Hannah Pool

Hannah Pool is a Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, focusing on the intersection of mobilities, money, and borders, particularly in the context of undocumented migration from Afghanistan to Germany.

Her research spans disciplines including

• Moral Economy
• Migration Studies
• Political Science
• Globalization Studies
• Border Studies

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She has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the

• Dissertation Prize of the German Sociological Association (DGS)
• Dietrich Thränhart Prize of the German Political Science Association (DVPW)
• Maria Ioannis Baganha Prize for Migration Studies (IMISCOE)
• Otto Hahn Medal (Max Planck Society)
• Albert Ballin Prize for Globalization Studies

and fellowships including the

• Falling Walls Intensive Track Fellow (2021-2022)
• Charlemagne Prize Academy Fellow (2020-2021)
• Mercator Fellow (2023-2024)

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Hannah earned her education at the

• University of St. Andrews
• Tehran University
• Dresden University

, supported by the German National Academic Scholarship and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). She has held visiting scholar positions at the

• Refugee Studies Center (Oxford University)
• COMPAS Institute (Oxford University)
• Columbia University
• Berlin Center for Social Sciences (WZB)

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