Current Position

Post-Doc at SFM and NCCR on the move

Research fields

Migration theories; European politics of migration and asylum; Movements of refugees; Swiss politics of asylum; Migration-Security nexus; Integration of the second generation

Education

2018                     

PhD in Social Sciences, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Neuchâtel

PhD thesis : Les multiples visages d'une rationalité sécuritaire dans les politiques d'asile suisse 

Grade: summa cum laude

2008                     

Master in Geography, Journalism and English at the University of Neuchâtel

Master thesis: Géographie des communautés immigrées et processus de gentrification : Etude sur le centre historique de Palerme

2006                     

Erasmus exchange in Palermo, Italy (Università degli Studi di Palermo)

Professional Experience

Since 2015                         

Research Fellow, Swiss Forum for Migration Studies (SFM), Université de Neuchâtel (CH)

2015                     

Visiting Scholar, Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook (NY, USA)

2010-2014                          

Teaching and research assistant, Centre de Droit des Migrations (CDM), Université de Neuchâtel (CH)

Since 2008                         

Social worker in various centres for asylum seekers, Asile Bienne et Région (BE, CH)