Dr. Griet Steel – Academic Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Griet Steel – Academic Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Griet Steel – Academic Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2008
PhD
University of Utrecht: The Netherlands.
Promoters: Prof. Dr. Annelies Zoomers and Prof. Dr. Michiel Baud.
Dissertation: Vulnerable Careers. Tourism and livelihood dynamics among street vendors
in Cusco, Peru.
2003
M.A. Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
University of Leiden: The Netherlands.
Supervisors: Dr. Tjon Sie Fat and Prof. Dr. Annelies Zoomers.
Dissertation: The llameros of Llavisa: an anthropological study on the livelihood
strategies of lama pastoralists in the Bolivian Andes.
CAREER
HISTORY
2014-current (part-time)
Post doctoral fellow
Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa (IARA), University of Leuven, Belgium.
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Post doctoral research
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New technologies in urban Africa.
Technology, urbanity and online entrepreneurship in Khartoum, Sudan.
2014-current (part-time)
Post doctoral fellow
International Development Studies group (IDS), Human Geography & Planning, Faculty
of Geosciences, Utrecht University
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Post doctoral research
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Rural-urban linkages.
Mobility and urbanization in Rwanda, Ghana, Cameroon and Tanzania.
2008-2013
Assistant Professor
Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Post doctoral research
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Livelihood strategies and perspectives of rural youngsters in Matiguás and
Muy Muy, Nicaragua.
Migration and urban development in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Migrant trajectories of Sudanese en route to Europe.
Teaching in Master on Development Evaluation and Management, Governance
and Development, Globalization and Development (in English).
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Module on “research methods”: Validity in qualitative research (2 ECTS),
people as informants (1.5 ECTS) and participatory research approaches (3
ECTS).
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Module on “Local institutions and poverty reduction”: theories and
concepts: livelihood strategies and social exclusion (2 ECTS) and access to
urban resources (1.5 ECTS).
o Follow-up of students policy-oriented papers at the end of the module and
of dissertation projects.
Active role in VLIR UOS research and training project with IOB and the
research and development institute NITLAPAN, Central American University of
Managua, Nicaragua.
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Generating knowledge and strengthening synergies for rural development.
Pilot project for an innovative approach to social learning in Muy Muy and
Matiguás, Nicaragua.
2003-2008
Doctoral fellow
Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), The Netherlands.
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Doctoral research project
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Livelihood strategies of street vendors working in the tourist streets of
Cusco, Peru.
Teaching in Bachelor and Master in Latin American Studies (in Dutch).
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Course ”Sustainable tourism in Latin America” (10 ECTS).
Follow up of master dissertations.
OTHER ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
May-June 2014
Course “Geography of development countries” in Utrecht, the Netherlands (in
cooperation with IDS staff).
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MA students in “teacher education in geography” at HU University of Applied
Sciences Utrecht (HU).
March 2014
Course “Qualitative research practices” in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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MA students psychotherapy for children and their families, University of Cuenca
(8h)
June 2012
Workshop “Participatory planning” in Esteli, Nicaragua.
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Representatives of partner organizations of Broederlijk Delen in Nicaragua (14h).
June 2012
Course “Qualitative Research Practices” in Managua, Nicaragua.
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Researchers of Nitlapan and docents of the UCA (28h).
December 2011
Course “Qualitative Research Practices” in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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Docents at the University of Cuenca (28h).
2003-current
Regular lectures of 2 to 3h.
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Master and bachelor students in Cultural Anthropology, Development Studies and
Latin American Studies at Utrecht University, Leiden University and Amsterdam
University.
Bachelor students in social work at the College of Antwerp (Belgium) and
Rotterdam (The Netherlands).
Master students in Visual Anthropology at the Catholic University of Lima (Peru).
1999-2000
Tutor of practical modules within the BA program of Cultural Anthropology and
Development Sociology of Non-Western Societies at the University of Leiden (in Dutch).
