Visiting Professorship "Global Studies"
12.04.2023
During the summer semester 2023, he will strengthen research and teaching at our department. Dr. Mensah has been invited as Visiting Professor “Global Studies”, an annual grant awarded by the DAAD-funded project “Transnational Governance and Human Rights”.
Chaldeans Mensah is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Anthropology, Economics and Political Science at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He received his doctorate in Political Science from the University of Alberta in 1990. A faculty member with MacEwan since 1991, he served two terms on the University’s board of governors. He is a graduate of the Academy for Leadership Training and Development (Chair Academy, 2001) and Academy for Advanced Leadership (Chair Academy, 2010).
In 1996, Chaldeans was awarded the Canadian Immigration Award in recognition of his teaching excellence and promoter of lifelong learning. In the same year he was recognized at the University with a distinguished instructor award. In 2005, Chaldeans received the MacEwan Medallion, the highest recognition awarded to a Grant MacEwan University employee. In the following year, he was conferred one of the Alberta Centennial Medals in the category of education in recognition of his outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta. In 2005, Chaldeans was elected to the board of the National Model United Nations, which organizes the world’s largest simulation of the UN in New York, DC, and other international venues, serving as Treasurer from 2007 to 2018 and President from 2018 to 2020. He is currently past-President on the board.
In 2007, Chaldeans received the Award of Distinction for Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Practice from the Department of Advanced Education and Technology to recognize his efforts in assisting Albertans to acquire the international and intercultural knowledge, skills, and abilities to function effectively in a global context. Chaldeans is a keen observer of politics at all levels and is periodically called upon by the provincial and national media to offer reflections on political developments.
During his stay at Fulda UAS, Dr. Chaldeans Mensah will give public talks and contribute to the training of students and doctoral candidates. His seminars in the study programmes MAHRS, ICEUS, and BASIB and the FGCSS will explore the development and the position of the global South in the global political economy as well as specific issues and concerns of the global South in international relations. Additionally, he will address major theoretical perspectives used to explain the intersection of states and markets in the global economy.
The project team “Transnational Governance and Human Rights” and the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences are looking forward to a lively exchange and inspiring collaborations.