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The Team

IMI gathers an international network of social scientists committed to advancing a long-term, evidence-based understanding of migration as an intrinsic part of global change and development.

Advisory Board

Ahmet İçduygu

Director, MIREKOC

Fellows

Ayşen Üstübici

Assistant Professor, Koç University

Fellows

David FitzGerald

UC San Diego

Fellows

Evelyn Ersanilli

Senior Researcher, University of Amsterdam

Fellows

Hannah Postel

IMI Fellow

Team

Katharina Natter

Board Member

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Lea Müller-Funk

Advisory Board

Mohamed Berriane

Senior Professor, Mohammed V University of Rabat

Advisory Board

Robin Cohen

Former IMI Director

Team

Yacine Ait Larbi

Co-Lead of IMI Academy

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Alejandro Olayo-Méndez

Co-Lead of IMI Academy

Advisory Board

Brenda Yeoh

Professor, National University of Singapore

Team

Dominique Jolivet

Board Member

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Gabriella Sanchez

Co-lead of IMI Academy

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Hein de Haas

Director & Board Member

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Kerilyn Schewel

Board Member & Working Papers Editor

Fellows

Maria Villares-Varela

Lecturer in Sociology

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Naiara Rodriguez-Peña

IMI PhD Fellow

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Simona Vezzoli

Deputy Director & Board Member

Fellows

Yvonne Su

York University (Canada)

Fellows

Angèle Mendy

Lecturer, University of Lausanne

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Cameron Thibos

Communications Lead

Advisory Board

Douglas Massey

Professor, Princeton University

Fellows

Geraldine Asiwome Ampah

Department of Sociology, University of Ghana

Fellows

Hélène Thiollet

Permanent Researcher, Sciences Po

Fellows

Ladan Rahbari

Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam

Fellows

Mathias Czaika

Dept Head for Migration and Globalization, Danube University

Fellows

Oliver Bakewell

Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester

Fellows

Sonja Fransen

Research Fellow, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance

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