GRFDT

Dipika Biswas

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Department of Sociology

Brief Profile:   Institution Dipika Biswas is currently working as a Background researcher in Green Television Multimedia Ltd. Banani, Dhaka Bangladesh. Brief Profile She took up her post-graduation degree in Sociology, from the University of Dhaka. She also completed her graduation in Sociology from the University of Dhaka. Aside from studying, she had worked as a research assistant in the project of “WASH” in the All BD Research & Development Group. Prior to this, she worked as a peer researcher in the “Hand Washing Station” project implemented by the world's largest NGO BRAC. Yet again, she has worked too as a research assistant in Ipas Bangladesh (NGO) in the “Climate Change and Reproductive Health of Women” project. She is always involved in voluntary associations in flood fundraising and blood donation center.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Her area of interest lies in Migration, Gender, Environment and Development Studies, Digital Media and Social Movement, and social justice.

Contact Address:   Mobile: 01954625676 Email: biswas.dipika04@gmail.com Green Multimedia Limited House: 89E, Road 13/C, Block-E, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh Email: info@greenbd.tv Cell: +880 1324-299892

E-mail id:   biswas.dipika04@gmail.com

Dr. Nisha

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Brief Profile:   My name is Nisha and I am an independent scholar with five year of research experience working with women. I have completed Ph.D. in Women’s Studies from Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. I have done my post-graduation in Women’s Studies from Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. I have finished my Graduation in Humanities from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. I have also done PG Diploma in Journalism from department of mass communication, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. My research interest lies in women’s issues, Forced Migration and its impact on Women, Poverty, Social Change, Social System, Women Labour Migration. I have been awarded by University Gold medal in 2014 on securing highest marks in M.A. (women’s Studies). I have presented research papers in national/international seminars & published paper in national/international peer reviewed journal.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Violence against Women in conflicts, Women issues of forced migration, women labor migration

Contact Address:   Nisha C/O Tarik Rana, A-74, Street No - 19, Near Jama Masjid Main Road Mandawli New Delhi 110092 Nisha C/O Guddu Pradhan House No. 81 Village & Post Raghunathpur DistrcitBulandshahr (U.P), 203412

E-mail id:   rananisha1209@gmail.com

Mohammed Unais A V

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   School of International Relations and Politics, MG University, Kottayam

Brief Profile:   Currently, I am pursuing a master’s from the School of International Relations and Politics, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM. Currently, I am working as a content curator for the website The International prism.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, Gender Studies

Contact Address:   A V House, Kadampuzha PO, Malappuram, Kerala

E-mail id:   Avshanu06@gmail.com

REKHA J

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   School of International Relations and Politics, MG University, Kottayam

Brief Profile:   I am currently pursuing my masters in International Relations and Politics from School of International Relations and Politics. I am an active social worker. Currently working as a Content Curator in The International Prism. Also volunteering in Sex Education Kerala (SEK) Foundation.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Gender Studies

Contact Address:   Kuttiyil Kizhakkathil, Kappil East, Krishnapuram PO, Kayamkulam 690533

E-mail id:   rekhakurup15@gmail.com

Sagar Madhukar Wayal

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   International Institute For Population Sciences

Brief Profile:   Hello I am Sagar Wayal, M.Sc.(Bio-Statistics and Demography). I have good Knowledge of Statistical concepts and KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC STATA, SPSS & R PROGRAMMING I have also good knowledge of Large Scale Sample surveys, Sampling techniques in Demography, and Handling Large Scale Demographic data.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Statistical Analysis, R, SPSS, STATA, Biostatistics, Demographic data analysis. Qualitative and Quantitative research.

Contact Address:   At/Post- Gulani, Tal-Khed, Dist-Pune

WebSite:   linkedin.com/in/sagar-wayal-13760615a

E-mail id:   sagarmadhukarwayal@gmail.com

Sangar Y. Salih

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   (1) Social Work Department/Salahaddin University-Erbil-Iraq & (2)Peace and Freedom Organization

Brief Profile:   I received a master's degree in sociology from the University of Cincinnati/Ohio/USA in 2015. My BA is also in sociology obtained from the University of Salahaddin in 2008. I have published a book chapter and several researches in national and international peer-reviewed journals. I have also participated in a certain number of national and international conferences to present my work. Additionally, I was awarded a scholarship to study my master abroad and I have also won international grants for research projects. In addition to my academic career, I have 10 years of work experience with national and international NGOs as a researcher, project manager, program manager, national consultant, and recently executive director of Peace and Freedom Organization.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   sociology of education, migrant workers, minority groups, peace-building and social integration, violent extremism, and qualitative methods.

Contact Address:   1- Department of Social Work/Salahaddin University-Erbil 2- Peace and Freedom organization (PFO)- Erbil-Iraq

WebSite:   https://academics.su.edu.krd/sangar.salih

E-mail id:   sangar.salih@su.edu.krd

Dorjay Namgail

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Department of Sociology Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Brief Profile:   Dorjay Namgail is currently a Ph.D Scholar at the Department of Sociology at Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has completed his Post Graduation in Sociology with specialization in Urban Sociology from the same university. His research interest lies in Rural to Urban Migration, Network Migration, Social Change and Climate Change in the Himalayan region.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, sedentarization, climate change

Contact Address:   Department of Sociology PANJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH. Pin code : 160014

E-mail id:   dorjaynmgl85.dn@gmail.com

Andrew Mendy

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   University of The Gambia

Brief Profile:   Andrew Mendy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science with a First Class Upper (Hons) from the University of The Gambia. Andrew's passion, aspiration, and desire for knowledge, as well as for social change and transformation, lead him to actively participate in the advocacy and promotion of peace and human rights through conversation, campaigns, seminars, conferences, and community outreach events. He is a fervent advocate of value-driven education that can be used to solve and promote social progress and growth, in addition to his advocacy and community-led efforts. He is motivated by a strong desire to learn about and understand the global community and trends, which led him to enroll in a six-month online certificate program on Migration Governance and Diaspora Engagement offered by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT). Andrew is an academic who believes that education and information have the potential to impact social change and promote democratic Governance.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Good Governance, Human Rights and Democratization, Migration, and Development.

