(Hello!)

I am Jessi Kume, and I will be writing my PhD thesis in Sociology within GRABS. My research focuses on the impact that borders and border policies have on forced migration. My previous research involved an ethnographic study of the illegal and violent pushbacks along the Croatia-Bosnia-Herzegovina border, part of the Western Balkan migration route. For my current research, I will explore how borders shape the experiences of young people in forced migration. As part of my fieldwork, I will conduct research at the US-Canada border and in Calais, France.