Benjamin Schraven
Consultant | Author | Associate Fellow of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Experience
May 2019 - Jun 2019
2 months Ghana
Guest Researcher
University of Ghana, Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)
Oct 2016 - Present
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Independent consultant
Focusing on various aspects of human mobility
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
7 months Germany
Scientific advisor on migration issues
Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Secondment
Mar 2011 - Present
14 years Germany
Associated Researcher
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Mar 2011 - Oct 2021
10 years 8 months Germany
Senior Researcher
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Part-time
Feb 2009 - Nov 2014
5 years 10 months Ghana
Guest lecturer
University of Ghana, Institute for Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER)
Several stays
Jan 2005 - Feb 2011
5 years 2 months Germany
Researcher
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Sep 2005 - Dec 2005
4 monthsData analyst
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
Freelancer
Oct 2003 - Dec 2004
1 year 3 months Washington, United States
Research assistant
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
For several studies
Summary
Areas of expertise: Climate change and migration, migration governance, migration and development, diaspora, remittances, urbanization and migration, development cooperation
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
Jun 2006 - Sep 2010
University of Bonn
PhD · Development Research · Bonn, Germany
Oct 1999 - May 2005