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Ramona Rischke is an empirical migration and integration researcher. After studying international economics, she obtained her doctorate in development economics at the University of Göttingen. She has been conductig research on multi-dimensional poverty and inequality in low- and middle income countries, and on social cohesion and (i)mobility dynamics in the context of conflict and forced migration studies.

My research focuses on migration histories and the experiential qualities of place, developing a landscape specific contribution within a broad field of literature encompassing belonging and isolation, conviviality and racism, transnational connections and the shaping of cultures of use of public open space. I firmly believe in producing research in collaboration with others and I am committed to working with the professional and voluntary sector in all my research projects.
Through a number of research projects, these themes have been developed within two more specific strands: 1) Inclusive Public Open Spaces and 2) Diverse nature connections.

Milena is a Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, at the University of Leicester (U.K.). Her research focuses on racialising and sex-gendering bordering practices between the Global North and the Global South and migrants' practices to resist those.
She conducted qualitative research in the field of criminalised migration with Nigerian women convicted of trafficking, Nigerian women identified as victims, and Italian and Nigerian stakeholders. She has collaborated with legal stakeholders to make more inclusive policies to support victims of trafficking in Italy, and disseminated her research with international organisations (e.g. U.N.).

More recently, she has developed an interest in issues of research ethics and positionality when working with migrants. So, she would love to have a chat and learn more about it!

Rebecca Enobong Roberts is a PhD candidate at the Habitat Unit, Technische Universität Berlin, she teaches community engagement at the Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin. This project is co-supervised by the Urban Planning Department at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Her PhD explores the intersectionality between internal displacement, the forced migration in the broader context of sustainable and inclusive urbanisation. I have 11 years of experience in implementing and managing development projects across 23 states and multiple cities in Nigeria, Dakar, Senegal, Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa, Accra, and Kumasi, Ghana. With sectoral experience spans community organization, support and engagements, public health, public education, and human rights; including LGBTI rights, informalities (rights to the city, livelihood, and housing), sustainable urbanization, displacement, urban refugees, forced migration, youth development, public policy analysis, advocacy, project monitoring, and evaluation.

Postdoctoral Fellow – Center for Social & Cultural Psychology – ULB, Belgium

Antje Röder is Professor of Methods of Social Research at Philipps-Universität Marburg. Her main research interests are migration and international mobility, with particular focus on the economic, social and cultural integration of migrants in Europe. Recent research includes the Irish Research Council funded ‘New Irish Families’ project investigating the emerging second generation in Ireland, and participation in the internationally comparative ‘Socio-Cultural Integration Processes among New Immigrants in Europe’ project.