Aigner, Petra

Petra
Aigner

Petra Aigner is Associate Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Department of Empirical Social Research (AES), at Johannes Kepler University (JKU), Linz (Austria). Her research interests relate to migration studies, specifically integration processes, labour market integration, ethnic entrepreneurship, refugee studies, and qualitative methods.
Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 3051
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3083-6055

Expertise

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

Roles

  • Johannes Kepler University of Linz

    University, Linz, Austria
    Associate Professor

  • Johannes Kepler University of Linz

    University, Linz, Austria
    Assistant Professor

  • Donau-Universität Krems

    Other, Krems, Austria
    Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

  • University of Leeds

    University, Leeds, United Kingdom

  • Trinity College Dublin

    Other, Dublin, Ireland
    Research Fellow; Research Officer; Research Associate

  • Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg Fachgruppe Soziologie

    Other, Bamberg, Germany
    EU Marie Curie Fellow

  • Trinity College Dublin

    Other, Dublin, Ireland
    IRCHSS Fellow Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • University of Minnesota

    University, Minneapolis, United States
    Fulbright Guest Professor

Research

Left to Their Own Devices: Refugees’ Labour-Market Integration Challenges in Austria during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors Petra Aigner, Almina Bešić
Year 2023
Book Title Anxieties of Migration and Integration in Turbulent Times
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1 Book Chapter

Action, Reaction and Resignation: How Refugee Women and Support Organisations Respond to Labour Market Integration Challenges during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors Almina Besic, Almina Bešić, Petra Aigner, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of International Management
Citations (WoS) 2
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2 Journal Article

Organising labour market integration support for refugees in Austria and Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic

Authors Almina Bešić, Andreas Diedrich, Petra Aigner
Year 2021
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
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3 Journal Article

Typical Migration Stories: Comparing Trajectories of African Migration

Authors Joanne Cook, Vera Roos, Sabrina Aouici, ...
Book Title Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration
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4 Book Chapter

African Migration in its National and Global Context

Authors Petra Aigner, Jacques Barou, Bernard Mbenga
Book Title Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration
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5 Book Chapter

Country Monographs: Britain

Authors Petra Aigner, Louise Waite
Book Title Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration
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6 Book Chapter

Suggested Research

Wander_ Ascend_ Belong. Establishment Processes of Immigrants

Authors Petra Aigner
Year 2010
Journal Name Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie
1 Journal Article
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