.08.2021
- Minna Ålander
- Anna-Lena Kirch
- Dominik Rehbaum
Germany’s hour of the executive – policymaking during the Covid-19 crisis

in: Sophia Russack (ed.): The effect of Covid on EU democracies, EPIN Report 30 April 2021, Brussels: CEPS, pp. 16-17.
- Minna Ålander
- Nicolai von Ondarza
- Sophia Russack
Executive Summary: What do member states expect from the German Council presidency?

in: Sophia Russack, Minna Ålander (eds.): Member states’ expectations towards the German Council Presidency, EPIN Report 1 July 2020, Brussels: CEPS, pp. 1-5.
- Nicolai von Ondarza
- Minna Ålander
Germany and EU fiscal solidarity: renewed calls for Eurobonds but a reluctant government

in: Sophia Russack (ed.): EU crisis response in tackling Covid-19. Views from the member states, EPIN Report 20 April 2020, Brussels: CEPS, pp. 8-9.
- Minna Ålander
- Nicolai von Ondarza
The European Citizens' Initiative and its reform: Truly unique or the same old story?

in: Steven Blockmans, Sophia Russack (eds.): Deliberative Democracy in the EU: Countering Populism with Participation and Debate, Rowman & Littlefield International/ CEPS, London 2020, pp. 281–296.

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Minna Ålander, M.A.

Areas of Expertise

Short Curriculum vitae

SWP Publications

Managed Expectations: EU Member States’ Views on the Conference on the Future of Europe

The Conference on the Future of Europe

CFSP: The Capability-Expectation Gap Revisited

A Critical Perspective on Data Transparency in the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union

Member states’ expectations towards the German Council Presidency

External publications

Small steps amid a pandemic: The Portuguese EU Council Presidency, January-June 2021

What the 2021 election manifestos tell us about the views of German parties on the EU

Germany’s hour of the executive – policymaking during the Covid-19 crisis

Executive Summary: What do member states expect from the German Council presidency?

Germany and EU fiscal solidarity: renewed calls for Eurobonds but a reluctant government

The European Citizens' Initiative and its reform: Truly unique or the same old story?

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