Schweers, Julia

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 …

Maier, Franziska

Franziska Maier is a postdoctoral researcher for the project “Designing Democracy on Mars and Earth” at the University of Stuttgart. Her research on the future of democracy explores belonging in migration societies and the future of citizenship, as well as Read More …

Agbassa, Eric Montcho

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 …

Avlessi, Renaud Fiacre

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 …

Huang, Yi-Chen

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).

Chen, Jing-Han

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 …

Ryan, Bernard

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 …

Patomsirirak, Puangrat

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 …

McMillan, Kate

Kate McMillan is Associate Professor of Politics at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She publishes and teaches on the politics of citizenship and immigration. In 2025, she was a Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Read More …

Chedia, Beka

Dr Beka Chedia is Researcher and Associate Professor of Political Science from Tbilisi, Georgia. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Tbilisi State University. Dr Chedia has a long track record of working in media, NGOs, academia, think thanks, research Read More …