Dr. Thies Niemeier

Researcher

Dr. Thies Niemeier is a Researcher in the Research Depart­ment Inter­national Insti­tutions. His research focuses on eco­nomic sanctions, military alliances, and eco­nomic and political networks.

Thies Niemeier
niemeier(at)prif.org
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CV

| since 2026
Researcher at PRIF

| 2025–2026
Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Asso­ciate at the GIGA Insti­tute in Hamburg, in the INSA research group on sanctions against indi­viduals

| 2021–2025
Docto­rate in Political Science from the Uni­versity of Konstanz

| 2018–2021
Master’s Degree in Political Eco­nomy at the Uni­versity of Lucerne

| 2014–2017
Bachelor of Arts in Inter­national Management at Coventry Uni­versity, formerly Aachen Uni­versity of Applied Sciences

Publications

  • Counterfactual Coercion: Could Harsher Sanctions against Russia Have Prevented the Worst?
    | 2024
    Niemeier, Thies; Schneider, Gerald (2024): Counterfactual Coercion: Could Harsher Sanctions against Russia Have Prevented the Worst?, Research & Politics, 11: 3. DOI: 10.1177/20531680241272668

  • Global Polarization: How International and Domestic Polarization Shape Global Politics
    | 2026
    Deitelhoff, Nicole; Wolff, Jonas; Niemeier, Thies (2026): Global Polarization: How International and Domestic Polarization Shape Global Politics, PRIF Working Paper, 74, Frankfurt/M.