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PhD Conference 2019

Call for Abstracts:

8 th PhD Conference on International Development
19 – 20 September 2019
Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
University of Sussex, UK

The 8th PhD Conference on International Development is a student-led event organized by PhD students from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the School of Global studies at the University of Sussex (UK).

This PhD conference brings together current or recently-graduated doctoral researchers in development studies and related disciplines, but attendance is not limited to PhD students of the partner institutes. This conference is an opportunity for doctoral students to present to a larger audience to get critical and well-informed feedback. The conference will offer an international platform for exchange with fellow students, senior academics, and experts.

We invite abstracts for presentations (oral and poster) on topics that address or touch on, one or several of the following sub-themes from current or recently graduated doctoral students:

1. Deconstructing frames of inequalities
2. Sustainability in times of uncertainty
3. Partnerships and collaborations in development
4. Inclusivity and reflexivity in research methods

For more information and how to apply, please see the Call for Abstracts

PhD Conference 2018

7th PhD Conference on International Development

The IEE’s PhD students are organising the 7th PhD Conference on International Development, which is to take place 8-9 November 2018 in Bochum. This travelling event  is part of IEE's cooperation with the School of International Development (DEV), University of East Anglia, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, both UK, the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University of Rotterdam, NL, the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF), as well as the Institute of Political Science (IfP), both University Duisburg-Essen.

Attendance is not limited to PhD students of the partner institutes. PhD candidates at all stages of their PhD project are welcome to attend the conference and present their work.

Conference Programme (pdf)

PhD Conference 2017

PhD Conference 2017 at the ISS

It’s that time of year again - the IEE’s PhD in International Development Studies and its partner programmes in the University Alliance Ruhr (UAR), at the University of East Anglia (School of International Development) and Erasmus University Rotterdam’s International Institute for Social Studies (ISS) will jointly organise an international PhD Conference in 2017. This year’s PhD conference will be integrated into the 15th Development Dialogue 2017, taking place from 11-13 October 2017 in The Hague, coinciding with the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the ISS. As usual, PhD candidates at all stages of their doctorate are welcome to attend the conference and present their research projects. More information, including the call for papers, is available on the ISS website: https://www.iss.nl/research/conferences_and_seminars/development_dialogue/15th_development_dialogue/

PhD Conference 2016

5th Annual International PhD Conference in International Development
September 5th & 6th, 2016, University of East Anglia

On the 5th and 6th of September 2016, the 5th International Development Conference was held in Julian Study Center of the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK. This year, the UEA's School of International Development (DEV), together with its sponsor, European Association of Development Research Institute (EADI), hosted the annual conference in collaboration with the RUB's Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) and their partners in the UA-Ruhr Graduate Centre for Development Studies, and the Erasmus University Rotterdam's International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague.

Dr. Benjamin Jones of UEA and Dr. Martina Shakya of RUB welcomed the participants. About thirty doctoral students and recent graduates delivered oral and poster presentations divided into four parallel sessions. The workshop topics include resource extraction and land acquisition, firms and financialisation, water security, social change, civil society organizations (CSO) and non-governmental organizations (NGO), global environmental justice, and social expenditure. Aside from the workshops, participants also attended keynote lectures. Ina Lehmann of UEA discussed the "Conservation Justice. Conceptual Foundations" while Professor Mark Zeitoun of UEA presented his team's research work on "Transsboundary Water Analysis - lessons for research from the Jordan River."

Three members of the IEE took the opportunity to present their research projects. Dr. Elkhan Richard Sadik-Zada, a postdoctoral research fellow, presented his research on "Hotelling Rule for the Low and High Income Countries and Differences in their Resource Depletion Strategies." PhD student Casper Agaton discussed the progress of his PhD project on "To Import Coal or Invest in Renewables? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investment in the Philippines." Another PhD student Maruf Lutfur participated in the poster session with his research on "Is Migrant a Catalyst for Social Change? Travel of Social Remittances and Transformation in Rural Bangladesh." The discussions from both poster and parallel sessions gave the presenters an excellent opportunity to receive feedback on methodological approaches, reflect research questions, and offer external input from other scholars and experienced researchers.

