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In partnership with IMISCOE’s Migration Research Hub, this database provides access to a range of migration experts from around the world. The academics and researchers registered with IMISCOE contribute their publications and expertise to further innovation in the field of migration studies, bringing knowledge on a range of topics related to the Global Compact for Migration. Links to their research are provided in their profiles. Search the database below by expertise and location to find an expert and review their latest work. Sign-in to contact an expert directly.

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Danube University Krems
PhD Candidate
Krems an der Donau

Shaddin Almasri is a Jordanian-American PhD candidate based in Krems, Austria. Her research interests are in aid policy, development, and refugee labor integration with a regional focus on the Middle East. Previously, she held research and advocacy roles at Oxfam in Jordan and at the WANA Institute, a local Jordanian thinktank. She holds an MSc Migration, Mobility and Development from SOAS, University of London and a BA Economics from the American University of Sharjah. She has held a variety of roles in short term research projects spanning topics such as climate migration, refugee discrimination, stratification in labor migration policy and refugee access to self-reliance mechanisms. .She is currently a PhD Migration Studies candidate at Danube University Krems, where she is conducting research on nationality-based discrimination in refugee aid and inclusion policies across Jordan, Turkey and Ethiopia.

  • Danube University Krems
    PhD Candidate
    Krems an der Donau

Shaddin Almasri is a Jordanian-American PhD candidate based in Krems, Austria. Her research interests are in aid policy, development, and refugee labor integration with a regional focus on the Middle East. Previously, she held research and advocacy roles at Oxfam in Jordan and at the WANA Institute, a local Jordanian thinktank. She holds an MSc Migration, Mobility and Development from SOAS, University of London and a BA Economics from the American University of Sharjah. She has held a variety of roles in short term research projects spanning topics such as climate migration, refugee discrimination, stratification in labor migration policy and refugee access to self-reliance mechanisms. .She is currently a PhD Migration Studies candidate at Danube University Krems, where she is conducting research on nationality-based discrimination in refugee aid and inclusion policies across Jordan, Turkey and Ethiopia.

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Postdoc
Brussels

Silvia Almenara Niebla works as postdoctoral researcher at Communication Studies Department (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). She works on the ERC project Reel Borders lead by prof. Kevin Smets. She obtained her PhD in gender and migration studies (Universidad de La Laguna, 2020, extraordinary doctoral prize) with a study on transnational belonging and media practices among Sahrawi refugees from a gender perspective. She is vice-chair of the Diaspora, Migration and the Media section of ECREA.

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Postdoc
    Brussels

Silvia Almenara Niebla works as postdoctoral researcher at Communication Studies Department (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). She works on the ERC project Reel Borders lead by prof. Kevin Smets. She obtained her PhD in gender and migration studies (Universidad de La Laguna, 2020, extraordinary doctoral prize) with a study on transnational belonging and media practices among Sahrawi refugees from a gender perspective. She is vice-chair of the Diaspora, Migration and the Media section of ECREA.

Universität Wien
Wien

Faime Alpagu studied Sociology in Istanbul and Vienna. Her dissertation project was funded by a doctoral scholarship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and she received the 2016 Dissertation Award for Research on Migration from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Her research has been further supported by the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), the IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften and City of Vienna.

  • Universität Wien
    Wien

Faime Alpagu studied Sociology in Istanbul and Vienna. Her dissertation project was funded by a doctoral scholarship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and she received the 2016 Dissertation Award for Research on Migration from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Her research has been further supported by the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), the IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften and City of Vienna.

Human Rights Centre
Senior Researcher
Ghent

Jill Alpes is a legal anthropologist working on migration from the perspectives of aspiring and deported migrants in the Global South. Based at the Human Rights Centre at Ghent University, her current project looks at the work of lawyers and activists in producing and submitting evidence on pushbacks to the European Court of Human Rights. Jill is the author of "Abroad at any cost: Brokering High-Risk Migration and Illegality in West Africa" and has published widely in the Journal of Refugee Studies, JEMS, REMI, PoLAR, Africa, Social and Legal Studies and Autrepart.

  • Human Rights Centre
    Senior Researcher
    Ghent
  • Ghent University
    Senior Researcher
    Ghent
  • University of Utrecht
    Researcher
    utrecht
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Post-doctoral researcher
    Amsterdam
  • Centre for International Relations
    Visiting Fellow
    Paris
  • Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient
    Post- doctoral Fellow
    Berlin
  • Danish Institute for International Studies
    Visiting Fellow
    Copenhagen

Jill Alpes is a legal anthropologist working on migration from the perspectives of aspiring and deported migrants in the Global South. Based at the Human Rights Centre at Ghent University, her current project looks at the work of lawyers and activists in producing and submitting evidence on pushbacks to the European Court of Human Rights. Jill is the author of "Abroad at any cost: Brokering High-Risk Migration and Illegality in West Africa" and has published widely in the Journal of Refugee Studies, JEMS, REMI, PoLAR, Africa, Social and Legal Studies and Autrepart.

