Daphne Engel

Daphne Engel holds a BA in History from the University of Groningen. She wrote her thesis on a Humanitarian Government (graded with distinction), and she has been hooked on the topic of humanitarianism & issues around refugee camps in the Global South ever since. After her BA she followed a semester in Development Studies at Erasmus University, and did her MA in International Relations - Political Economy at Leiden University. For her MA she dove deeper into issues around humanitarianism, writing her thesis on refugee camp economies in Africa. She followed another semester in LLM International Law - Global Governance at Tilburg University, and ended up working in the energy transition as project manager and policy officer. Next she was asked to teach courses at Leiden University on Africa, which started her current academic career. Daphne teaches courses on economics, politics and (African) history at Leiden University in the International Studies Program, and works towards her PhD with the working title: Novelties in Refugeehood: The Transformation of Refugee Camps to Development Projects.

Recent publications:

Engel, D. (2022). 'Book Review: Obeng-Odoom, Franklin: Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa'. In 'Progress in Development Studies, volume 22, issue 4'.

International Insights (2021). 'What's wong with economic development in Africa?' (audio podcast).