John McCain Dissertation Award 2024

This year’s John McCain Dissertation Award is awarded to Sarah Denise Rozenblum and Moritz S. Graefrath for their outstanding academic achievements in the field of transatlantic relations.

The MSC is proud to award this year´s John McCain Dissertation Award 2024 to Sarah Denise Rozenblum and Moritz S. Graefrath for their outstanding academic achievements in the field of transatlantic relations. Sarah Denise Rozenblum (PhD. Michigan) of the Jeb Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University has written a thesis that compares striking differences in the role of expertise in forging COVID vaccine policy in the US, France, Germany, and South Korea. Moritz S. Graefrath (PhD. Notre Dame University) of the European University Institute in Fiesole, examines the historical role of politico-military power vacuums in global politics, with particular attention to the US and USSR contest in the post-World War II period and the British Empire.

The John McCain Dissertation Award is awarded annually to up to two outstanding doctoral dissertations dealing with an aspect of transatlantic relations. It consists of several components, including participation in Munich Security Conference events and activities, and a prize sum of up to 10,000 euros.

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