Martina Fuchs

Prof. Dr. Martina Fuchs is a Full Professor of Economic and Social Geography at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. She specializes in transnational corporations, global value chains, innovation dynamics, and the spatial impacts of digitalization. Her research emphasizes ethical dimensions of regional development, particularly in emerging economies and the Global South.

Her career includes prior professorships at the University of Lüneburg and the University of Duisburg-Essen. She holds a Ph.D. from Goethe University Frankfurt.

Key research interests focus on labor geography, regional sustainability, and the interplay between multinational enterprises and local knowledge ecosystems. Recent work explores digital transformation in manufacturing and labor resistance strategies in tech industries like Amazon.

Publications analyze global-local linkages in production networks and vocational training systems. She leads research initiatives on dual education systems and corporate responsibility in cross-border investments.