Chair of Development Politics

The curriculum is directed primarily at students of the study programmes International Cultural and Business Studies and Development Studies.

Our main research interests are:

• Development politics and political aspects of international development (here especially the developments in Thailand and Myanmar, as well as the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative).
• Digital communication, social media, democratisation and de-democratisation processesThe state and statehood in the Global South (welfare state, health care, law and development)

Chairholder is Prof. Dr. Wolfram Schaffar. Here you can find information on contact details, office hours and research focus of the individual staff members.