Dr. Eli Wortmann-Kolundžija
Department
Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function
Associate Researcher
Specialization
Development Economics
Work areas
- Mixed-methods research design (quantitative & qualitative)
- Translating research into policy briefs, strategies, and evidence-informed recommendations
- Stakeholder engagement and international cooperation (ministries, development agencies, civil society)
- Leadership of interdisciplinary and multi-country projects
- Capacity building & mentoring for early-career researchers
- Multilingual communication (German, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian native; English C2; French C1)
Regional expertise
- Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia)
- Western Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia)
- European Union policy processes
Awards
- Inspire Award, Visionary Category (Jumpp e.V., 2021)
- Cornell Participation Grant, Women’s Entrepreneurship (Bank of America, 2022)
- UCL Grand Challenges – HDCA Award (King’s College, UCL & Birkbeck, 2019)
- Outstanding Person (Municipal Foreigners’ Representation, City of Frankfurt, 2018)