Andreas Neef

Professor Andreas Neef is the Dean (Research) for the Arts, Education and Law Group at Griffith University, a role he commenced in May 2024. He is a Professor of Global Development with over 25 years of academic experience, previously holding a professorship at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Originally from Germany, his career has spanned research and teaching in Thailand, Japan, New Zealand, and various countries in the Pacific and West Africa.

His research interests are centered on critical issues of social and environmental justice in the Global South. Key areas include global land and resource grabbing, climate-related migration, mobility justice, natural resource governance, development-induced displacement, and community resilience. He is known for his extensive fieldwork and participatory research methodologies, collaborating closely with local communities and activist researchers.

Currently, he leads and contributes to research projects focused on climate mobility, such as investigating local micro-mobility strategies in Samoa and Fiji as viable alternatives to government-led planned relocation due to sea-level rise and other climate threats. His work is deeply interdisciplinary and emphasizes capacity building and the empowerment of Indigenous and local communities.

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Professor Neef is actively involved in research leadership and supervision. His current projects are funded by international bodies like the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research. He has managed large, interdisciplinary research projects from conception to completion throughout his career.

He is a key figure in Griffith University's research community, particularly in efforts contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.