Lama Ranjous

Lama Ranjous is a doctoral candidate and research associate affiliated with the Institute of Political Science at FAU Erlangen-Nurnberg. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Damascus University and a Master’s degree in International Policy and Development from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

Education

02.2023- Present: PhD candidate, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Political Science.

Supervision:  Prof. Katrin Kinzelbach and Prof. Georg Glasze.

11.2023 – 12.2023: Visiting Scholar at the Conflict Ecology Lab, Oregon State University.

Supervision: Ass. Prof. Jamon Van den Hoek.

08.2016-08.2018: Master in International Policy and Development, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.

 Other Courses

05.2017: Certificate in International Development and Social Change- DPMI, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.

Lama’s research aims to explore the practices of documenting human rights violations in conflict contexts. This investigation will evaluate the opportunities and limitations of the digital infrastructure that helps or hinders documentation work. Moreover, the study seeks to understand the impact of digital technologies on the dynamics between local and international human rights groups, investigating trust, dependency, and knowledge production.

With over 10 years of professional experience in both local and international organizations, Lama has been actively engaged in humanitarian and human rights work.

09.2023 German Congress of Geography, Frankfurt, Title: “The role of the local human rights actors in the digital transformation of fact-finding”

10.2023  The Syria Urban Research Project, Title: “Analyzing Knowledge Production on ​the Digital Documentation of Human Rights Violation”

02.2024 Digital Verification Workshop, Cambridge University, Title: “The critical role of a ground-level perspective in digital investigations”