Daniel Marwecki is a lecturer at the Department of Politics and Public Administration. Daniel’s teaching is broad in scope, covering many areas in development studies and international security, with a special focus on the Middle East as well as Germany and Europe. His research has so far mostly focused on German-Israeli relations. Daniel’s book Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding appeared first in 2020 and is now available in paperback, as well as in an expanded and updated German edition. He received his PhD from SOAS University of London in 2019. Prior to joining HKU, he had taught at the Universities of Leipzig and of Leeds, as well as at SOAS. He received the “Excellent and Inclusive Practice Award” for his teaching in 2025. Daniel has written essays and commentaries for journals and newspapers such as Le Monde Diplomatique, UnHerd, Jacobin, taz, Berlin Review of Books, E-IR, Nueva Sociedad, Aufbau, Qantara, and others.
Books
- Die Welt nach dem Westen, C.H. Links / Aufbau, 2025 [The World after the West]
- Absolution? Israel und die deutsche Staatsräson, Wallstein, 2024 [Absolution? Israel and the German Reason of State]
- Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding, Hurst, 2020 & paperback in 2025
Articles and Book Chapters
“A Miracle of Reconciliation? Behind the Façade of German-Israeli Relations”, in: Kundnani, H. (ed), Hyper-Zionism, Verso, 2025.
“Racialized International Order? Traces of the ‘Yellow Peril’ Trope in Germany’s Public Discourse toward China” (with Enze Han), Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2023, 36(3), 391–409.
Review Articles
- “Israel and the Question of Reparations from Germany. Post-Holocaust Reckonings” [Review of Tovy, J.]”, Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, forthcoming 2025.
- “Israelpolitik: German–Israeli relations, 1949–69” [Review of De Vita, L.]. European Review of History: Revue européenne d’histoire, June 2021.
- “Gaza: Preparing for Dawn” [Review of McIntyre, D.]. Critical Muslim 2020,1.
