Dr Thomas Wencker
Dr Thomas Wencker studied Political Science, Sociology and Political Science of South Asia in Heidelberg and at the National University of Singapore. He completed his postgraduate studies in June 2016 with a doctoral thesis on the emergence of violent non-state conflict actors and the dynamics of violent intrastate conflict. He has also worked on several research projects, as a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at Heidelberg University and as a senior staff member at the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research. Thomas has been working as an evaluator at DEval’s Competence Centre for Evaluation Methodology since January 2017.
Key Qualifications
- Thematic Focus
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Allocation of Development Cooperation
Development Cooperation in Fragile Contexts
Dynamics of Violent Intrastate Conflict - Methodological Focus
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Spatiotemporal Analysis
Geographic Information Systems
Automated Text Analysis
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
Survey Analysis
Evaluations and Projects
Publications
- Die Verteilung von Mitteln für die deutsche öffentliche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Allokationsstudie zur bilateralen staatlichen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit aus Haushaltsmitteln
- Strategic Allocation of Development Projects in Post-Conflict Regions: A Gender Perspective for Colombia
- Die Wirksamkeit deutscher Entwicklungszusammenarbeit bei konfliktbedingten Fluchtkrisen. Die Beschäftigungsoffensive Nahost
- Integrating the Quantitative Research on the Onset and Incidence of Violent Intrastate Conflicts
- German Development Cooperation in Fragile Contexts
- Policy Brief: Text Mining in Evaluation
- Impact, Diffusion and Scaling-Up of a Comprehensive Land-Use Planning Approach in the Philippines: From Development Cooperation to National Policies
Selected publications
Christoph Trinn, Thomas Wencker (2020) "Integrating the Quantitative Research on the Onset and Incidence of Violent Intrastate Conflicts", International Studies Review, Online First. [Link]
Wencker, T. and I. Verspohl (2019), German Development Cooperation in Fragile Contexts, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.
Leppert, G., L. Hohfeld, M. Lech and T. Wencker (2018), Impact, Diffusion and Scaling-Up of a Comprehensive Land-Use Planning Approach in the Philippines. From Development Cooperation to National Policies, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.
Trinn, C, und T. Wencker (2016), The Heidelberg Approach to Conflict Research, European Political Science, Online First.
Wencker, T., C. Trinn und A. Croissant (2015), „Data Bases and Statistical Systems: Security and Conflict”, in: J. D. Wright (ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Amsterdam, p. 836–843.
Schwank, N., C. Trinn und T. Wencker (2013), „Der Heidelberger Ansatz der Konfliktdatenerfassung”, in: Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 32–63.
Wencker, T. et al. (2014), „Reise ins Ungewisse: Migration als Problem transnationaler Sicherheit. Ein Bericht über den Heidelberger Dialog zur internationalen Sicherheit 2013”. In: Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 83–88.
Kirchner, M., K. Menzel und T. Wencker (2013), „Kooperation im Spannungsfeld – Zum Verhältnis von Entwicklungs- und Sicherheitspolitik. Ein Bericht über den 4. Heidelberger Dialog zur internationalen Sicherheit 2012”, in: Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 101–106.
Schwank, N., T. Wencker und C. Trinn (2012), „Méthodologie de la recherche sur les conflits à Heidelberg”, in: Les Grands Dossiers de Diplomatie n _7: L’etat des conflits 2012, Vol. 7.
Wencker, T. (2009), „Der zweite Irakkrieg“, in: A. Croissant et al. (eds.), Kulturelle Konflikte seit 1945. Die kulturellen Dimensionen des globalen Konfliktgeschehens. Baden-Baden.
Contact
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Dr Thomas Wencker
Phone: +49 (0)228 336907-951
E-mail: thomas.wencker@DEval.org