In the Media: BRIDGES Coordinator Nsah Mala
In the Media: BRIDGES Coordinator Nsah MalaNsah Mala is an award-winning poet, writer, children’s author, communicator-journalist, and futurist. At the University of Cologne, he is Coordinator of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Global Coalition hub for Planetary Wellbeing, closely associated with the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) and the hub for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities […]
SAPP Members Pujo Semedi and Michaela Haug Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary of Tandem Research Training Program
SAPP Members Pujo Semedi and Michaela Haug Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary of Tandem Research Training Program The joint Tandem Research Training Program brings together students of Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Freiburg and the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. Projects activities are carried out in alternating years in Germany and Indonesia, supervised by […]
New Publication: Livelihoods and Contested Meanings of Land in Tanzania

New Publication: Livelihoods and Contested Meanings of Land in Tanzania “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Emmanuel Sulle (Global Faculty, Global South Studies Center and Aga Khan University, Arusha Principal Campus) and Richard Mbunda from the University of Dar es Salaam collaborated on an article on “Livelihoods and Contested Meanings of Land in Tanzania” […]
Ethnomusicologist Luis Gimenez Amoros Joins GSSC as Humboldt Fellow

Ethnomusicologist Luis Gimenez Amoros Joins GSSC as Humboldt FellowEthnomusicologist Luis Gimenez Amoros joins the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) as Humboldt Fellow in October 2024. After a brief stint at the GSSC from October 2023 to January 2024, Amoros new fellowship has a duration of three years. “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Prof. […]
Clemens Greiner Starts Visiting Professorship at University of Vienna
Clemens Greiner Starts Visiting Professorship at University of Vienna Clemens Greiner, Scientific Manager of the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) and member of the research initiative “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) recently started a visiting professorship at the University of Vienna. In his research, Greiner connects global questions with small-scale ethnographic research. For example, […]
Michael Bollig Meets With University of Cologne New York Office to Discuss Future Collaboration
Michael Bollig Meets With University of Cologne New York Office to Discuss Future Collaboration “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Michael Bollig recently visited the University of Cologne New York Office. The New York Office assists with cultivating partnerships with North American partner universities, organizes delegation visits, and serves as a first point of […]
SAPP Member Claudia Leal Elected President of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations
SAPP Member Claudia Leal Elected President of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Claudia Leal (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) has been elected President of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO). ICEHO, whose goal is to foster international communication among environmental history organizations, celebrated the […]
Clemens Greiner and Britta Klagge Investigate Ancillary Infrastructure in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects and Provide Detailed Policy Recommenations in Recently Published Article
Clemens Greiner and Britta Klagge Investigate Ancillary Infrastructure in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects and Provide Detailed Policy Recommenations in Recently Published Article In a recently published article, “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Clemens Greiner (Global South Studies Center) and Britta Klagge (University of Bonn) take a look at ancillary infrastructure in large-scale renewable […]
“Multispecies Encounters in Conservation Landscapes in Southern Africa”: Recently Published Special Issue of Anthropology Southern Africa Edited by Léa Lacan, Hauke-Peter Vehrs and Michael Bollig
“Multispecies Encounters in Conservation Landscapes in Southern Africa”: Recently Published Special Issue of Anthropology Southern Africa Edited by Léa Lacan, Hauke-Peter Vehrs and Michael Bollig Léa Lacan and Hauke-Peter Vehrs are researchers in the Collaborative Research Centre Future Rural Africa. Together with Michael Bollig, member of the research initiative “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) […]
Interview: Future Rural Africa Researcher Ndapewa Fenny Nakanyete Completes dual PhD Programme on the Impact of Commercialisation of Forest Products on Indigenous Communities in Namibia
Interview: Future Rural Africa Researcher Ndapewa Fenny Nakanyete Completes dual PhD Programme on the Impact of Commercialisation of Forest Products on Indigenous Communities in Namibia Future Rural Africa researcher Ndapewa Fenny Nakanyete successfully defended her PhD thesis recently. She studies the commercialitation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and its impact on indigenous communities in northern […]