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
PhD candidate - Law and Pluralism (School of Law)
Milano

PhD candidate in Law and Pluralism in the School of Law in the University of Milano – Bicocca. Her current research project is about Muslim family Law in Europe. She got her first PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence and Its Foundations from The University of Jordan, where she published two monographic books; “The Legal Ruling, Which Concerns Muslim Minorities’ Personal Status”, and “Legal & Religious Consequences of Immaterial Harm- a comparative study”, both in Arabic. She is also currently collaborating with the University of Milan, and with SSML Carlo Bo Institute to teach the Arabic language, beside her writings in Aljazeera Media Network blogs

  • Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
    PhD candidate - Law and Pluralism (School of Law)
    Milano

PhD candidate in Law and Pluralism in the School of Law in the University of Milano – Bicocca. Her current research project is about Muslim family Law in Europe. She got her first PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence and Its Foundations from The University of Jordan, where she published two monographic books; “The Legal Ruling, Which Concerns Muslim Minorities’ Personal Status”, and “Legal & Religious Consequences of Immaterial Harm- a comparative study”, both in Arabic. She is also currently collaborating with the University of Milan, and with SSML Carlo Bo Institute to teach the Arabic language, beside her writings in Aljazeera Media Network blogs

Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
PhD Student & Researcher
Berlin

Tunay Altay is a PhD candidate in Humboldt University’s Department of Diversity and Social Conflict. His research and teaching focuses on race critical theories, immigration, gender and sexuality. As part of his cumulative dissertation, Tunay is working on the historical, socio-economic, and institutional factors that affect the lives of marginalized people and how they respond to discrimination, stigmatization in Germany. His previous work involved qualitative studies of the experiences of LGBTQ immigrant groups and Bulgarian sex workers in Berlin. His research has been supported by the DAAD, DeZIM, Heinrich Böll Sitftung, and Humboldt University's Institute for Social Sciences, among others. In addition, Tunay writes cultural commentaries about politics, popular culture, and activism in Germany and Turkey. He is a board member of the European Network for Queer Anthropology (ENQA).

  • Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
    PhD Student & Researcher
    Berlin

Tunay Altay is a PhD candidate in Humboldt University’s Department of Diversity and Social Conflict. His research and teaching focuses on race critical theories, immigration, gender and sexuality. As part of his cumulative dissertation, Tunay is working on the historical, socio-economic, and institutional factors that affect the lives of marginalized people and how they respond to discrimination, stigmatization in Germany. His previous work involved qualitative studies of the experiences of LGBTQ immigrant groups and Bulgarian sex workers in Berlin. His research has been supported by the DAAD, DeZIM, Heinrich Böll Sitftung, and Humboldt University's Institute for Social Sciences, among others. In addition, Tunay writes cultural commentaries about politics, popular culture, and activism in Germany and Turkey. He is a board member of the European Network for Queer Anthropology (ENQA).

University Trieste
ass. Prof.
Trieste

Roberta Altin is associate professor of cultural anthropology at the Department of Humanities, University of Trieste (Italy). Her research has mainly focused on transantional migrations, refugees studies and intercultural education. She is the coordinator of CIMCS – Centre for Migration & International Cooperation on Sustainable Development, University of Trieste.

  • University Trieste
    ass. Prof.
    Trieste

Roberta Altin is associate professor of cultural anthropology at the Department of Humanities, University of Trieste (Italy). Her research has mainly focused on transantional migrations, refugees studies and intercultural education. She is the coordinator of CIMCS – Centre for Migration & International Cooperation on Sustainable Development, University of Trieste.

Leeds Beckett University
Senior Lecturer, Carnegie School of Education
Leeds

Wendy Altınörs is a PhD candidate focusing on lived experiences of integration through an intergenerational lens adopting use of positioning theory and ethnic boundary making strategies. She has a particular interest in migration histories, especially those of a Turkish migration background.

  • Leeds Beckett University
    Senior Lecturer, Carnegie School of Education
    Leeds

Wendy Altınörs is a PhD candidate focusing on lived experiences of integration through an intergenerational lens adopting use of positioning theory and ethnic boundary making strategies. She has a particular interest in migration histories, especially those of a Turkish migration background.

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