Prof. Dr. Clara Brandi

Function: Head of Programme

Specialization: Economy and Political Science

Work areas:

  • International Economics
  • Development Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Political Economy
  • Transformation to sustainability
  • International trade, preferential trade agreements, WTO, trade and environment
  • Global Governance, focus international trade, climate, energy, sustainable development
  • Sustainable Production and Consumption, Green Economy, Sustainable Finance
  • Sustainable Development, 2030 Agenda, SDGs
  • Urbane Transformation
  • International Normative Theory

Responsibilities in education and training:

  • Professor in International Economics / Development Economics at the University of Bonn
  • Global Economic Governance, focus on international trade policy (Postgraduate Training Programme)
  • Global Governance and Development (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  • International Trade-Policy (University of Bonn)


Vita

since 9/2022 University of Bonn
Professor in International Economics / Development Economics
since 12/2020 German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
(until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE))
Head of Programme, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"
4/2016-7/2022 University of Duisburg-Essen
University Lecturer
2021 University of Duisburg-Essen
Habilitation
1/2018-11/2020 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"
2012-2016 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
German Advisory Council on Global Environmental Change (WBGU)
2009-12/2017 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Researcher
2006-2009 European University Institute, Florence
PhD Researcher
Department of Political and Social Sciences
2008 World Health Organization, Geneva
Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights
(Carlo-Schmid-Programme)
2007 European University Institute, Florence
MRes, Department of Social and Political Sciences
2004-2006 University of Oxford
M.Phil. in Politics (Political Theory)
2002/03 University of Wisconsin, Madison
Visiting student in Economics and Philosophy
2001 International Labour Organization, Geneva
Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment
2000/01 European Parliament, Strasbourg
Assistant to MEP
2000-2004 Albert-Ludwigs-Universitity, Freiburg
Diplom (MSc) in Economics

Member of

  • since 2023 Economic Advisory Network of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • since 2023 Member of prize committee for the Award for practice-oriented development research
  • since 2023 Member of Evaluation Working Group of Johannes Rau Research Association
  • since 2022 Member of the Academic Council for Programme Evaluation of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • since 2020 Co-Chair of VSS Academic Advisory Council

Refereed Publications

Non-refereed Publications

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Projects