Contact
Dr. Lena Herbst
Room 159
Institute of International Relations
Technical University Braunschweig
Bienroder Weg 97
D-38106 Braunschweig
lena.herbst(at)tu-braunschweig.de
Lena Herbst is a visiting researcher at the Institute of International Relations. Her research and teaching include security studies, peace and conflict studies, and international organizations. In addition, she works as a postdoctoral researcher at the IFSH in a project on international cybersecurity.
From April 2022 to October 2025, Lena Herbst pursued her doctoral project on transnational actors, the United Nations, and cybersecurity governance. The project examined the conditions under which transnational actors can attend, participate in, and influence various UN cybersecurity negotiations. As part of her doctoral project, she conducted research in The Hague, Vienna, and Geneva. In January 2026, she successfully defended her doctoral thesis, "Connections that count: Transnational activity in UN cybersecurity governance."