Contact Address:   Brikama Nyambai, The Gambia

E-mail id:   andrewmendy01@gmail.com

Ahmed Murtala Hassan

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Nigeria Immigration Service

Brief Profile:   Ahmed Murtala Hassan is currently a PhD candidate in human geography working on migration and the SDGs, with specific focus on migrants’ entrepreneurship in Nigeria, at the department of Geography, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has 10 year experience in migration management with the Nigeria Immigration Service and also serves on part time basis as project coordinator at the Centre for Community action for Peace and Development (CCAPAD), Nigeria. His Research interest lies in Regional Development, Migration, Urban Resilience and Geographic Information Science.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   International Migration, Sustainable Development Goals, ECOWAS, Regional Development, Geographic Information Science, Urbanization, Science of Resilience, Entrepreneurship

Contact Address:   Nigeria Immigrantion Service, Headquarters, Airport-road Sauka, Abuja

WebSite:   www.immigration.gov.ng

E-mail id:   amurtala33@yahoo.com

Shangamitra Chakraborty

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Queen's university, Kingston

Brief Profile:   My name is Shangamitra Chakraborty, a Sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Currently I am enrolled as a MA student at Queen's University, Kingston under the department of Sociology. I have been involved with policy research and social work and plan to work toward human rights and AI Ethics.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Sociology, policy research.

Contact Address:   14 S R Das Road, Kolkata: 700026

WebSite:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/shangamitra-chakraborty-566033201

E-mail id:   chakrabortyshangamitra@gmail.com

Bharati Maurya

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   International Institute for Population Science

Brief Profile:   Ms Bharati Maurya is a PhD Scholar in Population Science (Awaiting for Viva-voce) at the International Institute of Population Science in Mumbai, India. She has over eight years of social research, migration and health projects, training and development, and project coordination experience. She has expertise in the design of survey instruments and sampling techniques for demography. She is well-versed in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, handling large-scale demographic data using different statistical tools, and research report writing, and has good knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS, STATA and basic R programming. Her research interests include migration, remittances, urbanization, Diaspora, migration policy, public health, ageing, gender issues, and other topics. She has participated in several national and international workshops, presented research papers at national and international conferences, and is a member of multiple national and international professional groups.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, Remittance and Urbanization; Diaspora, AIDS & HIV; and Adolescent Health; Pandemic, Epidemic & Disease Outbreak; Occupational Health Hazards; Ageing and Well being; Population, Migration and Health Policies; Internal and international Migration, Labour rights; Migration and Health, Gender, climate; Migration and family left behind; Migration data and methods

Contact Address:   Navsari - 396321, Gujarat, India

WebSite:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharati-43b45219/

E-mail id:   bharatimaurya@gmail.com

Indriga

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   University College London

Brief Profile:   University College London graduate in MSc Global Migration. Trained in qualitative and quantitative research methods. Research interests lie in political philosophy and sociology with special focus on issues related to democracy, migration, citizenship, nationalism, transnationalism, multiculturalism, ethnic conflict, politics of recognition, identity. In the MSc dissertation analysed the possible relations between national identity, citizenship and political engagement of Lithuanian migrants in the United Kingdom. BA in Global Politics and International Relations.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, nationalism, identity, citizenship, politics.

Contact Address:   indriga.valiukaite.19@alumni.ucl.ac.uk

WebSite:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/indriga-valiukaite-80a774a1/

LAILA TASMIA

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Brief Profile:   Laila is a devoted Sustainable Development practitioner, youth leadership trainer and human-skills trainer. Currently she is pursuing the MA on Sustainable Development Management under DAAD Scholarship at the Rhine-waal university of Applied Science with a study-leave from United Nations Migration Agency. She has combined her ambition of being an international development expert and aspiration to advocate for people’s justice and empowerment. Before commencing this master's course, she had been working on Migration and Development agendas specifically on safe migration and sustainable reintegration. Prior to that she worked on human rights, democratic governance and labour rights issues in Bangladesh. Currently, she is involved with SAMYA to work on equality of displaced community and also involved with WEDU Global to mentor Southeast Asian young human rights advocates. Her goal is to be an international expert on gender and migration. To meet that goal her aim is to work on research and evidence-advocacy by intersecting the agendas around gender, youth, migration and socio-economic development in her works.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Labour migration Gender Feminization of migration Return and reintegration

