Belén Fernández Suárez
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Universidade da Coruña
Belén Fernández Suárez is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sociology at the Universidade da Coruña, where she coordinates the Master’s Degree in Social Policies and Community Intervention (MOPS). Her main area of research is migration policy, with a particular focus on comparative research on migrant integration policies. Belen’s research has largely centred around processes of migrant integration and the political management of immigration, using qualitative methodologies. Currently, she is exploring the emergence of a new political agenda of migration management in the commons, the impact of internal borders on integration and the role of ‘street level bureaucrats’ in the migrant integration process. Her recent publications include: ‘What is Integration? A comparative view from immigrants and municipal policy’ (2020, International Migration), ‘Asociacionismo inmigrante en Galicia. Demandas desde la precariedad’ (2018, Papers) and La alteridad domesticada. La política de integración de inmigrantes en España: actores y territorios (Editorial Bellaterra). She is a member of the research team for the H2020 project ‘WelcomingSpaces – Investing in ‘Welcoming Spaces’ in Europe: Revitalising Shrinking Areas by Hosting Non-EU Migrants’, Project ID: 870952, Call: H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2019’ (PI: UDC: L. Oso Casas). As principal investigator, she is leading a comparative study of migration policies in Spain and Portugal (Fundación Alternativas) and a comparative study of gender and water use in Galicia and Honduras (Cooperación Galega, 2017).
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belen.fernandez.suarez@udc.es