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Dr Christina Boswell (Senior Lecturer) |
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The University of Edinburgh
School of Social and Political Studies
Politics
Crystal Macmillan Building
15A George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LD
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0)131 650 9924
Fax +44 (0)131 650 6546
Email christina.boswell[at]ed.ac.uk
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Research Focus:
- European immigration and refugee policies
- Theories of migration policy
- Political philosophy and migration
Description of Research Interests
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| Education |
| 1997-2000 |
PhD, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
PhD. thesis title: "Refugee Policy and the Limits of Liberal Universalism" |
| 1993-1994 |
M.A. in European Politics and Administration, College of Europe, Bruges |
1990-1993
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B.A. Hons. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Balliol College, Oxford University |
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| Awards |
| 2004 |
EU Marie Curie Excellence Grant |
| 2000 |
EU Marie Curie post-doctoral fellowship |
| 1997 |
UK Economic and Social Research Council, full scholarship for PhD |
| 1993 |
British government scholarship for the College of Europe |
| 1990 |
London Examining Board Prize for History |
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| Professional Experience |
| May 2005-August 2006 |
Senior Researcher, Migration Research Group, HWWA/HWWI, Hamburg, Germany |
| July 2003 - April 2005 |
Founder and Head, Migration Research Group, HWWA, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2001 - 2003 |
Marie Curie Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg |
| Since 2000 |
Associate Fellow, European Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London |
| 1996 - 1999 |
Research Consultant, Policy Research Unit, UNHCR, Geneva |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Field Officer, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Burundi |
| 1995 |
Researcher, Inter-governmental Consultations on Immigration, Refugee and Asylum Policy (IGC), Geneva |
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1994 - 1995
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Paid intern, Task Force on Justice and Home Affairs (Immigration and Asylum Unit), European Commission, Brussels |
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| Teaching |
| 2005-2006 |
Europe and International Migration, MA in Peace Research, IFSH |
| 2002 - 2003 |
Theories of International Politics, MA in Peace Research, IFSH |
| 2000 |
Theory and Practice of Human Rights (Summer School), LSE |
| 1999 |
Theories and Concepts of Nationalism, LSE |
| 1998 - 1999 |
International Political Theory, LSE |
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Publications |
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-- with Dan Hough, Politicising Migration: Opportunity or Liability for the Centre-Right in Germany, Journal of European Public Policy, 15:3 (2008), pp. 331-347
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-- with Oana Ciobanu, Culture, Utility or Social Systems? Explaining the Cross-National Ties of Emigrants from Borsa, Romania, Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies (2008)
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The Political Functions of Expert Knowledge: Knowledge and Legitimation in European Union Immigration Policy , Journal of European Public Policy, 15:4 (2008), pp. 471-488
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Knowledge, Legitimation and the Politics of Risk: The Functions of Research in Public Debates on Migration, Political Studies, 56:3 (2008), pp. 1-22
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Evasion, Reinterpretation and Decoupling: European Commission responses to the 'External Dimension' of Immigration and Asylum, West European Politics, 31:3 (2008), pp. 491-512
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Combining Economics and Sociology in Migration Theory, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 34:4 (2008), pp. 549-566
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"Theorizing Migration Policy: Is There a Third Way?" International Migration Review 41:1 (2007), pp. 75-100
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Migration Control in Europe after 9/11: Explaining the Absence of Securitization, Journal of Common Market Studies, 45:3 (2007), pp. 589-610
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"The ?External Dimension? of EU Cooperation in Immigration and Asylum", International Affairs 73:3 (May 2003), pp. 619-38
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"Spreading the ?costs? of asylum in Europe: Lessons Learned from UK and German Experiences", Journal of Refugee Studies, 16:3 (2003), pp. 316-335
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"Des politiques européennes pour prévenir les causes des flux migratoires et de réfugiés: une approche intégrée?", Migrations-Société 14 :83 (Sep.-Oct. 2002), pp.113-28
