About Dario
I provide independent qualitative analysis of how governance and institutions work in practice, not how they read on paper. The value is the outside perspective: structured, evidence-based, and free of the internal assumptions that shape in-house views.
This is useful when you need to understand a system before you act. For example: entering or operating in a new market, assessing political-economy or institutional risk, mapping stakeholders before a project or investment, commissioning an evaluation, or testing whether a strategy holds against how things actually function on the ground.
I work for consultancies, policy teams, or for companies and investors that need grounded country and institutional context. Outputs are clear written analysis you can use directly. Work is analytical by design.
Core services
01. Scoping memo.
A short, fixed-scope entry point. I review your question and existing material and return a structured read with the key risks, gaps, and recommendations. Low-commitment way to start.
02. Policy and document analysis.
Structured review of governance documents, strategies, or institutional reports, delivered as an analytical memo.
03. Institutional and political-economy diagnostic.
How governance, incentives, and coordination work in practice. Document review plus key informant interviews, delivered as report.
04. Field-based research.
Mixed-methods qualitative work. Timeline scoped to inquiry.
05. Research design advisory.
Frameworks and methodologies for governance and evaluation studies, delivered as methodology note.
How to start
Send a few lines on your question and how you will use the answer. You receive a scoped approach, a fixed price, and a timeline. Fixed-price packages.
Background
MA International Development and BA Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Vienna.
South Asia and Southeast Asia primary. EEA and wider Asia-Pacific secondary. Remote worldwide.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Thai
Basic
Hindi
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Jäger Analysis OÜFounder & DirectorRESEARCHFebruary 2026 - Today (6 months)EstoniaIndependent research consultancy delivering governance analysis, institutional diagnostics, and qualitative research for development-sector clients. All engagements are advisory and analytical; no implementation, programme management, or operational delivery.Core services: policy and document analysis, institutional assessment, field-based governance research, research design advisory.
- Jäger Analysis OÜResearcher, Analyst, Co-AuthorRESEARCHApril 2025 - May 2026 (1 year and 1 month)Chandigarh, IndiaCollaborative qualitative field study examining how modernist planning principles are negotiated through contemporary administrative practice, everyday spatial use, and informal urban arrangements in an Indian Union Territory. Research focused on the relationship between formal planning mandates, institutional legitimacy, and lived urban experience. Findings informed a presentation at the RSDx 2025 Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium - Journal Article in development
- FreelanceResearcher & AnalysisAugust 2023 - July 2025 (1 year and 11 months)Delivered qualitative and interpretive research for academic and applied projects.Undertook literature-based analysis, including document review, structured synthesis, and editorial assistance.Contributed to research, background analysis, and consolidation of complex empirical and theoretical materials.
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Education
- Master of ArtsUniversity of Vienna2026International Development
- Bachelor of ArtsUniversity of Vienna2022Social & Cultural Anthropology