About

Dr. Jonah M. Otto, MPA, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Indiana (USA), focusing on international political science and European history. During this time, he completed study programs in both the United Kingdom and Ghana while also completing work placements at the United States Census Bureau and a local law firm specializing in civil law. After finishing his undergraduate studies, he worked for the U.S. Department of State in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he performed political and media analysis of the Scottish independence referendum for the U.S. Embassy in London. He then went on to complete a Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree from Indiana University (USA), where he focused on public management, non-governmental organization management, international education, and economic development. During his graduate studies, he also worked for CCS Nonprofit Consultants on a UNICEF global health initiative and for Radius Indiana Economic Development Corporation as a project manager for a regional branding and marketing campaign. After completing his graduate degree, he gained further professional experience as the assistant director of international programs at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University (USA). In this role he managed the international relations and partnerships of the school, supervised the school’s international scholar program, built their international government executive education program, and developed and evaluated international programming for faculty members and students. In addition to his administrative duties, he also performed research and instructed courses on international public policy and cultural competencies. Following his time at Indiana University, he worked as a teaching and research fellow at the Chair of Management and Organization in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Universität Augsburg (Germany), where he completed his PhD in economic sciences. He is currently a post-doctoral scholar at Universität Augsburg, where his research focuses on the intersections of international relations, globalization, higher education, public policy, and economic development. He is also the director of incoming exchange and internationalization development for the Faculty of Business and Economics, a role where he is responsible for multiple internationalization initiatives of the faculty. Additionally, he frequently presents to various groups and organizations on topics concerning American politics in the international sphere, as well as the ongoing internationalization of higher education.

Research Interests

Globalisation, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, International, Education, Higher Education, Policy Change, Policy Implementation, Policy-Making

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Knowledge Politics and Policies