Yasmine Bouagga

Yasmine Bouagga is a CNRS Research Officer affiliated with UMR 5206 Triangle (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon). Her work focuses on the sociology of law, state institutions, migrations, and penal systems. She has conducted ethnographic research in prisons and migrant camps, particularly in Tunisia and France.

• Affiliations: UMR 5206 Triangle (CNRS), ENS Lyon
• Research Interests: Prison reform, border politics, asylum policies, migrant camp dynamics, penal institutions, and state power

Her research explores how language shapes penal and asylum practices, analyzing migrant tactics at Calais and Tunisia's post-2011 penal system. She co-authored studies on refugee camps and led projects like MINA93 (care for migrant minors).

Notable publications include works on prison reform in Tunisia, border resistance in Calais, and the anthropology of penal systems. She collaborates with ANR programs like LIMINAL and BABELS, focusing on migration and language mediation.

Her work bridges sociology, anthropology, and policy analysis, addressing urgent issues like asylum processes and carceral inequality.