Lecturer

MA (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne); PhD (European University Institute, Florence); Post-doctoral fellowship (Université de Montréal)

Room: Attenborough Tower 305
Tel: +44 (0)11-6252-2780 (direct line)
Email: pm260@le.ac.uk

Research interests

My research is broadly situated within the field of political sociology. I focus primarily on civil society and social movements, with a particular emphasis on movements of migrants. I have carried out empirical research on the mobilizations of asylum-seekers and refugees in France, Germany, and at the European Union level, from a comparative perspective. Recently, I have also analysed the mobilizations of undocumented migrants in Canada. I examine theoretical and empirical questions on immigration, citizenship, European politics, and the representation of interests at various levels of governance in a context of europeanization.

Supervision interests

I would be happy to supervise PhD students interested in political sociology, with particular interests in social movements, immigration or European studies. I would also be happy to supervise dissertations related to ethnic relations. I am particularly interested in supervising students using qualitative methods and comparative approaches.

Full list of publications

Current teaching

Undergraduate

• SY1015: Ethnicity and Society

Postgraduate

• SY7030: Civil Society, Advocacy and Service Delivery
• SY7033: Civil Society and the Public Sphere between Markets and the State

Current administrative duties

• Research Unit on Civil Society Convenor
• Director of Distance Learning