Matthias Krötz
Technical Advisor
Political Science
Bonn International Center for Conversion
Germany
Biography
Matthias studied Political Science at the University of Bremen and International Studies / Peace and Conflict Research at the Goethe University Frankfurt/ Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, focussing on the crossroads between arms imports and the onset of civil wars in Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining BICC, Matthias worked as a consultant for different programmes of the German development cooperation in Ethiopia.
Research Interest
Conflict-sensitive approaches, risk and security analysis, arms trade, pastoralism and natural resource management