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Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan | HU Berlin | Professor of Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan | HU Berlin | Professor of Social Sciences

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Our guest today is Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan. She is a Professor of Social Sciences at the Humboldt-University in Berlin where she heads the department of integration studies and social policy at the Berlin Institute on Integration and Migration (BIM). She is Head of the German Center for Integration and Migration (DeZIM) a Ministry-funded research institute that provides empirical analysis on migration and integration and monitors ‘Racist Realities’ for the German government.

Foroutans research focuses on countries of immigration, their changing identities and attitudes towards minorities as well as the impact of pluralization on norms and values.

In addition to many tips for the postdoc period, the interview also covers the advantages of paper-based dissertations, the necessity of stays abroad and the development of academic networks.

The interview was conducted by Christina Ayazi from the center for Scientific Continuing Education and Cooperation(ZEWK) at TU Berlin.

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