Stig Eduard Breitenstein Jensen

Stig Eduard Breitenstein Jensen serves as Associate Professor at the Centre of African Studies, University of Copenhagen, conducting interdisciplinary research on Africa's environmental, political, and developmental challenges.

His research spans five critical domains:

• Environment and Sustainability: Market mechanisms for conservation, ecotourism, and climate crisis adaptation
• Higher Education in Africa: Knowledge production dynamics and capacity building in African universities
• Political Development: Governance trends and institutional capacities across African states
• Security and Conflict: Rural land conflicts and green grabbing phenomena
• Development Aid: Danish aid policies and private sector interventions

His 2024 publications demonstrate consistent focus on biodiversity conservation, climate summit politics in oil-dependent nations, and critiques of Western development frameworks, all examining environmental-political intersections in Africa.

Jensen supervises PhD and MA students on Africa-related topics through the Centre of African Studies, an interdisciplinary research hub fostering cross-faculty collaboration on African studies at the University of Copenhagen.