Migration as Morality Politics: The Contentious Politics of Sanctuary in Europe and the United States Principal Investigator Funder: Austrian Science Fund [Elise-Richter Grant for highly qualified female scientists] Duration: 2019-2023 (extended until 2026) Endowment: 375.396,00 Euros (plus additional 130.000 from Danube University Krems) Additional Grant from "Ukraine Crisis Support Fund" (09/22-10/23): 40.000 Euros www.migration-morality.com
The Ethics of Migration Policy Dilemmas Project Coordinator -- together with Rainer Bauböck, Martin Ruhs and Lukas Schmid International collaboration with the Migration Policy Center, European University Institute https://migrationpolicycentre.eu/projects/dilemmas-project/
PREVIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Culture of Encounter and the Global Agenda Project Participant International Collaboration with Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs https://cultureofencounter.georgetown.edu/
Postsecular Conflicts :: Link Research Fellow Principal Investigator: Kristina Stoeckl Funder: European Research Council and Austrian Science Fund Duration: 2015-2021 Endowment: 2 million Euros
Research Platform - Religion and Transformation :: Link Research Fellow Platform Coordinators: Kurt Appel and Sieglinde Rosenberger Funder: University of Vienna Duration of my participation: 2013-2015
Putting Faith in Cooperation - The Role of Religious Organizations in EU Immigration Policy-making Principal Investigator Funder: Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Duration: October 2012- October 2013 Endowment: 33.000 Euros
Religion in the European Parliament (RelEP) Scientific Partner (Principal Investigator: François Foret) Funder: Université libre de Bruxelles / FNRS / Recon Duration: 2011-2013
Living Rooms: The Art of Mobilizing Belonging(s) :: Link Co-Principal Investigator together with Sieglinde Rosenberger Funder: Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) Duration: May 2010- April 2012 Endowment: 318.200 Euros Partners: Universität Wien, Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Gangart, Demokratie Zentrum Wien
AWARDS
Back-to-Research Grant 2015 I won a competitive grant of the Gender Department of the University of Vienna specifically designed for high-potential female scientists to prepare for re-entering the job market after maternity leave. Endowment: 20.000 Euros
Das schönste Buch des Jahres 2013 The book a co-edited -- “Living Rooms: Politik der Zugehörigkeiten im Wiener Gemeindebau" -- was considered by the Austrian Ministry of Education and the Austrian Association of Publishers as one of the 10 most beautiful books of 2013.
Award of Excellence 2010 My PhD thesis “Redefining Membership: European Union Policy on the Rights of Third-Country Nationals” was considered by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research as the best PhD thesis of 2010 in the social sciences. Endowment: 2.000 Euros
Zukunftspreis 2010 I was selected by the City of Vienna as one of the top 5 young researchers in Vienna in 2010 for my participation in the project "Living Rooms".