M.Sc. Simon Becker
Contact
Contact
Südbau, Room 2.15
Otto-Fischer-Straße 4
50674 Cologne (Germany)
Telephone +49-(0)221-470-1950
E-mail s.becker(at)uni-koeln.de
Research employee at the Institute of Geography
PhD student at the Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, working group anthropogeography (focus: urban and regional development), Prof. Dr. Peter Dannenberg, works on DFG project "Digital Practices of e-waste businesses in the Global South - The case of Cape Town in South Africa"
Research Interests
- Content: Electrical and electronic waste (E-waste), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Conflict-induced displacement, Labor market integration
- Regional: South Africa, Thailand
Academic Career
| Since 2024: | PhD and Research Assistant AG Dannenberg on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in E-waste Operations in Cape Town |
| Since 2023: | Junior-Researcher at the CIF (Cologne International Forum), Research-Cluster “Conflict-Induced Displacement and Socio-Economic Resilience: Learning from Neglected Conflicts in Cameroon and Myanmar” |
| 2019-2024: | Master's degree in Geography (specialisation: Economic Geography), University of Cologne, degree M.Sc. |
| 2015-2019: | Bachelor's degree in Geography (Subsidiary subjects: African Studies & Agricultural Sciences), University of Cologne, B.Sc. degree |
Final Theses
- Master Thesis: Missed opportunities? Understanding the potential for labor market integration of displaced people from Myanmar in Thailand
- Bachelor Thesis: Soziale Auswirkungen der Integration in globale Wertschöpfungsketten – das Beispiel der Kakaoproduktion in Westafrika