Minke Hajer

Dr. Minke Hajer is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Urban Geography within the Human Geography and Spatial Planning School at Utrecht University. She is affiliated with the I-Claim Project, focusing on irregular migration, its societal impacts, and policy solutions. Her previous roles include post-doctoral research at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and University of Milan (Italy), where she studied refugee integration and labor market dynamics.

• Primary Affiliation: Utrecht University
• Past Positions: University of Groningen, University of Milan

Her research interests center on migration policies, citizenship struggles, and social movements. She co-authored Irregular Migration (2023, IMISCOE Open Access), analyzing drivers of irregular status and policy responses in Europe.

Key research projects include:

• Intersectional analysis of migrant families' legal status
• 2020 Italian regularization of migrant workers
• Refugee integration in northern Netherlands

Her publications span migration governance, legal frameworks, and civil society roles in regularization processes.