I hold a PhD in Sociology from the Paris-Sorbonne University. My interest in expatriation stems from my experience as educator in France and abroad and inquiries among teachers from France in Casablanca (Morocco) and London (UK) by in ethnographic and qualitative methods. Author several articles and book chapters, I am an active member of international research networks in Sociology: “Comparative Sociology” and “Sociology of Migration” at the International Sociological Association at the conference at Tokyo (2014) and Toronto (2018), “Global, Transnational and Cosmopolitan Sociology” and “Sociology of migration” at the European Sociological Association at the congress in Torino and Bilbao (2013), Praha (2015), Athens (2017), Helsinki (2018) and Manchester (2019). I also have participated to the IMISCOE conference in Malmö (2019) and I am a member of the Lifestyle Migration Hub.
I have led research with homeless people and the use of alcohol in Paris and guided social workers with students in training progress. I have taught Sociology of migrations at Sciences Po Paris and I am now Lecturer in Social Work at CEMEA-Aubervilliers and Paris-Nanterre University.
- CEMEA Ile-de-FranceLecturerParis-Aubervilliers
I hold a PhD in Sociology from the Paris-Sorbonne University. My interest in expatriation stems from my experience as educator in France and abroad and inquiries among teachers from France in Casablanca (Morocco) and London (UK) by in ethnographic and qualitative methods. Author several articles and book chapters, I am an active member of international research networks in Sociology: “Comparative Sociology” and “Sociology of Migration” at the International Sociological Association at the conference at Tokyo (2014) and Toronto (2018), “Global, Transnational and Cosmopolitan Sociology” and “Sociology of migration” at the European Sociological Association at the congress in Torino and Bilbao (2013), Praha (2015), Athens (2017), Helsinki (2018) and Manchester (2019). I also have participated to the IMISCOE conference in Malmö (2019) and I am a member of the Lifestyle Migration Hub.
I have led research with homeless people and the use of alcohol in Paris and guided social workers with students in training progress. I have taught Sociology of migrations at Sciences Po Paris and I am now Lecturer in Social Work at CEMEA-Aubervilliers and Paris-Nanterre University.
I work as a senior researcher at the Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University. I have a PhD in sociology from Queen's University, Belfast, UK. In the recent years, I have been involved in research examining migrant involvement in welfare services; I studied migrant mental health; I was involved in and researched migrant organizations; and I examined the refugee settlement strategies of the Norwegian municipalities. My research interests span migration; transnationalism; public health; studies in mental health and well-being; resilience; welfare services; family migration. Since 2019, I have been an assistant editor of the Nordic Journal of Migration Research.
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversitySenior ResearcherOslo
I work as a senior researcher at the Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University. I have a PhD in sociology from Queen's University, Belfast, UK. In the recent years, I have been involved in research examining migrant involvement in welfare services; I studied migrant mental health; I was involved in and researched migrant organizations; and I examined the refugee settlement strategies of the Norwegian municipalities. My research interests span migration; transnationalism; public health; studies in mental health and well-being; resilience; welfare services; family migration. Since 2019, I have been an assistant editor of the Nordic Journal of Migration Research.
Francesco Bellinzis earned his PhD in sociology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and is currently affiliated with the UPC School in Spain. Previously, he was a member of Gedime (Immigration and Ethnic Minorities Study Group) at UAB and served as a visiting researcher at the University of Brighton. Additionally, he led research for 'La Langue des Oiseaux,' an Erasmus+ project by Linguapax International (UNESCO consultative status) addressing migrant and refugee engagement with the arts in European cities. His areas of interest predominantly lie in the sociology of art and migration studies. He has published various articles in these two areas with a specific emphasis on the relationship between art and migration.
- The UPC School of Professional & Executive Development (UPC School)Training CoordinatorBarcelona
Francesco Bellinzis earned his PhD in sociology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and is currently affiliated with the UPC School in Spain. Previously, he was a member of Gedime (Immigration and Ethnic Minorities Study Group) at UAB and served as a visiting researcher at the University of Brighton. Additionally, he led research for 'La Langue des Oiseaux,' an Erasmus+ project by Linguapax International (UNESCO consultative status) addressing migrant and refugee engagement with the arts in European cities. His areas of interest predominantly lie in the sociology of art and migration studies. He has published various articles in these two areas with a specific emphasis on the relationship between art and migration.
