Felix Berenskötter

Felix Sebastian Berenskötter (born July 1975 ) is a German political scientist who specializes in international relations theory, interpretivist approaches, concept analysis, European security, and transatlantic relations. He is a Reader in International Relations at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Berenskötter serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Global Security Studies and co-edits the book series Bristol Studies in International Theory.

Biography Following undergraduate studies in University of Hamburg (1997-2000), Berenskötter received a master's degree from Rutgers University (2000-2002), where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2008, where he was an editor of the journal Millennium: Journal of International Studies (2004-2006).

Before joining King's College London in 2024, Berenskötter was based at SOAS University of London, Department of Politics and International Studies (2009-2024) where he also served Head of Department from July 2019 to January 2023.

Publications Concepts in World Politics (2016, Sage) Power in World Politics, with Michael J. Williams (2007, Routledge)