2012: Dr. Zana Vathi

14 May 2012

Zana Vathi, of the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex, won the award in 2012. Her dissertation – entitled ‘The Children of Albanian Migrants in Europe: Ethnic Identity, Transnational Ties and Pathways of Integration’ –  is part of a recent trend in the migration literature towards increased study of  the children of migrants, the so-called ‘second generation’.

In her work, Vathi uses a variety of  field methods to compare the ethnic identities, transnational ties and integration pathways of Albanian-origin teenagers in three European cities – London, Thessaloniki and Florence. Her findings show significant differences in integration patterns between the first and second generation, due in part to the sharp differences between the three contexts and the history of immigration in each. Within- and inter-group differences were also found, based on various socio-economic indicators.

Intergenerational transmission appears to be a dynamic process affected not only by context and the parents’ socio-economic background, but also by parents’ stage of integration. With her study of a settling immigrant group and its descendants, Vathi’s research offers starting points for a proactive approach towards the integration of ethnic minorities.

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Winners

2020: Dr. Gerhild Perl

20 July 2020
The winner of the 2020 IMISCOE Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award is Dr. Gerhild Perl. Her dissertation, entitled: "Traces of death. Exploring affective responsiveness across the Spanish- Moroccan Sea" was defended on 28 February, 2019.

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2019: Dr. Kristina Bakkær Simonsen

05 June 2019
The winner of the 2019 Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award is Dr. Kristina Bakkær Simonsen. Her dissertation entitled: “Do They Belong? Host National Boundary Drawing and Immigrants’ Identificational Integration” was defended at Aarhus University...

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2018: Dr. Apostolos Andrikopoulos

30 May 2018
The winner of the 2018 Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award is Dr. Apostolos Andrikopoulos. His dissertation entitled “Argonauts of West Africa: Migration, Citizenship and Kinship Dynamics in a Changing Europe", was defended at the University of...

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2017: Dr. Yossi Harpaz

17 January 2018
His dissertation entitled “Compensatory Citizenship: A Comparative Study of Dual Nationality in Serbia, Mexico and Israel”, was defended at Princeton University in September 2016. The award ceremony will took place during the IMISCOE conference in...

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2016: Dr. Milena Belloni

19 May 2016
Milena Belloni's dissertation entitled ‘Cosmologies of destinations: roots and routes of Eritrean forced migration toward Europe’, was defended at Doctoral School of Social Sciences, University of Trento in November 2015. The award ceremony took place...

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