Principal Investigator

Dr. Farah Naz

I am a sociologist, and my research focuses on gender, labor markets, and intersectional postcolonial approaches. I explore how the political economy of global production intersects with gender structures, shaping social, economic, and political systems that marginalize women in the Global South. Currently, I am leading a research project titled Decolonizing Knowledge Production and Higher Education, funded by the Elise Richter Program of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). This project addresses inequalities in higher education and aims to decolonize knowledge production , emphasizing the importance of locally grounded and diverse perspectives.

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Research Assistant

Cleo Friedrich

I completed my binational BSc in Public Governance across Borders at the University of Münster, Germany, and the University of Twente, the Netherlands, in 2023, including a semester abroad at the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Querétaro, Mexico. During this time, I deepened my interest in how gender, power, and knowledge intersect, manifesting in my bachelor’s thesis on feminist utopianism as a political theory. After graduating, I interned with Terre des Femmes on the EU-funded project Join our CHAIN, addressing early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation in Europe. Since October 2024, I have been pursuing an MA in International Development Studies at the University of Vienna, focusing on gender issues, global hierarchies, and critical political economy. In June 2025, I joined the project Decolonizing Knowledge Production and Higher Education as a research assistant. I am excited to contribute to this meaningful work and to support Dr. Farah Naz in examining how power structures shape higher education and the production of knowledge.

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