Gerasimos Tsourapas

Professor Gerasimos Tsourapas is a leading scholar in migration diplomacy and international relations at the University of Glasgow. He holds appointments as Editor-in-Chief of Migration Studies, Visiting Professor at LSE, and Senior Fellow at Tufts University’s Henry J. Leir Institute. His research focuses on migration interdependence, refugee governance, and Middle East politics, with notable contributions to concepts like 'refugee rentierism.' Tsourapas earned degrees from Yale, LSE, and SOAS, and has advised global institutions like the EU and UN. He has received major grants from the ERC and other bodies, and his work appears in top journals.

• Education: BA Yale (2006), MSc LSE (2007), PhD SOAS (2016)
• Awards: ENMISA Emerging Scholar (2021), ENMISA Book Award (2020), Heisler Award (2017)

His research explores how states use migration as diplomatic leverage, particularly in authoritarian contexts. Key themes include transnational repression, diaspora politics, and South-South migration dynamics. Tsourapas has supervised eight PhD students and contributed to public discourse via media outlets like The New York Times and Foreign Policy.