Podcast: International Attention and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Apr 25, 2025·
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Janika Spannagel
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Abstract
In ‘International Attention and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Campaigning for Agents of Change’ (Routledge 2023), Dr. Janika Spannagel (Freie Universitat Berlin) seeks to address the question of whether and how international attention can protect and enable domestic human rights activists in authoritarian settings.In episode 22, Janika Spannagel joins the External to discuss the key insights from the book.
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Publication
The External (EU-RENEW Network)
Authors
Researcher in Political Science
I am passionate about exploring and comparing human rights protection and state coercion in democratic as well as authoritarian contexts. For my work and studies, I have received various scholarships and awards, and spent considerable time abroad in countries on five continents. I was previously a visiting scholar at Stanford University, USA, and a research fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute, Germany, where I co-developed the Academic Freedom Index. I hold a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Freiburg.