Oana Ciobanu is Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Switzerland. Her research interests are in the area of older migrants, transnationalism and social networks.
Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 1048
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3902-7337

Roles

  • Faculty of Social Work (HETSL), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

    University, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Professor

  • University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

    University, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Professor

  • University of Geneva

    University, Geneva, Switzerland
    Assistant Professor

  • Université de Genève

    Other, Genève, Switzerland
    Maître assistante

Research

Between here and there: comparing the worry about the pandemic between older Italian international migrants and natives in Switzerland

Authors Sarah M. Ludwig-Dehm, Iuna Dones, Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2023
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
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1 Journal Article

Super-diversity and intersectionality

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2023
Book Title Handbook on Migration and Ageing
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2 Book Chapter

Older Migrants’ Life Satisfaction

Authors Iuna Dones, Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2022
Journal Name GeroPsych
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3 Journal Article

Older migrants and loneliness: scanning the field and looking forward

Authors Tineke Fokkema, Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2021
Journal Name European Journal of Ageing
4 Journal Article

What protects older Romanians in Switzerland from loneliness? A life-course perspective

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Tineke Fokkema
Year 2021
Journal Name European Journal of Ageing
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5 Journal Article

Intersections between Ageing and Migration: Current Trends and Challenges

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Mihaela Nedelcu, Eva Soom Ammann, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name Swiss Journal of Sociology
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6 Journal Article

The construction of personal geographies among Romanian older migrants in Switzerland

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Claudio Bolzman
Year 2019
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
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7 Journal Article

The role of super-diversity in shaping the perception of and services for older migrants

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2019
Journal Name Journal of Aging Studies
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8 Journal Article

Older migrants and (im)mobilities of Ageing: An introduction

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Alistair Hunter
Year 2017
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
Citations (WoS) 5
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9 Journal Article

The role of religion in protecting older Romanian migrants from loneliness

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Tineke Fokkema
Year 2016
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 4
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10 Journal Article

Ageing as a migrant: vulnerabilities, agency and policy implications

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Mihaela Nedelcu, Tineke Fokkema
Year 2016
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 16
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11 Journal Article

Multiple Migration Flows of Romanians

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2014
Journal Name Mobilities
Citations (WoS) 7
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12 Journal Article

The thin line between family migration and network migration: Family stories of the Romanian migration to Spain*

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu
Year 2010
Journal Name Revue d’études comparatives Est-Ouest
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13 Journal Article

(Im)mobilities and life satisfaction in times of COVID-19: The case of older persons in Switzerland

Authors Iuna Dones, Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Marie Baeriswyl
Year 2022
Journal Name International Health Trends and Perspectives
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14 Journal Article

Life in Limbo: Old-Age Transnationalism

Authors Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu, Sarah M Ludwig-Dehm
Year 2020
Journal Name The Gerontologist
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15 Journal Article

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