Dr. Tim Wegenast
I am an interim professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz.
My academic work lies at the intersection of international political economy, development studies and peace and conflict research. Over the past years, I have studied how the use and governance of natural resources (including minerals, oil and agricultural land) affects local livelihoods and social conflict. Additional research interests include the socio-political and environmental consequences of large-scale land acquisitions, climate change mitigation as well as social inequalities.
I held research and teaching positions as an interim professor for Political Science at the University of Mannheim, University of Konstanz and Zeppelin University, as 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 received my PhD in Political Science from Pompeu Fabra University. For more details on my academic background, ongoing research projects and teaching activities, please visit my personal website.
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Current Research
My current research addresses how to promote more sustainable forms of resource extraction and land use to strengthen local livelihoods, adapt to climate change and raise social justice. Among other topics, I am investigating the role of traditional political institutions, agroecological practices, and women's land rights in fostering food security and climate resilience. I am also interested in the determinants and consequences of large-scale land acquisitions in the Global South, the implications of land use change for social conflict, and the use of voluntary sustainability standards and corporate social responsibility within the extractive sector.
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