Research programme: Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function: Senior Researcher
Specialization: Political Science
Work areas:
Responsibilities in education and training:
since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
10/2016-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher, Department "Sustainable Economic and Social Development" |
2/2014-9/2016 | Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Institute of Political Science Research and teaching fellow |
2/2013-9/2016 | Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Institute of Political Science Academic coordinator of MA Program "Comparative and Middle East Politics and Development" (CMEPS) |
9/2008-6/2013 | University of St. Andrews (UK), School of International Relations PhD on "Syria’s authoritarian upgrading 2000-2010: Bashar al-Asad's promotion of foreign-educated returnees as transnational technocrats" (Dr. phil.), Research Assistant in Centre for Syrian Studies |
10/2004-2/2008 | Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Magister Artium (MA) in Political Science, Economics and Geographie |
10/2006-1/2007 | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Intern, Department on Cooperation with the Middle East |
3/2005-4/2005 | Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Islamabad (Pakistan) Intern |
04/2004 - 09/2004 | University of Damascus (Syria) Semester abroad |
04/2001 - 09/2003 | University of Passau Pre-diploma in Languages, Economics and Cultural Area Studies |