Sara Bernard

Dr. Sara Bernard is a Lecturer in Societal Transformations at the University of Glasgow's Centre for Southeast European Studies (CEES), where she joined in January 2020. Previously, she taught at Goldsmiths, University of London. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Regensburg (2016) and degrees from the University of Bologna. Her research focuses on 20th-century international migration, with particular emphasis on the Cold War era and South/Southeastern Europe. She is a coordinator of the European Labour History Network's Labour Migration History Working Group and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2019).

Education:

• PhD in History, University of Regensburg, 2016
• Masters and Undergraduate Studies, University of Bologna

Research Interests:

• Yugoslav migration dynamics and transnational networks
• Cold War-era labour migration and South-South solidarity
• Global history of migration policies and diasporas

Professional Activities:

• Editiorial board membership: Europe-Asia Studies (2023)
• Coordinator: ELHN Labour Migration History Working Group

Teaching:

• Convenor: Postgraduate course Yugoslavia and After: Themes and Controversies
• Contributor to courses on 20th-century European history and post-communist transitions

Supervision: Actively supervises PhD students in migration history and Yugoslav studies, including Maria Izzo's project on Ukrainian care workers in Italy.