Education
19972000: Studies in Political Sciences and Geography, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
20002001: Studies in Political Sciences and Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
20012002: Studies in Society and Space, University of Bristol, UK
2002: Master of Science, Society and Space, University of Bristol, UK
2006: Participation in the Immigration Training Programme »The Sociology and Politics of Immigration in Europe«, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Since 2006: Doctoral Student at the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS), Universität Bielefeld, Germany
Professional Background
20022003: Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
20032004: Researcher at the Collaborative Research Center 597 »Transformations of the State«, Hochschule Bremen (University of Applied Sciences), Germany
2004: Research Stay at the Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER), Malmö Högskola, Sweden
Since December 2004: Researcher at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Wiesbaden, Germany
2008: Research Stay at the Centre on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD), Universität Bielefeld, Germany
2010: Visiting Researcher at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Memberships and Activities in Scientific Associations
Since 2004: Member of the Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW) [German Political Science Association]
Since 2007: Member of the European Union Studies Association (EUSA)
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
EU migration strategy: how to respond to the unanswered demographic challenge?
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The EU performance in the global competition for highly-skilled migrants
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