Amreesha Jagarnathsingh

Amreesha Jagarnathsingh has joined the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Faculty of Social Sciences, Organisation Sciences) in 2020, after working with The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action. Her research primarily analyses the social effects of migration and asylum governance in Lebanon, notably in the light of the Syrian refugee crisis. In particular, her research investigates the role of civil society organisations in migration governance, the interplay of national and international actors shaping humanitarian interventions, and activism and agency in refuge. Relevant publications include “Lebanon's Border Regime: Fluid Rigidity, Foreign Interference, and Hybrid Security Assemblages,” (RESPOND: Horizon 2020, 2019), “Civil Society in Lebanon: the Implementation Trap,” (with M.N. AbiYaghi and L. Yammine, Civic Space in the Arab World Observatory, 2019) and “Formal Informality, Brokering Mechanisms, and Illegality. The Impact of the Lebanese State’s Policies on Syrian Refugees’ Daily Lives” (with M. Younes and M.N. AbiYaghi, Civil Society Knowledge Centre, 2016). Amreesha obtained both her BA and MA from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Contact: risha.jagarnathsingh@gmail.com