Elisa Benker
© TRANS SUSTAIN

Current Position


Research Assistant for TRANS SUSTAIN

Master Student of European Affairs with the specialisation Europe in the World, at Sciences Po Paris

Scholar funded by the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation

Education


2014- 2017 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from the University of Münster, Germany

Exchange semester at Sciences Po Lille, France

Thesis: Sustainability Governance in the Coffee Sector: The Case of Direct Trade Coffee in Germany

2012 German Abitur (High school diploma/ A-Levels), Altes Gymnasium Bremen

Awards and Scholarships


2012 „Bremens Best“- Award from the Senator of Education Bremen for an outstanding Abitur

2015 Study Scholarship from Heinrich-Böll-Foundation for the duration of the Bachelor and the Master

Research Interests


Sustainable Development, Theories of Well-Being and Social Progress

Migration Studies, Development Studies, Postcolonial Theory, Human Rights and Transformation Studies

Political Communication and Public Opinion

Extracurricular involvement


2011 -  2017 Amnesty International Student Group in Münster and Bremen

2014 - 2017 MUIMUN – Münsters Model United Nations Conference