The Legacy of Colonialism: Origins and Outcomes of Social Protection

The Legacy of Colonialism: Origins and Outcomes of Social Protection (COLSOC) is a research project that seeks to systematically understand how colonialism has shaped the remarkable differences in social protection and investigates its postcolonial outcomes.
The project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and is run by a team of researchers based at the University of Bamberg and the University of Bremen, Germany.
Featured Publications
From Colonialism to International Aid:
External Actors and Social Protection in the Global South
Schmitt, Carina (2020): From Colonialism to International Aid. External Actors and Social Protection in the Global South, Global Dynamics of Social Policy, Cham: Springer International Publishing