Research Projects
Migration Trajectories
This project explores how undocumented migration across borders is made possible, negotiated, and constrained. Drawing on a multi-sited ethnography along routes from Iran to Germany, it examines the connections between relationships and financial exchanges, including loans, assistance, and transactions that shape the course of journeys.
Immobility beyond Borders
Research on mobility inequalities during the COVID-19 closures of European borders. The study compares seasonal workers, Erasmus students, and people seeking asylum, asking how restrictions affected each group differently and reshaped experiences of belonging, solidarity, and the possibility of movement.
Walled Economies
Walled Economies examines the construction of contemporary borders, from physical fences to digital systems. The project considers the roles of investors, technology firms, builders, and border authorities in producing barriers, alongside the tension between territorial enclosure and globally circulating goods and capital.