Rüdiger Korff
Rüdiger Korff (born November 1, 1954 in Bad Oeynhausen ) is a German sociologist .
Life
From 1973 to 1978 he studied sociology at Bielefeld University . After receiving his doctorate in sociology in 1985, he was a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University from 1985 to 1987 . From 1987 to 1991 he was a lecturer in Bielefeld . From 1998 to 2000 he was Professor of Development Science at the National University of Malaysia . From 2000 to 2004 he taught as a professor for sociology in developing countries at the University of Hohenheim . Since 2004 he has held the chair for Southeast Asian Studies in Passau .
His focus is on comparative studies on the processes of social and political change in Southeast Asia, especially with the thematic priorities: state formation and conflicts, urban development, urban society and patterns of local self-organization and media as an organizational form.
Fonts (selection)
- Bangkok. Urban system and everyday life . Saarbrücken 1986, ISBN 3-88156-328-8 .
- with Peter Feldbauer and Karl Husa (eds.): Southeast Asia. Societies, Spaces and Development in the 20th Century . Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85371-202-9 .
- with Hans-Dieter Evers (Ed.): Southeast Asian urbanism. The meaning and power of social space . Münster 2003, ISBN 3-8258-4021-2 .
- with Helmut Wohlschlägl and Karl Husa (eds.): Southeast Asia. Societies, spaces and development . Vienna 2018, ISBN 3-7003-2084-1 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Korff, Rudiger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Oeynhausen |