Willy Brandt Guest Professor at MIM 2017-2018: Maarten P. Vink

MIM is proud to host Maarten P. Vink as the Willy Brandt Guest Professor at MIM during the academic year 2017-2018. He is Professor at the Department of Political Science of Maastricht University and part-time Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute.

Professor Vink is also is co-director of the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) and the Maastricht Center for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE), where he currently leads the research project "Migrant Life Course and Legal Status Transition (MiLifeStatus)" funded by a Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council (2016-2021). His work focuses on the politics of citizenship, migration and integration. Read more about Professor Vink here.

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