Doctor of Anthropology, Monica Labonia defended her thesis at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis on October 3, 2014, under the supervision of Professor Joël Candau.
Local dynamics of cooperation of “traditional” institutions for the pacification of conflicts in Black Africa: the example of the joola-ajamaat of Basse-Casamance (Senegal), was praised by the jury for its quality, obtaining the Very honorable mention. She holds a Master’s equivalent in Ethnology with a focus on Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Victor Segalen Bordeaux II (2003), as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropological Sciences, specializing in Sociocultural Anthropology, from the University of Buenos Aires (2002). Her thesis work
The processes of social representation of the legal category of refugee, for which she received the highest honors 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 has 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 the processes of social representation 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.
