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Karine Duplan is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Associate in the Department of Geography at the School of Social Sciences, University of Geneva, where she has been active since 2016. Her interdisciplinary work bridges urban geography, gender studies, and migration research, focusing on social inclusion, spatial justice, and the right to the city through feminist and queer lenses.
Her primary research interests include:
- Social Inclusion, Diversity, and Spatial Justice
- Urban Politics, Citizenship, and Public Space
- Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality
- Mobility, Transnational Migration, and Globalization
Drawing from critical urban theory and feminist geography, Duplan investigates how gender and sexual minorities navigate urban spaces, how neoliberal policies shape inclusion, and how privileged migration reinforces spatial inequalities. Her recent work explores queer exile, pinkwashing in municipal policies, and the everyday performances of heteronormativity among expatriate women.
Her publications from the last decade reflect a strong trajectory in critical urban geographies, with a focus on intersectional discrimination, LGBTQ+ governance, and the moral economies of urban inclusion. She frequently collaborates with scholars across Europe and North America and contributes to key debates in journals such as Social Inclusion, Urban Planning, and Gender, Place and Culture.
Notable scientific recognition includes:
- Outstanding Female Academic, Swiss National Science Foundation (2024)
- Supervision of award-winning theses: University of Geneva Gender Prize (2019, 2023), Best Bachelor’s Award (2023), Maurice Chalumeau Junior Prize (2023)
Duplan actively supervises Master’s and Bachelor’s students in Geography and Gender Studies, with recent theses covering queer spatial experiences, feminist urban mobility, and drag activism. She has secured research funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS-SPARK) and the Maurice Chalumeau Center for Sexual Sciences. Her current work includes a study on gender perspectives in public space development for the Republic and Canton of Geneva. She has held visiting researcher positions at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2024–2025) and York University, Toronto (January 2025).
She is involved in academic communities such as nccr – on the move and IMISCOE, and contributes to public discourse through blogs, podcasts, and encyclopedia entries.
