Hanna Werner

Hanna Werner is a Junior Fellow at the Max-Weber-Kolleg (University of Erfurt), where she conducts research on modernity, postcolonial theory, cultural identity politics, nationalism, power/knowledge, governmentality, and social/environmental movements. Her work bridges anthropology with development studies, focusing on contested modernity and resistance in South Asia and Africa.

• Research Trends: Her publications (2006–2024) emphasize environmental activism, science-society interfaces, and postcolonial critiques of development. A recurring theme is the interplay between technological projects (e.g., dams) and local resistance, with recent work addressing environmental mobilizations and fragmented universality in science.
• Publications: Key contributions include the monograph The Politics of Dams (2015), co-edited special issues on global science (2024), and analyses of youth-led art activism in the Himalayas (2023).
• Methodological Focus: Combines ethnographic fieldwork with visual anthropology (e.g., photo essays) and discourse analysis of environmental and postcolonial debates.