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Dr. Diego Acosta
Director of the Nebrija Global Chair in Migration and Human Rights at Nebrija University, and Professor of European and Migration Law at the University of Bristol. He holds a PhD in Law, and his academic work centers on international and comparative migration law, as well as free movement regimes. Dr. Acosta has advised several governments and regional organizations across Africa, Europe, and South America on matters of human mobility. His latest project, Freemove, is available at www.freemovehub.com
Dra. Nieves Fernández Rodríguez
Professor and Coordinator of the Chair in Migration and Human Rights at Nebrija University. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin. Her research specializes in migration policies in Latin America, with a focus on Colombia and Peru. She examines policymaking processes and the roles of various stakeholders involved in migration governance across the region.
nfernanr@nebrija.es
Paula Nimbriotis Manzur
PhD candidate in the Law and International Relations program at Nebrija University, and Fellow at the Chair of Migration and Human Rights. Her research delves into the analysis of the Andean Migration Statute. Her thesis, titled "Negotiating Mobility: The Role of Lawmakers and Self-Legitimation Practices in the Andean Migration Statute", explores the role of negotiators of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) migration regulations and their self-legitimization strategies.
Dr. Ana Paula Penchaszadeh
(March-June 2025) She holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires and a PhD in Philosophy from the Université Paris 8. She is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, based at the Center for Migration Studies of the School of Interdisciplinary Advanced Social Studies (EIDAES) at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM). She also teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Buenos Aires. Her work addresses issues related to foreign affairs, hospitality, and migration from both practical and theoretical political perspectives.
Dr. Hélène Thiollet
(January-March 2025) She is a researcher at the CNRS Center for International Research (CERI) at Sciences Po. Her research focuses on migration policies in Southern countries, with an emphasis on the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. She also examines global political crises and transformations related to migration and asylum. Dr. Thiollet teaches international relations, comparative politics, and international migration studies at Sciences Po and the EHESS.
Dorothea Biaback Anong
(February-March 2025) PhD candidate in Sociology at Humboldt University of Berlin, participating in the Borders of the World II project, which investigates free movement and migration regimes in Mercosur, ECOWAS, and the EU. Her previous research includes studies on the integration of migrant youth and the governance of (temporary) labor migration in the EU. She has taught courses on qualitative research methods, the sociology of migration, and theories of integration and racism.
Leonel Toledo
(March 2025) Leonel Toledo is an attorney and adjunct professor of Constitutional Law at the National University of Avellaneda. He earned his law degree from the Law School of the National University of Buenos Aires. Currently, he serves as Deputy Legal Advisor at the Public Prosecutor's Office, working in the multidisciplinary area under the supervision of Dr. Víctor Abramovich, Prosecutor before the Supreme Court of Justice. He has actively contributed to research projects at the Human Rights Center of the National University of Lanús, collaborating with UNICEF Argentina on studies regarding the rights of migrant children under Argentine legislation.
Team
Dr. Diego Acosta
Director of the Nebrija Global Chair in Migration and Human Rights at Nebrija University, and Professor of European and Migration Law at the University of Bristol. He holds a PhD in Law, and his academic work centers on international and comparative migration law, as well as free movement regimes. Dr. Acosta has advised several governments and regional organizations across Africa, Europe, and South America on matters of human mobility. His latest project, Freemove, is available at www.freemovehub.com
Dra. Nieves Fernández Rodríguez
Professor and Coordinator of the Chair in Migration and Human Rights at Nebrija University. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin. Her research specializes in migration policies in Latin America, with a focus on Colombia and Peru. She examines policymaking processes and the roles of various stakeholders involved in migration governance across the region.
nfernanr@nebrija.es
Paula Nimbriotis Manzur
PhD candidate in the Law and International Relations program at Nebrija University, and Fellow at the Chair of Migration and Human Rights. Her research delves into the analysis of the Andean Migration Statute. Her thesis, titled "Negotiating Mobility: The Role of Lawmakers and Self-Legitimation Practices in the Andean Migration Statute", explores the role of negotiators of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) migration regulations and their self-legitimization strategies.
Visiting researchers
Dr. Ana Paula Penchaszadeh (March-June 2025) She holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires and a PhD in Philosophy from the Université Paris 8. She is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, based at the Center for Migration Studies of the School of Interdisciplinary Advanced Social Studies (EIDAES) at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM). She also teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Buenos Aires. Her work addresses issues related to foreign affairs, hospitality, and migration from both practical and theoretical political perspectives.
Dr. Hélène Thiollet (January-March 2025) She is a researcher at the CNRS Center for International Research (CERI) at Sciences Po. Her research focuses on migration policies in Southern countries, with an emphasis on the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. She also examines global political crises and transformations related to migration and asylum. Dr. Thiollet teaches international relations, comparative politics, and international migration studies at Sciences Po and the EHESS.
Dorothea Biaback Anong (February-March 2025) PhD candidate in Sociology at Humboldt University of Berlin, participating in the Borders of the World II project, which investigates free movement and migration regimes in Mercosur, ECOWAS, and the EU. Her previous research includes studies on the integration of migrant youth and the governance of (temporary) labor migration in the EU. She has taught courses on qualitative research methods, the sociology of migration, and theories of integration and racism.
Leonel Toledo (March 2025) Leonel Toledo is an attorney and adjunct professor of Constitutional Law at the National University of Avellaneda. He earned his law degree from the Law School of the National University of Buenos Aires. Currently, he serves as Deputy Legal Advisor at the Public Prosecutor's Office, working in the multidisciplinary area under the supervision of Dr. Víctor Abramovich, Prosecutor before the Supreme Court of Justice. He has actively contributed to research projects at the Human Rights Center of the National University of Lanús, collaborating with UNICEF Argentina on studies regarding the rights of migrant children under Argentine legislation.