A new research article by Steffi Hamann, assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences, examines private sector investment incentives and development dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Steffi Hamann, assistant professor in the Department of Social Science, has recently contributed a research paper to the journal World Development examining the contemporary investment promotion landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study analyzes national‑level policy frameworks across 46 countries and explores how governments seek to attract private sector investment.Â
Hamann specializes in international development and food security. Her research combines her academic background as a political scientist with an interest in agrarian change and sustainable livelihoods. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in sub-Saharan Africa and employs mixed methods approaches to engage with diverse stakeholder groups for data collection and knowledge mobilization.