Daniel Schmitt
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Arbeitsgruppe Prof. Tröger / Research associate Research Group Prof. Tröger
Postadresse / Postal address:
Meckenheimer Allee 166 - D-53115 Bonn
Büro / Office: Geozentrum - Meckenheimer Allee 176
Raum / Room 0.021
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Tel.: +49 (0)228 73-1653
Fax: +49 (0)228 73-9778
Academic Profile
• Development Studies
• Globalization
• Data and Computational Social Science
• Research Area: Zambia
Current Research
My research focus is on the interlinkages between technology and social structures. Acceleration speed of technological innovation and accompanied globalization dynamics have modified perceptions of cultural structures and are in the constant progress of increasingly influencing these very institutions. My main research therefore broaches the issues of influence production and social transformations through technology and its underlying characteristics.
By understanding the production process of technological innovations and stakeholder’s scope of actions, my research is part of analyzing the reproduction of inequalities and new distributions of power that occur in the field of ICTs in the development context. I work with data and computational social science approaches, as well as qualitative data analysis.
Teaching
B5: Societal Transformation and Introduction to Development Studies
