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Anne-Meike Fechter serves as Professor of Anthropology and International Development at the University of Sussex's School of Global Studies, where she has been a faculty member since 2003 following previous teaching at the University of Wales. Her academic profile combines rigorous theoretical engagement with practical fieldwork across Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Cambodia, and extensive research on migration-development intersections.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Hull, an MA in Social Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, and a Staatsexamen in German Linguistics and History from the University of Tuebingen, Germany. She is fluent in German and has reading comprehension in Indonesian.
Fechter's research program explores three interconnected strands: privileged migration (particularly corporate expatriates in Jakarta), migration and social change (focusing on international aid workers as migrants), and mutual aid in forced displacement contexts. Her pioneering work on 'Citizen Aid' and 'Everyday Humanitarianism' has significantly contributed to rethinking humanitarian paradigms by highlighting grassroots initiatives that operate outside traditional aid structures. Her recent publications examine horizontal development approaches that challenge conventional power dynamics in international aid, with particular attention to Myanmar displacement contexts and South-South cooperation models.
A dedicated educator, Fechter teaches core undergraduate courses including 'Social Justice and Development' and graduate courses like 'Migration and Global Development' and 'Horizontal Development.' Her scholarly impact is amplified through substantial research funding from ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, and GCRF programs, supporting projects such as 'Protracted Displacement Economies' and 'Alternative Actors in Development.' She has supervised over twenty PhD students whose work spans Indonesian migration, Chinese NGOs, Myanmar displacement, and various aspects of transnational mobility and development practice.
