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Carolin Dieterle

Carolin Dieterle

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9884-4321

Personal profile

Overview

I am currently a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Political Economy at the Global Development Institute (GDI). My 3-year research project examines processes of land commodification in peri-urban settings in sub-Saharan Africa. I seek to understand the interplay of formal and informal institutions and the transformation of collective property rights in the context of rapid urbanisation.

Prior to this role, I was an LSE Fellow in Global Politics at the Department of Government, and an ESRC postdoctoral fellow at the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

I completed my PhD at the LSE Department of International Development in 2022. My thesis studied the political economy of large-scale land investments and the diffusion of global governance norms in Uganda and Sierra Leone.

With a background in development studies and social sciences, my research is interdisciplinary in nature and sits at the junction of development studies, political economy, African land politics, and global governance. I am particularly interested in questions of land governance in the context of local and global politics, and the complex relationships between forms of public authority, international policymaking, and colonial legacies. My research so far has been conducted in Uganda and Sierra Leone, but I retain an interest in Kenya from past fieldwork and have recently expanded my research focus to include South Africa.

Teaching

I teach on

MGDI 60502 – Development Fieldwork

MGDI 70982 – Development Research

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, International Development, London School of Economics & Political Science (University of London)

Award Date: 15 Apr 2022

Master of Research, International Development, London School of Economics & Political Science (University of London)

Award Date: 1 Sept 2017

Master of Science, Development Studies, London School of Economics & Political Science (University of London)

Award Date: 15 Sept 2014

Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin

Award Date: 15 Aug 2013

External positions

Development Cooperation Trainee (Young Professional Programme), German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Jun 2015 → Oct 2016

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global Development Institute

Keywords

  • politic economy
  • development studies
  • Africa
  • Uganda
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Comparative Politics
  • land politics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  7. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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