Francesca Esposito

Francesca Esposito is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, and holds affiliations with Border Criminologies and St Antony's College. She is currently a British Academy Newton International Fellow conducting interdisciplinary research on immigration detention systems.

Education:

• PhD in Community Psychology, ISPA-University Institute of Lisbon

Her research critically examines gendered and racialised experiences of women in immigration detention centers across Italy, Portugal, and the UK, with strong emphasis on community-engaged methodologies and feminist perspectives. Key areas include Criminology, Gender Studies, Immigration Detention, Race and Ethnicity, Community Psychology, Women's Studies, and Human Rights.

Scientific Awards:

• British Academy Newton International Fellowship

She actively contributes to advocacy through Rome-based feminist NGO BeFree, focusing on supporting migrant women survivors of gendered violence in detention contexts, and develops counternarratives to challenge systemic injustices in migration governance.