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in peer reviewed journals
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Schapendonk, J. and G. Steel (2014) ‘Following Migrant Trajectories: The
Im/Mobility of Sub-Saharan Africans en Route to the European Union, Annals of
the Association of American Geographers. DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2013.862135.
Steel, G. (2013) ‘Mining and Tourism: Urban Transformations in the Intermediate
Cities of Cajamarca and Cusco, Peru’ in Latin American Perspectives, 40(2): 237249.
Steel, G.; N. Winters and C. Sosa (2012) ‘Movilidad y desarrollo translocal en la
Nicaragua (semi-)rural’ in Encuentro. Revista de la Universidad Centroamericana,
19 (92): 53-72.
Steel, G. (2012) ‘Whose Paradise? Itinerant Street Vendors’ Individual and
Collective Practices of Political Agency in the Tourist Street of Cusco, Peru’ in
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 36(5): 1007-21.
Steel, G. (2012) ‘Local encounters with globetrotters. Tourism’s potential for
street vendors in Cusco, Peru’ in Annals of Tourism Research, 39 (2): 601–619.
Steel, G. and C. Sosa (2011) ‘Estrategias de vida y rutas de desarrollo de jóvenes
rurales en Nicaragua: los casos en Muy Muy y en Matiguás’ in Encuentro, 89: 6379.
Steel, G.; N. Winters and C. Sosa (2011) ‘Mobility, translocal development and
the shaping of development corridors in (semi) rural Nicaragua’ in International
Development Planning Review, 33 (4): 409-428.
Steel, G. and A. Zoomers (2009) ‘Social mobility in the Central Andes of Peru and
Bolivia: towards a more dynamic and multi-local vision of poverty alleviation’ in
International Development Planning Review, 31 (4): 377-398.
Submitted for publication
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Schapendonk, J. and G. Steel ‘Staying put while being on the move: analysing the
im/mobility dynamics of migration processes between Africa and Europe (under
revision for Global Networks, October 2012).
Klaufus, C. and G. Steel ‘Displacement for development. Gentrification of trade
and housing in two Andean cities’ (under revision for Journal of Latin American
Studies, April 2012).
Contributions in peer reviewed books
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Steel, G. and C. Sosa (2014) "Espacios de negociación: Estrategias de
independencia de jóvenes rurales en Nicaragua" in T. Cruz Salazar and Y.
González (Eds.) "Juventudes en frontera Tránsitos, procesos y emergencias
juveniles en México, Chile, Nicaragua y Argentina. Ecuador: Abya Yala, p.111138.
Steel, G. (2009) ‘Dishing up the city: tourism and street vendors in Cuzco’ in M.
Baud and A. Ypeij (eds.) Cultural Tourism in Latin America, the Politics of Space
and Imagery. Brill: Leiden – Boston, pp. 161-176.
Steel, G. (2006) Turismo y vendedores ambulantes en Cuzco in A.Ypeij and A.
Zoomers (eds.), La Ruta Andina. Turismo y desarrollo sostenible en Perú y Bolivia,
pp. 169-186. Ecuador: Abya-Yala.
Books
 Steel, G. (2008) Vulnerable Careers. Tourism and livelihood dynamics among
street vendors in Cusco, Peru. PhD dissertation published by Rozenberg
Publishers: Amsterdam.
Other
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Bastiaensen, J., Flores, S., Steel, G., Sosa, C., Martínez, S. y Aleman, M. (2011)
“Territorio, actores y estrategias de desarrollo”, Cuaderno de Investigación
(research hand-out), Serie “Territorio, actores y desarrollo” 40.
Sosa, C. and G. Steel (2010) Rutas de desarrollo: Perspectivas y estrategias de
vida de los jóvenes rurales en Matiguás y Muy Muy. Fieldwork report for Nitlapan.
Steel, G. (2010) De straatverkopers van Cuzco in TE GAST IN Peru en Bolivia.
