Frauke Steglich

Frauke Steglich is a Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), specializing in the Globalisation and Development research programme. Her work focuses on corporate social responsibility in global value chains, foreign direct investment impacts, and economic development dynamics in emerging economies. She holds a collaborative role in interdisciplinary research addressing contractual challenges in multinational supply chains and corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Key publications include analyses on CSR along global value chains (Journal of Development Economics, 2024) and the interplay between FDI and petty corruption in African local contexts (Journal of Development Studies, 2021). Her research emphasizes policy-relevant insights for sustainable globalisation frameworks.

No academic awards or formal advisees are listed in the provided materials. She contributes to GIGA’s mission through policy advice and peer-reviewed publications, though specific lab affiliations or teams are not explicitly mentioned.