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Constanze Blum

Constanze Blum

Wiss. Mitarb. FGZ

Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe)
Strohsackpassage
Nikolaistraße 10, Raum 3.16
04109 Leipzig

Telefon: +49 341 97-37893


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Constanze Blum is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School Global and Area Studies. In her dissertation, she focuses on the history and functioning of the African Union Border Programme (AUBP). Her particular research interest lies in the German support to the African Union in the field of peace and security and the day-to-day interactions between various actors in international cooperation.

In October 2020, Constanze joined the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) Leipzig/ReCentGlobe as a researcher in the sub-project on “Political Populism in Southern Africa” that studies populism(s) and national debates around social cohesion in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Before joining ReCentGlobe, Constanze worked in the field of rural development in Mozambique and as Advisor on German Africa Policy for an NGO 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

  • seit 09/2018
    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

  • 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