B.A. International Relations and State and Social Science, University of Erfurt
M.A. International Politics and International Law, Kiel University
Postgraduate Degree in Polar Law, University of Akureyri
Justus Hamm joins the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute as an Erasmus+ Fellow. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Social Sciences from the University of Erfurt as well as a Master’s Degree in International Politics and International Law from Kiel University. In June 2026 he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Polar Law from the University of Akureyri.
His research interests lie in international ocean and polar governance, with a particular focus on Indigenous participation and self-determination. This focus comes from his work as a Research Assistant at the Center for Ocean and Society in Kiel, where he researched and contributed to policy papers on Arctic marine policy, plastic pollution and cruise ship tourism in support of the EU-Horizon project “ICEBERG”. His focus was further shaped by his Master Thesis, which analysed the participation of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in the negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.
As part of the “Future Ocean Program”, Justus will further pursue his research focus and provide research and project support to Associate Professor Aleke Stöfen-O’Brien and Pillar II on Non-State Actors and Rights-based approaches to Ocean Protection.
Justus Hamm joins the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute as an Erasmus+ Fellow. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Social Sciences from the University of Erfurt as well as a Master’s Degree in International Politics and International Law from Kiel University. In June 2026 he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Polar Law from the University of Akureyri.
His research interests lie in international ocean and polar governance, with a particular focus on Indigenous participation and self-determination. This focus comes from his work as a Research Assistant at the Center for Ocean and Society in Kiel, where he researched and contributed to policy papers on Arctic marine policy, plastic pollution and cruise ship tourism in support of the EU-Horizon project “ICEBERG”. His focus was further shaped by his Master Thesis, which analysed the participation of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in the negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.
As part of the “Future Ocean Program”, Justus will further pursue his research focus and provide research and project support to Associate Professor Aleke Stöfen-O’Brien and Pillar II on Non-State Actors and Rights-based approaches to Ocean Protection.
