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Steffi Hamann

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Department of Social Science

Assistant Professor

Office: 718 Ross Building South
Email: shamann@yorku.ca


Dr. Steffi Hamann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences, specializing in international development and food security.

Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies in Canada, she worked as a consultant for the German development agency GIZ, providing policy advice to the Federal Ministry for Development and Cooperation.

Her research combines her academic background as a political scientist with an interest in agrarian change and sustainable livelihoods. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in sub-Saharan Africa and employs mixed methods approaches to engage with diverse stakeholder groups for data collection and knowledge mobilization.

Dr. Hamann's work has appeared in various peer-reviewed outlets, including single-authored contributions to Globalizations, Global Social Policy, and the Canadian Journal of Development Studies. She is a co-author of the book Commodity Politics, published by McGill-Queen's University Press.

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Degrees

PhD, Political Science and International Development Studies, University of Guelph
MA, International Relations, Universität Bremen
BA, International Politics & History, Jacobs University

Research Interests

Environment and Sustainability , Regional and Industrial Development, Food Security, Rural Change, Governance and Policy, Sub-Saharan Africa