Jan Janoth, MSc BA BA

Jan Niklas Janoth is a PhD student at the Department for Migration and Globalization at the University for Continuing Education Krems. His project examines the relationship between (im)mobility and place identity in a context where both climate change and conflict have a lasting impact on local livelihoods.

Jan Niklas Janoth, with a background in Human Geography and African Studies, is interested in studying migration and mobility patterns in the context of climate change, shifting environmental conditions, and social conflicts. He places a particular focus on socio-cultural dimensions and examines aspects such as identity, lifestyles, social cohesion, and the historical embedding of migration and mobility dynamics. He draws on concepts from cultural anthropology, ethnography, post-colonialism and mobility research and uses predominantly qualitative-creative research methods. His regional focus is on East and West Africa as well as Southeast Asia. 

Jan Niklas holds a Master of Science in Geography from the University of Vienna and the University of Toronto after completing two Bachelor's degrees in African Studies and Geography at the University of Vienna. He has already gained field research experience in Ghana and Thailand and has worked hands-on at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the German Development Institute. 

His specific research interests include:

• (Im)mobility in the context of climate and environmental change
• Socio-cultural aspects of migration and (im)mobility
• Migration and development
• Migration and social conflicts