Nijmegen: Informatie Verre Reizen VOF.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Scholarships and Grants
2013
Joint Research Program
 HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area), open competition Joint
Research Program on Cultural Encounters, project title “Traces of belonging:
migrants’ material culture in urban public space” (fundable but excluded for
budgetary reasons).
2010
Post doctoral Fellow
 FWO (Research Foundation Flanders), open competition individual postdoctoral
research projects, project title “Moving out of poverty: dream or reality for young
Peruvians?” (fundable but excluded for budgetary reasons).
2008
Publishing Grant
 Juriaanse Stichting for publishing PhD dissertation (1700€).
2003-2008
PhD research grant
 NWO-WOTRO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research), open
competition research projects, grant number W 01.65.2012.00, project title
“Incatourism in the Andean Highlands: prospects and ambivalences of the idea of
sustainable tourism (Bolivia, Peru)”, submitted on behalf of Prof. dr. J.M. Baud
(four years’ salary + 18 months field research costs).
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2001
Field research grant
 LUSTRA-LUF (Leiden University Fund) for Master research in Bolivia.
Refereeing and advisory boards
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Jury member NALACS Thesis Award (2013).
Jury member selection committee North-South projects, province of Antwerp
(2013).
Member of the Latin American commission of Broederlijk Delen (2009-2014).
Refereeing for: IDPR, Geoforum, Annals of Tourism Research, Human
Organization, Childhood and Built Environment.
Field experience
March 2014
Field research in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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Migration and urban development in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador.
December 2011
Field research in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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Elite migration to Cuenca , Ecuador.
August 2010
Field visit to Cajamarca, Peru.
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Project formulation of a VLIR UOS research and training project on responsible
mining in Peru, Cajamarca.
February 2009, 2011 and January-February 2010
Field research in Matiguás and Muy Muy, Nicaragua.
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Action research on livelihood strategies and perspectives of rural youth in
Nicaragua.
Participation in a VLIR UOS research and training project on generating knowledge
and strengthening synergies for rural development. A pilot project for an
innovative approach to social learning in Muy Muy and Matiguás, Nicaragua.
June 2007 and August 2008
Field research in Cusco, Peru.
 Follow up research on livelihood strategies and social mobility among street
vendors in Cusco.
 Presentation of PhD results.
March 2005 till October 2005 and February 2004 till October 2004
Field research in Cusco, Peru.
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PhD field research on livelihood strategies and social mobility among street
vendors in the tourist streets of Cusco.
November 2003
Field research in Cusco, Peru.
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Explorative field research for PhD project on Inca tourism in the Andes.
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November 2001 - April 2002
Field research in Sucre and Northern Potosi, Bolivia.
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Dissertation project on livelihood strategies of lama pastoralists in the Peruvian
Andes.
Conference participations
Steel, G. and C. Sosa (2012), "Espacios de negociación: jóvenes rurales y sus estrategias
de independencia en Muy Muy y Matiguás, Nicaragua" at 54 ICA, International Congress
of Americanists, “Building Dialogues in the Americas”, Vienna (Austria), 15-20 July 2012.
Steel, G. and J. Schapendonk (2012), chair workshop “Diasporas, geopolitics and
migration and development” at Knowledge for Development Symposium “New Donors,
New Investments: New Development? Beyond the Millennium Development Goals”,
Utrecht, January 27, 2012.
Steel, G. (2011), “Qualitative Research”, invited lecture at University of Cuenca, Ecuador,
December 6, 2011.
Steel, G. (2011) discussant of the session “People on the move: life trajectories and the
question of improvement” at “Contested mobility, commodities and policies across Latin
America and the Caribbean”, Leiden, 13-14 October 2011.
Steel, G. (2011) chair of the session “People on the move: legalities and
transnationalism” at “Contested mobility, commodities and policies across Latin America
and the Caribbean”, Leiden, 13-14 October 2011.
Steel, G. and K. Houtman (2011) “Mining and tourism: neo-liberal investments and
livelihoods of displaced people in Cajamarca and Cusco, Peru” paper presented at “people
make place, SIEF 2011”, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-21 April 2011.
