Research

Key research interests

• Global migration and refugee studies, particularly
  • Political aspects of forced displacement and asylum policies in Southeast Asia
  • socio-legal dimensions of (ir)regularised migration
  • criminalisation of border transgressions and prosecution of transnational crimes (people smuggling and trafficking in persons)
  • self-organization of refugees and survival strategies
  • role of NGOs and international organizations for migrants and refugees
• Diaspora politics and long-distance nationalism
• Contemporary politics in Indonesia