Franck Düvell

Dr. Franck Düvell is a Senior Researcher and FFVT Consortium Coordinator at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), University of Osnabrück. With over 20 years of academic experience, he previously served as Associate Professor at COMPAS, University of Oxford (2006-2018) and Head of Migration Department at DeZIM, Berlin (2018-2020).

His research spans migration studies (irregular/transit/forced/labor migration), border studies, epistemology, and political ethics, with geographical focus on Turkey, Ukraine, Libya, and Russia. He leads the Turkey Migration Studies Network (TurkMiS) and advises major institutions including the EU Commission, UNHCR, and PICUM.

His recent Horizon Europe-funded MIrreM project (2022-2025) develops statistical indicators for irregular migration while addressing ethical implications. This builds on earlier projects like Clandestino, Regine, and C-Mise, examining 20 European countries.

His 20+ research projects include DIEM (UK immigration policies) and MEDMIG (Mediterranean migration dynamics). He has published 10 books, 50 journal articles, and 35 book chapters, including Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis (2017) and Transit Migration in Europe (2014).