PERSONAL INFORMATION Claudia Paraschivescu CEDEM - Centre d études de l ethnicité et des migrations ISHS-Université de Liège 7 boulevard du Rectorat, bât. 31, #50 4000 Liège - Belgique Tél. : 00 32 4 366 46 37 claudia.paraschivescu@gmail.com WORK EXPERIENCE September 2014 - August 2015 Marie Curie Early Stage Career Researcher Initial Training Network Researcher (INTEGRIM) Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies, University of Liège http://www.cedem.ulg.ac.be/ Research on Romanians' experiences of transnationalism in London and Paris. Business or sector Academic sector February 2012-August 2012 February 2011 - January 2012 October 2010 - December 2011 Corporate Immigration Consultant Emigra Europe Limited, London, UK http://w ww.emigra.com/ Corporate advice on Tier 1 and Tier 2 work visas; Registration certificates for Romanian and Bulgarian nationals; Draft of Certificates of Sponsorships; Liaise with the United Kingdom Border Agency. Business or sector Private sector Vice Chair Migrants Supporting Migrants, Manchester, UK http://www.migrantsupport.org.uk/ Project member of Migrants Voices from the North which aims to help migrants and refugees integrate into British life; Creator and manager for the programme Integration through Culture which brings together English people and immigrants through cultural events and debates on migration; Creator (and speaker) of the film festival on Migration with the Alliance Française from Manchester. Business or sector NGO Researcher and Immigration Advisor Veristat Immigration Consultancy, Manchester, UK http://www.veristat.co.uk/ Level 1 OISC qualified immigration advisor; Research into international student migratory flows; Write monthly updates on migration news. Business or sector Private sector European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 5
Curriculum Vitae Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) April - September 2009 European Voluntary Service Animafac, Paris, France http://www.animafac.net/ Projects related to European identity and mobility designed to have direct benefit to communities. Business or sector NGO EDUCATION AND TRAINING September 2012-Septmeber 2015 PhD Sociology - ongoing University of Leeds, Leeds, UK PhD Thesis: Transnationalism as the Negotiation of Belonging. A Case Study of Romanians in London and Paris September 2009 - September2010 MSc Globalisation and International Policy Analysis University of Bath, Bath, UK Globalisation and International Policy Analysis Social Policy Economic Insecurity Economics MSc dissertation: How do Romanians experience the process of transnationalism? London and Vancouver Compared September 2008 - May 2009 Maîtrise European Studies Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France / ERASMUS student at University of Bath, UK European Political Economy Spanish European Identity British Welfare State Dissertation: The Roma Minority in an Enlarged European Union. France and Romania Compared September 2007 - May 2008 BA European Studies (final year) Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France European history Social Policy European law European politics September 2004 - May 2007 BA English with Dutch t University of Lorraine, Metz, France English/Dutch History English/Dutch Civilisation English/Dutch Literature English/Dutch Grammar PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Romanian European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 5
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production French C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Replace with name of language certificate. Enter level if known. English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Replace with name of language certificate. Enter level if known. Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 5
Curriculum Vitae Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) Publications PARASCHIVESCU, C., 2013, Social Protection and Economic security of North African Migrant Workers in France (Essay). In: The Romanian Journal of Sociology, 1-2, pp 91-99 PARASCHIVESCU, C., 2012, The European Union and the Protection of the Roma in the Fields of Education and Housing. In: The Romanian Journal of Sociology, 5-6, pp 405-414 PARASCHIVESCU, C., 2012, DREBY, J., Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and Their Children (Book review), 2010, University of California Press, Berkeley. In: Journal of Social Research and Policy, 1(3), pp 137-138 PARASCHIVESCU, C., 2011, MARTIN, P., Importing Poverty? Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural America (Book review), 2009, Yale University Press. In: Journal of Social Research and Policy, 2(2), pp 121-122 PARASCHIVESCU, C., 2011, How do the Romanians live the process of Transnationalism? Canada and the UK Compared, In: Romanian Sociology, 2(IX), pp 28-50 PARASCHIVESCU, C., 2011, How new technologies can be adapted and used to reach out to migrants, In: Bottomline, Spring/Summer, pp 6 Conferences PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2014. Will that make me any whiter?. The negotiation of whiteness amongst Romanian immigrants in London. ESRC Conference Critical Diversities: Policies, Practices and Perspectives, Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, London South Bank University, London. 10 11 July 2014 PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2014. Romanians in London. Whiteness in everyday encounters, University of Leeds, UK, April 2014 PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2013. Transnational Lives in Multicultural Frameworks. Romanians in London and Vancouver. Migration: Global Development, New Frontiers, NORFACE and CReAM. University College London, UK, April 2013 Invited Talks PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2014. Mobilité en Europe. Forum Europe, Athis Mons, France, May 2014 PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2013. Invited talk: Living abroad. Migration in France and Britain. Highschool Varaždin (Gospodarska škola Varaždin), Croatia, November 2013 PARASCHIVESCU,C. 2011. How to Engage with Migrant Workers in the UK, Migrant Employment Rights, Manchester, UK. July 2011 Seminars PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2014. Transnationalism as the negotiation of belonging. A case-study of Romanians in London and Paris. Workshop: Citizenship and Political Participation, Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), the University of Liège, Belgium, June 2014 PARASCHIVESCU, C. 2014. Les immigrés roumains à Londres et à Paris: Le passeport ouesteuropéen comme instrument de pouvoir?. Atelier Migrations, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l Homme, Paris, France, May 2014 Teaching Activities Sem 1 2012-2013 - University of Leeds, UK. Teaching Assistant for the Module Social Welfare and Social Change (1st year students) June 2011 New Step for African Society, Manchester, UK Instructor for a course on migration cultural awareness with focus on transnationalism. Honours and awards Economic and Social Research Council PhD funding Marie Curie Early Stage Career Researcher (INTEGRIM network), funded by the European Commission Memberships Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, University of Leeds Réseau national pour les jeunes chercheurs travaillant sur les migrations internationales, Université de Poitiers European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 5
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