Univ.-Kulturw. Dr. Gunnar Stange
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Univ.-Kulturw. Dr. Gunnar Stange
University Assitant (post doc)
Department of Geography and Regional Research
Universitätsstraße 7/5
1010 Vienna
Hours: Tuesday, 11:00–13:00 Uhr – please register gunnar.stange@univie.ac.at (not during the semester breaks)
Tel.: +43-1-4277-48732
Email: gunnar.stange@univie.ac.at
Biography
My fields of work and interest lie in the areas of peace and conflict research as well as development research. In particular, I am interested in the dynamics that transform armed conflicts into procedural conflicts and the processes by which competing groups of actors organise access to resources, which is often contentious. I am currently designing a research project in insular Southeast Asia that looks at the effects of internal refugee movements on local use of and access to resources in a comparative regional perspective. I am pursuing a qualitative, actor-centred research approach that methodologically follows participant observation during extended field research visits. Equally, it is important for me to conduct socially relevant research and make its findings accessible to both the actors I research and the non-university public. I studied languages, economics and cultural area studies with a focus on Southeast Asia at the University of Passau and completed my doctorate at the Institute of Ethnology at Goethe University in Frankfurt.
Research interests
Conceptual: anthropological conflict theory, development theories
Thematic: peace and conflict studies, flight and displacement, identity politics
Regional: insular Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia
Publications
2011
Stange, G. (Author), & Missbach, A. (Author). (2011). A supreme ruler for Aceh? The former rebels show an autocratic streak in their attempt to enthrone an absolute ruler.. Web publication www.insideindonesia.org/a-supreme-ruler-for-aceh
Stange, G., & Missbach, A. (2011). Alter Schwede. Acehs neuer Wali: Eintritt durch die Hintertür. Suara – Zeitschrift für Indonesien und Osttimor, 2/2011, 12-16.
Stange, G. (2011). Die Qual der Wahl. Eine Bestandsaufnahme des Friedensprozesses in Aceh, Indonesien, vor den Gouverneurs- und Landratswahlen am 14. November 2011. Suara – Zeitschrift für Indonesien und Osttimor, (2/2011), 7-11.
2009
Stange, G. (2009). Aceh - Das Land des Friedens?! In Freundeskreis Aceh e.V., Centre for Southeast Asian Art, & Kulturamt der Stadt Passau (Eds.), Zwischenzeiten. Bilder aus Passau - Bilder aus Aceh.: Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung des Künstlers Mahdi Abdullah in Passau, Oktober 2009 (pp. 24-27).
Stange, G. (2009). Der Lauf der Zeit - Die Sprache des Mahdi Abdullah. In Freundeskreis Aceh e.V., Centre for Southeast Asian Art, & Kulturamt der Stadt Passau (Eds.), Zwischenzeiten. Bilder aus Passau - Bilder aus Aceh.: Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung des Künstlers Mahdi Abdullah in Passau, Oktober 2009 (pp. 32-36).