Stefan Meyer
Senior Researcher
Humanitarian Action and Development

Stefan Meyer is a Political Scientist (Free University Berlin) and holds a Masters degree in Governance and Development of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Brighton, U.K.
Amongst his latest projects have been
Donor harmonization: Between Effectiveness and Democratisation
Participatory Revision of Spanish Development Cooperation - foroaod.
Before joining FRIDE, he worked as a consultant on aid instruments and conflict impact assessment for a number of NGOs and for the German Development Bank (KfW). Between 2000 and 2003, he was Coordinator of the social sector of the reintegration programme for refugees and ex-combatants in Sierra Leone of the German Development Agency (GTZ). Previously, he worked as a researcher in a consultancy firm for health sector reform and in an NGO providing civic education.
Geo tags
European Union Sub-Saharan Africa West Africa
Expert in
Aid effectiveness Democratisation Development Development cooperation Donors Governance Harmonization Institution building Poverty reduction Spanish Aid
Spoken languages
English, French, German, Spanish
Written languages
English, German, Spanish
Current projects
Donor harmonization and its impact on democratization: Looking for the nexus between aid effectiveness and democracy
Expert publications
- 22/08/2008 - Building the global governance of aid
- 22/07/2008 - Democratic ownership and mutual accountability
- 03/06/2008 - Ownership with adjectives
- 12/03/2007 - Sierra Leone: Reconstructing a Patrimonial State
- 08/05/2006 - Towards a New Effective Multilateralism in Aid




