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Research Area D "Challenges to Society"
Anthropogenic activities in the oceans increasingly affect the marine environment as well as a rising number of people throughout the world. Different disciplines of humanities and social sciences reflect on the societal developments responding to these influences.
GLOMAR PhD-students in Research Area D have a background in law, sociology, economics, and political sciences and focus on topics like:
- marine environmental law and policy,
- fisheries and offshore resource management,
- economic developments in regional seas,
- poverty alleviation in coastal communities.

Associate Scientist of Research Area D
Dr. Till Markus
Phone: +49 421 218 - 66103
Research interests:
* Law of the Sea
* Marine Planning
* International and European Fisheries Law
* Environmental Law
* International and European Law
Current student members of research area D
| PhD student | PhD project | supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Milena Arias-Schreiber | Fisheries sustainability and coastal governance in the Humboldt and the Benguela Upwelling Ecosystems | Prof. Dr. Michael Flitner |
| Timo Dziemballa | European Community External Fisheries Relations in Light of Policy Coherence | Prof. Dr. Winfried Osthorst |
| Anna-Maria Hubert | Legal implications ofpotentially harmful marine research activities | Prof. Dr. Gerd Winter |
| Mahmudul Islam | Breaking the Vicious Circle: Which Way Out of Poverty in Small-scale Fishing Communities of Bangladesh | Prof. Dr. Michael Flitner |
| Nina Khuchua | Improved environmental protection and mangement of the Black Sea via transfer of regulatory and institutional mechanisms from the Baltic Sea - a comparative analysis | Prof. Dr. Sabine Schlacke |
| Martin Lukas | Land use change and environmental governance in the Segara Anakan Lagoon and its hinterland, Java, Indonesia | Prof. Dr. Michael Flitner |
| Nina Maier | Environmental Policy Analysis of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive and its Developing Process | Prof. Dr. Winfried Osthorst |
| Ewelina Riekens | EU Baltic Sea Strategy: Balance between marine and maritime realm | Prof. Dr. Michael Flitner |