Text by Caspar Agaton

PhD Conference 2015

PhD IDS: 4th PhD Conference on International Development and Kick-Off of the German-Arab Joint PhD Programme

This year it was again time for the IEE to host the PhD Conference on International Development. The conference not only coincided with a conference on "The Middle East and the Islamic World in the Mirror of Humanities and Social Sciences", but also marked the official launch of the German-Arab Joint PhD Programme.

4th PhD-Conference on International Development

On 24th and 25th September 2015, the IEE hosted the 4th annual PhD Conference on International Development. Together with the School of International Development (DEV), the University of East Anglia, UK, the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague, NL, and our partners in the UA-Ruhr Graduate Centre, the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) and the Institute of Political Science (IfP) at University Duisburg-Essen, the IEE first organised the annual PhD Conferences in 2012. At this year's conference, which coincided not only with the 50th anniversary of Ruhr-University but also with another conference at the RUB on "The Middle East and the Islamic World in the Mirror of Humanities and Social Sciences", the IEE welcomed more than 100 participants from countries around the world, such as South Africa, Namibia, Sierra Leone, and Canada. Doctoral students and recent graduates delivered more than 35 presentations, split into five workshops, ranging from "Banking and Financing in Developing Countries" and "Education and Development" to "Struggles about Land and Space in Rural and Urban Areas".

Group picture of conference participants (photo: IEE)

In his opening address, Professor Wilhelm Löwenstein, Managing Director of the IEE and Speaker of the PhD IDS, welcomed the participants of the 2015 PhD Conference and emphasized the highly topical issue of "Responsibility to Protect" as the guiding theme behind our new "extension" of the PhD IDS in the framework of the DAAD-funded "German-Arab Research, Training, and Networking Programme". Later that day, Dr. Jürgen Wiemann, Vice President of the European Association of Development (EADI), delivered a keynote speech on "The New Middle Classes: Advocates for Good Governance, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development?".

IEE Members Presenting on their Research Projects

Seven members of the IEE seized the opportunity to present their doctoral research projects and engage in a critical debate about their research design, theory-based approaches, and/or empirical results with a highly interested audience. Marc Hansen, IEE research fellow and PhD student, presented his co-authored paper, "Determining Minimum Compensation of Smallholder Farmers for Lost Agricultural Land Grabs." PhD student Amr Khafagy introduced his research project on "The Adverse Effect of Financial Sector Development on Kenyan Savings and Credit Cooperatives." Farah Asif, a recent graduate of the PhD IDS, spoke about the results of her research on "Linking Foreign Affiliation to the welfare status of low income rural households: A case study of Pakistan"." MADM coordinator, Tobias Thürer, discussed his recently finished doctoral project under the title "Does speculation with agricultural commodity futures cause price bubbles in the event of negative production shocks?" Jasmin Gerau, another PhD IDS candidate, talked about the topic, "From Regional to Global Leader? The perception of the European Union as a leading environmental actor in Jordan and Morocco". Michele Gonnelli, an associate member of the PhD IDS, delivered a presentation on the topic "Somali Development Agents as Development Communicators: A bottom-bottom Approach." Elkhan Sadik-Zada, also a recent graduate of the PhD IDS and IEE research fellow, discussed "Lewis' Dual Economy Model with Political Bargaining - A New Approach for the Explanation of the Resource Curse". Last but not least, Lungile Penxa from the University of the Western Cape, currently a visiting PhD student at the IEE, presented on "The Nature and Extent of Participation in Small Town Housing Projects, South Africa." Beyond these paper presentations, almost every other PhD IDS member, associate member and several student from abroad took advantage of presenting and discussing their doctoral research projects with the audience during a poster session on the second day of the PhD Conference.

