Dietrich Remmert has worked intermittently for the IPPR since 2004. He holds a Masters degree in Peace Studies and International Politics from the Eberhard Karls University in Tubingen, Germany. For the past decade he worked in the field of health and communication as well as education and public policy analysis. Most recently he has published on the issues of housing policy, water governance, fiscal transparency, and China-Namibia relations for the IPPR.