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SNSF Project - The Lasting Scars of War

Understanding the Socio-Environmental Impact of Changing Global Commodity Chains in East Africa During the Second World War, 1937-1962

Brief information

School:

Business

Status:

Ongoing

Period:

01.03.2024 - 01.03.2027

Overview

The research project seeks to uncover how the drastic disruptions and reworkings of global commodity chains during the Second World War impacted environments far from the war fronts: Using extensive archival sources in European and African archives, the projects investigates these effects on the Lake Victoria region in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The focus is on the questions of how the Second World War changed agriculture in the pre-war period and how the war intensified the introduction of export goods (coffee, cocoa, cotton and assorted foodstuffs). Furthermore, the project zeros in on how this influenced the social and ecological situation in the region: On the one hand, the project looks at the overall impact on the environment, such as land use, erosion, deforestation, water supply, pests and diseases. On the other hand, it also looks at the effects on the social environment, such as changes in practices, perception and use of the environment. In addition, questions of sustainability, access to work and working conditions are also examined. The changing experiences of women in this area are particularly important.

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Type of project

Forschung

Internal organisations involved
  • Business
  • CC Business Communication
Funding
  • SNF-HSLU als Hauptgesuchsteller/in
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Among other things, this project contributes to the attainment of the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • SDG 5: Gender Equality
    Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • SDG 15: Life on Land
    Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
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Persons involved: internal

Project manager
  • Martin Gutmann
Member of project team
  • Clara-Maria Seltmann
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Persons involved: external

External project manager
  • Elizabeth Kyazike
External member of project team
  • Harriet Najjemba

Brief information

School:

Business

Status:

Ongoing

Period:

03/01/2024 - 03/01/2027

Project Head

Prof. Dr. Martin Gutmann

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+41 41 228 41 77

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