Aida Ibricevic

Aida Ibricevic is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Linköping University’s Division of Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO), and a Global Fellow at PRIO’s Migration Center. Her research focuses on return migration, citizenship, political emotions, and diaspora dynamics, with a regional focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Istanbul Bilgi University, complemented by MA (Economics, Central European University) and BA (Economics, Middlebury College) degrees. Her work bridges academic inquiry, policy analysis, and public engagement through her BiH Diaspora Discussions blog.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Middlebury College (USA)
• Master of Arts in Economics, Central European University (Hungary)
• PhD in Political Science, Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)

Research Interests:

Her research explores return migration sustainability, retirement return patterns among Gastarbeiter, diaspora voting rights, and transnational ties’ impact on reintegration. She critiques current return and readmission policies under the Horizon Europe MORE Project, led by Prof. Zoran Slavnić. Her award-winning book Decided Return Migration (Springer 2025) examines emotions, citizenship, and belonging in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Grants & Awards:

• HORIZON EUROPE MORE Project (EU-funded)
• Fellowships from Open Society Foundations, French Government, and Norwegian Research Council

Teaching & Outreach:

Twelve years of teaching academic writing/research methods, plus journalism training from École supérieure de journalisme (Lille) and Mediaplan Institute (Sarajevo). She blogs to contextualize migration debates for the Bosnian diaspora, leveraging her multilingualism (native BCS, advanced Turkish/French/Italian, learning Swedish).