Recently completed research projects

Arctic biodiversity and indigenous people of Eastern Siberia in a changing climate

Contact: S. Ksenofontov
Funding: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship
Duration: Sept 2013 - May 2018

The Eritrean Diaspora: Sense of belonging of second-generation Eritreans

Contact: S. Graf
Duration: July 2012 - April 2018

Meaning and perception of cultural ecosystem services in Switzerland: Usability of the ecosystem services concept for biodiversity and landscape policy

Contact: R. Keller
Duration: Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

Living on farming in a globalizing world: The role of social movements in Maharashtra, India

Contact: S. Lieberherr
Funding: SNSF / SDC (NCCR)
Duration: Jul 2009 - Sep 2015

Contested Rural Development

Contact: U. Geiser
Funding: SNSF / SDC (NCCR)
Duration: Jul 2009 - Sep 2015

Hijacking a statehood movement. Gorkhaland between authoritarian parties and 'aware' citizens

Contact: M. Wenner
Funding: URPP Asia and Europe / SNSF
Duration: Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

The role and potential for development of economic brokers in international labour migration in Nepal

Contact: U. Müller-Böker
Duration: Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

Transnational land deals and local livelihoods in Tanzania

Contact: M. Locher
Funding: SNSF / SDC (NCCR)
Duration: Jul 2010 - Mar 2015

The site of street vendors in Malaysia. Practices, institutional regulations, and future prospects of a unique trade

Contact: N. Backhaus
Duration: Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

Unemployment as crisis – youth in crisis? Insights from recent labour migration from southern Europe to Switzerland

Contact: S. Landolt & S. Thieme
Duration: Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

The Translation of European Concepts of Nature Conservation and Tourism into Chinese National Parks

Contact: E. Alms
Funding: URPP Asia and Europe (UZH)
Duration: Sep 2011 - Aug 2014