This is an overview of the research projects I have conducted individually and the project consortia under which I have conducted joint research.

For more information please consult the hyperlinks provided or contact me via contact@norastel.com

PROJECTS, GRANTS and AWARDS

2023-2026   |   HORIZON EUROPE (consortium)

GAPS - decentring the study of migrant returns and readmission policies in Europe and beyond

Financed by: the European Commission.

Partners: Tineke Strik, Joris Schapendonk, Marieke van Houte.

2023-2024   |    SWISS NETWORK for INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (consortium)

Tracing Syrian Refugee Return Across South/North Divides: The Interrelatedness of European Repatriation Decisions and Regional (Non-)Refoulement

Financed by: the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS).

Partners: Lisa Marie Borrelli, Stefanie Kurt, Annika Lindberg, Nadine Kheshen.

2022           |     Nijmegen School of Management Researcher of the Year award

2022-2026   |     VENI TALENT PROGRAM (individual grant)

The Power of Inaction and Ambivalence in Transnational Refugee Governance. EU-Actors and the Contested Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon and Turkey

Financed by: the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Hosted by: The Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management at Radboud University's Political Science Department.

2019            |     INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTUALIZATION STUDY (consortium)

Safe and Sound: A School-Based Psychosocial Support Program for Refugee Adolescents.

Financed by: NUFFIC.

2017-2018     |     POST-DOC, GOTHENBURG UNIVERSITY (individual grant)

Refugee Governance in Lebanon: Hybrid Political Order and the Politics of Uncertainty.

Financed by: A Niels Stensen Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

2012-2017     |     PHD, UTRECHT UNIVERSITY (individual grants)

Governing the Gatherings: The Interactions between Lebanese State Institutions and Palestinian Authorities in the Hybrid Political Order of South Lebanon's Informal Palestinian Refugee Settlements.

Fieldwork financed by: The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation, Hendrik Mullerfonds, and Yale University's program on Governance and Local Development.

2017     |     SUPERPROFDOC, ERAMUS+ (consortium)

Studying best practices in the supervision of modern professional doctorates.

Financed by: The European Commission.

2016-2017     |     WOMEN'S ROLE IN PEACE AND SECURITY IN KURDISH SELF-ADMINISTERED AREAS IN SYRIA (consortium)

Financed by: NWO (Netherlands Academic Association) - Applied Research Fund for Security and Rule of Law.

2016     |     PLURAL SECURITY IN URBAN LEBANON (consortium)

Financed by NWO (Netherlands Academic Association) - Applied Research Fund for Security and Rule of Law.

2015     |     CONFLICT & ENVIRONMENT IN NORTH LEBANON (consortium)

Conflict and Environment in North Lebanon: Vulnerability and Resilience from a Multi-Disciplinary Perspective.

Financed by: NWO-WOTRO (Netherlands Academic Association) - Science for Global Development.

2012     |     ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN LEBANON (individual project)

Financed by: The United Nations University's Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).

2009-2012     |     MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROCESSES, SERVICE DELIVERY AND STATE INSTITUTIONS (consortium)

Financed by: The Peace, Security, and Development Network.