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Research Interests
Leah joined the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations in May 2023.
Her research interests include the political sociology of migration, intersectionality and citizenship.
Leah’s books include Refugee Women: Beyond Gender versus Culture (Routledge, 2012), The Politics of Listening: Possibilities and Challenges for Democratic Life (Palgrave, 2017), and Minority Women and Austerity: Survival and Resistance in France and Britain co-authored with Akwugo Emejulu (Policy Press 2017).
Leah has led projects funded by the British Academy, Economic and Social Research Council, Leverhulme Trust and Open Society Foundation.
Before pursuing an academic career, Leah was an emergency outreach worker in Paris, where she provided humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers and created a circus camp project for refugee youth.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Strengthening Trust through ‘Hailing’ Policies? An International Comparative Analysis
Bassel, L. (Co-Investigator) & Winter, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Hailing Migrant Health Care Workers
Bassel, L. (Co-Investigator), Winter, E. (Principal Investigator) & Chimienti, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Women of Colour Resist
Bassel, L. (Principal Investigator) & Emejulu, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/18 → 30/04/23
Project: Project at former HEI
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Naturalisation
Khan, K. & Bassel, L., 28 Apr 2024, Encyclopedia of Citizenship Studies. Cabeza, M. G. & Faist, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 180-185 6 p. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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The Lonely Activist: On Being Haunted
Emejulu, A. & Bassel, L., Jan 2024, In: The Sociological Review. 72, 1, p. 58-75 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)109 Downloads (Pure) -
Hailing in the Face of Covid-19: On the Uses and Abuses of Heroism
Winter, E., Bassel, L. & Gomá, M., 2 Oct 2023, In: Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. 29, 4, p. 461-485 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A promise of listening: Migrant Justice and the London Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal
Bassel, L., 2022, In: Race & Class. 63, 4, p. 35-55 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Citizenship struggles: 25th anniversary special issue
Bassel, L. & Isin, E., 10 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Citizenship Studies . 26, 4-5, p. 361-364 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 3 Editorial activity
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International Journal of Listening (Journal)
Bassel, L. (Editorial Board Member)
2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Citizenship Studies (Journal)
Bassel, L. (Advisory Board Member)
1 Oct 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Citizenship Studies (Journal)
Bassel, L. (Associate Editor)
2019 → Sept 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity