Dr. Ann Christin Zuntz

Biography

Ann-Christin Zuntz is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh's Social Anthropology department. She is an economic anthropologist whose research focuses on the nexus of labor forms and migrations in global economies, specifically in the context of the Syrian conflict. Her work emphasizes the rethinking of research ethics for fieldworkers and explores the complexities of labor migration in the Middle East. From 2015 to 2019, she completed her PhD in International Development, conducting extensive ethnographic fieldwork with Syrian refugees in Mafraq, northern Jordan, from 2016 to 2017. Her doctoral thesis was recognized with the Contemporary Levant Prize and an article prize from the Syrian Studies Association. Zuntz's postdoctoral research includes engaging with refugee brokers and investigating the conditions of displaced populations in multiple countries. She has published articles in Cultural Anthropology and continues to lead significant research projects focusing on migration and refugee livelihoods, farming practices, and cultural heritage. Additionally, Zuntz has collaborative projects aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of refugees and displaced persons through various interdisciplinary approaches, notably her involvement with the OneHealth FIELD Network.

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