
Professor for Sociology of Developing Countries and Political Economy at the University of Kassel. Member of the Expert Team in Sociology.
Research on Chile, Columbia, Brazil , Ecuador, Bolivia , Peru, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela. Co-operation with Partner Universities in Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela.
Since 1995 cooperation with brazilian trade unions that work together with the Brazilian Forum Carajas that has a partnership with the German Forum Carajas. There were several visits and international conferences in Brazil and Germany, further activities are being carried out together.
Several research projects, publications and teaching in English.