Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Ressourcenökonomie

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture
Department of Agricultural Economics
Division of Resource Economics

Food Ethics
Philippstr. 13, D-10099 Berlin

Germany

Phone

Fax

+49-30-2093-6497

Email

philipp.von.gall@hu-berlin.de

• Philipp von Gall analyses in his doctoral thesis the political decision-making process for animal welfare and protection policies in Germany during the last decades. He looks at the institutional framework of decision-making in this field and at the ethical-theoretical grounds of the arguments being used. He is especially interested in the critical role natural-scientific evidences play in justifying measures and policies. For the analysis of ethical framework of decision making, not only political strategy papers and open political discussions, but also position papers of lobby und interest groups and scientific advisory panels are taken into account.
• Methodologically, Philipp applies mostly qualitative and theory driven analytical approaches. As concept he applies Grounded Theory, allowing conceptual interpretation to emerge from empirical data and to gradually develop and if necessary readapt hypotheses throughout the research process.

Since 10.10

Doctoral student, Food Ethics at the Chair of Resource Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin.
Betreuer/Advisor:
Prof. Dr. phil. Franz-Theo Gottwald

08.08 - 07.10

Policy consultant in the field of agriculture, consumer politics and farm animal welfare (inter alia fort the European Commission, DG SANCO)

02.07 - 09.07

Financed research stay at the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Ghana and Eschborn, Germany, on the topic of the emergence of private food labels in developing countries and the impacts for smallholder-farming in Ghana.

Master of Science

Humboldt- University Berlin
in Agricultural Economics, 2005-2008
Master thesis on “Impacts of private food-labeling systems on smallholder and family farming in Ghana"
Grade: 1,7

Bachelor of Science

Humboldt-University Berlin
Agricultural Science, 2003-2005

University of Göttingen, 2001 – 2003

International Education

Agro-Paris-Tech, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, Paris, France, 2005