Lea Gelardi

Lea Gelardi, M.A., is a Researcher at the Center for Flight and Migration of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Her work focuses on border and migration regimes, integration discourses, and refugee accommodation practices.

• Current projects include research on church asylum and support for the Master's Program in Flight, Migration, Society.
• Past projects explore camp border permeability, VHB course development, and the Long Night of Democracy event.

She has delivered scientific lectures at international conferences such as IMISCOE and DGSKA, addressing topics like bordering practices and pandemic impacts on refugee camps. Gelardi co-authored peer-reviewed book chapters and articles on migration sociology and post-migrant society narratives. Her teaching spans sociology of migration, critical border studies, and educational formats in refugee contexts.