Contact Address:   North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

E-mail id:   laila.tasmia1991@gmail.com

SHYAM NARAYAN BHARTI

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Brief Profile:   Shyam Narayan Bharti is a PhD Research Scholar in the School of Management and Labour Studies from TISS, Mumbai. I have done MPhil in the School of Management and Labour Studies from TISS, Mumbai. Currently, I am working as a Research Specialist in the Institute of Social Responsibility and Accountability (ISRA)-Part time. I have done many short-term courses, training programs and conferences/seminars at the national and international level in prestigious institutes/universities in India and Abroad. I worked as a Principal Investigator in International Socioeconomic Laboratory (ISL) Board at Harvard University, United States. Also worked as a Research Associate in Cognet ARAmbha Services Private Limited Punjab. My areas of research interest are Labour Economics, Labour Law, Precarious Employment, Social Security, Migrants Construction Labour, Vulnerability etc. Also, there has been published one paper in a good journal.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Labour Economics, Labour Studies, Labour Law, Precarious Employments, Social Security, Migrants Construction Labour/ Migran Worker Vulnerability etc

Contact Address:   VILLAGE AND POST NATTHUPUR LAUDHANA AMBEDKAR NAGAR UP 224149

WebSite:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyam-bharti-0551b4179/

E-mail id:   bhartishyam1000@gmail.com

Samanwita Paul

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Jawaharlal Nehru University

Brief Profile:   I am currently enrolled as a doctoral student. My work primarily focuses on the Politics of Displacement and the role of women with reference to the Rohingya Refugees in India and Bangladesh. Prior to this, I have submitted a minor thesis for my M.Phil. on Women’s participation at grassroots level politics in India and the need for adequate recognition and representation. I have published on edited volumes, national and international journals and presented several papers in national and international conferences on issues pertaining to women (especially of women belonging to marginalized communities).

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Refugee Studies, Gender studies, Diaspora Studies, Geography, Political Geography

Contact Address:   Room No. 218, Koyna Hostel, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067

E-mail id:   samanwitapaul@gmail.com

DEOKAR MOHINI ARJUN

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   Shivaji University Kolhapur

Brief Profile:   My name is Mohini Deokar. My native is Sangli, Maharashtra. I have completed my graduation in English from Balwant College Vita in 2018. I have completed Master of Social Work in 2021 from Shivaji University Kolhapur. During the MSW course I have received UGC-STRIDE Research Fellowship in 2021and my research topic was 'To study the Health Status of the Barki Village.' In the MSW courseas a part of curriculum i have completed Participatary Rural Appraisal camp(6 day), Block Field Work(1 month)Study Tour( 5 well known NGOs)and i also done 2 year regular feild work as a part of curriculum.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Urban and Rural Community Development Qualitative Research

Contact Address:   A/P-Vegegoan Tal-Khanapur Didt-Sangli

WebSite:   -

E-mail id:   deokarma111@gmail.com

Mamdooh Abdul Fathah

Internship Year :  2022

Institute:   IGNOU & Jamia Madeenathunnoor

Brief Profile:   Mamdooh Abdul Fathah is a graduate student at IGNOU in Political Science and a Research Student at Jamia Madeenathunnoor. He holds an undergraduate degreee from University of Calicut in English Language and Literature. He has a diasporic past and continues to produce cutting edge research at the intersection of diasporic identity, transnational politics, nationalism, religion and Mappila community. He has presented academic research papers at University of Warwick, University of Gujarat, Shahid Beheshti University, Hidayatulla National Law University, University of Kerala etc. Besides being a Founder Editor at Katib Media Collective, he is also a profuse writer having penned articles in English and Malayalam portals such as  Café Dissensus New York, Ulumuna Journal, The Companion Journal, Risala Weekly, Tibaq.in, Two Circles, Expat Alive, Rushd Magazine, Pravasi Vayana, WFP etc. His research monograph titled ' Indoor religious networks among Kerala's traditional Muslims; Religious apartheid and migrant recourse in the pro-fundamentalist Saudi regime' was published by GRFDT. He had prior internship experience at DRAS, Taiba Garden Kolkata and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. In 2019, he was chosen for Aligarh Muslim University National Essay Award.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Diaspora Studies, Political Theology, Islam & Muslim Studies, West Asia, International Politics

Contact Address:   Puthukulangara Panikody House, Thenhipalam PO, University, Malappuram DT, Kerala PIN 673636

E-mail id:   abdulfathahuniversity@gmail.com

Indrani Pal

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   University of Mumbai

Brief Profile:   Indrani studied Philosophy as a second-order discipline, and her master’s thesis focused on cosmopolitan ethics towards the foreigner and the challenges of racism, classism, hostility between host and migrant communities. Prior to this, Indrani had a professional career spanning 13 years and has worked in various capacities in the corporate, development and government sectors in India and abroad. Her current work in the Migration sector stems from her time in Iraq which shaped her perceptions first-hand on the displacement of people within and across borders.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Cosmopolitan ethics and hospitality

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   pal.indrani@gmail.com

Ismayil Targuluyev

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Ruprecht Karls Universitat Heidelberg

Brief Profile:   Ismayil Targuluyev holds a BA degree in the field of International Relations from the University of Hacettepe. Currently, he is about to finish his master's degree in Political Science and South Asian Studies at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Germany. During his graduate studies, he had taken part in various conferences, panels and seminars regarding the conflict management, socio-economic relations between EU and SAARC countries and role of EU as a peace- building actor in South Asia. Furthermore, he has accumulated his knowledge about social awareness, radicalization, environmental challenges, energy security and European migrant crisis through participating various volunteering projects, economic forums, leadership and traineeship programmes. Contact Address: GRFDT E-mail id: ismayiltarguluyev@gmail.com

Area of Specialization (keywords):   South Asia, Geopolitics, Security, EU-SAARC relations

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   ismayiltarguluyev@gmail.com

Mayra Abril Vázquez Cuéllar Vázquez

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   University of Lille (France) - Babes Bolyai University (Romania)

Brief Profile:   Mayra Vázquez holds a BA degree in European Languages from the Dante Alighieri Institute in Mexico. She is a MA final year student currently enrolled in the Erasmus Mundus MITRA (Transnational Migrations) program. She has intercultural experience as an Au pair in the United States and Belgium. She has also completed courses on migration and intercultural studies from IOM and the European University Institute. Her current research focuses on the political populist discourse regarding immigration and its effects on public opinion.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, Populism, Discourse Analysis, Gender perspective.

