Dr. Sebastian Haug
Associate Fellow
Contact
Email: sebastian.haug@idos-research.de
Website: https://www.idos-research.de/en/sebastian-haug/
Profile
Dr Sebastian Haug is a Senior Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and has more than 10 years of experience researching multilateral organisations, international cooperation and global power shifts. He used to work for the United Nations in China and Mexico, and has held visiting positions at the Istanbul Policy Center, the College of Mexico and New York University. Sebastian is the lead editor of “Power shifts in international organisations: China at the United Nations” (Global Policy, 2024) and “The ‘Global South’ in the study of world politics” (Third World Quarterly, 2021). He regularly advises governmental bodies and multilateral organisations on South-South and triangular cooperation and serves on different academic and policy advisory boards. In 2025, Sebastian received the International Affairs early career prize. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Cambridge.
Research Interests
International Organisations and Multilateralism | Geopolitics and Global Power Shifts| China’s Role in World Politics | South-South and Triangular Cooperation | North-South Relations and Development Partnerships
Research Projects
Selected Publications
- Baumann, Max-Otto / Haug, Sebastian (2025) Embracing universality: toward the future of United Nations development work. International Studies Perspectives 26 (2), 188–208.
- Haug, Sebastian (2024) Mutual legitimation attempts: the United Nations and China's Belt and Road Initiative. International Affairs 100 (3), 1207-1230.
- Haug, Sebastian / Rosemary Foot / Max-Otto Baumann (2024) Power shifts in international organisations: China at the United Nations. Global Policy 15 (S2), 5-17.
- Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug / Silke Weinlich (2024). From developing country to superpower? China, power shifts and the United Nations development pillar. Global Policy 15 (S2), 51-61.
- Haug, Sebastian / Laura Trajber Waisbich (2024) Comprehensive power shifts in the making: China's policy transfer partnerships with the United Nations. Global Policy 15 (S2), 62-73.
- Haug, Sebastian / Jack Taggart (2024) Global Development Governance 2.0: Fractured accountabilities in a divided governance complex. Global Policy 15 (1), 128-134.
- Taggart, Jack / Sebastian Haug (2024). De jure and de facto inclusivity in global governance. Review of International Studies, first published 26.09.2024.
- Haug, Sebastian / Supriya Roychoudhury (2023) Civilizational exceptionalism in international affairs: making sense of Indian and Turkish claims. International Affairs 99 (2), 531–549.
- Haug, Sebastian / Cynthia M. Kamwengo (2023) Africa beyond ‘South-South cooperation’: a frame with limited resonance. Journal of International Development 35 (4), 549-565.
You can find an extensive list of publications here.