Nona Renner

Nona Renner is a Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) in Leipzig, Germany, since May 2020, affiliated with the Research Group on Geographies of Belonging and Difference within the Department of Theory, Methodology of Geography. Her work critically examines migration governance through qualitative methodologies with focus on border regions and integration policies.

Her educational background includes cultural science studies (2009-2017) at the University of Leipzig and Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.

Renner's research centers on migration, borders, and geographies of belonging, analyzing EU border insecurities and policy instruments like residency requirements. She employs qualitative methods to investigate how border practices shape migrant experiences and regional development.

Her publications (2016-2022) demonstrate consistent focus on Schengen border dynamics during crises, asylum seeker housing governance in Leipzig, and critical evaluations of German integration policies, bridging geographical and legal perspectives.

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She actively contributes to the EuBordSec project on EU internal border insecurities and participates in the IfL's interdisciplinary research infrastructure including archive and cartography resources.