Fabian Burkhardt is a comparative political scientist. His research interests are political institutions, such as executives and constitutions, in authoritarian regimes, with a regional focus on post-Soviet countries, in particular Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. At IOS in Regensburg, he conducts Read More …

Vainius received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Sussex in 2020, with a thesis on the politics of citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe. During his PhD years, Vainius taught courses on Migration Policy and the Far Read More …

Dr Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova holds a PhD in law from Queen Mary University of London and is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Rule of Law Clinic at Central European University’s Democracy Institute. She has taught courses, given guest lectures and held fellowships Read More …

Julia Schweers is a postdoctoral Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute and holds a DPhil in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. She is interested in the return migration of dual citizens and global inequalities associated with Read More …

Eric Codjo Montcho Agbassa holds a master’s degree in private law and criminal sciences and teaches at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic. His areas of interest include private international law, the law of obligations, and human rights. For over Read More …

Renaud Fiacre Avlessi is a doctoral student in private law at the Doctoral School of Legal, Administrative, and Political Sciences at the University of Abomey-Calavi. His thesis focuses on threats to the right to nationality in African states: the example Read More …

Yi-Chen Huang is a PhD student at Edinburgh Law School. Her research interest focuses on comparative citizenship law. Alongside her PhD studies, she works as a research assistant for Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT).

Jing-Han Chen recently graduated from the University of Edinburgh, where she earned her PhD in July 2023. Her thesis was subsequently awarded the PhD Thesis Prize by the Taiwan Society of International Law. Her PhD research focused on issues surrounding Read More …

Bernard Ryan is Professor of Migration Law at the University of Leicester. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and the European University Institute, and was previously Professor of Law at the University of Kent. His current research covers Read More …

Puangrat is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University in Thailand. Her research focuses on citizenship, migration, statelessness, and refugees, with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asian countries. She has also strengthened her legal background through practical Read More …