Poertgen-Herder-Dissertation Prize

Basic data of the distinction

Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: Faculty of Humanities of the University of Münster
Award given to: Laukötter Sebastian
Announced at: 15/06/2011
Date of awarding: 15/06/2011
Amount of prize money: 2000 EUR

About the distinction

Awarded for his dissertation "Between Interference and Assistance – Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect in History of Political Thought"
Link zur Pressemitteilung der Universität Münster: https://www.uni-muenster.de/KFG-Normenbegruendung/poertgenherderpreis.html

About the award

The Dissertation Prizes serve to support the prizewinners' future research endeavours. As of this year, all fifteen faculties of the University of Münster are invited to nominate their best dissertations from the current academic year for consideration. Each award comes with 3,500 euros in prize money which can also be used to finance a colloquium in Münster on the prizewinning research topic. Up to fifteen doctoral candidates are eligible to receive the Dissertation Prize in recognition of their outstanding dissertations. The Rectorate is responsible for selecting the finalists at the recommendation of a special jury appointed by the Rectorate.
Type of award: Dissertation award
Website of the award or committee: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Rektorat/Preise/preistraeger.html
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 2018

Awarded Activities & Results

Awarded doctoral examination procedures

Zwischen Einmischung und Nothilfe. Das Problem der 'humanitären Intervention' aus ideengeschichtlicher Perspektive
Candidate: Laukötter, Sebastian | Supervisors: Siep, Ludwig; Schmücker, Reinold
Period of time: 01/10/2005 - 22/07/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster