Steffen Fischer
PhD Student
email: s.fischer@qmul.ac.ukPhD Supervisors:
Adrian Smith
Liam Campling
Research interests:
Global Commodity Chains and Production Networks, Labour Markets, Political Economy of Development, Violent Conflict, State Formation, and Agrarian Change
PhD Research:
This research project aims to investigate rubber and iron ore commodity chains/production networks in Liberia. The aim is to establish how these commodity chains have impacted on Liberia’s development to date.
This research is supported by:
Queen Mary University Joint School of Geography and Business and Management Studentship
Other Activities:
Steffen has worked as a researcher for the:
theIDLgroup, Liberia
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Presence in Albania
Fahamu, Kenya
He is co-editor of www.thestateinafrica.org