International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Unit
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
G031
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Telephone
+49 2241 865 9699Profile
Specialisation: development economics, political economy
Teaching Areas: microeconomics, development economics
Research Areas:
- Political economy of economic development in sub-Sahara Africa, especially Rwanda
- Industrial policy, institutions, and governance
- Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Co-Production in the Research-Practice Nexus
Regional Focus: Eastern and Southern Africa
Weblinks:
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3vNCsQYAAAAJ&hl=en
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sebastian-Heinen-3
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SebHeinen
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7380-4697
Memberships
Reviewer for World Development, GeoForum, SOAS Journal of Postgraduate Research
Projects
2017-2022: PhD candidacy in economics at SOAS University of London; topic: state-led economic transformation in Rwanda
Research Projects
The project's aim is to develop and test new methods and instruments for institutionalised transfer cooperation between non-university research institutions (AUF) and universities of applied sciences (HAW), using the example of global climate and environmental change and associated health effects. A multi-stage transfer chain from basic research via applied research and teaching to societal, economic, and political actors will be developed. Suitable and innovative formats will be designed and implemented to create a sustainable system of knowledge transfer into practice. Accompanying research will record and analyse knowledge transfer preferences of researchers and practitioners.
Project management at the H-BRS
Prof. Dr Katja Bender Prof. Dr Martin Hamer Prof. Dr Stefanie Meilinger Prof. Dr Wiltrud TerlauPublications
Journal Articles
- Heinen, S. (2022). Rwanda’s Agricultural Transformation Revisited: Stagnating Food Production, Systematic Overestimation, and a Flawed Performance Contract System. The Journal of Development Studies, 58:10, 2044-2064, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2022.2069494
Book Reviews
- Heinen, S. (2023). [Review of the book Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications, by T. Kelsall, N. Schulz, W. D. Ferguson, M. vom Hau, S. Hickey, and B. Levy]. The Journal of Development Studies (forthcoming), DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2023.2275409
Working Papers
- Heinen, S. (2021). Rwanda’s Agricultural Transformation Revisited: Stagnating Food Production, Systematic Overestimation, and a Flawed Performance Contract System. SOAS Department of Economics Working Paper No. 242. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26055.83368
PhD Thesis
- Heinen, Sebastian (2023) State-led Economic Transformation in Rwanda 2000-2019: An Evaluation of the Role of Policy in Coffee-processing, Tourism, Food Crops, and Manufacturing. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00039057
Blog Posts
- Heinen, S. (2021). Rwanda’s Agricultural Growth Mirage. SOAS Blog. https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/blog/rwandas-agricultural-growth-mirage
Videos
- Heinen, S. (2022). The Politics of Industrial Policy in post-2000 Rwanda. Presentation at the Development Studies Association Conference 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaM_weQQ71I
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Further links