Research programme: Inter- and Transnational Cooperation
Function: Head / Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University
Specialization: Political Science
Work areas:
Responsibilities in education and training:
since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Head, Research Programme "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation", Head of "Training" |
since 10/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Head of Department "Training" |
2015-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher |
since 2015 | Stellenbosch University Extraordinary Associate Professor, Political Sciences |
2010-2014 | Stellenbosch University Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies |
2007-2010 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher |
2005-2006 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London Research fellow, working on governance in Africa at DIE and EU-developing country relations at ODI |
2003-2005 | Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London Research fellow in ODI's International Economic Development Group, working on EU-developing country relations |
2003 | Hamburg University Dissertation: Dr phil, thesis on 'The Africa policy of the European Union |
1999-2003 | Hamburg College of Europe Lecturer, working group on political sciences, post-graduate studies of "Master of European Studies", teaching on the EU's political system |
1999-2002 | Hamburg University Department of Political Sciences Research officer in Comparative Politics |
1996-1997 | Universität Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal Academic year |
1994-1995 | Universität von Ghana, Legon/Accra Academic year |
1993-1999 | Hamburg University M.A. Political Science, Contemporary history, Journalism |
E-mail Sven.Grimm@idos-research.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-201
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130
What to Expect at this Year’s Mega China-Africa Summit
A China in Africa Podcast
Sven Grimm / Eric Olander / Cobus van Staden
The China Africa Project, 3 November 2015
South Africa’s middle power ambitions: riding the dragon or being its pet?
J. Van der Westhuizen / Sven Grimm (2014)
in: Bruce Gilley / Andrew O'Neil (eds), Middle powers and the rise of China, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Univ. Pr., 171-191
China-Africa cooperation: promises, practice and prospects
Grimm, Sven (2014)
in: Journal for Contemporary China 23 (90), 993-1011