Former MADM Student in Cape Town (2010)
MADM Thesis: The Impact of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Framework on Beneficiary Participation in Aid Projects: A Case Study of a Humanitarian Aid Project in Zimbabwe
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2000)
MADM Thesis: Micro-Insurance to the Poor: The Case of Lamson Region, Vietnam
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2018)
MADM Thesis: Biogas or ICSs in rural Kenya - Assessing the impact of two development interventions using the Sustain-able Livelihoods Approach
Former MADM Student in Cape Town (2002)
MADM Thesis: Judicial Independence During Crisis. An Analysis of the Constitutional Review Process During the Financial Crisis in Argentina
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2012)
MADM Thesis: Impact of Participation on Rural Development in Armenia
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2002)
MADM Thesis: The Impact of Strenghtening the Small and Medium Enterprises in the Province of D.I. Yogyakarta. A Case Study on USC-Satunama Project
Former MADM Student in Cape Town (2018)
MADM Thesis: Assessing the role of breastfeeding campaigns in addressing the low rates of breastfeeding in marginalized areas of South Africa: A case study of the grow great flourish program in Soweto, Johannesburg
Former PhD Student
PhD Thesis: Territoriale Verwaltungsreform und lokale Entwicklung in Benin: rechtliche und entwicklungspolitische Rahmenbedingungen (2001)
Former MADM Student in Cape Town (2006)
MADM Thesis: Social Integration of Youth at Risk Through Empowerment Programs: A Case Study of the Chrysalis Academy in Cape Town, South Africa
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2020)
MADM Thesis: The Impact of Energy Access on Socio-Economic Development in Rural Communities: A Case Study on the Rural Renewable Project in Sierra Leone
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The IEE has more than 400 Alumni working all over the world in positions related to development studies. Alumni include graduates from the MA in Development Management, the PhD in International Development Studies and the previous PhD school as well as former staff members.
Alumni of projects coordinated by the IEE, such as the South African – German Centre for Development Research and the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project EUSA_ID will add to the Alumni community of the IEE.
It is our aim to keep ties with our Alumni for mutual benefit. Ideally, participation in one of our programmes or projects is only the starting point for life-long exchange and learning.
With the growing number of Alumni especially from our MA in Development Management programme (currently around 350) we have intensified our Alumni activities which include:
Who are our Alumni? Where do they come from? What was their role at the IEE? Where do they work now? Here you can find information about them.
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Britta Niklas, The effect of South African wine certifications on price premiums and marginal costs: A two-stage hedonic approach, Economic Modelling Volume 132, March 2024
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More information: "Publications / New Publications"
Nov 13.11. - 14.11.2023
Simon Rahn
Development Dialogue Konferenz (DD19), International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, NL
May 28.5. - 31.5.2023
Britta Niklas
Greece, Crete, 2nd annual conference of the European Association of Wine Economists (EUAWE)
Apr 16.4. - 22.4.2023
Irene Among
South Africa, Cape Twon, UWC, Lecture
Apr 3.4. - 7.4.2023
Irene Among
UK, Studies Conference
Mar 18.3. - 4.4.2023:
Britta Niklas
South Africa, Cape Twon, UWC, Lecture
Feb 11.02. - 27.02.2023:
Wilhelm Löwenstein
South Africa, Cape Twon, UWC, Lecture
Jan 07.01. -25.01.2023:
Elkhan Sadik-Zada
South Africa, Cape Town, UWC, Lecture