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Dr. Koen Leurs is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE, UK). He is affiliated with the Graduate Gender Studies and the Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICON) at Utrecht University, Netherlands. His research focuses on digital practices among young migrants, urban politics, and transnational affective capital. Notably, he explores how digital media mediate urban coexistence and transnational connectivity in contexts like London and Addis Ababa. He contributed to the Urban Politics of London Youth Analyzed Digitally (UPLOAD) project and has lectured at institutions such as Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (ZIS Center for Intercultural Studies).
- Research Interests: Digital throwntogetherness, transnational migration, media sociology, urban studies, intercultural communication.
- Key Work: Explores how Somali refugees in Addis Ababa and urban ethnic minorities in London navigate identity and connectivity through digital platforms.
His interdisciplinary approach bridges media studies, sociology, and cultural geography, emphasizing micro-political dynamics in digital spaces.
