Susanne Schmelter

Dr. Susanne Schmelter has a background in anthropology and peace and conflict studies. Having studied displacement and refugee policies in Syria and Turkey before the uprisings in 2011, she moved in 2013 to Lebanon, where she conducted extensive research on different aspects of humanitarian government in the course of the displacement from Syria. With continued interest in the exchange of differently positioned actors, multilateralism and civil society engagement, she is now based in Geneva and works as an independent consultant.