Welcome!

I am a senior researcher at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz and a visiting lecturer at the University of Zurich and the University of Lucerne.

My research focuses on the intersection of sustainable development, international political economy, and peace and conflict studies. In recent years, I have explored how the governance of land and natural resources influences local livelihoods and social conflicts. My broader research interests encompass climate change adaptation and mitigation, social inequalities, intrastate conflict prevention, and the role of traditional governance systems in fostering local development.

I am particularly driven by transdisciplinary collaboration that integrates insights from diverse fields and bridges the gap between academic research and tangible policy solutions. 

My research has been supported by funding bodies such as the German Research Foundation and the German Foundation for Peace Research and has been published in academic journals such as World Development, Political Geography, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Peace Research.

I have held academic positions as a full interim professor of International Politics at the University of Mannheim, the University of Konstanz, and Zeppelin University. I was a research fellow at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies, a visiting fellow at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard University, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Lucerne. I hold a PhD in Political Science from Pompeu Fabra University.

You can access my Google Scholar page here.