PhD IDS student Marc Hansen during his presentation (photo: IEE)

Conference on the Middle East and the Islamic World

As mentioned above, the PhD Conference coincided with another conference on "The Middle East and the Islamic World in the Mirror of Humanities and Social Sciences" jointly organized by the German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO) and the Islamic Studies Section of the German Oriental Society (DMG) on 24-26 September 2015 at the RUB. The efforts of the IEE and the RUB Department of Oriental and Islamic Studies in hosting the PhD and the Middle Eastern Studies Conferences simultaneously at the same venue paid off: Participants of the DAVO/DMG conference were able to join the keynote session and the workshops of the PhD Conference and vice versa. Moreover, all participants were invited to join the official opening and reception of the conferences on Thursday evening, including a panel discussion about the topic "Syria & Beyond: The Quest for Power and Survival", chaired by Anja Zorob.

Panel Discussion on "Syria & Beyond" (photo: IEE)

On behalf of the IEE team, Raffael Beier and Anja Zorob delivered a joint presentation at the Middle Eastern Studies Conference on "European Migration Policy after the Arab Spring: Sticking to 'Securitization' or Rising to the Challenges in the Mediterranean?" while Raffael Beier offered another presentation on the topic "Shifting Spatial Policies after the Arab Spring – Urgent Reactions or Real Changes?".

Kick-Off of the German-Arab Joint PhD Programme

After an initial preparatory meeting in June 2015, the 4th PhD Conference marked the official launch of the new German-Arab Joint-PhD Programme "From Responsibility to Protect to Responsibility to Assist: Conflict, Reconstruction, and Sustainable Development in the Middle East". The project is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), as part of its Programme "Higher Education Dialogue with the Muslim World". From the IEE's new partner universities, Prof. Dr. Mahasen Al-Jaghoub, The University of Jordan (JU), and Prof. Dr. Sami Baroudi, Lebanese American University (LAU), attended the conference and chaired a workshop on "The Challenges of Domestic Politics". In addition, the professors took part in the second organizational meeting of the German-Arab Joint Research, Training and Networking Programme. The meeting was kindly hosted by the managing director of the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Professor Pierre Thielbörger, who is also a member of the German-Arab Programme. The meeting was chaired by Anja Zorob, the directing manager of the German-Arab Programme, and Jasmin Fritzsche, student member and administrative coordinator of the programme.

Projects of PhD Candidates of the German-Arab Programme

The first PhD candidates of the German-Arab Programme arrived at Bochum in September to take part in the 4th PhD Conference. In October and November, they are scheduled to attend a German language course before taking courses within the PhD IDS Programme. Assem Abi Ali from Lebanon will work on the situation of the Druze minority in Syria. Ihsan Madbooh from Palestine will focus on the enforcement of international humanitarian law. Salam Al Haj Hasan, Syria, will assess the impact of mass media on international humanitarian aid for Syria. Loubna Abi Khalil, Lebanon, will write about the linkage of relief and development in urban refugee contexts. Afsin Evren, Turkey, will focus on Syrian refugees living in non-camp situations in Turkey. Laura Hofmann from Germany and based at the IFHV will work on the protection of cultural property and Jasmin Fritzsche will concentrate on the secondary displacement of Palestinian refugees from Syria.

PhD Conference 2014

3rd PhD conference in The Hague

PhD IDS students participated in the 3rd PhD conference at the International Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) in The Hague.

