#  Gülce Şafak Özdemir 

Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program

Affiliate, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow, Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham

 

 

 



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Gülce Şafak Özdemir is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow and holds a PhD in sociology from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. She studies migration, urban governance, and the politics of (in)visibility in European cities. Gülce also serves on the Executive Committee of the Council for European Studies, co-chairing its Immigration Research Network.

**Research Interests:** Migration; urban governance; legal status and access to services; identity and social integration; and qualitative research.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Academic Year
    
     [Academic Year 2025-26](/academic-year/academic-year-2025-26)
- ## People
    
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