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Since 2000, Dieter Neubert is Professor for Development Sociology at the University of Bayreuth/Germany. He studied education, sociology and social anthropology in Mainz. He holds a doctoral degree in sociology and habilitated in sociology at the Free University Berlin. Current research interests are sociology of Africa and social structure, sociology of violent conflicts, social change and globalization, development policy. His regional research focus is Africa, particularly East Africa (Kenia, Uganda, Rwanda). He has also conducted research in Southeast Asia (Vietnam and Thailand). Selected publications: D. Neubert/F. Stoll, Florian, in “The “narrative of the African middle class” and its conceptual limitations”, in Kroeker/O’Kane/Scharrer (eds.), Middle classes in Africa - Critiques and realities, London, 57-79; D. Neubert 2016, “Kenya's unconscious middle class?”, in Melber (ed.), The rise of Africa's middle class, London, 110-128; D. Neubert 2014, “What is “middle class”? In search of an appropriate concept”, in Middle East - Topics & Arguments, Vol. 2, 23-35; D. Neubert/C. Scherer (eds.) 2014, Agency and changing world views in Africa, Berlin; A. Daniel/D. Neubert, “Middle classes and political instability in Kenya”, in Darbon/Toulabour (eds.) 2014, Les classes moyennes en Afrique, Paris, 155-184.
