Contact
Contact
Südbau, Raum 2.10
Otto-Fischer-Straße 4
50674 Köln
Telephone +49-(0)221-470-1350
E-mail v.luxen(at)uni-koeln.de
Research assistant at the Institute of Geography
PhD student in the CRC "Future Rural Africa: Future-making and social-ecological transformation" (CRC 228) - Subproject C01: Future in Chains: Socio-economic impacts of growth corridors
Research focus
Content: Agriculture in the Global South, Global Value Chains, Digitalization of Agriculture
Regional: Sub-Saharan Africa
Academic career
since 2024 | PhD student and research assistant, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne |
2023 - 2024 | M.Sc. Geography with focus on Anthropogeography, University of Cologne |
2023 | Study abroad, University College Dublin |
2021 - 2023 | M.Sc. Geography with focus on Anthropogeography, University of Cologne |
2018 - 2021 | B.Sc. Geography, University of Cologne |
2015 - 2018 | B.A. Media Communication & Journalism, University of Applied Sciences Cologne |
Publications
Luxen, V., Tups, G. & Dannenberg, P. (2022). What makes Tanzanian smallholder farmers satisfied with their life? It’s not farming! DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin, 153(4), 259–263. https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-2022-623
Luxen, V., Zander, M., Wiedemann, C., Fuchs, M., & Dannenberg, P. (2022). Aktuelle Ausprägungen von Arbeit und Beschäftigung im deutschen Onlinehandel. In: A. Appel, S. Hardaker (Hrsg.), Innenstädte, Einzelhandel und Corona in Deutschland (1. Aufl., S 177-202). Würzburg University Press. https://doi.org/10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-177-8
Master thesis
Digital Technologies in African Agriculture: The Role of German Actors
Bachelor thesis
What makes people happy? The influence of livelihood assets on the life satisfaction of Tanzanian smallholder farmers.