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Prof. Dr. Helen Schwenken

Fachbereich 1: Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften
Seminarstraße 19 a/b
49074 Osnabrück

Raum: 03/118
Sprechzeiten: nach Vereinbarung; hschwenken@uni-osnabrueck.de
Tel.: 4748
E-Mail: hschwenken@uni-osnabrueck.de

Lehrveranstaltungen

Arbeitsschwerpunkte Research Topics

Migrationsforschung, insbesondere Arbeitsmigration, Fluchtforschung, Migration und Entwicklung ∴
Migration studies, in particular labour migration, refugee studies, migration and development

Geschlechterforschung, insbesondere Migration und Geschlecht, care und Reproduktionsarbeit, Intersektionalität ∴ Gender Studies, in particular migration and gender, care, intersectionality

Neue soziale Bewegungsforschung ∴ social movement studies

Wissensproduktion, u.a. zur Rolle latenten Geschlechterwissens in der Migrationspolitik, Wissen in migrationspolitischen Arenen ∴ knowledge production, in particular gender knowledge in migration policies, knowledge in arenas of global migration governance
 

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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

seit 1/2021 Direktorin/Director Institut für Migrationsforschung und Interkulturelle Studien (IMIS), Universität Osnabrück

10/2014–Present

Full Professor (W3), Sociology, Migration and Society

University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück (Germany)

05/2016–12/2019

Co-speaker, Research Cluster Gender Studies

University of Osnabrück

04/2011–09/2014

Junior/Assistant Professor, Political Science, Labour Migration Policies

University of Kassel, Kassel (Germany)

08/2011–12/2011

Visiting Professor, Political Science

Rutgers University, Newark (United States)

2009–09/2014

Senior scientist & founding member, International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)

University of Kassel and International Consortium

09/2006–08/2010

Member of Management Committee “Network of Excellence on Global Gover-nance, Regionalisation and Regulation: The Role of the EU” (GARNET)", FP 6

Responsible for the Gender Action Plan​

2001–2011

Researcher (pre-/post-doctoral), Political Science, Globalization and Politics

University of Kassel (Germany)

2005–Present

External consultant: Zweiter Bundesgleichstellungsbericht der Bundesregierung, Fundamental Rights Agency of the EU, International Labour Organization, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Global Forum for Migration and Development, Global Union Federation IUF and others

Topics: Gender-sensitive labour migration policies; undocumented migrants' rights; domestic workers; reception of female refugees​ etc.

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

10/1993–02/1999

Social Scientist, Diploma (=MA degree)

 

Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum (Germany)

2000–04/2005

PhD in Social Sciences (summa cum laude)

 

University of Kassel, Kassel (Germany)

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