Dr Lena Herbst

Postdoctoral Researcher
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herbst@ifsh.de
Berlin
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Vita

Lena Herbst is postdoctoral researcher in the project International Cybersecurity at the IFSH. She holds a PhD in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations. Prior to joining the IFSH in May 2026, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute of International Relations at TU Braunschweig. 

Research profile

  • Global security governance and international organizations
  • Cybersecurity and cybercrime
  • Emerging technologies and geopolitical rivalry
  • Transnational actors and big tech companies

Memberships & professional activities

  • Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations at TU Braunschweig

Latest Publications

Selected Publications

  • Herbst, Lena, Anja P. Jakobi. 2024. Opening Up or Closing Down? Non-State Actors in Un Cybersecurity Governance. Journal of Global Security Studies 9 (3): ogae026. DOI: 10.1093/jogss/ogae026.
  • Jakobi, Anja P., Lena Herbst. 2024. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The UN Cybercrime Convention. PRIF Spotlight 11/2024.
  • Jakobi, Anja P., Lena Herbst. 2024. Mapping the Dark and Ornamenting the Order: Comparisons in Global Crime Governance. In: Comparisons in Global Security Politics, edited by Thomas Müller , Mathias Albert , Kerrin Langer , 151-171. Bristol : Bristol University Press . DOI: 10.51952/9781529241846.ch008.
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Projects

International Cybersecurity (ICS)