prof.dr. AM (Andrew) Fischer

Biography

Andrew Martin Fischer is Professor of Inequality, Social Protection and Development at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam. 

 

He is also the Chair and a co-editor of the journal Development and ChangeOpent extern; and founding (former) editor of the Oxford University Press book series Critical Frontiers of International Development StudiesOpent extern

 

His latest book, Poverty as Ideology (Zed, 2018), was awarded the International Studies in Poverty Prize by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) and Zed Books and, as part of the award, is now fully open accessOpent extern.

 

Trained in demography and development economics, Fischer works extensively on poverty, inequality, social policy, and international development. He earned his Ph.D. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics (LSE) for his research on China’s regional development strategies in western China and their impact on ethnic minorities, principally Tibetans, but also Uyghurs and other minorities. He has written two books on this topic, the second being The Disempowered Development of Tibet in China: A Study in the Economics of MarginalizationOpent extern (Lexington Books, 2014), as well as numerous articles in leading journals such as Population and Development Review and China Quarterly.

 

More generally, Fischer has been involved in the field of international development for over 30 years, with experience spanning Latin America, Africa and Asia. Prior to his Ph.D., he spent seven years living with Tibetan refugees in India, and he lived in Western China for two years during and after his Ph.D. Parallel to his ongoing research on western China, he won a prestigious European Research CouncilOpent externgrant for work on the political economy of externally financing social policy in developing countries (Aiding Social ProtectionOpent extern), which he led from 2015 to 2021.

 

He is currently focusing on the role of redistribution in development at local, regional and global scales and its interaction with finance and production, while simultaneously maintaining his ongoing research on western China. 

International Institute of Social Studies

Full professor | Academic staff unit
Email
fischer@iss.nl

Work

  • Andrew Fischer (2020) - Development and Change (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Publication Peer-review Academic
  • Andrew Fischer (2016) - Development and Change (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Editorial work Academic
  • Andrew Fischer (2015) - Oxford University Press (Publisher) (Editor)
    Activity: Editorial work Academic
  • Andrew Fischer (2012) - Journal of International Development (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Editorial work Academic
  • Andrew Fischer (2011) - Agrarian transformation and surplus population in the global South: revisting agraian questions and labour, closed workshop IDAS-LDPI (Participant)
    Activity: Attending an event Professional
  • K Bauer, G Childs, Andrew Fischer & S Craig (2011) - Himalaya. The Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Publication Peer-review Academic
  • Andrew Fischer & U Kothari (2011) - Journal of International Development (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Publication Peer-review Academic
  • Andrew Fischer & U Kothari (2011) - Journal of International Development (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Publication Peer-review Academic
  • Andrew Fischer & U Kothari (2011) - Journal of International Development (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Publication Peer-review Academic
  • G Wood, U Kothari & Andrew Fischer (2010) - Journal of International Development (Journal) (Editor)
    Activity: Publication Peer-review Academic

  • Andrew Martín Fischer (2018) - International Studies in Poverty Prize, awarded by Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) and Zed Books
  • Andrew Fischer (2014) - ERC grant

Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP)

Start date approval
January 2023
End date approval
January 2026
Place
BERGEN
Description
Research Affiliate

Journal of International Development Studies

Start date approval
January 2023
End date approval
January 2026
Place
TOKYO
Description
Editorial Board member

Elliot School of International Affairs

Start date approval
January 2023
End date approval
January 2026
Place
WASHINGTON DC
Description
Research Associate

J of China in Global & Comparative Perspective

Start date approval
January 2023
End date approval
January 2026
Place
LONDON
Description
Executive Editor

Board of Examiners

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-BOE-24-25

Major SPD

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-SPD-24-25

General Information

Year
2024
Course Code
ISSGENERAL-24-25

3105 Research Paper Preparation

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-3105-24-25

4154 Critical Social Policy

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-4154-24-25

5401 Research Paper

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-5401-24-25

Scientific Director

Start date approval
September 2019

News regarding prof.dr. AM (Andrew) Fischer

Redistribution and the need for profound economic transformation

Professor Portraits - an interview with Andrew Fischer on his academic and personal journey and the need for a massive scaling up of redistribution
Inaugural lecture Andrew Fischer

Appointment three ISS professors

ISS proudly announces the recent promotion of these three scholars.

How Much Does Beijing Control the Ethnic Makeup of Tibet?

Han Chinese migration into the Tibetan areas of China is highly politicized and shows two opposing trends. Andrew Fischer discusses this complex issue.
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