Prize awarded for an outstanding M.A. thesis by the
Franconian Geographical Society (Fränkische Geographische
Gesellschaft FGG), Erlangen
Memberships
since 2005
Network of Excellence in the domain of International
Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE)
since 2001
Association of Geographers at German Universities
(VGDH)
Other Functions
Since 2007
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Student
Journal for Politics and Society
360°
Publications
forthcoming 2009
Changing patterns of Polish labour migration after UK's opening of the labour market?
Insights from rural case studies in the voidvodship Opolskie and Swietokrzyskie.
(with Emilia Lewandowska)
In: Kathy Burrell (ed.): Polish Migration to the UK in the 'New' European Union: After 2004, Ashgate.
forthcoming 2008
Politici de migratie si strategii ale migrantilor transnationali între România si Spania. In: Anghel, Remus
and Istvan Horvath (eds.): Sociologia Migratiei: Cazul Romanesc. Polirom. (with Oana Ciobanu) [Translated
title: Migration policies and strategies of transnational migrants between Romania and Spain]
Der Einfluss von Migration auf die Herkunftsgemeinden.
Fallstudien polnisch-deutscher Migrationen. In: Nowicka,
Magda (Hg.): Von
Polen nach Deutschland und zurück.
Die Arbeitsmigration und ihre Herausforderungen für
Europa. transcript Publishers: pp. 249-270. (with
Emilia Lewandowska) [Translated title: The influence
of migration on the origin communities. Case studies Polish-German
migrations]
2005
State of the Art: Migration Decision Making and Social Networks
(KnowMig
Working Paper, February 2005)
Biannual Conference of the German Geographers
(Deutscher
Geographentag), 2007,
Bayreuth, Germany; Topic: Are "ethnic" entrepreneurs different entrepreneurs?
Sept 2007
IMISCOE Annual conference 2007 at University of Sussex, UK;
Topic: Evaluating the Impact of Migration Policy Changes
on Migration Strategies. Insights from Romanian-Spanish migrations
(with Oana Ciobanu)
Aug 2007
Royal Geographic Society-Institute of British Geographers
RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2007 in London, UK;
Topic: Being an ‘ethnic entrepreneur’ or just being entrepreneurial?
Apr 2007
Conference "Three
Years On: EU Accession and East European Migration
to the UK and Ireland", Leicester, DeMontfort
University, Presentation on "Changing Patterns
of Polish Migration after May 2004? Insights from Rural
Migration to the UK" (with Emilia Lewandowska)
July 2006
International Migration Conference, Migrinter, University
of Poitiers, France
Topic: Are Ethnic Entrepreneurs Different Entrepreneurs? A Study about Social
Capital of Pakistani and German Businessmen.