fbwietzke@ibei.org

Borge Wietzke is an Associate Professor at IBEI. Originally trained as a political scientist (University of Leipzig and Science Po Paris), he has a PhD in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. Borge also has extensive policy experience with the World Bank, the United Nations (Unicef) and national governments, where he has held staff and consulting positons in areas related to program evaluation, social protection, decentralization, and development finance. Borge's recent research explores the drivers and consequences of recent 'middle class' growth in developing countries, including the political behaviours and redistribution preferences of the 'new middle classes'. His research is informed by earlier historical analysis of the colonial origins of wellbeing inequality and institutional development in developing regions like sub-Saharan Africa. Borge's work typically combines econometric techniques with careful contextual and political-economy analysis. Borge's research has appeared in journals like World Development, Democratization, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Development Studies, and the Socio-Economic Review.

Poverty, Development, Inequality, Religion, Population and Demography