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Cetta Mainwaring is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Edinburgh, joining in 2023 after prior roles at the University of Glasgow and Waterloo University (Canada). She holds a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford (2012). Her work focuses on migration, borders, and solidarity, with a particular emphasis on the Mediterranean region. In 2022, she secured a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to investigate immigration detention policies and resistance movements in the UK, US, and Australia.
- Affiliations: University of Edinburgh (2023–present), University of Glasgow (previous), Waterloo University (previous)
- Education: DPhil in International Relations, University of Oxford (2012)
Her research interests include migration solidarity work, the role of small states in EU policy-making, and the human rights implications of immigration detention. Recent work examines the transnational dimensions of border control and the criminalization of humanitarian aid.
Publications highlight themes like Mediterranean migration crises, the neo-colonial dynamics of border enforcement, and the spatial politics of exclusion. Key contributions include analyzing Malta and Cyprus as EU migration gatekeepers, and critiquing detention-as-spectacle in Western democracies.
- Awards: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (2022)
Mainwaring’s work intersects academic research with activism, particularly around migrant solidarity and anti-detention advocacy. She has collaborated on projects like the Kenmure Street Protest analysis and studies of migrant agency in contested spaces.
