Former PhD Student
PhD Thesis: Küsten- und Meeresfischerei zwischen Tradition und Moderne: Zum Transformationsprozess von Ressourcennutzungssystemen am Beispiel der Küstenfischerei in Westbengalen (1996) ()
Former Staff
Former MADM Student in Cape Town (2018)
MADM Thesis: Impact of Agricultural Development Projects on the Livelihood of Smallholder Farmers: A case study from the Fadama III project in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2008)
MADM Thesis: A Quantitative Approach to Predict Behavioural Intentions Towards Ecological Sanitation: The Case of the Cocomposting of Faecal Sludge and Solid Wastes for Urban Agriculture Project in Buobai, Kumasi, Ghana
Former PhD Student
PhD Thesis: Public Procurement Law as a Development Policy Instrument to Fight Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa (2017)
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2016)
MADM Thesis: Assessing the Effect of Financial Incentives on Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Rural Areas of Mongolia: a case study of Selenge Province, Mongolia.
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2014)
MADM Thesis: Investment Environment and Business Opportunities for Moldovan Migrants – Investment Hindrances and Their Remedies through Implementation of the Program on Attracting Remittances into the Economy (PARE 1+1). Case study: Republic of Moldova
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2012)
MADM Thesis: Decentralization and Social Services Delivery. A Case Study from "De Cero a Siempre" Strategy in Colombia
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2010)
MADM Thesis: An Impact Assessment of Behavioral Training Tool on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Archdiocese of Addis Ababa Health Choice Project
Former MADM Student in Bochum (2010)
MADM Thesis: Impact of the Ghana School Feeding Programme on Poverty Reduction: A Case Study in the Three Northern Regions of the Country
Former MADM Student in Cape Town (2004)
MADM Thesis: Does Value Addition at Oilseed Production and/or Spreading the Gain from Export of Oilseed Products Increase the Income of the Primary Producers?
Former PhD Student
PhD Thesis: Institutional Quality, Export Performance and Income (2012)
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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:
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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