Dr. Susanne Schultz

Biography

Susanne Schultz is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, specializing in Social and Cultural Geography. She has extensive experience in researching and teaching various topics related to bio/necropolitics, stratified reproductive relations, transnational statehood, intersectional feminist theory, family migration policies, and extractivism within global production chains. Her research projects have examined the intersections of population and bodily politics, particularly focusing on human genetics, racism, dis/reproductive technologies, and demographic crisis narratives. Dr. Schultz obtained her PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin, and has worked at prestigious institutions including the Goethe University Frankfurt. Her teaching history includes roles in various universities across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a significant focus on biotechnology, nature, and society. She has also been actively involved in feminist anti-racist networks and various scientific advisory boards. Dr. Schultz's research interests encompass foundational theories in sociology and social cultural geography, international health policy, migration studies, and socio-ecological feminisms, among others. She has collaborated on significant research projects in collaboration with institutions in Latin America, emphasizing social movements and human rights.

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