International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)

Dr Sebastian Heinen
Research Associate Health and Social Protection / Project ‘KLUGER Transfer’
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
- Transfer collaboration in the research-practice nexus
Regional Experience: East Africa (Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi), Southeast Asia (Laos)
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 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 (PhD student)
Research Projects
The 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 in-depth effects. A continuous multi-stage transfer chain from basic research via applied research and teaching - as a "transfer hinge" - to society, the economy and politics will be developed. Suitable and innovative formats will be analysed and implemented to create a sustainable system of transfer and knowledge transfer into practice, and an accompanying transfer study will be conducted.
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
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 (unpublished, currently in the defence process)
- Heinen, S. (2022). State-led Economic Transformation in Rwanda 2000-2019. An Evaluation of the Role of Policy in Coffee-processing, Tourism, Food Crops, and Manufacturing. Department of Economics, SOAS University of London.
Blog Posts
- Heinen, S. (2021). Rwanda’s Agricultural Growth Mirage (Part 2/2). SOAS Blog. https://study.soas.ac.uk/rwanda-agricultural-growth-poverty-pt-2/
- Heinen, S. (2021). Rwanda’s Agricultural Growth Mirage (Part 1/2). SOAS Blog. https://study.soas.ac.uk/rwanda-agricultural-growth-poverty-pt-1/
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