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Élise Palomares is a socio-anthropologist and lecturer at the University of Rouen, in the Dysolab (Laboratoire des Dynamiques Sociales – “Social Dynamics laboratory”) research unit, and an associate member of Urmis–Paris (Unité de recherches ‘Migrations et Société’, Paris – “‘Migration and Society’ research unit, Paris”). Her research concerns minority situations in the postcolonial cities, based on fieldwork conducted both in France and in South Africa. She has coordinated, with Elise Lemercier and Valelia Muni Toke, a special issue on “Inequalities in French overseas territories” for the journal Terrains et Travaux.

Pau Palop-García (PhD, 2019) is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy (University of Erfurt) and a Research Associate at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA). He specializes in the study of migration policies and the political representation of migrant communities in their states of origin.

Pau Palop-García holds a PhD in Political Sciences from the Free University of Berlin and has published in academic journals such as Democratization, Citizenship Studies, or the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Carles Pamies is Adjunct Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher at Sciences Po, Paris, where he is also member of the ActEU project. His main research interests include political parties, political elites, and migrants' representation and voting behaviour.

Aron (he/his) is a registered psychometrician, researcher, and currently a PhD Psychology student at the Australian National University. His research passion lies in Critical Health Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Stigma, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQIA+, and Health Communication.

His dedication aims to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes for marginalized groups. Through his research, Aron seeks to understand the experiences of indigenous students, COVID-19-affected individuals, those with HIV, and LGBTQIA+ community members. By identifying barriers and proposing evidence-based strategies, he works towards equitable healthcare systems and enhanced well-being.

Aron actively collaborates in academia, sharing expertise at conferences and scholarly forums, driven by a commitment to advancing knowledge and advocating for social change.

Mr. Akash Pandey is a student of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. His research interests include foreign labor migration, conflict induced migration, human rights, international humanitarian law, peacebuilding, and power politics with a focus on interdisciplinary research. He is currently studying the push and pull factors that have influenced Nepalese citizens to join the Russian Army in its invasion of Ukraine.

Stefania Panebianco, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Catania, and Holder of the Jean Monnet Chair EUMedEA. Visiting professor at LUISS-Guido Carli, Rome since 2018; visiting at IBEI, Barcelona, in 2019 and at University Pompeu Fabra, in 2022. Co-editor of Global Affairs. Published in Third World Quarterly, International Politics, Geopolitics, Contemporary Italian Politics, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, The International Spectator. Authored monographic books (Giuffré, EGEA, CASS) and edited books (Palgrave, Rubbettino, Frank Cass). Researcher of the PROTECT H2020 research project.

Current MPhil candidate in Sociology and Demography at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College) and a 2020 Rhodes Scholar from the US. Graduated from Yale University in 2020 with a joint M.A. and B.A. in Political Science. Interested in social demography, survey methodology, identity, and the politics of marginalization.

Incoming PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy at Princeton University.

Emanuela Paoletti is Associate Editor at the journal Migration Studies. Since 2011 Emanuela has been working with UNHCR in Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and Ethiopia. Between 2018 and 2020, Emanuela collaborated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Previously she worked as Research Officer at the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University and at the International Migration Institute also at Oxford. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of Oxford and her doctoral research focused on the Italian-Libyan agreements on migration. Her research appeared with, inter alia, Palgrave Macmillan, Cambridge University Press, Political Studies and the Journal of North African Studies. Her Master was completed at the London School of Economics at the Development Studies Institute (now Department of International Development).