Tobias Wuttke

Tobias Wuttke holds a PhD in International Studies from Roskilde University, Denmark. His research agenda lies at the intersection of development economics and global political economy, and is informed by economic geography and evolutionary economics. It looks at the implications of the emergence of global value chains (GVCs) for the prospects of export-led industrialization in developing and emerging economies. His doctoral research focused on the automotive GVC, and specifically on the South African automotive industry, researching the technological capabilities of local component manufacturing firms, linkages from the industry to other domestic economic sectors, and the role of industrial policy. 
He is currently a postdoctoral researcher on a research project on geographical reconfigurations of global production networks in a post-COVID-19 global economy (funded by the German Research Fund 2023 to 2026). There, his research focuses on the electronics GVC, green windows of opportunity in manufacturing for developing countries, and the political economy of industrialization and industrial policy.
He previously worked for the German development organization GIZ in Botswana and Nigeria and obtained a MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
 
Most recent publications

• Monaco, L., and Wuttke, T. (2023), ‘The South African Auto Industry in a World of GVCs: Lead Firm Sourcing Strategies and Local Supplier Development’, International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management.
• Wuttke, T. (2022), ‘Global value chains and local inter-industry linkages: South Africa’s participation in the automotive GVC’, The Journal of Development Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2022.2110491
• Wuttke, T., Smit, L., Parshotam, A., Ancheita, A., & Meridian, A. (2022), ‘Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Global Value Chains: Perspectives from the Global South’. SWP, Research Division Africa and Middle East, Working Paper 2022/Nr. 2, August 2022. https://www.swp-berlin.org/10.18449/2022WP06/

Contact:
Dr. Tobias Wuttke
International Studies
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