Dr. Dima Al Munajed

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator
& Quality Assurance Coordinator

Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
Room 3.009
Niebuhrstraße 5
D-53113 Bonn
Phone: +49 228 73 62560
dmunajed@uni-bonn.de

Dima Al Munajed
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator

Developing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, procedures and strategies at the Cluster

Providing advice and support to cluster members on DEI-related issues or antidiscrimination complaints

Developing and implementing the Cluster’s Diversity Certificates

Conducting DEI Monitoring & Evaluation research at BCDSS

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Establish BCDSS Quality Standards for the Cluster’s research, teaching, and operational activities.

Develop quality monitoring and evaluation tools and surveys; oversee their implementation, and track action plans throughout the year.

Train staff on quality assurance procedures and monitoring tools.

Gather and analyse quality assurance data and prepare reports or papers on quality assurance.

Dima Al-Munajed is a social researcher and management professional with over 10 years of experience bridging academic scholarship and non-profit practice. She completed her Ph.D. in Development Studies at the University of Bonn, where she examined how conflict, displacement, and host-country contexts shape Syrian women's civic participation in Turkey and Lebanon using an intersectional lens. She leads the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies since 2023, and is a member of the ZEF Gender Group and the Association for Middle East Women Studies (AMEWS).

2017 - 2025
PhD in Development Studies (ZEF), University of Bonn

2011
MSc in Sustainable Development, with merit, Imperial College London & School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London External Programme

2006
BA in Political Studies, with distinction, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon

  • 2025. Al Munajed, Dima: "Syrian Women in Lebanon and Turkey: Assessing the Impact of Conflict and Identity on Civic Participation". - Bonn, Dissertation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Accessible on bonndoc
  • 2020. Munajed, Dima Al, and Elizabeth Ekren. "Exploring the Impact of Multidimensional Refugee Vulnerability on Distancing as a Protective Measure against COVID-19: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Turkey.” Journal of Migration and Health 1–2: 100023. Open Access
  • 2020. Munajed, D. A. "An Intersectional Analysis of Syrian Women’s Participation in Civil Society in the Post-2011 Context”. Middle East – Topics & Arguments, Vol. 14, July 2020, pp. 103-16. Open Access

2025
Association Friends of ZEF Dissertation Award 2022-2025.
The Friends of ZEF Dissertation Prize is awarded every 2-3 years by an independent jury of distinguished members of the association, recognising work of particular relevance and impact for development research conducted at ZEF.

2017-2021
DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Doctoral Scholarship

2020
DAAD-Preis für hervorragende Leistungen ausländischer Studierender.
Nominated for this DAAD Prize by the Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR) at ZEF for voluntary work and social initiatives.