New School for Social Research, Politics, Ph.D., 2025
Hermann Derwanz is a Ph.D. student at the New School for Social Research in New York City. He holds an M.A. in Politics from the same institution (2022) and was a Fulbright Scholar from Germany (2021–22). He has previously worked as a data analyst and a quantitative researcher in the higher education and public consulting sectors. Additionally, as a graduate student at the New School, Hermann has gained experience as a Research Assistant on multiple projects. His primary area of interest is the history and theory of international relations, with a particular focus on post-war institution-building, the decline of empires, and theories of decolonization.
As the Client Responsiveness Analysis Fellow, Hermann will support the Client Responsiveness team with a comprehensive analysis of qualitative and quantitative data on client feedback and client satisfaction collected by Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) teams across IRC programs in Asia, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, MENA, Latin America regions and Ukraine response. The Client Responsiveness team leads IRC’s commitment to supporting the right of people affected by crisis to participate in and shape the decisions that affect them. In this fellowship, Hermann will work with Client Responsiveness Technical Specialists to analyze existing data sets, identify trends, draw key findings and recommendations that can inform design and implementation of IRC programs, develop use cases for data driven decision making, and compile relevant information for internal and external communication and advocacy interventions.