Milena Belloni - Urban policies - Best Researcher Award
University of Antwerp - Belgium
AUTHOR PROFILE
MILENA BELLONI RESEARCH FIELDS
Milena Belloni is an expert in migration and refugee studies, focusing on ethnography, European asylum policies, transnationalism, gender and migration, and migration-related diversity within urban contexts. Her research encompasses migration dynamics, particularly related to the Horn of Africa.
MAIN PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Dr. Belloni has received significant accolades for her work, including an Honorable Mention for her book The Big Gamble: The Migration of Eritreans to Europe (UC Press, 2019) at the 2021 RC31 Book Award, as well as a 2021 ENMISA Honorable Mention for the Best Book in ethnicity, nationalism, and migration studies. She also received the IMISCOE Maria Baganha Doctoral Award for Migration Studies in 2016.
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS
Dr. Belloni has been awarded numerous grants and scholarships throughout her career, including the FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship for Social Sciences (2020-2023), the American Academy in Rome - Italian Fellowship in Modern Italian Studies (2016), and the University of Trento Doctoral Dissertation Award (2015-2016). She was also a recipient of various doctoral scholarships, including a Doctoral Scholarship with the University of Trento.
SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Dr. Belloni has been actively supervising doctoral students since 2021, with projects focusing on various aspects of migration and refugee governance. Current PhD candidates include Giovanni Penna, Woldegebriel Dagne, Roos Derrix, and others, addressing topics such as EU border externalization and refugee family integration.
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Dr. Belloni has held lecturer positions at the University of Antwerp and the University of Trento, teaching courses in Anthropology, Migration and Development, and Qualitative Research Methods at both undergraduate and master's levels.
NOTABLE PUBLICATION
Title: Once We Relax, the Door of Trauma Is Open: Aaron’s Life Story
Author: Belloni, M.
Book: Finding Home in Europe: Chronicles of Global Migrants
Year: 2023
Title: Uneven Borders: Family Reunification Regulations and Their Implications in Europe
Authors: Bonizzoni, P., Belloni, M.
Book: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Year: 2023
Title: Accumulated Homelessness: Analysing Protracted Displacement along Eritreans' Life Histories
Authors: Belloni, M., Massa, A.
Journal: Journal of Refugee Studies
Year: 2022
Title: The Right to Exit as National and Transnational Governance: The Case of Eritrea
Authors: Belloni, M., Cole, G.
Journal: International Migration
Year: 2022
Title: Much More Than Just Money: Investigating Remittances Across Time and Place in the Eritrean Context
Authors: Belloni, M., Fusari, V., Massa, A.
Journal: Modern Africa
Year: 2022