The 3rd PhD conference took place at the International Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) in The Hague from 17 to 18 October 2014. This year the conference was combined with the 12th Development Dialogue at the ISS and featured panel discussions and a keynote speech concerning the overall topic of "Rethinking Democracy". In his keynote address Prof. Wil Hout (ISS) put up for discussion the concept of hybrid regimes dealing with the "grey zone" of stable state systems which are neither totally democratic nor totally authoritarian. The address was discussed – among others – by Prof. Christof Hartmann from IEE partner institution, the Institute of Political Sciences (IfP) of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Forty PhD students from almost all continents of the world presented their research work in nine different thematic panel sessions all dealing with the general theme of the conference "Rethinking Democracy" from quite a range of perspectives. Two IEE PhD students also contributed in the panel sessions. Sascha Rosenberger presented his paper entitled "Preventing Democracy through Education" in the panel session "Rethinking Governance & Democracy", whereas Raffael Beier presented his PhD project under the heading "Slum Clearance in Morocco – Welfare Gains for Whom?" in the panel session "Social Movements, Grassroots, Civil Society: Resistances and Alternatives." Anja Zorob acted as a discussant of the panel session "Global Governance and Development Cooperation." During the conference Prof. Löwenstein and Leo de Haan (Rector of the ISS) signed a partnership agreement between the two institutes for the purpose of establishing a joint PhD programme.

Text by Raffael Beier

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Qualified university degree (Master or an equivalent to the German Diploma or Staatsexamen) with an overall grade equivalent to 2.7 (fully satisfactory) in the German grading system after completion of relevant studies with a duration of at least 4 years.
  
  

• Qualified degree with an overall grade equivalent to 1.3 (still very good) in the German grading system after completion of relevant studies with a duration of at least three years plus preparatory studies for the PhD of usually three semesters.
  
  

Admission

• Quality of research proposal
• Supporting academic references
• Relevance and overall grades of previous studies
• Proficiency in English

Documents That Have to Be Submitted for Application

• Application letter which should give an idea about the motivation for applying to the PhD in International Development Studies
• Research proposal of PhD project of max. 5 pages (Guidelines for writing a research proposal - Download)
• Full Curriculum Vitae (see templates as PDF, Word)
• Certificates and transcripts of university studies, certificate of secondary education
• Official certificate confirming applicant's English language proficiency equivalent to CEFR level C1 (e.g. IELTS Band 7 or TOEFL iBT 94 or above). If you are a native speaker, or if English has been your language of instruction in your third education (BA/BSc/MA/MSc), a proof of your English language proficiency is not compulsory but nonetheless recommended.
• Two recent academic recommendation letters. At least one of the letters has to be provided by a lecturer of the study programme which qualifies for the PhD application, e.g. Master or equivalent.

PhD IDS 2021

Building coherent social protection systems
(The research project is part of ADAPTED, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme which is coordinated by the IEE.)
Irene Among
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn (RUB) and Prof. Dr. Andrew Fischer (Erasmus University Rotterdam - Netherlands)
Abstract

The effects of governmentally enforced minimum wages on formal sector employment
(The research project is part of ADAPTED, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme which is coordinated by the IEE.)
Akua Martinson
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein (Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, RUB), Prof. Dr. Rémi Bazillier (Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne UP1, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique)
Abstract

Assessing the influence of urban planning and territorial strategies on regional food systems
Ricardo Paris
Supervisor: Jun. Prof. Dr. Andreas Rienow

The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment and Official Development Assistance on Job Creation and Poverty Reduction
(The research project is part of ADAPTED, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme which is coordinated by the IEE.)
Muhammad Saleh
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein (Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, RUB), Prof. Dr. Liza Chauvet (Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne UP1, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique)
Abstract

The Political Ecologies of Reintegration Processes in Colombia
Camilo Ucrós
Supervisor: PD Dr. Christian Gudehus

Rights-based social assistance schemes
(The research project is part of ADAPTED, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme which is coordinated by the IEE.)
Natalia Zakharchenko
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn (Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, RUB) and Prof. Dr. Galina Cornelisse (Kooijmans Institute for Law and Governance, VU Amsterdam)
Abstract

PhD IDS 2020

The Women, Business and Human Rights Nexus – the effect of international law in creating an accessible business climate for women in Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and South Africa
Caroline Spanaus
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn
Abstract

PhD IDS 2019

A Study on the Impact of Corruption on Democratic Governance in African Countries
Jonathan Ruto
Supervisor: Prof Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein

