Staff

Dr Susanne Schmeidl

Dr Susanne Schmeidl

Associate Researcher


contact by e-mail

s.schmeidl(at)unsw.edu.au

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Expertise

Research Topics / Key Expertise


Transdisciplinary Critical Peace and Forced Migration Scholar with Expertise Working in Fragile and Conflict-affected Contexts;
Mapping Drivers of Conflict and Forced Migration,
Conflict Early Warning & Prevention,
Grassroots and Participator Peace Formation,
Conflict- and Context-sensitive Practice,
Intersectionality,
Reflexive, Participatory and Decolonial Research Methodologies

Countries Of Expertise


  • Afghanistan

Professional Career

Susanne Schmeidl holds a Fachhochschuldiplom from the Evangelische Stiftungsfachhochschule für Sozialpädagogik. She conducted a year of field work in Mexico and graduated with honours. She holds a masters degree in Sociology from the Ohio State University. In 1995, she was awarded her PhD in Political Sociology. Susanne Schmeidl is Honorary Senior Lecturer at UNSW Sydney.

Collaboration with bicc:

She is collaborating with bicc in the project “Advice on Afghanistan to BMZ” (since 2022) and in the research project “Corruption, Clientelismm & Patronage in Afghanistan” (2024) for the Enquete Commission on Afghanistan of the German Bundestag.

Publications

bicc report

Schetter, C., & Schmeidl, S., & Sharan, T., & Bolaños Suárez, R., & Haidara, B., & Himmelstoß, G., & Vendra, C.

„Korruption, Patronage und Klientelismus am Beispiel von Afghanistan sowie Gegenmaßnahmen in künftigen Kriseneinsätzen“

bicc , Bonn (2024)

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