Research Projects
Current Research Projects
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Small is beautiful? Ländliche Transformation und Produktionsnetzwerke des kleinbäuerlichen Teeanbaus in Assam, Indien.Förderzeitraum April 2020 - March 2023. Research Associate: Stefan Schütte Funded by the Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) |
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Aseela HaqueIn the shadows of flyovers: Struggles of space and subaltern resistance in Karachi, PakistanDissertationsprojekt, Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies |
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Pastoralists and predators in Alai: Political Ecology of wild-life management in KyrgyzstanDissertation project |
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Migration to Damascus and its Contribution to the Spread of Informal Settlements in the Outer Conurbation AreaDissertation project, funded by the University of Damascus |
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Water Management and Irrigation Practices in the Hindukush, Karakorum and Himalaya: Socio-Economic Aspects and Management of Irrigation SystemsFU University funds |
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Ethnicity Research: Language and Religion of Minorities in High AsiaDFG, in cooperation Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan |
Concluded and finished Projects
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Climate change and multiple stressors in mountain areas. Vulnerability, adaptive capacity and human security in Nager (Karakoram), PakistanFunded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), project led by Prof. Dr. H. Kreutzmann.Project period: April 2014 - April 2017Research Associates: Dr. Stefan Schütte, Michael Spies |
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Social Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Women in Meghalaya, IndiaDissertation project, funded by the European Union (Erasmus Mundus Programme) Lavinia Mawlong |
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Livelihood in Refugee Camps in Ramallah ‘West Bank’Dissertation project Mohammad Kittaneh |
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Competence Network Crossroads Asia: Conflict, Migration, DevelopmentFunded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Joint project of Prof. Dr. H. Kreutzmann and PD Dr. Matthias Schmidt in cooperation with Prof. Dr. S. Conermann (University of Bonn), PD Dr. C. Schetter (University of Bonn), Prof. Dr. I. Baldauf (HU Berlin), PD Dr. Lutz Rzehak (HU Berlin) und PD Dr. D. Reetz (ZMO Berlin). Subproject E1: Development potentials and risks of changing exchange relations in the border area of Kasachstan-Kirgistan-Xinjiang. Research Associates: PD Dr. Matthias Schmidt u. Dr. Henryk Alff Subproject M3: Ways to knowledge: Structures, flows and dynamics in networks of education migration in Crossroads Asia. Research Associate: Andreas Benz The official start of the Crossroads Asia project took place in Berlin on April 7, 2011 More information about: Competence Network Crossroads Asia |
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Transformation Processes in the Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan. The presence and future of energy resources in the framework of sustainable development.Gemeinsamer Antrag von Prof. Dr. H. Kreutzmann mit Prof. Dr. C. Samimi (Universität Wien), Prof. Dr. Giselher Kaule und Dr. Ludger Eltrop, (Universität Stuttgart). Förderzeitraum: März 2012 - Juni 2106 |
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Livelihood Security and Risk Management of Rural Households in Northern KyrgyzstanDissertation project, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
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Systemic Study on Kazakh Nomadic People’s Ecological and Cultural Dual Sustainable Development in Pastoral Areas of Xinjiang ChinaDissertation project, funded by the Government of the People's Republic of China (China Scolarship Council) |
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The Impact of International Migration on Livelihoods in Jalalabat Oblast, Kyrgyz RepublicDissertation project, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the University of Central Asia |
Utilization of Nature Resources in the Context of Structural Uncertainties. A Political Ecology of Kyrgyzstan’s Pastures in Times of Social TransformationsFunded by the Volkswagen Foundation Research Associate: Andrei Dörre |
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Impacts of Civil Conflict Resolution and Crisis Prevention on Local and Global Aspects of SecurityFunded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project period: May 2009 - September 2012 Research Associates: PD Dr. Gabriele Zdunnek and PD Dr. Thomas Zitelmann |
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Human Security and Development in Afghanistan. Regional Analyses and Development Opportunities in Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Kunduz and Takhar ProvincesFunded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Project period: January 2009 - January 2012. Research Associates: Dr. Stefan Schütte and Mary Beth Wilson |
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A Place of Sacred Space and Sacred Exchange: The Sufi Shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh in LahoreDissertation project, Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies Linus Strothmann |
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Pastoral Economy and Pastoralism in the High Mountains of Central and South Asia.Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and FU University funds In cooperation with development research organizations in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, among others the Aga Khan Foundation and ACTED. |
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Afghanistan: Survival Strategies in Badakhshan with Special Emphasis on the Wakhan and the PamirACTED |
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High Mountain Development ResearchIn cooperation with InWent |
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Education for Development in Northern Pakistan. Opportunities and Constraints of Schooling for the Improvement of Rural Households' Living Conditions.Dissertation project, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD |
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Improving Rural Livelihoods through Sustainable Water Resources Management in UzbekistanDissertation project, funded by the European Union (Erasmus Mundus Programme) |
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The Impact of the Transformation Process on Human-Environmental Interactions in Southern KyrgyzstanFunded by the Volkswagen Foundation Interdisciplinary research project in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Udo Schickhoff (University of Hamburg) and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schmidtlein (University of Bonn). |
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Transformation Processes in the Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan. Changing Land Use Practices, Possible Ecological Degradation and Sustainable Developmentfunded by the Volkswagen Foundation In cooperation with the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Wien, and Akademy of Sciences - Pamir Biological Insitute |
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Unequal Exchange Relations in the Global Trade System: Monetary and Ecological QuantificationDissertation projekt, funded by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
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Expanding the Knowledge Base of European Labour Migration PoliciesEU Curie Excellence Grant Project |