Rahel Weldeab Sebhatu
Doctoral student

Presentation

I am a PhD candidate in Global Politics in the Department of Global Political Studies. I received my masters at Lund University's Graduate School in Global Studies, major: Political Science. My research interests include postcolonial feminism, postcolonial theory, decoloniality, negotiation theory, diplomacy, critical security studies, (youth participation in) peacebuilding, Pan-Africanism, transnational activism and resistance.

In my PhD project, I analyze negotiations for Africa-EU development cooperation and partnerships so as to demystify negotiations between “weak” African states and the “powerful” EU. Through a critical analysis of negotiation theory, especially that of intercultural communication, while also engaging with postcolonial politics of development and critical debates on Normative Power Europe (NPE), my research project aims - through postcolonial feminist theory - to develop an analytical framework for analyzing North-South relations in a way that decenters mainstream theories of power, diplomacy, negotiation strategies, and partnerships for development.