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| "European Values and the Asylum Crisis", International Affairs 76/3 (July 2000), pp. 537-557 |
| "Doing Justice to Refugees: Challenges and Limits of the Current Debate" (Review Article), International Journal of Human Rights 4:2 (Summer 2000), pp. 79-88 |
| -- with Thomas Straubhaar, "The Illegal Employment of Foreign Workers: An Overview". In: Intereconomics, 39:1 (2004), pp. 4-7 |
| "Burden-sharing in the New Age of Immigration", Migration Information Source, November 2003 |
| -- with George Borjas and Jeff Crisp, "Poverty, International Migration and Asylum", WIDER Aspects 2002/2, pp. 1-3 |
| "Terrorismusbekämpfung durch Einwanderungskontrolle? Ein Fall fehlgeleiteter politischer Antworten", Welt Trends, November (2001), pp. 149-52 |
| "Trafficking Migrants: Desperate Measures, The World Today, November (2001), pp. 25-7 |
| "Trafficking in Migrants: The Dark Side of Globalisation?", Sicherheit und Frieden 4 (2001), pp. 219-22 |
| "The Conflict between Refugee Rights and National Interest: Background and Policy Strategies", Refugee Survey Quarterly 18/2 (November 1999), pp. 40-60 |
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Book Chapters
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| "Migration Policy Debates in Europe after 9/11: Securitization, Embedded Liberalism, or the Quest for Legitimation?", in Terri E. Givens, Gary P. Freeman, and David L. Leal, eds. "Immigration Policy and Security: U.S., European, and Commonwealth Perspectives" (New York: Routledge, 2008) |
| "Migration in Europe", in Barbara Marshall, ed. "The Politics of Migration: A Survey" (London: Routledge, 2006) |
| "Labor Migration Programmes in Europe: History Repeating Itself?", in H. Henke, ed., Crossing Over: Comparing Recent Migration in the US and Europe (Oxford: Lexington, 2005) |
| "The Liberal Dilemma in the Ethics of Refugee Policy", in G. Lahav and A. Messina, eds., The Migration Reader: Exploring Politics and Policies (Boulder, CO., Lynne Rienner Publishers, Forthcoming 2005). |
| "Innere Sicherheit durch Einwanderungskontrolle?", Friedensgutachten (Lit Verlag: Münster, 2002), pp. 135-41.3 |
| "EU External Policy and the Prevention of Displacement: A Case of Conflicting Agendas?", AFK-Band Macht - Europa - Frieden?, forthcoming Winter 2002 (24 pp.) |
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Working Papers
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"The European Migration Network and the Symbolic Functions of Expert Knowledge" (Paris: 2006)
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?Migration in Europe?, Paper Prepared for the Global Commission on International Migration (Geneva: 2005)
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-- with Meng-Hsuan Chou and Julie Smith, "Reconciling Demand for Labour Migration with Public Concerns about Immigration: Germany and the UK", Anglo-German Foundation Report (London: AGF, August 2005)
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| "Knowledge Transfer and Migration Policy Making", Special Lecture on Migration (Geneva: International Institute for Labour Studies, October 2004) |
| -- with Silvia Stiller and Thomas Straubhaar, ?Forecasting Labour and Skills Shortages: How Can Projections Better Inform Labour Migration Policies?? (MRG, 2004) |
| -- with Jeff Crisp, ?Poverty, International Migration and Asylum?, UNU WIDER Policy Brief No. 8 (Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 2004) |
| ?Preventing the Causes of Migration and Refugee Flows: Towards an EU Policy Framework?, New Issues in Refugee Research (Geneva: UNHCR, December 2002) |
| ?European Immigration and Asylum Policy: The Laeken Summit and Beyond?, Chatham House Briefing Paper (London: RIIA, February 2002) |
| ?Spreading the Costs of Asylum: A Critical Analysis of Dispersal Policies in the UK and Germany?, Anglo-German Foundation Report 1314 (London and Berlin: AGF, June 2001) |
| ?EU Enlargement: What are the Prospects for East-West Migration??, Chatham House Working Paper (London: RIIA: December 2000) |
| "Asylum in Europe: Challenges and Strategies for the 21st Century", Briefing to UK Parliamentarians, June 2000 |
| -- with Anne Bayefsky, Michael Doyle et. al. (co-rapporteur), "Emergency Return: Principles and Guidelines" (Princeton, NJ: Center of International Studies, Princeton University, 1999) |
| "Responding to Declining Protection Standards: The Strategies Open to UNHCR", UNHCR policy paper, January 1998 |
| "Return after Ethnic Cleansing: Dilemmas and Policy Responses", UNHCR policy paper, August 1997 |
| -- With Eric Morris, "Reintegration in the Transition from War to Peace", UNHCR policy paper, May 1997 (UNHCR contribution to the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee) |
| "Voluntary Repatriation: A Critical Analysis", UNHCR policy paper, December 1996 |
| "Reception in the Region of Origin", Inter-governmental Consultations, August 1996 |
| "Methods for Estimating Stocks of Illegal Immigrants in European IGC Participating States", Inter-governmental Consultations, July 1995 |
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