Contact Address:   may.vazquezcuellar@gmail.com

Rabia Gizem Senoglu

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Brief Profile:   Rabia Gizem Şenoğlu holds a BA degree in International Relations from Eskişehir Osmangazi University. In Turkey, she worked as a research assistant or intern in various research centers. She worked as an assistant editor for magazines for a period. She is currently an assistant at the Research Center on Asylum and Migration (IGAM-Academy). She has an article titled "The Concept of Integration and Analysis of The Turkish Diaspora in Germany Within The Framework of Classical Assimilation Theory" published her undergraduate period. She conducts academic research and fieldwork on migration and gender studies. She is also a volunteer at Greenpeace and The International Amnesty Organization.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   migration, gender, political sociology, psychology

Contact Address:   Ankara, Turkey

WebSite:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgizemsenoglu/

E-mail id:   senoglugizem@outlook.com

Samiksha

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Baba Mastnath University

Brief Profile:   A literature post-graduate currently pursuing my PhD in English literature. Working on Indian literature to travel and trace the roots along with the essence of it's cultural diaspora .

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Indian literature

Contact Address:   3831 D block urban estate , jind(Haryana).

E-mail id:   rssamiksha04@gmail.com

Amar Burton

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Aberystwyth University, Wales (2016-2020)

Brief Profile:   Amar has most recently obtained a diploma LLM (Merits) in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law after completing eleven modules and written assignments, and is happy to peer-review articles pertaining to these fields, and beyond. For his undergraduate studies he obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology. He has taught language, and applied behavioural analysis, to autistic children, as worked in other fields. His Psychology degree prepared him for the statistical analysis of data, and both his degrees have taught him to rigorously examine the reliability of sources and assess their contents. He has carried out much work on a dissertation pertaining to reforms of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nations particularly its Security Council (UNSC), and their relationship, as well as all other barriers to accountability, such as Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) to name but one issue. His original motivations for embarking upon a Human Rights degree was the plight of migrants at the borders. He is happy to be learning much about the specific issues linked to diaspora, and linking these to international human rights laws and obligations.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   International Criminal Law, Human Rights Law International Humanitarian Law Psychology

Contact Address:   Rue des Tulipiers Gex 01170 France

E-mail id:   burtonamar@yahoo.co.uk

Kiran Jyoti Kaur

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Panjab University

Brief Profile:   Kiran is doctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her doctoral work revolves around transnational migration and its social impact on left behind families in Punjab. She did her post graduation in Anthropology from Panjab University. She has worked as Research Investigator in Social Impact Assessment (SIA) project where she conducted fieldwork in the rural areas of Punjab. Her major areas of interest are diaspora and migration studies, student migration, return migration and left behind families of migrants.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   migration studies, return migration, youth mobility, Indian diaspora

Contact Address:   Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh

E-mail id:   MINHAS.KIRAN555@GMAIL.COM

Iqra Binte Yusuf

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   University of Tsukuba, Japan

Brief Profile:   I have just completed my Bachelor's in the field of International Studies from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. My academic areas of interests are: migration, gender and human rights. Thus, my graduation dissertation was focused on the gender-based violence against the Rohingya women located in the refugee camps of Bangladesh. During the pandemic, I volunteered with a Singapore-based organization to impart professional communication skills to the Bangladeshi migrant workers living in Singapore using a virtual medium. Earlier, I had imparted basic literacy skills to the underprivileged minors in Bangladesh. I have also volunteered with a Tokyo-based organization known as ‘Hands on Tokyo’ where I worked with special needs children in Japan. In line with my interests, I plan to continue on the migration and human rights track in my future academic and professional pursuit.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Human rights, gender, migration, transnationalism

Contact Address:   yusuf.iqraa@gmail.com

Farhat Jahan

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Pondicherry University, India

Brief Profile:   Farhat Jahan is currently pursuing a Masters in South Asian Studies at the Centre for South Asian Studies (UMISARC), Pondicherry University under South Asia Foundation (SAF) Scholarship Programme. The area of her research interests is Migration Governance, Refugee, Diaspora, Public Health, Peace and Conflict studies and Gender-Based Violence. She holds an M.S.S. and B.S.S degree in Anthropology from the University of Dhaka. After completing her first post-graduation, she worked at different International NGOs on Migration, Rohingya Refugees, Gender-Based Violence and Public health issues.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration Governance, Refugee, South Asia, Cultural Anthropology and Public Health policy

Contact Address:   GRFDT

LEKHA SHARMA

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   South Asian University, Delhi (2017-19)

