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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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  • Istanbul University
    Assistant Professor
    Istanbul
  • University of Florence
    Visiting Researcher
    Florence
  • Istanbul University
    CoHE Fellowship 100/2000
    Istanbul
  • Istanbul University
    Temporary Employment for EU Project - Researcher
    Istanbul
  • Sui Generis Youth Group
    Project Coordinator / Legal Representative
    Istanbul

Asst. Prof. at International Institute for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Istanbul University

Koç Üniversitesi
Post-doc Researcher and Coordinator at Migration Research Center at Koç University
Istanbul

Birce Altıok is the Coordinator and Post-doc Researcher at the Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc). She has been working in different research projects as a researcher mainly on forced migration for the past several years. She completed her doctoral research in Political Science and International Relations at Koç University (2021) and MA in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University (2011) and BS in Global and International Affairs from Binghamton (SUNY) and Boğaziçi University (2010). She wrote her PhD dissertation on refugee activism with a special focus on state-civil society relations. She has publications on foreign policy, social cohesion, and civil society. Her research interests include forced migration, diversity and internationalization of higher education, state policies and inclusion.

  • Koç Üniversitesi
    Post-doc Researcher and Coordinator at Migration Research Center at Koç University
    Istanbul

Birce Altıok is the Coordinator and Post-doc Researcher at the Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc). She has been working in different research projects as a researcher mainly on forced migration for the past several years. She completed her doctoral research in Political Science and International Relations at Koç University (2021) and MA in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University (2011) and BS in Global and International Affairs from Binghamton (SUNY) and Boğaziçi University (2010). She wrote her PhD dissertation on refugee activism with a special focus on state-civil society relations. She has publications on foreign policy, social cohesion, and civil society. Her research interests include forced migration, diversity and internationalization of higher education, state policies and inclusion.

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Senior Researcher
Amsterdam

Juan Francisco Alvarado is a researcher at the University of Applied Sciences of Amsterdam in the topic of entrepreneurial failure and recovery. His PhD research was carried out at the universities of Milan and Brescia in Italy and University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His project investigated the role of innovation and social networks as a characteristics of migrant entrepreneurs. Inside the IMISCOE PhD Network, he served as the PhD Representative for the period 2015-2016

  • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
    Senior Researcher
    Amsterdam

Juan Francisco Alvarado is a researcher at the University of Applied Sciences of Amsterdam in the topic of entrepreneurial failure and recovery. His PhD research was carried out at the universities of Milan and Brescia in Italy and University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His project investigated the role of innovation and social networks as a characteristics of migrant entrepreneurs. Inside the IMISCOE PhD Network, he served as the PhD Representative for the period 2015-2016

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Professor
Madrid

Berta Álvarez-Miranda is tenured professor of Sociology at Complutense University, Madrid since 2001. She served as Research Director of the Spanish government's agency for public opinion research CIS between 2013 and 2017, in charge of national and international surveys on discrimination and attitudes towards migrants. Her quantitative research in the field of migration encompasses both general public opinion and ethnic minorities' believes and behaviors. Her qualitative work is currently focused on the processses of identity formation among Muslims in Europe, as related to naturalization and civic engagement; previously she has researched the perceptions of risks and benefits of migration among the social networks fo Moroccan irregulars.

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Professor
    Madrid

Berta Álvarez-Miranda is tenured professor of Sociology at Complutense University, Madrid since 2001. She served as Research Director of the Spanish government's agency for public opinion research CIS between 2013 and 2017, in charge of national and international surveys on discrimination and attitudes towards migrants. Her quantitative research in the field of migration encompasses both general public opinion and ethnic minorities' believes and behaviors. Her qualitative work is currently focused on the processses of identity formation among Muslims in Europe, as related to naturalization and civic engagement; previously she has researched the perceptions of risks and benefits of migration among the social networks fo Moroccan irregulars.

Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning
Associate Researcher
Lisbon

Elisa Alves holds a PhD in Migration Studies (IGOT - Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon). Between 2016-2019 she was member of the IMISCOE PhD Network, and co-coordinator of the Workshop Group.

She holds a Master's in Education and Society (ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon), a Master's in Economics and Public Policy (ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management - University of Lisbon), and a Degree in Political Science and International Relations (Catholic University of Portugal).

In the past years, she has collaborated with the European Migration Network and the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service in several studies on the Portuguese case, as consultant and author. Has also participated in several research projects at CIES - Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology of ISCTE, in particular on education and higher education.

Her main interests are international students and mobility, public policies on education, migration and integration.

  • Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning
    Associate Researcher
    Lisbon

Elisa Alves holds a PhD in Migration Studies (IGOT - Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon). Between 2016-2019 she was member of the IMISCOE PhD Network, and co-coordinator of the Workshop Group.

She holds a Master's in Education and Society (ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon), a Master's in Economics and Public Policy (ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management - University of Lisbon), and a Degree in Political Science and International Relations (Catholic University of Portugal).

In the past years, she has collaborated with the European Migration Network and the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service in several studies on the Portuguese case, as consultant and author. Has also participated in several research projects at CIES - Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology of ISCTE, in particular on education and higher education.

Her main interests are international students and mobility, public policies on education, migration and integration.

Communication and Society Research Centre
Collaborator researcher
Braga

I hold a PhD in Cultural Studies (University of Minho, Portugal), and master's and bachelor's degrees in Psychology (Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil). I was a postdoctoral fellow at UFES/Brazil. Currently, I am a collaborator researcher at the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)/University of Minho. I am also a team member of the project "Migrations, media and activisms in Portuguese language: decolonising mediascapes and imagining alternative futures" (MigraMediaActs, FCT, 2022-2025). I collaborated on the project COST Action IS 1205: 'Social psychological dynamics of historical representations in the enlarged European Union', and I was a researcher at the Network of Studies and Research in Social Psychology (REDEPSO)/Brazil. I have experience in the fields of Social Psychology and Cultural Studies, with an emphasis on identity processes, intergroup relations, and socio-cultural practices. My research interests include: migration, intercultural communication, minority groups, prejudice, discrimination, social inequality, social representations, social memory, Latin America, and decolonial thinking.

  • Communication and Society Research Centre
    Collaborator researcher
    Braga

I hold a PhD in Cultural Studies (University of Minho, Portugal), and master's and bachelor's degrees in Psychology (Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil). I was a postdoctoral fellow at UFES/Brazil. Currently, I am a collaborator researcher at the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)/University of Minho. I am also a team member of the project "Migrations, media and activisms in Portuguese language: decolonising mediascapes and imagining alternative futures" (MigraMediaActs, FCT, 2022-2025). I collaborated on the project COST Action IS 1205: 'Social psychological dynamics of historical representations in the enlarged European Union', and I was a researcher at the Network of Studies and Research in Social Psychology (REDEPSO)/Brazil. I have experience in the fields of Social Psychology and Cultural Studies, with an emphasis on identity processes, intergroup relations, and socio-cultural practices. My research interests include: migration, intercultural communication, minority groups, prejudice, discrimination, social inequality, social representations, social memory, Latin America, and decolonial thinking.

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam

I am Adham Aly, MsC in Public Administration with specialization in Governance of Migration and Diversity at Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL.
I am an academic tutor and junior lecturer at EUR, specifically the faculty of Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESSB) within the Department of Public Administration and Sociology (DPAS).
I am also the former Network Officer for IMISCOE and currently the leading researcher for WP1 SPRING

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Rotterdam

I am Adham Aly, MsC in Public Administration with specialization in Governance of Migration and Diversity at Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL.
I am an academic tutor and junior lecturer at EUR, specifically the faculty of Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESSB) within the Department of Public Administration and Sociology (DPAS).
I am also the former Network Officer for IMISCOE and currently the leading researcher for WP1 SPRING

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