Nora Milch

Nora Milch is a Research Fellow at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. Her work centers on border externalization, focusing on Lebanon, and explores tensions between humanitarianism, legal mobilization, and migration control.

Education:

• M.Phil in Theory and Practice of Human Rights, University of Oslo (2020)

Research Trends:
The project Shifting notions of border externalization (2024–2028) examines how state and non-state actors in Lebanon negotiate Europe’s border-control practices, including offshoring and deterritorialization. Her work bridges criminology, migration law, and qualitative methodologies.

Teaching:
RSOS4958 – International Migration: Sovereigns, Borders, Control; KRIM4952 – A criminology of globalization; KRIM1300 – Social Control; SVMET1010 – Qualitative Methods; HUMR5191 – Human Rights Methodology.

Appointments:

• Leader of the PhD Council, Faculty of Law (2025)
• Representative of temporary academic employees to the Faculty Board (2025)

Projects:
Current: Legal regulation in an era of deglobalization (DEGLOBAL) and Shifting notions of border externalization. Completed: Migration law (2019–2022) and REF-ARAB (legal aid for refugees in humanitarian operations).