PhD IDS 2018

Global crises and local conflicts? Interactions and repositionings in land conflicts in Chile and Argentina
Anja Habersang (associate member)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

Displacement and Reactions from below: Migration, Resistance and Adaption
Corinna Land (associate member)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz (RUB) and Prof. Dr. Heike Greschke (TU Dresden)
Abstract

Rohingya Crisis and its Regional Response
Fiza Lee
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze
Abstract

Structural Change in an Open Economy – The Transmission Channels between Trade, Growth, and Poverty
Henrike Roth
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Abstract

Indigenous Politics and Development: Understanding Political Mobilization in North-East India with Special Reference to Indigenous Struggles in Tripura
Biswaranjan Tripura
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

PhD IDS 2017

Marginalization and Indigenous Peasant Resistance in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Bablu Chakma
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

Foreign Investment Protection and Human Rights
Ulemj Dovchin
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn
Abstract

Dealing with the Impact of Social Control: Strategies and Coping Mechanisms of LGBT+ People in South Africa
Katharina Girndt
Supervisor: PD Dr. Stefan Karduck, University of Cologne
Abstract

A Theory-based Impact Evaluation of a Development Intervention in Myanmar
Om Ki
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Abstract

Forced Migration and Land: An Expulsion in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh
UK Mong Marma
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

UN-UN Inter-Organisational Relations: the governance of the Decent Work Agenda
Zena Mouawad
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christof Hartmann
Abstract

The Politics of Pressure: Political and Diplomatic Factors Influencing Non-State Armed Group Compliance with Humanitarian Norms
Will Wright (graduated in 2022)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze
Abstract

PhD IDS 2016

Negotiating development: A trans-sequential ethnography of development in Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Zaidi (graduated in 2022)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

Analyzing the Long Term Legacy of Corporate Social Responsibility on Community Development
Andrew Boogaards
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Katja Bender, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Abstract

Rising Middle-IP Powers: National Interests and International Influence. South Africa as a Case Study
Ruth Knoblich (associate member)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tilman Mayer, University of Bonn
Abstract

Labor Market Effects of Social Protection
Klaudia Michalek-Kursawe
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Katja Bender, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Abstract

Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Economies: Analyzing Humanitarian Resource Networks in Darfur (Sudan)
Darina Pellowska
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dennis Dijkzeul
Abstract

PhD IDS 2015

A new perspective of refugee studies: refugees as a source of social peace
Loubna Abi Khalil
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Tobias Debiel, Prof. Dr. Sami Baroudi, and Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

Financing Recovery in Conflict-Affected Countries: Financing Resources and Fiscal Sustainability
Mohammad Al Asadi (graduated in 2020)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

The economic life of Syrian refugees in camps
Salam Alhaj Hasan
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Abstract

HOMESCAPES. The Secondary Forced Displacement of Palestinian-Syrian Refugees.
Jasmin Fritzsche-El Shewy (graduated in 2022)
Supervisor: Prof. Dallal Stevens and Prof. Ulrike Krause

Cultural Heritage Preservation and Protection in Human Rights Law
Laura Hofmann
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger
Abstract

The responsibility of the United Nations to end an occupation - Study on Palestine
Ihssan Madbouh
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze and Dr. Mahasen M. Al-Jaghoub

The dilemma of informal housing management in Hochiminh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Thien Phuoc Pham (associate member)
Supervisors: Prof. Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan and Prof. Bertram Ingolf Steininger, RWTH Aachen
Abstract

PhD IDS 2014

Determinants of Public Support for Social Protection in Ghana. A Micro-level Analysis
Callistus Agbaam (graduated in 2022)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Katja Bender, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Abstract

The Economics of Cooperative Financial Cooperatives: Income Distribution, Political Economy and Regulation
Amr Khafagy (graduated in 2018)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Volker Nienhaus
Thesis published in the series "Banking, Money and International Finance", Routledge

Foreign direct investment and inclusive growth: comparative evidence from Zambia and Malawi
Themba Nyasulu (graduated in 2018)
Supervisors: Prof. em. Dr. Dieter Bender and Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

