Experts |
| Christoplos, Ian, PhD, Senior Researcher |
| Institutional issues related to rural development with particular attention to agricultural services and the changing landscape of risk. This includes capacity development and institutional change issues in relation to climate change adaptation, food security, poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction, post-disaster recovery and development in developing countries Contact: E: ich@diis.dk, T: +45 3269 8621 |
| Engberg-Pedersen, Lars, PhD, Senior Researcher, Head of the research unit on Politics and development |
| Research and consultancy work within state formation, democracy, decentralisation, public sector reform, civil society, local politics, poverty reduction, institutional analysis with a focus on West Africa Contact: E: lep@diis.dk T: +45 3269 8695 |
| Funder, Mikkel, PhD, Senior Researcher |
| Social and institutional aspects of natural resource governance in developing countries. Especially water, forests, protected areas and climate change. Impacts of policy and aid on the poorest; decentralization; local institutions; public participation. Planning, monitoring and evaluation of development aid. Contact: E: mfu@diis.dk, T: +45 32698697 |
| Gibbon, Peter, PhD, Senior Researcher |
| Economic sociology; large-scale farming in Africa; standards and trade; Africa in the international trading system. Contact: E: pgi@diis.dk, T: +45 3269 8701 |
| Mouritzen, Hans, Dr.scient.pol., Senior Researcher |
| Thematic: geopolitics and foreign policy, democracy vs. elitism in foreign policy, 'small state' adaptation, IGOs, security communities including stability projection. Geographical: Danish foreign policy and transnational relations, Euro-atlantic relations (NATO and the EU-US dialogue), Baltic Sea area, Sweden, Öresund region. Contact: E: hmo@diis.dk, T: +45 3269 8790 |
| Ravnborg, Helle Munk, PhD, Senior Researcher, Head of the research unit on Natural resources and poverty |
| Water governance; poverty & poverty measures; institutions; organising practices; rural development; inequality; environment and climate; land administration; natural resource governance; decentralisation; development assistance Contact: E: hmr@diis.dk, T: +45 3269 8694 |
| Webster, Neil, PhD, Senior Researcher (on leave until 31-07-13) |
| Democracy, local government reform; the local politics of access and accountability in government service provision and development activities; government and non-government organisations’ roles in rural development; elites and policy making; the study of poverty and poverty reduction; South Asia with particular focus on India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Contact: E: nwe@diis.dk, T: +45 3269 8735 |

