Vanessa has studied Law and International Relations (PUC-Rio) and obtained her Ph.D in International Development Studies at the Graduate Institute in Geneva (IHEID). Before her appointment as GIMLA's director, she contributed to the creation and coordination of the Swiss School of Latin American Studies (SSLAS) and acted as project leader at the Leading House for the Latin American Region. Vanessa's research and teaching interests relate to the socio-environmental dimensions of infrastructure projects, including stakeholder engagement. She also focuses on decolonial approaches, and the social control of on the ground practices of rights and policies. On her time, Vanessa enjoys doing fieldwork in the Amazon and spending time with her family trekking, watching movies, dancing and reading.
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Dr. Vanessa Boanada-Fuchs
Director
Av. Paulista 1754 office 153
01.310-920 Sao Paulo
e: vanessa.boanada@unisg.ch
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Anthony is a trained architect and urban planner with a PhD in International Development Studies (IHEID). After post-doc and visiting positions at the University of Sao Paulo (USP-CEM), University of Lausanne (UNIL-IDG), University of Basel (Europainstitute), and the ETH Zurich (CASE) he started teaching at the University in St. Gallen in 2017. His Research and teaching efforts focus on affordable housing, real estate developers, urban policy and informality. Besides work, Anthony enjoys being a father, doing winter sports and nature-related activities, diving, as well as just staying home with a good series or movie.
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Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs
Acquisition and Project Management
Av. Paulista 1754 office 153
01.310-920 Sao Paulo
e: anthony.boanada-fuchs@unisg.ch
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Renata has studied design at UERJ, has several years of experience working with corporate identity and, in addition, managing corporate events. In her free time she enjoys eating out, traveling around the world, going to the movies and watching series on the couch.
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Renata Cunha
Office Manager
Av. Paulista 1754 office 153
01.310-920 Sao Paulo
e: renata.cunha@unisg.ch
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GIMLA is supported by research assistants (RA). RAs are PhD and master students enrolled at the UNISG with an interest in conducting research in/on Latin America. While GIMLA facilitates and financially supports their research and writing process, assistants are fully integrated in the daily activities of the institute and support the executive branch in network activities and the organization of events. Interested potential candidates please check our current offers.
Alessandra Swoboda is pursuing a Masters in International Affairs and Governance at the University of St. Gallen. Her research interests are at the intersection between economics and politics, in particular on the impact of public policies on areas such as education, health, the environment and the labor force. She also holds a Bsc in Economics from Bocconi University.
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Alessandra Swoboda
Research Assistant
Av. Paulista 1754 office 153
01.310-920 Sao Paulo
e: alessandra.swoboda@student.unisg.ch
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Marc Arnold is currently enrolled at the University of St.Gallen as student of the bachelor’s in business administration. The already existing interest for Latin America was underlined by an exchange semester to Buenos Aires, which motivated him to conduct research on a topic within South America. At GIMLA he focuses on special and differential treatment of developing countries in the area of trade. In his free time he enjoys doing all kinds of sports, traveling, as well as getting to know different cultures.
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Marc Arnold
Visiting Bachelor Student
Av. Paulista 1754 office 153
01.310-920 São Paulo
e: marc.arnold@student.unisg.ch
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Collaborating Professors and Researchers
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik, Entrepreneurship
Dr. Christian Opitz, Energy
Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Centro Latino Americano-Suizo
Dr. Ivo Schillig, Cooperatives
Prof. Dr. Peter Sester, Law
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz, Finance
Prof. Dr. Thomas Zellweger, Family Business
Prof. Dr. Harald Tuckermann, Pluralistic Organizations and Health