Dr. Alexander Vorbrugg

Biography

Alexander Vorbrugg is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern, with a focus on critical sustainability studies. He earned his PhD in Geography from Goethe University Frankfurt and has held visiting research fellowships at prestigious institutions including the New School in New York and University College London. Vorbrugg's research primarily investigates rural change and agricultural land usage, especially in the context of contemporary Russia, where he employs extensive ethnographic methods. His publications include the monograph 'Dispersed Dispossession: Collective Goods, Appropriation, Agency in Rural Russia', which examines the complexities of rural change and dispossession. He is also involved in several research projects addressing land use disruptions due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and oversees collaborative methodologies that incorporate ethnographic and visual research techniques. Vorbrugg actively engages in academic service as an associate editor for 'Geographica Helvetica' and co-editor of the book series 'Critical Rural Studies'. His teaching interests encompass agrarian political economy, environmental politics with a particular focus on Eastern Europe, and qualitative research methodologies.

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