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Florian Schaefer is a Lecturer in International Development at King's College London. He joined King's in December 2022 after holding postdoctoral positions at SOAS, London School of Economics, and the Open University. Florian completed his PhD in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, in 2017. Between 2009 and 2011, he served as an ODI Fellow in Addis Ababa and has consulted for various international organisations, including the ILO, FAO, and World Bank. His research focuses on the political economy of development, particularly in the context of low- and middle-income countries and large-scale transnational investment projects. He utilises mixed methods, including survey data and in-depth qualitative interviews, to examine issues such as job availability and quality. Currently, he is involved in research projects analyzing apparel export production in East Africa and Chinese infrastructure investments in Europe. In teaching, Florian covers topics such as the transition and emergence of development in Africa, as well as global labour development at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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