Dr. Jeanne Cilliers

Biography

Jeanne Cilliers is an Associate Professor at Lund University, where she conducts research at the intersection of economic history and historical demography focusing primarily on Africa. Her work aims to understand the interplay between population dynamics and socioeconomic development in colonial societies. Cilliers specializes in analyzing large historical demographic databases and currently divides her time between several projects, including investigations into the origins of health inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1900 to 1960 and studies on the establishment, growth, and legacy of settler colonies, particularly focusing on panel studies of the political economy in the Cape Colony. Her research contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and seeks to address issues such as maternal health and child welfare services in post-colonial contexts. Cilliers has an extensive background in longitudinal studies, database management, and event-history analysis, and actively engages in collaboration and peer review within her field.

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