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Lothar Smith is an Associate Professor in Geography at Radboud University, specializing in the local-global nexus concerning the Global South, with a notable focus on human mobility. His early research concentrated on rural livelihoods and the dynamics of land reform in South Africa. This work deepened his interest in internal migration and the agricultural frontier movement in Nicaragua. Smith has contributed to the Ghana TransNet Research Programme as a PhD candidate, exploring the role of transnational networks among Ghanaian migrants connecting rural and urban areas in Ghana and Amsterdam, with a focus on important settlement cities for Ghanaian migrants in Europe. His current research interests include gender-related changes in social configurations due to migration, the impact of institutional arrangements on local resources, and post-conflict situations affecting rural-urban dynamics. He is also involved in supervising a PhD project in collaboration with the Centre for Poverty Analysis in Sri Lanka, focusing on the role of diasporas in the redevelopment of post-conflict regions. Moreover, he participates in the New Indonesian Frontiers Programme, which examines how changing economic-ecological conditions in Kalimantan impact local populations, and supervises several PhD projects at affiliated institutions in Ghana.
Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Teaching and conducting research in geography with a focus on human mobility and socio-economic dynamics.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).