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Find and contact migration experts worldwide for technical support.

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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Edinburgh Napier University
Associate Professor
Edinburgh

I am Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University and Associate Director of the Schottish Graduate School of Social Science.
In my research capacity, I am also affiliated with the Centre for Policy Studies at Central European University (Hungary). I received my PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow and an MA in Human Rights from the Central European University.

In 2015 – 2016, I was Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bedfordshire, Programme Director of the Professional Doctorate in Children and Young People's Service, associated member of the International Centre: Researching Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking, and a full member of the Institute of Applied Social Research.

In 2013-2014, I led a research project investigating public understanding of human trafficking in three European countries. This research was funded by a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship awarded by the European Commission (FP7-PEOPLE-IEF / PIEF-GA-2011-298401).

I am a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA).

  • Edinburgh Napier University
    Associate Professor
    Edinburgh
  • Migration and Mobilities Research Network
    Convenor
    Edinburgh

I am Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University and Associate Director of the Schottish Graduate School of Social Science.
In my research capacity, I am also affiliated with the Centre for Policy Studies at Central European University (Hungary). I received my PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow and an MA in Human Rights from the Central European University.

In 2015 – 2016, I was Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bedfordshire, Programme Director of the Professional Doctorate in Children and Young People's Service, associated member of the International Centre: Researching Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking, and a full member of the Institute of Applied Social Research.

In 2013-2014, I led a research project investigating public understanding of human trafficking in three European countries. This research was funded by a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship awarded by the European Commission (FP7-PEOPLE-IEF / PIEF-GA-2011-298401).

I am a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA).

University of California Merced

Yehuda Sharim is a writer, photographer. filmmaker, and poet. His work focuses on the relationship between the quotidian and poetic. Sharim’s films have appeared in film festivals, artistic venues, and universities across the world. His work offers an intimate portrayal of those who refuse to surrender amidst daily devastation and culminating strife, offering a vision for equality and a renewed solidarity in a divisive world. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Program of Global Art Studies, University of California, Merced.

  • University of California Merced

Yehuda Sharim is a writer, photographer. filmmaker, and poet. His work focuses on the relationship between the quotidian and poetic. Sharim’s films have appeared in film festivals, artistic venues, and universities across the world. His work offers an intimate portrayal of those who refuse to surrender amidst daily devastation and culminating strife, offering a vision for equality and a renewed solidarity in a divisive world. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Program of Global Art Studies, University of California, Merced.

Ipsos Public Affairs
Consultant
Delhi

Namita is a Ph.D. researcher at the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi. Her academic work focuses on placing refugee identity at the center of urbanism and integration in the city of New Delhi. She is studying the forced migration and urban sustainability nexus through a post-developmental lens. She specialises in qualitative research and programme evaluations and has led research studies and interventional projects in the areas of migration, gender and sustainable development.

  • Ipsos Public Affairs
    Consultant
    Delhi

Namita is a Ph.D. researcher at the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi. Her academic work focuses on placing refugee identity at the center of urbanism and integration in the city of New Delhi. She is studying the forced migration and urban sustainability nexus through a post-developmental lens. She specialises in qualitative research and programme evaluations and has led research studies and interventional projects in the areas of migration, gender and sustainable development.

University of Sheffield
PhD Candidate
Sheffield

Yingzi is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Sheffield. Her PhD project attempts to examine multi-generational care amongst rural migrant workers in southern China, which focuses on the family dynamics, gender relations and care practices in the context of rural-urban migration and how relevant social policies on hukou, healthcare and education influence this process. The research utilises qualitative methods, including semi-structured interview, ethnographic observation, participatory research approaches. Her PhD programme is jointly funded by the University of Sheffield and China Scholarship Council.
Prior to her PhD project, Yingzi studies Communication Studies at Peking University in Beijing, China. Yingzi's master's dissertation examines domestic workers' emotional labour and how domestic service companies use technology and professional trainings to professionalise domestic workers' emotional labour, which results in further exploitation and alienation.

  • University of Sheffield
    PhD Candidate
    Sheffield

Yingzi is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Sheffield. Her PhD project attempts to examine multi-generational care amongst rural migrant workers in southern China, which focuses on the family dynamics, gender relations and care practices in the context of rural-urban migration and how relevant social policies on hukou, healthcare and education influence this process. The research utilises qualitative methods, including semi-structured interview, ethnographic observation, participatory research approaches. Her PhD programme is jointly funded by the University of Sheffield and China Scholarship Council.
Prior to her PhD project, Yingzi studies Communication Studies at Peking University in Beijing, China. Yingzi's master's dissertation examines domestic workers' emotional labour and how domestic service companies use technology and professional trainings to professionalise domestic workers' emotional labour, which results in further exploitation and alienation.

IUAV UNIVERSITY, VENICE
Researcher
VENICE

My research and expertise concern political representation of migrants, citizenship and belongings, forced migrations, work exploitation and access to decent housing for migrants.
I have obtained a PhD in Political Sociology at the University of Padua, Italy. The focus of my research project was the political integration of migrants and refugees in Italy and the United Kingdom. During my PhD I held also a residential visiting positions at the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance, Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (2014-2015).
Here you can find my publications https://unipd.academia.edu/EriseldaShkopi

  • IUAV UNIVERSITY, VENICE
    Researcher
    VENICE

My research and expertise concern political representation of migrants, citizenship and belongings, forced migrations, work exploitation and access to decent housing for migrants.
I have obtained a PhD in Political Sociology at the University of Padua, Italy. The focus of my research project was the political integration of migrants and refugees in Italy and the United Kingdom. During my PhD I held also a residential visiting positions at the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance, Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (2014-2015).
Here you can find my publications https://unipd.academia.edu/EriseldaShkopi

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