Mag. Dr. Elke Schraik, MA
Publications
Doctoral Thesis
The EU as Global Digital Actor: Catching Up, Staying on Top or Lending a Hand? (doctoral thesis defended in June 2025, book manuscript)
Diploma Thesis
Französisch als Arbeitssprache in den Institutionen der EU unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Europäischen Parlaments [The role of French as working language in the institutions of the EU – with special regard to the European Parliament] (Diploma thesis). Saarbrücken: Verlag Dr. Müller, 2010.
Media Contributions
'Impuls von außen – österreichische Erwartungen an die künftige deutsche Bundesregierung' [External stimulus - what Austria expects from the next German government], Polisblog, https://polis180.org/polisblog/2025/03/15/impuls-von-aussen-oesterreichische-erwartungen-an-die-kuenftige-deutsche-bundesregierung/
‘Digitale Gräben. Das Recht auf Information und die Rolle der Europäischen Union’ [Digital Divides. The Right to Information and the Role of the European Union], politix (Journal of the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna), no volume (45), pp. 21-25, 2019.
Public Outreach
Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes - Participant of the Austrian Finals, 24 March 2025 Ma thèse en 180 secondes allows doctoral students to present their research topic, in French and in simple terms, to a diverse audience. Each student must give a clear, concise and convincing presentation of their research project in three minutes
Discussion with Ben Hodges, Commander of United States Army Europe (retired) and Commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command (Open TTN hybrid event) 18 November 2024, 17:30-18:45 Goethe University, Campus-Westend in HZ 8 (Hörsaalzentrum 8 – Lecture Hall Center Room 8) and digital Topic: The future of Ukraine and the West’s security after the upheavals in the US and Germany My contribution: Short outline of situation in Austria and questions for Commander Ben Hodges
Think Tank Ponto Vice President: July 2021 – July 2022 President: August 2022 – November 2024 Member of the Board: December 2024 – present
Open Think Tank Network Member of Board of Directors - September 2023 - present
Table ronde à l'occasion du Dialogue Kornhaus à Berne (Suisse) - organisée par les ambassades de France et d'Autriche à Berne, le think tank foraus et le Centre franco-autrichien pour le rapprochement en Europe Sujet : L'intelligence artificielle et la lutte contre la désinformation : menace ou opportunité pour nos démocraties ? [Panel discussion on the occasion of the Kornhaus Dialogue in Bern (Switzerland) - organised by the French and Austrian embassies in Bern, the think tank foraus and the Austrian-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe Topic: Artificial intelligence and the fight against disinformation: threat or opportunity for our democracies?] 20 February 2025
DASICON24 – Conference on Digital Diplomacy: The Influence of New and Emerging Technologies on International Affairs Panelist: Tech Diplomacy in Times of Crisis, 1 March 2024
"Digitalisierung als Chance und Werkzeug für Europa" [Digitalisation as an opportunity and tool for Europe], invited talk at the forum of the Union of European Federalists, 7 July 2023.
Interviewing Experts on Feminist Foreign Policy for Radio AttacRadio Orange, 3 April 2023.
"Chancen und Risiken der Digitalisierung" [Opportunities and Risks of Digitalisation], introductory lecture, 3rd Expert Conference of the Institute of the Regions of Europe, Digitalisation: New Power for the Regions, 11 May 2022.
"Future of Europe and Digitalization" Interview with International Institute for Peace, 12 April 2021, https://www.iipvienna.com/future-of-europe, accessed 13 May 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Gq3bLKmlE&t=1s, accessed 13 May 2022.
