2009 Dr. phil. at the Center for Conflict Studies at Marburg University. Dissertation title: The Israeli-Palestinian water discourse – indicating conflict or cooperation? The book (German) is available here.

2003 Master of Peace and Security Studies (M.P.S.) at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) at Hamburg University.

2002 M.A. in English language, literature and culture; history; and psychology at Hamburg and Warwick (UK) Universities.