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Biography
My research concerns displacement caused by conflict and violence and that caused by development projects. I focus on spatial and temporal aspects of displacement and the relationship between the two. I am interested in the ways in which people who are forced off their lands experience the loss of place, the coping strategies they adopt and how they engage in the process of forming renewed belonging.
My other research interests include policy categories and their impact on identity and identification, social relations, and memory and its impact on place-making.
I am currently working on the following projects
- For Us by Us: Children's Picture Books to Promote Solidarity and Acceptance in the Age of Refugees (Co-I; funded by SSHRC, a collaboration between CTPSR and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University)
- Struggles for territory, struggles for place: development-forced displacement and resettlement of the Mapuche-Pewenche, Chile (funded by BA small grant)
- Territory reconfiguration: displacement in Tocancipá, Colombia (in collaboration with Mónica Hurtado, Laura Fonseca and Diana Vernot from Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia) (funded by Newton Researcher Links)
Area of Expertise:
- Displacement
- Belonging
- Categorisation
- Colombia
- Qualitative research
Research Interests
Displacement; Belonging; Place; Memory; Identity and identification
Vision Statement
My main research interests concern the ways in which involuntary displacement affects people. I am particularly interested in how seeing and living through conflict and displacement marks people’s every-day existence, their relations and their perception of the world. Through this kind of research I hope to find a new angle to bring conflict-ridden lives - struggles, achievements, social relations - of ordinary people living in extraordinary times to public and policy attention.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Humanitarianism and Conflict Response, Doctorate, Experiences of Displacement and Emplacement in Rural Colombia , University of Manchester
31 Jan 2010 → 31 Dec 2013
Award Date: 9 Jul 2014
International Development, MSc, Moving beyond addressing girls’ needs to address gender relations: Reintegration of girl soldiers in Colombia, University of Birmingham
Award Date: 9 Dec 2009
Political Science, MSc, The Scope of Regional Integration in Latin America, University of Ljubljana
Award Date: 1 Nov 2007
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Pro-Coast: A PROactive approach for COmmunities to enAble Societal Transformation
Celestina, M. (Researcher)
1/07/24 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Evaluation of the NHSE Refugee Nurse Recruitment Pilot Programme
Jones, K., Kneafsey, R., Celestina, M., Ghiasvand, H., Lewko, A. & Sandhu, K., 1 Apr 2024, (Unpublished) 80 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Young People with Refugee Experiences as Authors and Artists of Picture Books
Mandrona, A., Milne, E., Shahrokh, T., Jakala, M., Celestina, M., Hamilton, L. & Mitchell, C., 13 Jan 2023, Global Child: Children and Families Affected by War, Displacement, and Migration. Denov, M., Mitchell, C. & Rabiau, M. (eds.). New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 259-278 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Ralco: desplazamiento y reasentamiento de los Pewenche 20 años después
Celestina, M., 2022, (Unpublished) 16 p.Translated title of the contribution :Ralco: 20 Years after Displacement and Resettlement of the Pewenche Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Des enfants réfugiés auteurs et illustrateurs d’albums
Mandrona, A., Milne, E., Shahrokh, T., Jakala, M., Celestina, M., Hamilton, L. & Mitchell, C., 12 Mar 2019, In: Takam Tikou: La Revue Des Livres Pour Enfants International. 5 p.Translated title of the contribution :Refugee children authors and illustrators of albums Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Between trust and distrust in research with participants in conflict context
Celestina, M., 2018, In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 21, 3, p. 373-383 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Citations (Scopus)384 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Ethics workshop
Celestina, M. (Speaker)
29 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Research Centre for Peace and Security (Organisational unit)
Celestina, M. (Chair)
Jul 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Pro-Coast Consortium meeting
Celestina, M. (Speaker)
20 Nov 2024 → 21 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Coventry University (Organisational unit)
Celestina, M. (Member)
Sept 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of working group
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Research Centre for Peace and Security (Organisational unit)
Celestina, M. (Member)
Dec 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of working group