Position: PhD Fellow

Academic Interests:

Jolien studies the role of refugees camps in conflict mobilities in Central-East Africa. Starting from Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda, she explores how conflict dynamics and refugee policy structures (such as camps, mobile statuses, refugee rights, etc.) have an impact on broader regional and international mobility dynamics. She is further interested in refugee histories, the impact of research on refugee camps, and the permanence of the temporary. Keywords: refugee camps, conflict mobilities, refugee histories, Uganda, Central-East Africa.

Contact:

+32(0)4 852 44194

+32(0)9 264 69 97

Jolien.Tegenbos@UGent.be

 Website: researchgate.net

Current Research Projects:

• PhD Project: Analyzing conflict mobilities from Uganda's Nakivale Refugee Settlement: embedding refugee mobility into the broader migration (hi)story of Central-East Africa

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