I have a longstanding research interest in forced migration, which enabled me to develop a considerable and sustained track record of conducting policy-oriented research within the broad domain of migration (relying on both qualitative and quantitative methods), including:
- Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the marginalised communities, including internally displaced people with disabilities in Ukraine, and refugees in the UK (2020 – ongoing);
- Evaluating the links between technology and anti-trafficking (2015 – ongoing);
- Evaluating labour market failures in relation to the internally displaced communities in Mongolia (2016-2018)
- Comparative cross-national investigation of public understanding of trafficking in human beings (2013-2014), including the evaluation of the UK Government anti-trafficking policies and of the UK Government’s anti-trafficking funding mechanisms;
- Evaluating gender sensitivity within the context of the European Social Fund funded labour market initiatives in Scotland (2005 – 2007);
- Evaluating the inclusion of the local community-based knowledge and expertise within the context of the international peacebuilding effort in Kosovo (in cooperation with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, 2002 – 2005).
For further details, check my Research Projects, Publications and Conference presentations