development studies

Hossein Azadi

Field: Land Use
Country of origin: Iran
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/11/2009 - 01/02/2010
Status: Affiliated fellow
Home institute: Environmental Science Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran - Centre for Development Studies, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Research topic: Global Land Grabbing for Food and Biofuels: Consequences of China Rise on Developing Countries

Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase

Field: Social Anthropology/ South Asian Studies
Country of origin: Australia
Period of stay at IIAS: 16/11/2009 - 25/11/2009
Status: Affiliated fellow
Home institute: University of Wollongong
Research topic: Regional Globalisation and Middle Classes in West Bengal

Field:Regional Development & Policy
Country of origin: PR of China
Period of stay at IIAS: 1 August 2008 - 31 October 2008
Status: Professor
Home institute: School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research topic: Institution-Based Rents and Regional Development in China