Brief Profile:   Ms. Lekha Sharma is a qualified Sociology teacher in a renowned school in Gurugram, India. She holds an MA degree in Sociology from South Asian University, N. Delhi (2017) and a B. Ed from Jamia Millia Islamia University, N. Delhi (2019). In her Master's dissertation, she interviewed women's perspectives on Crime-Based TV shows. She has completed her Bachelor in Elementary Education (B. El. Ed) from Lady Shri Ram College for Women (2015) and has a keen interest to explore society from women's perspective. She has also been part of an NGO-TARSHI where she has proofread courses on raising awareness on Sexual Health and Hygiene for school girls. She has also translated these courses into the Hindi language for the ease of readers. She has interned with various public as well as private schools in India and has gained interest to explore the impact on the education of children due to the seasonal migration of their parents in search of jobs. She has also worked with a residential school in Jaipur where she lived with female students who migrated to the school hostel at a very young age due to various challenges in their hometowns.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration and Education, Migration and women, Sexual health and Women

Contact Address:   New Delhi, India

E-mail id:   lekha.sharma@yahoo.com

ANULAKSHMI SANKAR V

Internship Year :  2021

Institute:   Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Brief Profile:   Anulakshmi Sankar.V completed M.Phil Sociology from Annamalai University and presently looking for PhD admission. She also completed her post graduation from Mahatma Gandhi University and graduation from University of Calicut, Kerala in sociology. She is also having experience in the fields of unorganised sector labour and women.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, Women and Labour

Contact Address:   Vellayath House P.O Thrikkur Thrissur Kerala India

E-mail id:   anuls1010@gmail.com

Djelti Samir

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Mustapha Stambouli University

Brief Profile:   PhD in economics with a focus on migration and development. Dr. Samir Djelti is a lecturer of economic geography and migration studies in the university of Mustapha Stambouli-Mascara, Algeria. He has developed the osmosis theory of human migration. As an expert in the Unu-gcm institute, he has proposed a model that explains, measures, and projects forced migration

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration studies, human interactions, international trade

Contact Address:   Mustapha Stambouli University, Mascara, 2900, Algeria

E-mail id:   samirecodjelti@yahoo.fr

Razia Sultana

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Ewha Womans University

Brief Profile:   Razia Sultana Ph.D is a research alumni at the Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Seoul South Korea. She also completed her masters and Ph.D. from the same department and university. She was the receiver of Korean government scholarship to peruse her doctorate degree. She worked on the issue of diversity in workplace in her Ph.D. thesis. The result of the work brought her the best thesis award from the university. Her research focused was on examining employees’ perceptions (fairness and inclusion) based on their workplace diversity and how that relate to their organizational commitment and job performance in Bangladesh. She was studies on four different diversity characteristics for the research, namely gender, ethnicity, disability, and religious minority. Her research expertise also focuses on social enterprise in Bangladesh and Korea. She has investigated the journey of a leading NGO to social enterprise through her exploring research. Later she also done a comparative research on social enterprise between Bangladesh and Korea. She has numbers of volunteer and work experiences in Bangladesh and Korea. She completed her undergraduate in International Relations from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She gained interest on refugee and migration issue during her study in undergraduate level and later worked as young researcher at the organization name “Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit” in Bangladesh as well as worked as interpreter in Korean Immigration office (Refugee Division). She has published her research works on international journals and also joined various international conferences. To access her follow her twitter @raziasu17261635. She can be also reached through email raziaewha@gamil.com

Area of Specialization (keywords):   social enterprise, social development, sustainable development, community development, gender and diversity, migration and inequality, organizational culture and leadership.

Contact Address:   B2, House No-52, Road-8, Sector-3, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh.

WebSite:   @raziasu17261635

E-mail id:   raziaewha@gmail.com

IMTIAZ AHMED

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Aligarh Muslim university

Brief Profile:   I am pursuing Doctoral Degrees in Geography from the Department of West Asian and North African Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. My thesis/dissertation topic: Yemeni Diaspora in India: A Geographical Appraisal. I Obtained my Bachelor's degree from the University of Jammu in 2016 and also obtained my master's degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University. My Master Dissertation was on "Role of Tourism in the development of Jammu and Kashmir economy." Over the years, I have gained field research experience by participating in several projects and field trips through some organizations and universities using quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Diaspora, migration, geopolitics, population, and refugee crisis, in the Middle Eastern / West Asian region.

Contact Address:   Department of West Asian & North African Studies, Aligarh Muslim University. Aligarh. Uttar Pradesh. INDIA. Pin code 202002

E-mail id:   imtgeo5676@gmail.com

Fariha Jahan Prima

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh

Brief Profile:   Fariha Jahan Prima did her bachelor’s from Jahangirnagar University in Anthropology. She is pursuing her Master’s in Anthropology from the same university. In 2017, after observing huge influx of Rohingyas in Bangladesh, migration became her interest of research. Increasing climate induced migration and Ongoing Labour migratio stress during Covid Pandemic crisis also motivated her to undertake research studies. Her current research focus include labour migrants and the climate refugees. She has also done academic feild works on various issues realted to Migration.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Labour migration, Climate refugee, Gender and Migration, Sustainable Development

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   farihaprima2201@gmail.com

Dr. Md.Jawed

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Independent Researcher

Brief Profile:   Mr. Md. Jawed is completed M.Phil. and PhD from Center for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His area of research is International Migration. He did Master of Arts (2005-07) in Sociology from the Department of Sociology, AMU (Aligarh) in 2007. While Bachelor of Science in Anthropology (Hons.) completed in the year 2003 from the Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). Beside this he worked with Salam Balak Trust and BOSCO- UNHCR in Delhi.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration and Refugees

