Researchers Department of Sociology Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Founder of GEDIME

Ph.D. Carlota Solé

Sònia Parella

Teresa Sordé

Massoud Sharifi

Ainhoa Flecha

Profesora asociada del Departamento de Sociología UAB.

Romina Tavernelli

Founder of GEDIME

Ph.D. Carlota Solé

Ph.D. in Economics and Sociology, Professor of Sociology and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Her research interests include: modernization theories, regional corporatism, transnational perspectives in migration studies, social phenomena related to migration and ethnic minorities – processes of integration, racism and discrimination; ethnic business; migrant women.

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Sònia Parella

GEDIME Team Leader

Ph.D. in Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Full professor of the Department of Sociology at UAB and team leader of the research group GEDIME. Since 2021 Head of the Sociology Department of the same university. 

Her research interests include migration, ethnicity and gender from an intersectional perspective; professional development of migrants in Spain; ethnic business; transnational practices in contexts of mobility and migration; return migration, circularity and re-migration. 

ORCID: 0000-0002-9213-5484

Teresa Sordé

Associate Provessor Serra Húnter at the Sociology Department of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Ph.D. of Harvard University (2007) and Universitat de Barcelona (2004) and associate professor Serra Húnter at the Sociology Department of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Her research interests include discrimination and social exclusion, overcoming inequality, migration, ethnic minorities and gender. Recently she also realized research on the social impact of the Sciences. 

ORCID:0000-0003-0336-3061

Massoud Sharifi

Associate Professor at the Sociology Department at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales-Paris (2015). Currently, he is associate professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and associate researcher of CADIS (Centre d’Analyse et d’Intervention Sociologiques-EHESS-Paris).

His research interests include political sociology, public policy, Conflict Studies, Minority Studies, migration, refugees and forced displaced persons, mobilization of the diaspora. 

ORCID:0000-0002-0953-6042

Ainhoa Flecha

Full Professor at the Sociology Department at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Ph.D. in Sociology and professor at the Sociology Department of UAB. She is a member of GEDIME and CER-Migracions.

Her research interests include cultural groups, Sociology of Education, and Gender Studies. 

ORCID:0000-0001-6910-9715

Profesora asociada del Departamento de Sociología UAB.

Romina Tavernelli

Técnica superior de investigación

Profesora asociada del Departamento de Sociología UAB

External researchers

Ph.D. Jaime Fierro

Emilia Aiello

Clara Piqueras

Berta Güell

Merlys Mosquera

Liliana Reyes

Daniela Poblete Godoy

Angélica Sofía Majey

Zaida Franco

Janna Dallmann

Rocío Bueno Roldán

María Fernanda Barrera

Thales Speroni

Paola Contreras

Ph.D. Jaime Fierro

Member of the academic staff and Research Coordinatior at the Instituto de Asuntos Públicos of the Universidad de Chile.

Ph.D. in Government from the University of Essex, UK (2005). Ph.D. in Moral and Political Philosophy from the Universidad de Chile (2014). Ph.D in Philosophy from the Universidad de Valladolid – Universidad de Salamanca, Spain (2015). Sociologist and Master in Sociology of Modernization from Universidad de Chile. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at GEDIME, UAB (2018-2019), with a scholarship from Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONICYT (Chile). Currently, he is a member of the academic staff and Research Coordinator at the Instituto de Asuntos Público of Universidad de Chile and member of GEDIME/CER-Migracions.

His research interests include contemporary political philosophy, multiculturalism, migration, citizenship and democracy in Latin America. 

ORCID:0000-0001-7177-9478

Emilia Aiello

Postdoctoral Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow

Ph.D. in Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where she developed her doctoral thesis with funding by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU 2013-2016). Currently, she is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2021) at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Sociology Department of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Her research interests include vulnerable social groups and the overcoming of inequality and improving of living standards by means of community-based organization. 

ORCID:0000-0002-0005-6501

Clara Piqueras

Researcher of GEDIME

Holds a degree in Sociology and Political Sciences from Universitat de Valencia (2011), an interdisciplinary M.A. in International Migrations from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2013), a M.A. in International Migration from the Universidade da Coruña (2014), and a Ph.D. in Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2020).

Her research interests include return migration processes, re-migration and circularity, transnational practices in contexts of mobility and migration, studies on Colombian international migration.

ORCID:0000-0001-7927-8598

Berta Güell

Researcher of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

Holds a degree in Political Science from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2007) and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2017). Currently, she is a researcher in the area of migrations at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) and collaborator of GEDIME/CER-M.

Her research interests include ethnic business, studies on Pakistani migration, migration and labour market, forced and arranged marriages, and descendants of Asian migrants.  

ORCID:0000-0003-4263-6763

Merlys Mosquera

Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a degree of Education with a focus on Pedagogial Sciences (2003) and is a specialist in learning processes (2006) from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello-Caracas. Master in Migration with an emphasis on research and social intervention from the Universidad de Comillas (2007). Master of Humanitarian Action of the Universdad de Deusto and the University College Dublin (2009). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Female Leadership and Governability of Forced Displacement in the Border Regions of Colombia.”

ORCID:0000-0003-0921-9351

Liliana Reyes

Researcher of GEDIME

M.A. in Social, Labor and Welfare Politics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Ph.D. in Sociology from Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (México). Currently, she is coordinator of CCOO L’Hospitalet y responsable of housing policies of CCOO Catalunya and collaborator of GEDIME.

Her research interests include migration, gender, living conditions and labor market.

ORCID:0000-0002-0232-1890

Daniela Poblete Godoy

Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Sociology (2010), a Master of Sociology from the Universidad de Concepción (2011), and a Master in Systematic Analysis applied to Society from the Universidad de Chile (2015). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with a scholarship of CONICYT (Becas Chile).

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Haitian Men in Chile: A Debate on Masculinity, Care and Childhood in Public Policy.”

ORCID:0000-0002-0349-6211

Angélica Sofía Majey

Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Social Work from Universidad de la Salle in Bogotá, Colombia (2017), M.A. in Social Policy, Work and Welfare from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2019). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Political Participation of Indigenous Communities in Bogotá, D.C. An Approximation from Public Policy for Indigenous Communities and Public Policy of Gender Equity.”

ORCID:0000-0003-4498-3494

Zaida Franco

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at Universitat de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Pedagogy, a Master in Research in Social and Educational Intervention from Universitat de Barcelona (2012), and a Ph.D. of Education and Society from Universitat de Barcelona (2021). Currently, she is associate professor at the Faculty of Education at Universitat de Barcelona and collaborator of GEDIME. 

Her research interests include migration, integration, interculturality, ethnic minorities, Bolivian women, participation. 

ORCID:0000-0003-4386-5787

Janna Dallmann

Ph.D. Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

B.A. in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology from Georg-August Universität (Germany, 2013), M.A. in Socio-Cultural Studies from Europa-Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt Oder (Germany, 2017). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with FI_SDUR financing. 

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Tacna’s Street Markets in Times of COVID-19: On Continuity and Change Concerning Itinerant Trade at the Triple Border between Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.”

ORCID:0000-0001-9736-1651

Rocío Bueno Roldán

Visiting Predoctoral Researcher

Holds a degree in International Commerce from the Universidad Iberoamericana (Puebla Campus) in Mexico; M.A. in Project Manager from the Universitat de Barcelona and M.A. in Sociology from the University of Cincinnati in the United States of America. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology of Philipps-Marburg Universität in Germany and visiting predoctoral researcher of GEDIME. 

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “MEXICANAS WITH PRIVILEDGE. How Latino expat wives negotiate race, culture, class, social status and gender in the world”.

ORCID:0000-0003-1653-8545

María Fernanda Barrera

Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Political and Governmental Sciences with a focus on Political Sciences from the Universidad de Chile (2016), and a degree in Public Administration (2017). Master in Political Sciences from Universidad de Chile (2018). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate of the Department of Sociology of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with a CONICYT scholarship. 

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Warp of Migration: Politicization of the Promigrant Associative Network”

ORCID: 0000-0003-4344-873X

Thales Speroni

Postdoctoral research fellow at GEDIME/CER-M

Holds a degree and a M.A. in sociology from the Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (Brasil) and a Ph.D. in sociology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and UFRGS.

His research interests include transnational social protection, care and transnational families, access to social protection and education of migrants, return migration dynamics, circularity and re-migration.

ORCID:0000-0002-9845-9295

Paola Contreras

Postdoctoral Researcher at GEDIME

She holds a degree in History and Political Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2005), Chile. Ph.D. in Sociology of the Universitat de Barcelona (2017). Currently, she is postdoctoral researcher at GEDIME (UAB) with a scholarship of the Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONICYT (Chile).

Her research interests include migration, gender, borders, racism, intersectionality and feminist epistemologies.

ORCID:0000-0002-7067-5551

Collaborators

Liliana Reyes

Zaida Franco

María Fernanda Barrera

Daniela Poblete Godoy

Liliana Reyes

Researcher of GEDIME

M.A. in Social, Labor and Welfare Politics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Ph.D. in Sociology from Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (México). Currently, she is coordinator of CCOO L’Hospitalet y responsable of housing policies of CCOO Catalunya and collaborator of GEDIME.

Her research interests include migration, gender, living conditions and labor market.

ORCID:0000-0002-0232-1890

Zaida Franco

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at Universitat de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Pedagogy, a Master in Research in Social and Educational Intervention from Universitat de Barcelona (2012), and a Ph.D. of Education and Society from Universitat de Barcelona (2021). Currently, she is associate professor at the Faculty of Education at Universitat de Barcelona and collaborator of GEDIME. 

Her research interests include migration, integration, interculturality, ethnic minorities, Bolivian women, participation. 

ORCID:0000-0003-4386-5787

María Fernanda Barrera

Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Political and Governmental Sciences with a focus on Political Sciences from the Universidad de Chile (2016), and a degree in Public Administration (2017). Master in Political Sciences from Universidad de Chile (2018). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate of the Department of Sociology of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with a CONICYT scholarship. 

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Warp of Migration: Politicization of the Promigrant Associative Network”

ORCID: 0000-0003-4344-873X

Daniela Poblete Godoy

Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Holds a degree in Sociology (2010), a Master of Sociology from the Universidad de Concepción (2011), and a Master in Systematic Analysis applied to Society from the Universidad de Chile (2015). Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with a scholarship of CONICYT (Becas Chile).

The preliminary title of her dissertation is “Haitian Men in Chile: A Debate on Masculinity, Care and Childhood in Public Policy.”

ORCID:0000-0002-0349-6211