I am a sociologist and a senior SNF researcher based at the University of Lausanne. My research interests include privileged transnational migration and intersectional analysis of international elites.
Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 2848
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6203-5792
Twitter https://twitter.com/_skzh_

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • Claire Cosquer

    University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Research

Whiteness, upper-class authenticity and legitimacy in the Gulf: ‘expatriation’ as a struggle in social ranking

Authors Claire Cosquer
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
1 Journal Article

« Expat’ » blancs, nouveaux riches arabes

Authors Claire Cosquer
Year 2022
Journal Name Sociétés contemporaines
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2 Journal Article

Social Reproduction Abroad: Educational Strategies and Cosmopolitan Repertoires among French Migrants in Abu Dhabi

Authors Claire Cosquer
Year 2021
Journal Name Journal of Arabian Studies
3 Journal Article

Looking for the authentic other: Cosmopolitan ethos and orientalism in French migrants’ experiences in Abu Dhabi

Authors Claire Cosquer
Year 2021
Journal Name Critique of Anthropology
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4 Journal Article

Altering absence: From race to empire in readings of Foucault

Authors Claire Cosquer
Year 2019
Journal Name Foucault Studies
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5 Journal Article

Suggested Research

Éditorial : Faire et défaire le privilège en migration

Authors Claire Cosquer, Brenda Le Bigot, Pauline Vallot
Year 2024
Journal Name Revue européenne des migrations internationales
1 Journal Article
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