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Monica Labonia holds a Ph.D. in anthropology, which she completed at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, defending her thesis on October 3, 2014, under the supervision of Professor Joël Candau. Her thesis, titled Local Dynamics of Cooperation Among “Traditional” Institutions for Conflict Pacification in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Example of the Joola-Ajamaat in Lower Casamance (Senegal), was highly praised by the jury and awarded the distinction Très honorable.
Holder of a DEA exemption in Ethnology, Social and Cultural Anthropology option, from the Victor Segalen Bordeaux II University (2003), and a degree in Anthropological Sciences, Sociocultural option, from the University of Buenos Aires (2002), she also wrote a dissertation on The processes of social representation of the legal category of refugee, for which she received the distinction Very honorable with congratulations.
As part of her doctoral research, she carried out fieldwork in Africa, notably in the Joola-Ajamaat villages of Lower Casamance, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau, between 2005 and 2007, for a total duration of eight months. She also participated in research funded by international institutions, such as the Ministry of University and Research of the University of Rome La Sapienza, as well as by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry of the Interior in Argentina.
During her various field experiences, she has deepened her work on migration, urban refugees and social representation processes in various contexts. Her research has led her to explore crucial themes related to social, cultural and political dynamics, as well as traditional cooperation mechanisms in conflict management in sub-Saharan Africa.
Monica Labonia has also contributed to several large-scale research projects, including on the integration of refugees and the issue of racism and discrimination in Argentina. Her work in social and cultural anthropology focuses on understanding migration and integration processes in different cultural and geographical contexts.