Contact Address:   P-45, Second Floor, Batla House, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New delhi-110025

E-mail id:   javed83jmi@gmail.com

Olatunbosun Emmanuel OGUNSEEMI

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria

Brief Profile:   Olatunbosun Emmanuel OGUNSEEMI, is a researcher at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He specializes in science education and technology integration through a pedagogical tool of reflective practice. A principal lecturer at College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria, where he demonstrates his skills for science of education and technology integration in teacher training and teaching practices. He is passionate in scientific writing and sustainable development. Olatunbosun bagged his Master of Philosophy in science education and Masters of science education from the University of Ibadan, a Bachelor of science education in integrated science and curriculum studies from the University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. He is a PhD student in science education and technology integration in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Olatunbosun’s work is informed by sixteen (16) years of academic experiences with over thirty (30) patents writing to his credits. He has presented papers orally and virtually in academic conferences in Nigeria, United Arab Emirates and the Europe. He reviews academic writing for American Journal of Educational Research, Integrity Journal of Education and Training and International Journal of Social Sciences. He is the founder of FruitGates Foundation, a non-governmental organization that is committed to sustainable development by creating platform for people, profits and planet oriented sustainable programmes through capacity building to discover, develop and deploy values within our social institutions.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Science Education, Technology Integration and Curriculum Studies

Contact Address:   College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria. P.M.B 250, Igbara odo road

E-mail id:   ogunseemi.olatunbosun@coeikere.edu.ng

Parul Srivastava

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   University of Hyderabad, India

Brief Profile:   Parul Srivastava is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at the University of Hyderabad, India. She is deeply interested in People's History, Oral History, Partition Studies, Gender, Women's Studies, and Migration. She is curious about how events in History have more or less been written with a political viewpoint and why the experiences of common people who experienced these events are often neglected. She received the Fulbright Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship to the USA for 2020- 2021. Parul graduated from Ramjas College, University of Delhi, and holds a Masters in History from the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi where she wrote her seminar paper on the letters of Cairo Genizah (experiences of two Jewish merchants on the Western seaboard of India in the 12th century). Parul wrote another seminar paper while at JNU describing the relationship between clouds, climate, and landscape in Kalidasa's Abhijñānaśākuntalam and Meghadūtam. She also has an MPhil from the University of Lucknow. She has been associated with the Berkeley based 1947 Partition Archive since 2018 and has collected several oral narratives of Partition migrants and eyewitnesses from six cities of India. She has been an Editor and Content Manager for international websites and educational consultancies. July 15th, 2020

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Oral History, Partition of India, Subaltern Studies, Gender Studies, Migration, Personal Histories, Social History

Contact Address:   GRFDT

WebSite:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/parul-srivastava-b74348140/

E-mail id:   honeyparul13@gmail.com

Naziya Naweed

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Jamia Millia Islamia, India

Brief Profile:   Naziya Naweed is a doctoral research scholar at the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her research focuses on Indian Diaspora as an emerging factor in India’s foreign policy towards the largest regional and trading bloc, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Her writing takes into account an interdisciplinary perspective to understand the Indian Diaspora linkages with India’s foreign policy, through the prism of Remittance, Political Economy of Soft Power and Diplomacy. She has completed her graduation in Political Science from the Kamla Nehru College, University of Delhi, masters in Political Science from Jamia Millia Islamia, and Mphil in West Asian Studies from the same university. Naziya has also presented papers in International Conferences, Seminar in India and has participated in various courses organised by Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) and ICSSR sponsored workshop.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Indian Diaspora, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   naziya999@yahoo.co.in

Rachid Lamghari

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco.

Brief Profile:   Rachid Lamghari is a Ph.D. researcher on Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El Mhraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco. In 2017, he got his MA in Cultural Studies: Cultures, Identities and Nationhood in Morocco from the same institution. He reads and writes on a wide range of topics, but his primary interests are diaspora and migration studies, gender studies, transnationalism, identity, belonging, space, home, postcolonialism, and cultural studies in general. He has participated in many conferences and webinars that are majorly related to his areas of interest. Rachid looks forward to collaborate with GRFDT scholars and fellow researchers on diaspora and migration studies.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   diaspora and migration studies, gender studies, transnationalism, identity, belonging, space, home, postcolonialism, and cultural studies

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   rachidlamgh@gmail.com

Fahmedur Rahman Himel

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Bangladesh University of Professionals

Brief Profile:   Fahmedur Rahman Himel graduated from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) in Disaster and Human Security Management. His undergraduate research was on ‘Immobility of Environmentally Stressed Rice Growing Farmers, A Case Study of Batiaghata Upazilla, Khulna’. Besides, he has worked on disasters and displacement due to erosion and monsoon flood. His current study is focused on ‘Returnee Migrant Workers of Bangladesh during Covid-19 Pandemic: Study of Integration Challenges’.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   migration and displacement

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   frhimel@gmail.com

Pulkit Buttan

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Central University of Gujarat

