Núria Targarona Rifà

PhD student in Social Anthropology

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nuria.targarona@uab.cat
Research interests Social cohesion
Migration and transnationalism

I am a predoctoral researcher at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain. I am currently working on the ERC Advanced Grant project PATCHWORK "A Network Science Approach to Social Cohesion in European Societies", where I do qualitative analysis of acquaintanceship networks and their relation with social cohesion in European societies. Previously, my research has focused on migration-related issues including asylum and employment in the UK, Human Rights within immigration detention centres in Europe, and housing and migration. Methodologically, I have used qualitative research methods (conducting in-depth interviews, focus groups, and text analyses) and participatory action research. My research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Refugee Studies. I have also collaborated on the project ‘Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment’ (SSAHE) of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Refugees, Migration and Settlement. 

I hold a bachelor's degree in Political and Administration Sciences from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) and a Master's Degree in Refugee Studies from the University of East London (UK). I also have a Postgraduate degree in Social Research Techniques at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Barcelona (UB), Spain. 

Publications

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    FORCED UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDOCUMENTED WORK: THE BURDEN OF THE PROHIBITION TO WORK FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE UK Targarona Rifà, N., Doná, G. (2021). Journal of Refugee Studies, 34 (2): 2052–2073.. DOI
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    MIGRATION, RACISM, AND THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT: MAKING THE CASE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment (SSAHE), (Andrews, M., Arnot, M., Anthias, F., Ashe, S., Brah, A., Dona, G., Erel, U., Gidley, B., Humphris, R., Kofman, E., Mondon, A., Murji, K., Phoenix, A., Sigona, N., Squire, C., Targarona Rifà, N., Wemyss, G., Winter, A., Yuval-Davis, N.) (2020). London. Open-access PDF
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    HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES IN EUROPE: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF SPAIN, ITALY AND SWEDEN Targarona Rifà, N. (2015). BSc thesis. UPF, Barcelona. Open-access PDF