Annika Scharnagl, BA
IMSISS Intern

Annika Scharnagl, BA is a German Erasmus Mundus student in International Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS). During her master’s degree, she studied at the University of Glasgow, the University of Trento and Charles University Prague. At OIIP, Annika is writing her master’s thesis examining the reintegration and deradicalization of female foreign terrorist fighters in Germany. Annika holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and History from the University of Erfurt in Germany, during her studies she spent a semester abroad in Paris. In her Bachelor’s thesis, she analyzed the role of women in the military in Germany and Israel. Her main research interests are (de)radicalization, gender & security, and the MENA region.
Vita
Education
- M.A. in Russian Studies, Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest), 2012 – 2015
- B.A. in International Relations, Eötvös Loránd University, 2009 – 2012
Awards
- ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI) doctoral funding as a part of London Interdisciplinary Social Science – Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP), from October 2019 (3+1 scheme). Includes tuition fees, maintenance grant and additional research expenses.
- LISS-DTP, Student Led Activity Funding to develop a network of PGRs across UK who work on terrorism related topics.
Memberships
- British International Studies Association (BISA)
- European International Studies Association (EISA)
- Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
- Conflict Research Society (CRS)
Publications
Selected publications
- Kiss, A – Rácz, A (2020), ‘Brittle Balance and the Illusion of Stability After the Nagorno-Karabakh War: Time to Abandon the Term “Frozen Conflicts’, in: Transatlantic Futures: Towards #NATO2030/ Ed. by Andris Sprūds, Mārtiņš Vargulis – Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs pp.73-86.
- Kiss, A. (2019), ‘Terrorism in Russia’, in: Jones, David M. et al (eds): Handbook of Terrorism and Insurgency Post 9/11, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 304-315
- Merabishvili, G. and Kiss, A. (2016), ‘The Perception of National Security in Georgia’. Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review, Vol. 14, Issue 1, December 2016, pp. 159-177.
- Marton, P. and Kiss, A. (2016), ‘Chechen Combatants’ Involvement as Foreign Fighters in Ukraine and Syria and Iraq’ [Review article]. Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, Special Issue: Violence in the Post-Soviet Space, Vol. 2, No. 2, Kuhrt, N. and Kaczmarski, M. (eds), pp. 189-220.
- Kiss, A. (2015), ‘Az új orosz katonai doktrínáról’, NKE Stratégiai Védelmi Kutatóközpont elemzések 2015/4, NKE Stratégiai Védelmi Kutatóközpont, Budapest [in English: ‘On the New Russian Military Doctrine’, Centre for Strategic and Defence Studies Papers 2015/4, National University of Public Service, Budapest]
- Rácz, A. and Kiss, A. (2014), ‘A volgográdi merényletek anatómiája és a szocsi olimpia’, MKI-tanulmányok, 2014. január, Magyar Külügyi Intézet, Budapest. [in English: ‘The anatomy of the Volgograd bombings and the Sochi Olympics’. January 2014, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs papers, Budapest]
- Kiss, A. (2013), ‘A radikális iszlám terjedése az Észak-Kaukázusban mint orosz biztonságpolitikai kihívás: A Kaukázusi Emirátus’, Külügyi Szemle, XII. évfolyam/2013. 3. szám, Magyar Külügyi Intézet, Budapest. [in English: ‘The Spread of Radical Islam in the North Caucasus as a challenge for Russian Security: the Caucasus Emirate’, Külügyi Szemle, Vol. 12., No. 3, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, Budapest]