A critical inquiry to understand peace and development from the perceptive of the marginalised indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Hari Purna Tripura
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

Accountability Relations in Social Housing Programs: a comparative legal analysis of Brazilian and Chilean case studies
Mariana Vilmondes Alves (graduated in 2021)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn
Abstract

PhD IDS 2013

A Real Options Approach to Renewable and Nuclear Energy Investments in the Philippines
Casper Agaton (graduated in 2018)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Helmut Karl
Thesis; also published as Vol. 71 of UA Ruhr Studies on Development and Global Governance

From the City to the Desert: Analysing Shantytown Resettlement in Casablanca, Morocco, from Residents’ Perspectives
Raffael Beier (graduated in 2019)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Matthias Kiese and Prof. Dr. Irene van Staveren
Thesis published as Vol. 72 of UA Ruhr Studies on Development and Global Governance

International Trade and Private Sector Performance: A Critical Analysis of Ghana’s Manufacturing Sector
Mabel Akosua Hoedoafia (graduated in 2019)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Matthias Busse and Prof. Dr. Helmut Karl
Thesis

What shapes the quality of employment in global production? Analyses on the suppliers’ perspective and decision-space in Egypt and Jordan
Britta Holzberg (graduated in 2022)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uta Wilkens and Prof. Dr. Peter Knorringa
Abstract

Amending Biochar to Urban Farmlands: An Economic Evaluation of the Effects on Food Security in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and in Tamale (Ghana)
Lesley Hope (graduated in 2019)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

Conflict displacement and legal protection. Understanding asylum, human rights and refugee law
Charlotte Lülf (associate member, graduated 2017)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze
Thesis published in the series "Law and Migration", Routledge

Exploring the Socio-Cultural Impact of Migration: An Ethnographic Study of Migrant Workers from Bangladesh to the Gulf States
Maruf Lutfur
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Abstract

Food Sovereignty and Urban Agriculture: Understanding Interlinkages and Exploring Implications in the South African Context
Anne Siebert (graduated in 2019)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Santurnino (‘Jun’) M. Borras Jr. (ISS) and Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger
Abstract

PhD IDS 2012

Linking Humanitarian and Development Action in Ethiopia
Annalisa Addis (associate member, graduated in 2015)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dennis Dijkzeul
Thesis

Building Sustainable Peace: From Practice to Law de lege ferenda—Legal Assessment of the Concept ‘Post-conflict Peacebuilding’
Eva Mihalik (graduated in 2017)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze and Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger
Thesis

Critical Reassessment of the Dynamics between the Extractive Industry and Sustainable Development: The Case of Mali
Sidy Ouattara
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Busse

Grounded in Paraguay: An Appropriation Theory of ICTs and Education for Development
Sascha Rosenberger (graduated in 2018)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Thesis

The Changing Relationship between Mainland China and Taiwan in Light of the World Trade Organization
Qin Tang (associate member)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jörn-Carsten Gottwald and Prof. Dr. Bernadette Andreosso O'Callaghan
Abstract

PhD IDS 2011

Collective Identity and Prospects for Political Integration: The Case of the East African Community
Catherine Biira (graduated in 2015)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christof Hartmann
Thesis

Public Policy and Ideation: A Case of A Grey-Zone Country - Pakistan
Atif Ikram Butt (graduated in 2016)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marianne Kneuer
Thesis

Ambivalent attachments: shifting notions of home among displaced Sri Lankan Tamils
Diotima Chattoraj (graduated in 2016)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz
Thesis, Print Publication

Public Procurement Law as a Development Policy Instrument to Fight Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
Annika Engelbert (graduated in 2017)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn
Thesis published as Vol. 31 in the series "Recht und Verfassung in Übersee - Law and Constitution in Africa", Nomos)

Productivity and Wage Spillovers From Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Turkish Micro-Level Data
Syeda Tamkeen Fatima (graduated in 2014)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dieter Bender
Thesis

