
Dr. phil. Jill Philine Blau
Dr. phil. Jill Philine Blau
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
An der Ihle 5 A
39291 Möckern-Friedensau
Raum: LÜP 302a
Telefon: + 49 (0) 3921 916-153
Fax: + 49 (0) 3921 916-153
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Current position
Postdoctoral Researcher in Development Studies
Research interest: feminist theories and practices, commons and commoning, pastoralism
Courses taught: land use and politics, aid and its discontents, introduction to gender studies, rhetorics and presentations skills, participatory project planning
Academic Education and personal grants
1999 | Tamatea High School, New Zealand, Student Exchange High School with full scholarship from G.A.S.S. e.V. |
2000 – 2002 | International Baccalaureate, Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, United World College, Canada with full scholarship from the German Foundation United World College |
2003 – 2006 | Bachelor of Arts, First Class, Development Studies and International Relations, University of Sussex, UK with UCAS scholarship |
2007 – 2010 | Master of Public Policy, Hertie School of Governance with full scholarship from the Hertie Foundation |
2011 – 2015 | Award of Scholarship for PhD from Heinrich Böll Foundation |
2011 – 2012 | Participation in the Graduate School “Resource Politics and Gender Justice” at the Humboldt University Berlin & Leuphana University of Lüneburg |
2011 – 2013 | Participation in the Research Network SUNARPA Inter – African – German Research Group Working on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources & Peace in Pastoralist Areas in Africa |
2012 | Lecturer on „Resource Use and Gender Justice” at the Zentrum für Transdisziplinäre Geschlechterstudien (ZTG) of the Humboldt University Berlin |
2014 – 2018 | Conceptualization and Realization of the Cape Coast Summer School on Land Use and Land Politics, financed by the VW Foundation in cooperation with FAU and University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
2015 - 2016 | Scholarship for Finalisation of PhD from Free University Berlin |
2017 | Handing in and defense of Dissertation “Land, Gender and Commons: Collective Land Use Strategies of Pastoralists in Ethiopia and Germany”, magna cum laude, Free University Berlin |
Further Employment
2009 – 2011 | Freelance Research and Consultant on Ecology, Development and Gender – Issues, Berlin |
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2008 – 2009 | Head of Department for International Politics, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin |
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2007 – 2008 | Head of Department for Gender Democracy and Feminism, Gunda- Werner- Institut of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin |
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2006 – 2007 | Junior Project Manager at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) now GIZ |
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2003 – 2006 | Group Leader of Mentoring and Mentor at Aimhigher, Mentoring, UK |
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2005 | Intern and then freelance assistant, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro |
Publications
Books
2020 |
“Land, Gender and Commons. Collective Land Use Strategies of Pastoralists in Ethiopia and Germany.” Forthcoming monograph based on PhD, in negotiation with Lexington books |
“Gender, age and commons among the Nyangatom in Southern Ethiopia”, In: Land Tenure and Commodification, Edited by Britwum, Akua & Schultz, Ulrike, in negotiation with SAGE publishing |
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2019 | Pastoralismus. In: Brunner, J; Dobelmann, A. ; Kirst, S. & Prause, L. (Ed.) Wörterbuch Land – und Rohstoffkonflikte, transcript Verlag |
“Commons and feminist research: a disambiguation” In: Environment and Planning E, Special Issue, 'Commons, Commoning and Co-Becoming Edited by Singh, Neera; Garcia, Gustavo & Lang, Ursula, accepted |
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2018 |
“Commoning und Wanderweidewirtschaft: Die Rechtler_innen im Oberallgäu”, Peripherie – Politik • Ökonomie • Kultur 150/151, Heft 2-2018 Jenseits des Entwicklungsdenkens (150/151) |
“Making sense of past, present and future. Images of modern and past pastoralism among Nyangatom herders in South Omo, Ethiopia, In: Land (2018) 7/2 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/7/2/54/htm |
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2010 |
Co-editing with Helfrich, Silke in the name of Heinrich Böll Foundation, Wem gehört die Welt?” Oekom Verlag |
2009 |
Editor in the name of the Heinrich Böll Fondation: Roadmap to 1325, Resolution for gender-sensitive peace and security politics, Barbara Budrichs Verlag |
Articles
2020 | “Interdependencies within commoning: the case of herders in Ethiopia and Germany” In: Environment and Planning E, Special Issue, 'Commons, Commoning and Co-Becoming Edited by Singh, Neera; Garcia, Gustavo & Lang, Ursula, revised and resubmitted |
2018 | “Commoning und Wanderweidewirtschaft: Die Rechtler_innen im Oberallgäu”, Peripherie – Politik • Ökonomie • Kultur 150/151, Heft 2-2018 Jenseits des Entwicklungsdenkens (150/151) |