Brief Profile:   Pulkit Buttan is an M.Phil. student/researcher in the School of International Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. His M.Phil dissertation is related to the refugee crisis and integration initiatives. He has completed his Bachelor’s and Masters degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi. He has worked as a 'Field Research Scholar' with Forum for Democracy(2018) where he looked into policy implications of the Delhi government initiatives at the ground level. He has also presented a paper on 'Role of Indian Diaspora in India-Uganda relations in International Conference on 'Diaspora Governance in International Relations: Opportunities and Challenges for India' [10-11 February 2020], organized by Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. His major areas of interest are international relations, refugee and migration studies.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   international relations, refugee and migration studies

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   pulkitbuttan@gmail.com

Kishlay Kirti

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Central University of South Bihar

Brief Profile:   Kishlay Kirti is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Economic Studies and Policy at the Central University of South Bihar, India. He has a master degree in Economics. His area of research is Development Economics where he works on migration, remittance, regional development and public policy.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, Remittance, Economic Development, and Public Policy

Contact Address:   Central University of South Bihar, Gaya (India)

E-mail id:   tokishlay@gmail.com

Praveen Kumar Tiwari

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Jamia Milia Islamia

Brief Profile:   Praveen Kumar Tiwari is a M.A. final year student currently enrolled in the program MA International Relations-West Asian Studies at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. He has recently completed his dissertation on the topic 'Syrian Dilemma: Understanding and Analyzing the Syrian Civil War'. Moreover. he has published a recent article on India-UAE ties during Covid Pandemic, in Nepal Institute of International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE), a Nepali think tank. He takes keen interest in researching about state institutions, political structure and popular revolutions in West Asia and North Africa.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   state institutions, political structure and popular revolutions in West Asia and North Africa

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   pktiwari091@gmail.com

Sharlene Chen

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Humanity Research Consultancy / King's College London

Brief Profile:   Sharlene is an research intern at Humanity research Consultancy, and a student of International Conflict Studies at King’s College London. Her area of interests include migration and social justice, conflict resolution and democratisation in the Middle East and North Africa, eliminating modern slavery, and fostering sustainability at a global level. Sharlene has completed her BA in Sociology from Fu-Jen Catholic University, with major focus on inequality, migrant labour rights and stateless children in Taiwan. Sharlene is currently working on research projects centre on exploring the structural violence against irregular migrants in Europe, and labour rights of female domestic migrants workers in Taiwan. With a dedication to International Politics and Human Rights issues, Sharlene has experiences in working in NGOs, advocacy and policy making in refugee and asylum seeker rights, and writing in regional conflicts and human rights crisis in Asia.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   refugee, asylum seeker, human rights, modern slavery, labour rights, inequality, violence

Contact Address:   Flat 1108, 2 Angel Lane, Stratford, London E15 1FF

E-mail id:   asher130809@gmail.com

Zohra Hassani

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Master’s in Public policy from Sciences Po and Master’s in Migration and Diaspora studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

Brief Profile:   Zohra Hassani is an Afghan-born French passionate about migration, displacement and refugee issues. She holds a master’s degree in Public policy from Sciences Po and a master’s degree in Migration and Diaspora studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). For her master’s dissertation, she conducted interviews with seven Afghan women from Hazara ethnicity living in London and used the notions of aspiration and hope to explore their attitudes towards the 'time ahead’. Her work shows that their attitudes towards the future are indicative of their multiple identities - as Afghan women, from the Hazara ethnic minority and as immigrants - but also of the transnational relational setting of their life. She is currently working on a personal project about stories of Afghan migration to Europe which aims to account for the plurality of life experiences and narratives of Afghan migrants. Her research interests include European law and policy on migration and Afghan migration

Area of Specialization (keywords):   European law and policy on migration and Afghan migration

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   zohra.hassani@sciencespo.fr

Charles Mbatsogo

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   University of Poitiers, France

Brief Profile:   Charles Mbatsogo is a research scholar and junior diplomat specialized in migration governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. He holds a double master's degree in Geopolitics and International relations from the Academy of Diplomacy of Cameroon (IRIC). He is a laureate and graduate of the YALI (Young African Leadership Initiative) program launched by former US President Barack Obama. Charles has over 5 years of experience in corporate communication, data collection and analysis as well as reporting, leading to various scientific publications and international communications. Currently enrolled as a PhD student in Geography at Migrinter Lab (University of Poitiers, France), his thesis analyses the stakes and challenges of return migration in Africa in connection with codevelopment. He is passionate about institutional communication, creative writing and humanitarian action.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   migration governance in Sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable development

Contact Address:   University of Poitiers, France. Email- ogunseemi.olatunbosun@coeikere.edu

E-mail id:   charlmbatsogo@gmail.com

Mohamed Farahat

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Cairo University & Egyptian Foundation for Refugees Rights

Brief Profile:   Bio Mohamed Farahat, in general is an Egyptian lawyer, Jurist human rights lawyer, legal trainer in addition to he is legal and political researcher. He joined Egyptian Foundation for Refugees Rights (EFRR) in 2014, first as Access to Justice team leader than as Coordinator of EFRR’s legal aid project with UNHCR , currently as programs director . Recently worked with HUMENA for human rights and civic engagement as legal analyst, as a Legal Consultant with International Organization for Migration (IOM-Egypt) , Legal Expert with Center for Migration and Refugees Studies (CMRS_-American university in Cairo (AUC) and Research fellow with International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) . In addition Mr. Farahat is a member of steering committee of Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC) and selected as a Management Advisory group (MAG) member at North Africa Internet Governance (NAIGF) . Prior to joining EFRR, he worked for Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA-Egypt) as access to Justice team leader, he worked for International Commission for Jurists (ICJ) as a legal researcher. Mr. Farahat is a legal and political researcher. He has several published articles related to International refugees law, Statelessness, political issues and democracy ,parliamentary studies, digital rights and internet governance .

