Andreas Hackl

Dr. Andreas Hackl is a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology of Development at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. His research focuses on the intersection of digital economy, forced displacement, and inequality studies, with particular expertise in Middle Eastern contexts and settler colonial dynamics. He co-directs the MSc International Development program and leads the Digital Global Development Research Cluster.

• Senior Lecturer in Anthropology of Development
• Co-Director, MSc International Development
• Co-Director, Digital Global Development Research Cluster
• Previously held visiting fellowships at Oxford Internet Institute and Harvard's Weatherhead Center

Research interests span:

• Digital economy integration for refugees
• Conditional citizenship frameworks
• Settler colonial urbanism in Tel Aviv
• Labor mobility in conflict zones

Key fieldwork includes:

• 15+ months conducting ethnographic research in Tel Aviv
• Consultancy work with UNHCR and ILO on refugee digital labor
• Postdoctoral research on Palestinian labor mobility in conflict contexts

He supervises PhD projects aligned with his expertise in:

• Digital livelihoods
• Migration inequality
• Conflict anthropology
• Forced displacement dynamics