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Ongoing PhD Theses

Alms Eric

The Translation of European Concepts of Nature Conservation and Tourism into Chinese National Parks (URPP Asia and Europe)

Bishokarma Miriam

Contested Spaces – The Gorkhaland Movement in Darjeeling and the Struggle for Alternative Geographies (URPP Asia and Europe)

Bitzi Barbara

Leben in Unsicherheit: Ressourcen, Bewältigunsstrategien und Zukunftspläne unbegleiteter minderjähriger Asylsuchender in der Schweiz

Contzen Sandra

Views of the rural poor: Understanding their perceptions, resources and
constraints in three territories in Honduras

Grünenfelder Julia

Development policies and livelihood realities in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan

Hatcher Craig

Internal migration and the propiska regime: negotiating the law and exercising the right to the city in Kyrgyzstan. Co-supervisor: S. Thieme; NCCR N-S

Keller Roger

Wahrnehmung und Nutzung kultureller Natur- und Landschaftswerte in der Schweiz

Lieberherr Silva

Living on farming in a globalizing world: The role of social movements in Maharashtra, India. Co-supervisor: U. Geiser; NCCR N-S

Locher Martina

Livelihoods in rural Africa. Co-supervisor: Müller-Böker, Ulrike, Rauch, Theo, Insitut f. Geogr. Wiss., Anthropogeograpie, Fli Berlin, Backhaus, Norman

Pörtner Ephraim

Encountering asylum seekers: Perspectives and practices of asylum sector decision-makers

Graduate students (PhD) co-supervision

Byrne, Sarah

Living with Violence: rural livelihoods in Mid-Western Nepal during and after the Maoist conflict. Main-supervisor: B. Korf

Kumar, Nirmal

Livelihoods futures in resource scarce areas and the quest for inclusion of marginal groups. Main-supervisor: S. Sharma (Kathmandu University)

Nepali, Purna

Exploring the Transition to Democracy: The Cultural Politics of Democracy and Governance in Nepal. Main-supervisor: S. Sharma (Kathmandu University)

Rest, Matthäus

Water Power. Discourses on Modernity and Development around the Nepalese Arun-3 Hydropower Project. Main-supervisor: S. Randeria

Sigdel, Tulasi

Exploring the Transition to Democracy: The Cultural Politics of Democracy and Governance in Nepal. Main-supervisor: S. Sharma (Kathmandu University)

Completed Doctoral theses since 1999

Gurung Ghana Shyam

Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation Priorities with Livelihood Needs in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal (2006)

Herzig Pascale

Gender and Generation in Diaspora - Changing Identities and Shifting Social Boundaries among South Asians in Kenya (2006)

Huber Andreas

Heimat in der Postmoderne (1997)

Ejderyan Olivier

Une renaturation en béton! Comprendre la participation et la nature dans les renaturations de cours d'eau suisses au regard d'une théorie de la pratique (2008)

Junker Berit

The social perspective on river restorations – Understanding a neglected aspect of sustainable river managememt (2008)

Kianicka Susanne

Perceiving the Swiss Alpine Landscape - A Qualitative Study of Landscape Meanings and People-Pace Relations among Residents and Tourists (2007)

Landolt Sara

Trinkräume und Treffpunkte Jugendlicher. Aushandlungsprozesse im öffentlichen Raum der Stadt Zürich (2011)

Meier Thomas

Mini Hydropower for Rural Development – Drawing Lessons from the Indonesian Example (2001)

Meyer Heidi

Sitzplätze statt Parkplätze – Selbst?-Beschränkung bei der Nutzung öffentlicher Räume (1998)

Müller Urs

The Power of Images – Their Construction, Reproduction and Strategic Use in the Shaping of Alpine Future (2006)

Steimann Bernd

Making a living in uncertainty - Agro-pastoral livelihoods and institutional transformations in post-socialist rural Kyrgyzstan (2010)

Soliva Reto

Die Entwicklung des Naturschutzes in Nepal (2002)

Strasser Balz

'We are as flexible as rubber!' – Livelihood strategies, diversity and the local institutional setting of rubber small holders in Kerala, South India (2007)

Thieme Susan

Urban Immigrants: The Nepalese Community in Delhi/India (2005)

Véron René

Cultivators, Markets, and Sustainable Development in South India (1999)

Zaugg Stern Marc

«Mehr Raum den Fliessgewässern!» Eine strukturationstheoretische Analyse des institutionellen Wandels im schweizerischen Hochwasserschutz seit den 1970er Jahren (2005)