Essays on the Theory-Based Impact Evaluation of Projects in Developing Countries
Marc Hansen (graduated in 2019)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

PhD IDS 2010

Water is Life - Coping with Water Challenges in Iraqi Kurdistan
Lisa Hilleke
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dennis Dijkzeul
Abstract

Violence Against Children in Kenya: An Ecological Model of Risk Factors and Consequences, Responses and Projects
Alphonce Omolo (associate member, graduated in 2014; publ. thesis here)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christel Adick
Abstract

Power and Horizontality in South-South Development Cooperation. The Case of Brazil and Mozambique.
Jurek Seifert (associate member; graduated in 2018)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tobias Debiel
Thesis published as Vol. 73 in the series "UA Ruhr Studies on Development and Global Governance"

A Big Push to Break Rural Household Poverty Trap? Millennium Villages Case Study with Emphasis on Agriculture
Silas Udahemuka (graduated in 2014)
Supervisor: PD Dr. Stefan Karduck
Thesis

PhD IDS 2009

Welfare Effects of Alternative Irrigation Water Prices on Farm Households: a case study of Lake Urmia Basin, Iran
Farah Asna Ashari (graduated in 2018)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Helmut Karl
Thesis

International Trade and Global Power Shift
Jan-Frederik Kremer
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu

Institutions and Actors in Legislative Decisions in Africa: Analysing Institutional Contexts and Veto Players in Legislative Decisions in Malawi
Samson Brown Lembani (graduated in 2013)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christof Hartmann
Thesis

Fiscal Policies in Indonesian Forestry: Government Revenues, Sustainable Forests and Industrial Development
Akhmad Solikin (graduated in 2015)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

Towards a Real-Time Theoretical Perspective into Treatment Adherence: The Case of Tuberculosis Treatment Monitoring Using the Simpill System in South Africa
Charlton C. Tsodzo (graduated in 2011)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Werner Voss
Thesis

The Impact of Rural-Urban Internal Migration on the Income of Rural Households in Ethiopia
Beneberu Assefa Wondimagegnhu (graduated in 2013)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dieter Bender
 Thesis

PhD IDS 2008

The Role of Non Governmentals Organisations (NGOs) in Social Service Delivery: The Case of the Health and HIV/AIDS Sector in Malawi
Martina Lembani (graduated in 2013)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

Climate Variability and Change in the Rift Valley and Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia: Local Knowledge, Impacts and Adaptation
Abate Mekuriaw Bizuneh (graduated in 2013)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Butzin
(published as Vol. 62 of UAMR Studies on Development and Global Governance)

Institutional Quality, Export Performance and Income
Elias Gebreselassie Fanta (graduated in 2012)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dieter Bender
Thesis

Oil Abundance and Economic Growth
Elkhan Sadik-Zada (graduated in 2015)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dieter Bender
(published as Vol. 70 of UAMR Studies on Development and Global Governance)

Democratic Governance, Capable States and Development in Africa: A Comparative Study of Post-1991 Ethiopia and South Africa
Ephrem Tadesse Gerbere
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christof Hartmann

PhD IDS 2007

Impact of Foreign Affiliation on the Livelihood of Low-Income Rural Households: A Case Study of Pakistan
Farah Asif (graduated in 2014)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dieter Bender
Thesis

Growth Effects and the Determinants of Female Employment in Pakistan: a macro- and microeconomic analysis
Shafaq Hussain (graduated in 2011)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
(published as Vol. 61 of UAMR Studies on Development and Global Governance)

Trade Liberalization, Welfare and Poverty in Pakistan
Naveed Shaikh (graduated in 2011)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein
Thesis

Understanding Institutionalized Collective Remittances: The Mexican Tres Por Uno Program in Zacatecas
Carlos Villela Zavala (graduated in 2013)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Monika Salzbrunn
(published as Vol. 64 of UAMR Studies on Development and Global Governance)