Prof. Dr. Jonas Wolff- Vita

Since 2022, Jonas Wolff is a professor of Political Science with a focus on Transformation Studies and Latin America at Goethe University Frankfurt. Furthermore, he is a board member as well as the head of the research department "Intrastate Conflict" at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). In addition, he is a member of the Governing Board of the German-Colombian Peace Institute (CAPAZ), Co-Speaker of the research center „Transformations of Political Violence“ (TraCe), Principal Investigator of the research initiative „ConTrust: Trust in Conflict – Political Life under Conditions of Uncertainty" and a member of the research network External Democracy Promotion (EDP). 


His research interests are

  • Democracy and Transformation Studies
  • Contentious Politics
  • International Democracy Promotion
  • Latin American Politics

Academic Career (selection):

2022

Associate Researcher at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador

Since 2022

Professor of Political Science with a focus on Transformation Studies and Latin America at Goethe University Frankfurt 

Since 2016

Head of Research Department "Intrastate Conflict" and board member at PRIF 

2014-2022
Privatdozent (Adj. Professor) at the University of Kassel

2014

Habilitation in Political Science at the University of Kassel

2013

Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

2008-2015

Research Fellow at PRIF (Peace Research Institute Frankfurt)

2007

PhD in Political Science (Dr. phil.) at Goethe University Frankfurt/M.

1996-2002

Studies in Political Science, Economics, Sociology and Economic Development and International Economic Relations at Goethe University of Frankfurt/M.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Jonas Wolff

Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main
Faculty of Social Sciences 
Institute of Political Science

Building "Normative Orders"

Max-Horkheimer-Str. 2
60323 Frankfurt am Main

Room 2.13

E-Mail: jwolff@soz.uni-frankfurt.de


Administration Office:

Franziska Kasten
Raum 3.G179
Phone +49 69 798 36690

E-Mail: kasten@soz.uni-frankfurt.de