Prof. Arnold Groh
Germany
Prof. Dr. Arnold Groh has conducted field research in indigenous contexts since 1987, and since 2001, he has trained students for this purpose. He has headed excursions to indigenous peoples in Indonesia (Borneo: Punan; West Papua: Dani), India (Soliga), Latin America (Panama: Emberá; Peru: Yagua), Laos (Akha; Lanten), and in several African countries (Cameroon: Bagyeli; Uganda: Batwa; South Africa: Venda; Ethiopia: Hamer; Benin/Togo: Somba/Tamberma; Senegal: Bassari; Eastern Congo Basin: Bambuti).
Professional experience
He heads the research institution Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems, which is in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economical and Social Council. He has been teaching as a Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts, Berlin, and he is currently an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Berlin.
Education
Prof. Arnold Groh received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Bielefeld, and he did his habilitation at the Technical University of Berlin.
Germany
- Place of affiliation
(Cross-) Cultural Psychology
- Theories of Culture
Indigenous Contexts
- Indigenous Peoples' Resilience against Globalisation
- Resilience Against Cultural Dominance
Resilience and Wellbeing
- Capacity-Building and Resilience-Strengthening Methods
