Andreas Gruschke

Andreas Gruschke earned his PhD in Development Geography at Leipzig University, Germany, with a thesis on livelihood issues of Tibetan pastoralists, following a M.A. in Geography, Social Anthropology and Chinese Studies at Freiburg University, Germany. After many years of work experience in the tourism sector in Tibetan areas and China, he became a researcher at the research center 'Difference and Integration' based at Leipzig University, where he worked from 2004 to 2012. Since 2012, he has...See more

Andreas Gruschke earned his PhD in Development Geography at Leipzig University, Germany, with a thesis on livelihood issues of Tibetan pastoralists, following a M.A. in Geography, Social Anthropology and Chinese Studies at Freiburg University, Germany. After many years of work experience in the tourism sector in Tibetan areas and China, he became a researcher at the research center 'Difference and Integration' based at Leipzig University, where he worked from 2004 to 2012. Since 2012, he has held a professorship at the Faculty of Social Development and Western China Development Studies at Sichuan University, China. His research interests focus on the multiple transformations of nomadic societies, rural livelihoods, and on the impact of tourism development in Western China. Ingo Breuer earned his PhD in Human Geography at Freiburg University, Germany. He has held a professorship at the Faculty of Social Development and Western China Development Studies at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, since 2014. From 2001 to 2012, he was a researcher and project leader at the 'Difference and Integration' research center based at Leipzig University, Germany, leading research projects in North Africa and the Middle East. His research has focused on the impact of globalization and market integration on local economies in developing countries, on rural livelihood systems, and specifically on the transformation of nomadic societies. See less