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Luregn Lenggenhager

Prof. Dr. Luregn Lenggenhager
Research Fellow

Luregn Lenggenhager is a historian specializing in Namibia. He researches the connections between nature conservation, climate change, and land policies in (post-)colonial Africa and the Swiss Alps. He is an assistant professor at the Center for African Studies in Basel, where he heads the CEDEL project. His latest monograph, Space is the Ultimate Luxury, analyzes land grabbing in the name of nature conservation in southern Namibia.

Project

Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change (CEDEL)