Dr. Arjan Gjonça

Biography

Arjan Gjonça is an Associate Professor in Demography at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He holds an MSc and a PhD in Demography from LSE. His teaching focuses on demographic methods and global population health. Before joining LSE, Arjan worked as an assistant professor at the University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics in Albania. His research interests primarily revolve around health and mortality in developing countries with a particular focus on the Balkans, especially Albania. He investigates sex imbalances at birth, female disadvantages in health, and mortality trends, exploring how development and tradition intersect and shape demographic behavior. His past research has examined the lifestyle factors influencing health and mortality transitions in developing nations. Arjan’s published work appears in prestigious demographic and epidemiological journals such as Population Studies and Population and Development Review. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) and the British Society for Population Studies (BSPS), where he held various leadership roles from 2001 to 2004. He has served as an adviser to international organizations and national governments, including the World Bank and UN agencies, and chaired the Commission for Higher Education Reform in Albania from 2013 to 2015.

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