Dr. Daniel Tjarks

Professional career

• Since september 2025: research associate in the department of european socail research at the University of Saarland  

Scientific career

• 2021-2025: PhD in ‘Development Studies’ at the University of Lisbon, scholarship of the ‘Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia’
• 2020-2021: Master studies in political economy at the University of Amsterdam
• 2016-2020: Bachelor studies in political science and History at the University of Tübingen

Research focus

Daniel Tjarks conducts research at the intersection of human geography, political economy and political science. His work focuses on urbanisation, urban policy, development processes and multi-level governance. In his doctoral thesis, ‘Who governs in and beyond the metropolis? A multilevel governance assessment of power in urban Angola’, he analysed power structures and politics in the Angolan urban system.

Publications

List of publications october 2026