Mario Krauser
Dr. Mario Krauser | |
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Lecturer at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences http://www.gess.ethz.ch/ |
Research Field | Mario Krauser is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Science, Technology and Policy at the ETH Zürich. His research examines the local socio-economic consequences of natural resource production in developing regions. A particular focus of Mario’s work lies on the effects of distinct sourcing methods, such as the association between artisanal mining and conflict, or large-scale extraction and employment. To understand why sometimes undesirable local outcomes persist or new ones even emerge, he draws attention to the involvement of rather different types of actors. Using a political economy approach, he highlights their often-diverging interests, strategies, and leverage.
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Curriculum Vitae (CV) | Mario received his PhD from the University of Konstanz in autumn 2020, where he also completed his master studies. He attained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Zurich. His teaching positions include seminars on development and foreign aid at the University of Lucerne. Since March 2021 Mario is part of the SWISSCHAINS incubator project Designing Sustainable Global Supply Chains at ISTP. The project examines how policies address the increasingly recognized social and environmental production costs of minerals, metals, and food products in developing countries. As public awareness rises, key political, economic and civil society players are beginning to explore ways to ameliorate these negative consequences through sustainable supply chain management, which poses complex technological, policy, social and ecological challenges. As part of this interdisciplinary group Mario’s research focuses on the upstream effects of mineral supply chain policies and their effectiveness, equity and feasibility in comparison to similar approaches in the food commodity chain. |
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