Grimm, Sven

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Photo: Dr Sven Grimm is a political scientist and head of IDOS training and knowledge cooperation

Dr. Sven Grimm

Department
Knowledge cooperation & training

Function
Head / Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University

Specialization
Political Science

Work areas

  • Rising Powers, Emerging Economies
  • Knowledge Cooperation
  • China-Africa relations

Regional expertise

  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • South Asia

Responsibilities in education and training

  • Head of Knowledge cooperation & training
  • Knowledge Cooperation with rising global Powers, African states and European partners. 
  • Policy advice

Vita

since 10/2017German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
(until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE))
Head of "Knowledge cooperation & training"
2015-12/2017German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher
since 2015Stellenbosch University
Extraordinary Professor, Political Sciences
2010-2014Stellenbosch University
Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies
2007-2010German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher
2005-2006German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London
Research fellow, working on governance in Africa at DIE
and EU-developing country relations at ODI
2003-2005Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London
Research fellow in ODI's International Economic Development Group, working on EU-developing country relations
2003Hamburg University
Dissertation: Dr phil, thesis on 'The Africa policy of the European Union
1999-2003Hamburg College of Europe
Lecturer, working group on political sciences, post-graduate studies of "Master of European Studies", teaching on the EU's political system
1999-2002Hamburg University
Department of Political Sciences
Research officer in Comparative Politics
1996-1997Universität Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
Academic year
1994-1995Universität von Ghana, Legon/Accra
Academic year
1993-1999Hamburg University
M.A. Political Science, Contemporary history, Journalism

Refereed Publications

Non-refereed Publications

Opinion Pieces

Projects

Contact

E-mail  Sven.Grimm@idos-research.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-201
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130

 

@grimm_sven

Perspectives On

In den Medien

German Development Policy – Between Global Needs and National Debates
Grimm, Sven (2024)

published on developmentresearch.eu, 02.04.2024 (European Development Policy Outlook Series)

Im Fokus

Transnational cooperation – an explorative collection
Grimm, Sven / Stephan Klingebiel (Eds.) (2024)

(Discussion Paper 4/2024)

Im Fokus

Training civil services on the 2030 Agenda: skills development for working towards the common good
Grimm, Sven / Adriana Plasencia / Pedro Alves (2022)

Brasilia: Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP)