Manuela Bojadzijev

Prof. Dr. Manuela Bojadzijev holds a professorship in Globalised Cultures at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (since 2015) and serves as Vice-Director of the Berlin Institute for Integration and Migration Research (BIM) at Humboldt-University Berlin (since 2018). She specializes in cultural sociology, migration studies, and political sociology, with a focus on transnational mobilities, racism, and organizational culture.

Education: PhD in Political Science from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (2006), MA in Critique of Politics (Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, 1996).

Research interests include migration policies, cultural methodologies, and the intersection of globalization with sociopolitical structures. Her work bridges ethnographic and theoretical approaches to analyze contemporary migration dynamics and institutional frameworks.

Administrative roles include coordinating the 'Migration in Global Perspective' program at Leuphana and leading international collaborations at BIM. She has held academic positions at Humboldt-University Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, and international institutions like Goldsmiths, University of London.

No scientific awards explicitly listed. Thesis supervision is currently unavailable. Active in academic governance, including Senate roles for young academics and institute councils.

Labs/teams: Core member of Leuphana’s ISCO and founding member of BIM, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams in migration and cultural studies.