Dr. Jevgeniy Bluwstein

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jevgeniy Bluwstein joined the Institute of Social Anthropology at the University of Bern as an Ambizione Research Fellow in 2023. He leads a four-year project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation focused on the juridification of climate politics and activism in Switzerland. Prior to this position, he served as a lecturer in human geography from 2018 to 2022 and was a PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen from 2015 to 2018. His research encapsulates themes in legal anthropology and political ecology, examining the interplay between social movements and judicial processes in environmental governance. Bluwstein holds a PhD from the University of Copenhagen, with research centered on biopolitical ecology and conservation in Tanzania. His work has been published in various academic journals including the Journal of Political Ecology and World Development, contributing significant insights into conservation politics and the dynamics of climate litigation.

Research Interests

Experience

SNSF Ambizione Fellow / Lecturer

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland

Leads a research project on the intersection of climate politics and legal frameworks.

Lecturer in Human Geography

2018-01-01 — 2022-01-01

University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland

Taught courses related to political ecology and environmental geography.

PhD Fellow

2015-01-01 — 2018-01-01

University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen, Denmark

Conducted research on biopolitical ecology and conservation practices in Tanzania.

Research Assistant

2013-01-01 — 2014-01-01

International Research Project PIMA • Tanzania

Assisted in research focusing on the impacts of Tanzania's Wildlife Management Area initiatives.

Courses

The Question of Genocide Anthropology of Antisemitism

Requirements for University of Bern

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent Maximum 60 ECTS credits of additional requirements if background is slightly different
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Specialization Notes

Part of the Swiss Joint Master in Computer Science (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel).