Dr. Yonca Dege
Affiliate - d|part
Yonca is a former Research Fellow at d|part and is currently project lead at the DSI Deutschlandstiftung Integration, working on strengthening political representation of marginalized groups.
She did her PhD in International Development at SOAS, University of London, researching economic activities of Syrian refugees in Turkey. She studied Integrated Social Sciences (BA) at Jacobs University Bremen and Sciences Po Paris and holds a Msc in International Development from the London School of Economics.
Her research interests are in displacement, migration, and political participation. For these, she gained practical experience working for the UNHCR in Ankara, the European Commission’s Directorate for International Cooperation, and two foundations in Germany focusing on education and social mobility.