Lars Konheiser, M.A.
Contact Information
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institut für Sinologie
Werthmannstraße 12
79098 Freiburg, Germany
E-Mail: lars.konheiser@sinologie.uni-freiburg.de
University Education
2019-2022
M.A. in Modern China Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
2016-2021
B.A. in Chinese Studies and History, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
2014-2019
B.A. in Political Science and Economics, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
Professional Experience in Academia
Since 10/2023
Lecturer and research associate at the Department for Chinese Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
04/2023-09/2023
Lecturer and research associate at the Chair for Comparative Politics of the Department of Political Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
04/2022-03/2023
Lecturer and research associate at the Department for Chinese Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
11/2020-01/2021
Intern at the institute for Asian Studies at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg (Germany)
2016-2021
Teaching assistant at the Department of Political Science and the Department for Chinese Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
2015-2021
Student assistant at the Chair for Comparative Politics of the Department of Political Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
Fellowships and Awards
2019-2022
Scholarship holder in the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (“Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”)
Memberships and Other Activities
Since 05/2023
Elected representative of the Young Scholars Group of the German Association of Asian Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienkunde / DGA)
Main Research Interests
· Politics in authoritarian regimes
· China's role in international human rights politics
· China’s role in international relations
· Political thought and ideology in contemporary China
· The political and social dimensions of sports
Teaching History
· BA seminar “Political Thought and Ideology in Post-Mao China”, Department for Chinese Studies, winter term 2023/24
· BA seminar “Introduction to Comparative Politics”, Department of Political Science, summer term 2023
· BA seminar “Politics in Authoritarian States: The People’s Republic of China in International Comparison”, Department for Chinese Studies, winter term 2022/23
· BA seminar “China and International Human Rights Politics”, Department for Chinese Studies, summer term 2022
List of Publications
Translations:
Ye Yonglie (2020): Little Smarty Travels to the Future (transl. Adrian Ewald, Lena Henningsen, Lars Konheiser, Elena Mannich, Federica Monchiero, Franziska Roth, Joschua Seiler und Sen Wei), in: MCLC Resource Center, Sept. 16, 2020, URL: https://u.osu.edu/mclc/online-series/little-smarty-travels-to-the-future/.
Conference Reports:
Konheiser, Lars C. (2017): Asien im Fokus: Souveränität, Sicherheit, Nachhaltigkeit? (Weingartener Asiengespräche), in: ASIEN (143), 117–128.