2018 | Making Sense of Past, Present and Future. Images of Modern and Past Pastoralism among Nyangatom Herders in South Omo, Ethiopia. In: Sternberg, T. & Ahearn, A. (2018) Land, 7(2), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/land7020054. |
Other
2019 | With Ahearn, A; Semplici, G.; Pappagallo, L; Maru, N. & Gonzalez, G. (2019) Pastoral Mobilities Methodologies: Exploring Frameworks and Methods at: https://pastres.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/pastoral-mobilities-methodologies-exploring-frameworks-and-methods/#more-325 |
Acquiring of non-personal grants
2016 – 2018 | Volkswagen Foundation Grant for three PhD Summer Schools in cooperation with University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
2018 | Small grant to implement migration workshop project in Möckern from City Burg |
Lectures
2018 | “The Commons, Commoning and Co-becomings: Land, Care, and Commons” Panel at the AAG (American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting) in New Orleans, USA |
“Land, nomadism and future forms of ownership”, Schwarzmarkt für nützliches Wissen und Nicht-Wissen, Staatstheater Braunschweig | |
2017 | “Commons-based land use of pastoralists in Ethiopia in the midst of land commodification” Panel at European Conference on African Studies, Basel, Switzerland |
“Pastoralism and the Commons: a multidisciplinary approach”, Interdisciplinary Desert Conference, Oxford University | |
2016 | “Intercultural Relations in Friedensau”: Presentation of a larger qualitative study conducted as part of an endorsed diversity strategy for Friedensau Adventist University |
2014 | “Pastoralism in Comparison”, New Generation University, Ethiopia, Diversity Day |
2012 | „Pastoralism and Natural Resource Use“ Technical University Berlin, Development Politics, with other SUNARPA members |
2011 |
“Pastoralist conflicts and civil peace building in South Ethiopia and bordering areas”, Berliner Afrikakreis, Afrikahaus |
2010 „Power, Grant Writings and Movement Buildings: Contradictions from a women’s movement perspective” AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights, South Africa, | |
2009 |
“Backgrounds and strategies for gender-sensitive peace and security politics”, Technical University Berlin, Development Politics Series XVII |
Supervision of Master Thesis
ongoing.
Academic Memberships
2016 American Association of Geographers
Courses taught at the University
SS 2018 | Global politics of mining and sustainability at Master in International Social Sciences (Development Studies), Friedensau Adventist University |
Development Industry and Legacy at Master in International Social Sciences (Development Studies), Friedensau Adventist University | |
2018 | Introductory Module: PhD Summer School on Land, Place and Belonging, co-taught with Kwaku Arhin-Sam, University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
SS 2017 | Lecture Series: Social Impacts of the Anthropocene; Friedensau Adventist University with geographers such as Silja Klepp and Festus Boamah |
Intersectional perspectives on land use at Master in International Social Sciences (Development Studies), Friedensau Adventist University | |
WS 2017 | Rhetoric and presentation skills at Master in International Social Sciences (Development Studies), Friedensau Adventist University |
2017 | Introductory Module: PhD Summer School on Mobile Livelihoods and Intersectional Perspectives with Kwaku Arhin-Sam, University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
SS 2016 | Global Politics of Sustainability at Master in International Social Sciences (Development Studies), Friedensau Adventist University |
WS 2016 | Migration and Development, course in cooperation with Kino Burg and Polilux e.V. |
WS 2016 | Imagining and Understanding the “Other”: Cooperation projects with a school close to FAU as part of Interkulturelle Woche Burg, Sachsen-Anhalt |
2016 | Introductory Module: PhD Summer School on Intersectional & Feminist Perspectives on Land Commodification with Kwaku Arhin-Sam, University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
SS 2015 | Land, Gender and Development at Master in International Social Sciences (Development Studies), Friedensau Adventist University |
WS 2012 | Gender und Ressourcenpolitik im BA Gender Studies, Zentrum für Transdisziplinäre Geschlechterstudien, co-taught with Julia Rometsch |
Voluntary engagement and interests
Since 2001 | Oil Painting
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2007 – 2011 | Board of Trustees, OWEN e.V. – Mobile Academy for Peace and Gender Democracy, Berlin
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2008 – 2011 | Member of Steering Committee, German Women’s Security Council
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2008 – 2011 | Founder temporarity
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Languages
German | Mother Tongue |
English | Excellent |
Italian | Intermediate speaking, low writing skills |
French | Intermediate speaking, low writing skills |
Serbo-Croatian | Good comprehension only |
Nyangatom | Basic communication |