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Dr. Constanze Blum

Dr. Constanze Blum

Wiss. Mitarb. FGZ

Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe)
Strohsackpassage
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04109 Leipzig

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Dr. Constanze Blum is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leipzig section of the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC). Her work focuses on (trans-)national approaches to social cohesion and populisms in Southern Africa, in particular in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Furthermore, Constanze’s research interests include the African Union, in particular the organization's external partnerships in the field of peace and security as well as the day-to-day interactions between various actors in international cooperation. She has written her PhD thesis on the African Union Border Programme (AUBP) at Leipzig University which was finalized in May 2023.

Before joining ReCentGlobe in October 2020, Constanze has worked in the field of rural development in Mozambique and as policy advisor for several NGOs in Berlin.

She holds an M.A. in African Studies from Leipzig University and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Geneva.

 

Berufliche Laufbahn

  • seit 10/2020
    Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ), ReCent GlobeTeilprojekt "Political Populism in Southern Africa"
  • 06/2019 - 08/2020
    Referentin Afrikapolitik, Brot für die Welt, Berlin
  • 09/2016 - 01/2018
    Politische Referentin, Welthungerhilfe, Berlin
  • 12/2014 - 09/2016
    Junior-Expertin M&E, Welthungerhilfe, Maputo und Quelimane/Mosambik

Ausbildung

  • 09/2018 - 05/2023
    Doktorandin, Graduate School Global and Area Studies, U Leipzig
  • 09/2012 - 09/2014
    M.A. African Studies, U Leipzig
  • 01/2012 - 06/2012
    Erasmus Semester an der Universidade Carlos III, Madrid
  • 08/2009 - 09/2012
    B.A. Internationale Beziehungen, U Genf, Schweiz

Research interests:

  • African borders
  • The African Union and its partnerships
  • Sociological and anthropological approaches to studying international organizations
  • Transregional and postcolonial approaches
  • Peace and security in Africa
  • Social cohesion discourses and practices
  • Transnational organized crime

  • Political populism in Southern Africa
    Engel, Ulf
    Laufzeit: 06.2020 – 05.2024
    Mittelgeber: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
    Beteiligte Organisationseinheiten der UL: Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe)
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weitere Forschungsprojekte

  • Blum, C.
    Social cohesion im südlichen Afrika: Diskurse, Institutionen und Praktiken
    In: Middell, M. (Hrsg.)
    Varianzen des Zusammenhalts: Historisch und transregional vergleichende Perspektiven. Frankfurt/New York: Campus. 2024. S. 141–178.
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  • Blum, C.; Engel, U. (Hrsg.)
    Populism and social cohesion in Southern Africa: insights from scholars and practitioners
    Universität Leipzig
    Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag. 2023.
    Details ansehen

weitere Publikationen

  • Seminar 'Peace and Security in Africa' 2022

    Seminar Peace and Security in Africa, Master Global Studies und African Studies, gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Ulf Engel, Sommersemester 2022

     


  • Seminar 'The State in Southern Africa' 2019/2020

    Seminar The State in Southern Africa, Master Global Studies und African Studies, gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Ulf Engel, Universität Leipzig, Wintersemester 2019/2020