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Refugees, Migrants, Labour Migrants, Statelessness, Victim of Trafficking. Freedom of expression, Digital Rights International law, Constitutional law, Human Rights

Contact Address:   1 A Kalet El Roada st . Manyal El Roada -Cairo-Egypt

E-mail id:   farahat_3@hotmail.com

Pratik Satyal

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Tribhuvan University

Brief Profile:   Pratik Satyal has completed his undergraduate studies in Electronics Engineering from Kathmandu University, Nepal. He is currently pursuing Master’s Program at Tribhuvan University in Conflict, Peace and Development Studies. His area of interest is in international political affair, conflict and diplomacy. Currently his research is on the effect of migration on the socio-political landscape in Nepal. He is also keen on understanding the political culture resulting from open border with India.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Conflict, International Affair, Peace

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   pratiksatyal@gmail.com

Srinita Bhattacharjee

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   University of Hyderabad

Brief Profile:   Ms. Srinita Bhattacharjee is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora (CSID), University of Hyderabad, India. Her research pans the intricacies of Subaltern Migration in the Global South and North while probing the politics of literary and cultural representations of the disenfranchised migrants. Srinita is an English Major from Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta, and earned her post-graduate degree in English and Cultural Studies from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU). She also has an MPhil from CSID. She is a recipient of the ICSSR Doctoral Research Fellowship. She was a visiting student at the Dept. of Comparative Literature, Harvard University in 2019.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   migration, transnationalism, subaltern, refugee, asylum seeker, undocumented

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   srinitabhattacharjee@gmail.com

Paige Fabry

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   independent researcher

Brief Profile:   My name is Paige Fabry. I am from the United States, but I currently reside in Belgium. I have an MA in International Migration with Human Rights law from the University of Kent Brussels School of International Studies. I also hold a BA in Political Science from the College of Wooster in the United States. My research has focused on migration and refugees in the European Union. I have analyzed responses to the recent refugee crisis, as well as, compliance with the Common European Asylum System.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   migration, refugees, migration law

Contact Address:   Belgium

E-mail id:   paigefabry44@gmail.com

Thiago Sette Câmara

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Institute of Social Sciences – University of Lisbon (ICS-UL)

Brief Profile:   Has a bachelor's degree in International Relations (University Center of Belo Horizonte), a master's degree in International Relations and European Studies (University of Évora) and is currently pursuing a PhD in Migration Studies at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, with a doctoral fellowship from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Working on youth mobility field since 2014, he collaborated on several mobility projects in Europe, Asia and Africa. He has experience in the fields of International Relations and European Studies, working on the following topics: International Migration, Student Migration, Youth Mobility, Human Rights and International Cooperation.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   International Migration, Student Migration, Youth Mobility, Human Rights and International Cooperation.

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   thiagoo@edu.ulisboa.pt

Sabah Khan

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Brief Profile:   Sabah Khan is pursuing her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The title of her thesis is ‘Identity and Transnationalism: A Study of South Asian Muslim Diaspora in Britain’. Her research delves deeper into the debate on religion and diaspora by engaging with the concept of de-territorialised diaspora in reference to Muslim diaspora. Sabah’s research critically analyses notions of community, ummah and the ontology of being Muslim. Sabah has worked as a consultant with International Transport Workers’ Federation, New Delhi. During her tenure she worked on a project dealing with violence among transport sector workers in South Asia. She was awarded M. Phil in 2016 from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her M. Phil dissertation was a comparative study of social exclusion of Muslims in India and Britain. She earned her undergraduate degree from Delhi University, and post-graduation from JNU. She has been associated with universities in London for her research and presented papers internationally at London School of Economics, University of Roehampton, etc

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Muslim diaspora communities, sociology of religion

Contact Address:   Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

E-mail id:   sabahkhan.912@gmail.com

Erere Oghoghome

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   University of Ibadan

Brief Profile:   Erere Oghoghome is a qualified lawyer, currently undertaking a master’s program in peace and conflict studies with research focus on migration and household economic development at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She has experience advocating for the protection of girls’ rights and has worked to mobilize community action for the protection of adolescent girls. She is one of the 25 young female leaders to pioneer the March Women’s Shadowing Scheme 2020 by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and UN Women Nigeria. She is also a Young African Leaders Initiative Fellow. Erere’s interests lie in migration management and policy, gender equality and international development.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration

Contact Address:   erereoghoghome@gmail.com

Agata Wanat

Internship Year :  2020

Institute:   MITRA student, Université de Lille

Brief Profile:   Agata Wanat holds a BA degree in Ethnology Cultural Anthropology from the University of Warsaw. Currently, she is pursuing an MA in Transnational Migrations (Erasmus Mundus MITRA programme). She has completed antropological fieldwork in West Africa, focused on migration of young Gambians to Europe and its impact on family and gender relations in the town of Bakau. Her current research interests circle around European integration policies - especially the accessibility and quality of education available for children of migrant backgroud. She has volunteered in several NGOs supporting children and youth of migrant background.

Area of Specialization (keywords):   Migration, Gender, Identity, Integration Policies, Inclusive Education

Contact Address:   GRFDT

E-mail id:   agtwanat@gmail.com