I am a sociologist of migration with a particular expertise in ethnography, refugee studies and the Horn of Africa. Over the past 10 years, my primary concerns of investigation have been the drivers and the dynamics of forced and high risk-migrants; migrant smuggling; gender and migration; secondary movements of asylum seekers and refugees within Europe; Dublin Regulations and its implications; home and housing studies; transnational families. Most of my empirical work has been based on qualitative methods such as life-stories collection, qualitative interviews and, most notably, multi-sited ethnography. I have done fieldwork in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands from 2012 onwards. My research settings included refugee camps, asylum centers, and urban diverse neighbourhoods.
- University of AntwerpAssistant Professor in Migration and Global MobilityAntwerp
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek VlaanderenFWO Postdoctoral ResearcherAntwerp
- University of TrentoPost-doctoral researcherTrento
- CeMIS, University of AntwerpAssistant Professor in Migration and Global MobilityAntwerpen
I am a sociologist of migration with a particular expertise in ethnography, refugee studies and the Horn of Africa. Over the past 10 years, my primary concerns of investigation have been the drivers and the dynamics of forced and high risk-migrants; migrant smuggling; gender and migration; secondary movements of asylum seekers and refugees within Europe; Dublin Regulations and its implications; home and housing studies; transnational families. Most of my empirical work has been based on qualitative methods such as life-stories collection, qualitative interviews and, most notably, multi-sited ethnography. I have done fieldwork in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands from 2012 onwards. My research settings included refugee camps, asylum centers, and urban diverse neighbourhoods.
- UCL -- University College LondonProfessor of migration and diaspora studiesLondon
2020 - PhD Research Fellow in Theology and Religious Studies (VID Specialized University)
2017 - 19 Master's in Human Geography (University of Oslo)
Currently conducting my doctoral project, with the provisional title of: "Negotiating belonging in contested spaces: Queer and religious migrants in Oslo and London".
Graduated from the University of Oslo with a thesis exploring the connection between political participation and sense of belonging among migrants in the city of Brescia (Italy).
Research themes: Migration; Sociology of religion; Queer studies; Citizenship; Political participation; Qualitative methods
- VID Specialized UniversityPhD FellowOslo
- Peace Research Institute OsloResearch assistantOslo
2020 - PhD Research Fellow in Theology and Religious Studies (VID Specialized University)
2017 - 19 Master's in Human Geography (University of Oslo)
Currently conducting my doctoral project, with the provisional title of: "Negotiating belonging in contested spaces: Queer and religious migrants in Oslo and London".
Graduated from the University of Oslo with a thesis exploring the connection between political participation and sense of belonging among migrants in the city of Brescia (Italy).
Research themes: Migration; Sociology of religion; Queer studies; Citizenship; Political participation; Qualitative methods
Barbara Beznec graduated in Political Science of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, where she later earned her Ph.D. on the subject of European Citizenship. As a researcher and expert in migration, she has collaborated with various institutes and universities in Slovenia and abroad. Fields of work: European integrations, European border regime, Balkan migration route, migration policies and practices, inclusiveness, autonomy of migration.
- Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Art, Slovenian Migration InstituteResearch assistantLjubljana
Barbara Beznec graduated in Political Science of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, where she later earned her Ph.D. on the subject of European Citizenship. As a researcher and expert in migration, she has collaborated with various institutes and universities in Slovenia and abroad. Fields of work: European integrations, European border regime, Balkan migration route, migration policies and practices, inclusiveness, autonomy of migration.
AGNIESZKA BIELEWSKA received her PhD in Sociology from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom in 2010 and since then works at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Poland. Her primary academic interests include the challenges met by modern societies such as international migration, ageing and climate change. She was member of Warsaw research team in the international project RESTATE “Restructuring Large – scale Housing Estates in European Cities: Good Practices and New Visions for Sustainable Neighbourhoods and Cities” within the 5th Framework Programme EU. She published with Peter Lang, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power and Ethnicities, International Migration.
- SWPS University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesWrocław
AGNIESZKA BIELEWSKA received her PhD in Sociology from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom in 2010 and since then works at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Poland. Her primary academic interests include the challenges met by modern societies such as international migration, ageing and climate change. She was member of Warsaw research team in the international project RESTATE “Restructuring Large – scale Housing Estates in European Cities: Good Practices and New Visions for Sustainable Neighbourhoods and Cities” within the 5th Framework Programme EU. She published with Peter Lang, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power and Ethnicities, International Migration.
- University of GroningenAssociate Professor of SociologyGroningen
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