Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Research and teaching at the professorship lie at the intersection of Global, Comparative, and Historical Political Economy. The primary research focus is the influence of global, societal, and historical factors on state financing. A key aspect of the scientific work revolves around the role of power and hegemony in negotiating global tax agreements. An ERC project group at the chair is, moreover, dedicated to examining the influence of colonial economic structures and racism on the emergence of tax havens in the Global South. The professorship's teaching is rooted in the field of Global Political Economy, imparting an understanding of the interplay between power and wealth over long historical periods, and enabling students to analyze a changing world economy from a variety of theoretical perspectives. While the professorship mostly engages in empirical-analytical research, it is open towards – and interested in – a variety of epistemological and ontological positions. We problematize Eurocentrism, racialization, and group-based inequalities, and reflect the diversity among researchers throughout our course offerings.
Keywords
- Politics
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Profiles
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Kattalina Berriochoa
- Professorship of Political Science, in particular Political Economy - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
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Everton Carneiro da Silva
- Professorship of Political Science, in particular Political Economy - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
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Lukas Hakelberg
- Professorship of Political Science, in particular Political Economy - Professor
- Leuphana Center for Cooperative Security (LCCS) - Associated member
Person: Academic staff
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WOWMA: The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the Global South
Hakelberg, L. (Project manager, academic), Berriochoa, K. (Project staff), Carneiro da Silva, E. (Project staff) & Spatzl, N. (Project staff)
European Research Council (ERC)
01.04.24 → 31.03.29
Project: Research
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Taxation and Democracy in the Global South
Carneiro da Silva, E. (Project manager, academic)
10.04.26 → 10.07.26
Project: Teaching
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Taxing Uber-Polluters: The Climate Crisis and Popular Support for Wealth Taxation
Hakelberg, L. (Partner), Ahrens, L. (Partner) & Bremer, B. (Partner)
22.12.22 → 24.09.24
Project: Research
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Comparative Perspectives on Taxation and the Colonial State
Spatzl, N., 14.03.2026, In: H-Soz-Kult.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Taxing uber-polluters: carbon inequality and support for wealth taxation to finance the green transition
Ahrens, L., Bremer, B. & Hakelberg, L., 22.05.2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Climate Policy. 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The great Caribbean divergence: colonial economic structure and the emergence of tax havens in the 'British West Indies'
Hakelberg, L., Ahrens, L. & Crasnic, L., 20.04.2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review of International Political Economy. 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: Weighing Historical Evidence for the British West Indies
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
26.03.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: Weighing Historical Evidence for the British West Indies
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
18.03.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
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European University Institute
Carneiro da Silva, E. (Visiting researcher)
01.01.2026 → 31.03.2026Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Prizes
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Die 100 wichtigsten Köpfe der Berliner Wissenschaft 2023
Hakelberg, L. (Recipient), 09.10.2023
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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ERC Starting Grant 2024-2029
Hakelberg, L. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Mobilitätsstipendium der deutsch-französischen Hochschule
Hakelberg, L. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
Press/Media
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Globale Mindeststeuer: Der G7-Deal mit den USA würde europäische Unternehmen benachteiligen
02.07.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Unternehmen global besteuern: Wie sich die EU gegen Trump durchsetzen kann
05.05.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Globale Mindeststeuer: Warum die EU nun schnell verhandeln sollte
23.01.25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Datasets
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Replication Data for: Taxing Uber-Polluters: Carbon Inequality and Support for Wealth Taxation to Finance the Green Transition
Ahrens, L. (Creator), Bremer, B. (Creator) & Hakelberg, L. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 29.04.2026
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/i4fxdz
Dataset
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The WOWMA Dataset on Tax Haven Emergence Version 0.2
Hakelberg, L. (Creator), Ahrens, L. (Contributor), Crasnic, L. (Contributor), Carneiro da Silva, E. (Data Collector), Spatzl, N. (Data Collector), Hubert, L. (Data Collector), Kvaratskhelia, G. (Data Collector), Schumm, P. (Data Collector), Soares Povill de Souza, F. (Data Collector), Wazir, R. (Data Collector) & Gonzalez Lopez, D. (Data Collector), Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 28.10.2025
Dataset
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Replication Data for: Group Heuristics and Omnibus Policies: How Benefits to the “Average American” Explain Public Support for the Farm Bill
Berriochoa, K. (Creator) & Ansolabehere, S. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 02.08.2026
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/c2mamt
Dataset