Introduction
Dr. Anouk S. Rigterink (PhD London School of Economics 2014) is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Comparative Politics at Durham University, United Kingdom. She studies the political economy of development, violent conflict and natural resources. She has published work on so-called 'conflict minerals', and investigates competition between large-scale industrial, and small-scale artisanal miners. Other published work include a Randomized Controlled Trial on whether community monitoring can decrease deforestation in Uganda, and whether drone strikes targeting terrorist leaders affect terrorist attacks. Finally, Anouk studies how experiencing violent conflict affects individuals' behaviour. She has done fieldwork in Uganda and South Sudan.
Expert
Dr. Anouk S. Rigterink (PhD London School of Economics 2014) is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Comparative Politics at Durham University, United Kingdom. Previously, she was Research Fellow at Oxford University, Princeton University, and International Crisis Group.
Anouk studies the political economy of development, violent conflict and natural resources. She has published work on so-called 'conflict minerals', and investigates competition between large-scale industrial, and small-scale artisanal miners. Other published work include a Randomized Controlled Trial on whether community monitoring can decrease deforestation in Uganda, and whether drone strikes targeting terrorist leaders affect terrorist attacks. Finally, Anouk studies how experiencing violent conflict affects individuals' behaviour. She has done fieldwork in Uganda and South Sudan.
Anouk specializes in quantitative methods, and has experience in survey design, randomized controlled trials and lab-in-the-field experiments.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Monitoring and evaluation, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication