Dr Mesghina Abraha
Research Associate
Overview
Biography
Mesghina Abraha is a postdoc researcher within the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED). Mesghina skill set focuses on international migration of refuges and thier decision to migrate, especially from/within the Horn of Africa region.
Mesghina"s doctoral thesis which focusses on the role of social media on the migration decision making of refugges from Eritrea, at the School of Oriental and African Studies-SOAS, University of London. His current research is on the ESRC-funded project: Transnational lived citizenship: Practices of citizenship as political belonging among emerging diasporas in the Horn of Africa. Working closely with the Principal Investigator Prof Tanja Müller, and Co-Investigator Dr Oliver Bakewell.
External positions
Research associate, Pastoral and Environmental Network for the Horn of Africa
1 Oct 2016 → …Areas of expertise
- JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration - International migration, Diaspora networks, humman smuggling, transnational migration, Horn of Africa, Transnational Lived Citisenship, belonging and politics of belonging
- L Education (General) - Curriculum development, ICT, Learning technologies, Classroom technology
Education / academic qualifications
- 2020 - Doctor of Social Science, Development Studies, SOAS University of London (2014 - 2020)
- 2002 - Master of Education, A survey of teachers' and secondary school students' perceptions towards students' parti-time employment in Maekel-Region, Eritrea, University of Bristol (2000 - 2001)
- 1990 - Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of Asmara (1983 - 1990)