Dr. Ottavia Cima Vertretung der Professur (Heike Mayer) Wirtschaftsgeographie Telefon +41 31 684 52 30. E-Mail ottavia.cima@unibe.ch Büro 205 Postadresse Universität Bern Geographisches Institut Hallerstrasse 12 CH-3012 Bern
Forschung Aktuelles Forschungsprojekt Places that don’t matter? Socio-economic transformation of industrial towns in Switzerland and Slovenia (SNF Project). Link Forschungsinteresse Diverse economies, postcapitalism Industry, manufacturing Agri-food systems Regional expertise: Switzerland, Central Asia, Luxembourg, Nepal
Curriculum vitae Berufserfahrung Seit 2023 Vertretung der Professur (Heike Mayer) 2022-2023 Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Geography, University of Bern 2020-2022 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Luxembourg 2013-2018 Research and teaching assistant, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg (CH) 2011-2012 Junior researcher, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Zurich/Kathmandu 2008-2012 Teaching assistant, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Ausbildung 2020 PhD in Geography, University of Fribourg (CH) 2016 Visiting scholar, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 2013 M.Sc. in Geography, University of Zurich 2012 Swiss mobility exchange, University of Geneva 2010 B.Sc. in Geography, University of Zurich 2009-2010 Erasmus exchange, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Frühere Publikationen Publications 2021. “The ‘failure’ of cooperatives in Kyrgyzstan? A postcapitalist critique of a biased narrative”. Geographica Augustana, 33, 29-37. Link: https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/89035 2020. “From failure to emancipation: the case for a feminist research practice”. Feministische Geo-RundMail, 83, 55-60. Link: https://ak-feministische-geographien.org/rundmail/ 2020. Rethinking agricultural cooperatives in Kyrgyzstan: towards a postcapitalist approach to cooperation in postsocialism. Doctoral thesis. University of Fribourg.10.51363/unifr.sth.2022.004 2015. “Expanding spaces of participation: insights from an infrastructural project in rural Nepal”. Geographica Helvetica, 70(4), 353-361. Link: https://www.geogr-helv.net/70/353/2015/gh-70-353-2015.pdf 2013. “Accountability at the local level in fragile contexts: Nepal case study”. IDS Working Paper 421. Brighton: Institute for Development Studies. Link: http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/Wp421.pdf 2013. The journey of accountability. Translating, negotiating and performing development in rural Nepal. Master’s thesis. University of Zurich.
