Dr. Lucia Fuchs
Cohort 2015
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marianne Braig
Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
Otto-Suhr-Institut
Alumni, Doctoral Researcher
Topic of PhD thesis
The discursive (re-)production of North-South relations in international development volunteering.
Curriculum Vitae
Since 09/2015
Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies, PhD Candidate
10/2010 – 12/2014
Freie Universität Berlin, M.A. Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies
02/2012 – 08/2012
Universidad Católica del Perú, Exchange Semester
02/2009 – 07/2009
Universiteit Utrecht, Exchange Semester
09/2007 – 08/2010
University of Mannheim, B.A. Sociology
Scientific Activities
04/2011 – 04/2014
International Research Network desiguALdades.net at Freie Universität Berlin, Student Assistant
02/2011 – 04/2011
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Intern
08/2009 – 10/2010
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Student Assistant
08/2008 – 01/2009
Chair in Methods of Empirical Social Research at University of Mannheim, Student Assistan
Stipends and Awards
Since 09/2015
Fritz Thyssen Foundation, monthly scholarship
02/2012 – 08/2012
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), monthly scholarship
Research Interests
Latin America
Postcolonial Theory
Global and Social Inequality
Political Ecology
Discourse Analysis
Fuchs-Sawert, L. and Mueller, A. A. (2015) Hierarquizando Culturas: O Discurso Extrativista no Peru sob o Governo Garcia. In Paper Presented to the VII Simposio Iberoamericano de Cooperación para el Desarrollo y la Integración Regional, Posadas.