Susanne Wessendorf

Susanne Wessendorf is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Research Centre for Peace and Security, and holds a Visiting Professor position at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her research focuses on migration, transnationalism, and diversity in urban contexts, with a particular emphasis on social inclusion/exclusion dynamics in super-diverse areas.

Education:

• Doctorate in Social Anthropology (Second-generation transnationalism) from the University of Oxford (2008)

Research Interests:

• Migration patterns and urban settlement
• Arrival infrastructures provided by long-established migrant communities
• Social relations in multicultural urban neighborhoods

Key Contributions:

• Leads projects like AIMEC (Arrival Infrastructures and Migrant Newcomers in European Cities), exploring support systems for newcomers
• Co-investigator on studies analyzing migrant integration in London, Berlin, and Hungary

Awards: Marie Curie Research Fellowship (University of Birmingham).

Activities:

• Reviewer for SPARK grant proposals
• Presenter at international conferences on migration and urban studies

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with researchers at the Max Planck Institute, LSE's International Inequalities Institute, and the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS).