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Tamsin Barber is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Oxford Brookes University, where she leads the Migration and Refugees Research Network. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Roehampton (2011), an MA in Social Science from Oxford Brookes University, and a BA in Sociology and French.
- Education
- PhD in Sociology, University of Roehampton (2011)
- MA in Social Science, Oxford Brookes University
- BA in Sociology and French
Her research focuses on 'race', ethnicity, youth identity, and migration studies, particularly examining inclusion/exclusion dynamics and identity formation among UK Vietnamese and East/Southeast Asian communities. She has conducted extensive work on superdiverse contexts, racial categorization, and migrant agency.
Recent research projects include:
- "Vietnamese migrants and UK bordering processes" (Leverhulme Trust Fellowship, 2024-2025)
- "New Labour Migrations Between Vietnam and the UK" (Newton Mobility Grant, 2016)
- "Becoming East Asian: Youth Politics of Belonging" (British Academy/Leverhulme Grant, 2017-2019)
She has received recognition for her work including a BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize nomination (2016) for her monograph Oriental Identities in Super-Diverse Britain: Young Vietnamese in London.
Her publications explore topics spanning:
- International education mobility regimes
- Migrant categorization in policy
- Transnational belonging
- Post-refugee generation identities
- Border politics and agency
- Racialized embodiment
She supervises PhD projects on Vietnamese migration, refugee labor market transitions, and migrant vulnerability frameworks, with collaborations across Canada, France, Vietnam, and the UK.
