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Iris Seidemann is an organizational scholar and Postdoctoral Researcher in the structural programme Embracing Transformation within the key subject area Organizing in Times of Crisis at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. She received her doctorate (Dr. rer. pol., summa cum laude) from the University of Hamburg in 2023. She subsequently served as co-coordinator of the transdisciplinary third-party funded project Resilience Building through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement in Anticipatory Action for Climate-Induced Disasters (REBUMAA), which focused on climate adaptation, anticipatory humanitarian action, and resilience building in West Africa. Her research combines qualitative and ethnographic approaches with a process- and practice perspective and examines tensions and paradoxes that emerge across different interfaces of transformation and crisis in organizations and interorganizational networks.
Education/Academic qualification
Dr. rer. pol., Doctorate , Practicing Organizational Tensions: Towards an Understanding of Paradoxes of Legitimacy, Scaling and Temporality in Tackling Grand Challenges, University of Hamburg
12.2019 → 06.2023
Award Date: 22.06.2023
Interdisciplinary Public and Nonprofit Studies , Master, University of Hamburg
10.2017 → 08.2019
Award Date: 29.10.2019
Governance and Public Policy, University of Passau
10.2010 → 03.2014
Award Date: 01.04.2014
Keywords
- Management studies
- Organization theory
- Paradoxien
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Anticipatory Action in River Flooding Risk Management in Nigeria: An Assessment of Community-Level Implementation
Olawuyi, D. A., Gbadegesin, A. S., Ajayi, D. ‘., Oyedele, P., Geiger, D., Seidemann, I., Geisemann, P., Sansone, S., Nasir, F., Antenyi, O. P., Salako, F., Agada, J. & Adaje, P., 12.2025, In: Journal of Flood Risk Management. 18, 4, 12 p., e70117.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Early Warnings, No Actions: A Practice Perspective on Barriers to Anticipatory Action Approaches
Geisemann, P., Seidemann, I., Olawuyi, D. & Geiger, D., 12.2025, In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 33, 4, 14 p., e70083.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Downward Spiral of Legitimacy Erosion: Lessons on Network Governance Failure During the German “Refugee Crisis”
Seidemann, I., Weißmüller, K. S. & Geiger, D., 09.07.2025, In: Public Administration Review . 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Blinded by the Light: A critique on the universality, normativity, and hegemony of paradox theory and research
Seidemann, I., 01.10.2024, In: Organization Theory. 5, 4, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conceptual foundations of workforce homogeneity in the public sector. Insights from a systematic review on causes, consequences, and blind spots
Seidemann, I. & Weißmüller, K. S., 2024, In: Public Management Review. 26, 2, p. 334-356 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 14 Conference Presentations
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Drifting into disconnect: The emergence of inverted path dependence in addressing climate-induced disasters
Seidemann, I. (Speaker) & Geiger, D. (Speaker)
03.07.2025 → 05.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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From Decoupling to Disentangling: A Radical Practice Ontology for Grand Challenges
Seidemann, I. (Speaker), Jarzabkowski, P. (Speaker) & Couture, F. (Speaker)
03.07.2025 → 05.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Vorausschauendes Handeln: Eine Untersuchung darüber, wer zurückbleibt und wie die Kluft geschlossen werden kann
Seidemann, I. (Speaker)
22.10.2024 → 24.10.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
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Caught in a Trap: The Co-Creation of Paradoxes in Processes of Legitimacy Repair
Seidemann, I. (Speaker) & Geiger, D. (Speaker)
09.08.2024 → 13.08.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Nobody said it was easy: From collaboration practices to system dynamics in tackling grand challenges
Seidemann, I. (Speaker) & Geiger, D. (Speaker)
03.07.2024 → 07.07.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Prizes
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Best Paper 2023 AOM Annual Meeting Proceedings
Seidemann, I. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research