Introduction

Benjamin Klasche, PhD, is a Lecturer of Politics and International Relations at Tallinn University. An International Relations scholar at heart, his research also draws from Public Administration and Sociology. His main research interests are IR and social theory, political methodology, relationalism, and critical theories.

He passed his PhD dissertation with the title 'Dealing with Global Crises: A Processual-Relational Approach to Studying and Governing Wicked Problems' with distinction. His book, published by Palgrave MacMillan (co-authored with Peeter Selg and Georg Sootla), puts forth a relational theory of governing wicked problems. His work has been published in International Studies Quarterly, International Relations, International Review of Sociology and International Studies.