Klaufus, C. and G. Steel (2010) “Displacement by/for development in two Andean cities”
paper presented at “the 2010 Congress of the Latin American Studies Association”,
Toronto, Canada, 6-9 October 2010.
Steel, G. (2009) chair of the workshop “The impact of the economic crisis on
opportunities to benefit tourism” at Knowledge for development symposium “The
Geographical Realities of Development: The World Bank Development Report 2009 and
the Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Global South”, Utrecht, November 6, 2009.
Steel, G. (2009) “Local encounters with globetrotters: tourism and translocal
development among street vendors in the city of Cusco” paper presented at “The Urban
Poor: Mobilities and Mobilization” An International Conference in Honour of Professor
P.J.M. Nas. Leiden University, 23-25 September 2009.
Steel, G. (2009) “Whose Paradise? Political repression and resistance of street vendors in
the tourist streets of Cusco, Peru”, paper presented at “Participation, poverty and power”
conference organised by Human Development and Capability Association, Lima (Peru),
10-12 September 2009.
Steel, G. (2009) “Fotografía como metodología de investigación antropológica” invited
lecture at Ciclo de Charlas, Maestría en Antropología Visual. PUCP Lima, 8 September
2009.
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Steel, G. (2009) “Social mobility and inclusive development planning: the case of rural
migrants in the city of Cusco, Peru, paper presented at IDPR Anniversary Symposium,
University of Liverpool, 7-8 April 2009.
Steel, G and Simon, B. (2008) “Toerisme in Peru: zegen of noodlot?, invited lecture
CEDLA (Amsterdam), 19 December 2008.
Steel, G. (2008) “Carreras vulnerables: vendedores ambulantes y el turismo en el
Cusco”, invited lecture “Centro Bartolomé de las Casas in Cusco (Peru) 29 August 2008.
Steel, G.(2007) “Performing the City: Tourism and Street Vendors in Cusco”, paper
presented at Tourism conference “indigenous cultures, heritage and tourism in Latin
America.
Between globalization and local development, organized by CEDLA in
Amsterdam, 14-15 June 2007.
Steel, G. (2006) “Sweeping hawkers from the scene: tourism and itinerant street vending
in Cusco”, paper presented at SLAS Annual Conference, organized by University of
Nottingham in Nottingham, 31 March –2 April 2006.
Steel, G. and A. Ypeij (2005) “Poverty, Culture and social exclusion in tourist Cusco,
Peru”, at 104th Annual Meeting of the AAA, Washington DC, November 30 - December 4,
2005.
Steel, G. (2005) “Turismo y vendedores ambulantes: el caso de los jóvenes que venden
en el centro turístico de la ciudad de Cusco”, at “Seminario Internacional Turismo,
Pobreza y Desarrollo”, organizad by CEDLA, SNV, UDT in Sucre (Bolivia) 27-29 October
2005.
Steel, G. (2005) “Turismo y vendedores ambulantes: en la ciudad de Cusco”, conference
organized by Colegio Andino, Centro Bartolomé de las Casas, Cusco (Peru) 14 October
2005.
Steel, G. (2005) “El impacto del turismo en las estrategias de sustento de los vendedores
ambulantes en Cusco”, at “La antropología ante el Perú de hoy, IV Congreso Nacional de
Investigaciones en Antropología”, organized by Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos and Universidad Católica de Perú, in Lima (Peru), 1-6 August 2005.
Steel, G. (2004) ‘Cusco and its two faces: tourism and poverty’ at the CEDLA seminar
‘Between Sustainable Tourism and Local Development: Prospects and Paradoxes’,
Amsterdam, 8-10 December 2004.
Steel, G. (2004) ‘La lucha por sobrevivir de los ambulantes en turismo’ at seminar
organised by ‘Centro Bartolomé de las Casas’ and CEDLA, ‘Ruta Andina de turismo y
desarrollo sostenible’, 27 of May 2004 in Casa Campesina, Cusco.
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