Thomas Lacroix is CNRS Director of research in geography. He works on the relationships between immigrant transnationalism and the state, with a focus on North African transnationalism. He extensively published on the migration and development relationship, diasporic memory, the moral geography of migration or the theory of transnationalism. More recently, Lacroix’s research examines cities and city networks engagement on migration and integration issues. He is particularly interested in the place of cities in the building of a global migration governance framework. He also explores the epistemology of migration studies, with a special interest in the role of the Critique in migration research and the social engagement of scholars. He is engaged in a multidisciplinary dialogue between social scientists and other disciplinary domains such as the humanities, philosophy and mathematics. Thomas Lacroix was awarded a PhD in geography and political sciences at the University of Poitiers (2003). He held research positions at the CEDEM (University of Liège), the Centre Jacques Berque (Rabat), the CRER (University of Warwick), the International Migration Institute (Oxford University), Migrinter (University of Poitiers) and the Maison Française of Oxford. He regularly teaches at the Master level at Sciences Po, Oxford University, the University of Poitiers and the University St Joseph in Beyrouth. Thomas Lacroix is associate editor of Migration Studies, editor of the series "Migrations" at the Presses Universitaires François Rabelais and seats at the editorial board of Migration and Development (Routledge). He is fellow of the Institut Convergence Migrations in Paris and research associate at Migrinter and the Maison Française of Oxford.

Expertise

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

Roles

  • Centre for International Research-Sciences Po

    Research Institute, Paris, France
    Director of research

  • Sciences Po

    Other, Paris, France

  • Maison Française d'Oxford

    Other, Paris, France
    Director of research

Research

The Transnational Society

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2023
4 Book

City networks and the multi‐level governance of migration

Authors Thomas Lacroix, Sarah Spencer
Year 2022
Journal Name Global Networks
5 Journal Article

Migration-related city networks: a global overview

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2022
Journal Name Local Government Studies
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6 Journal Article

The transnational state and migration: Reach, flows and Policies

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2022
Journal Name Political Geography
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7 Journal Article

Réseaux des villes hospitalières : un panorama global

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2020
Journal Name e-Migrinter
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8 Journal Article

The Three Ages of Algerian Emigration.1 By Abdelmalek Sayad.

Authors Thomas Lacroix, Julie Lemoux
Year 2019
Journal Name Migration Studies
9 Journal Article

Developing a new master’s program in International Migration Studies in New York City1

Authors Els de Graauw
Year 2018
Journal Name Migration Studies
10 Journal Article

Social remittances and the changing transnational political landscape

Authors Thomas Lacroix, Peggy Levitt, Ilka Vari-Lavoisier
Year 2016
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
12 Journal Article

Conceptualizing Transnational Engagements: A Structure and Agency Perspective on (Hometown) Transnationalism

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2014
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 8
13 Journal Article

Faultlines and contact zones: A new forum for Migration Studies

Authors A. Gamlen, A. Betts, A. Delano, ...
Year 2013
Journal Name Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 2
15 Journal Article

Refugee and Diaspora Memories: The Politics of Remembering and Forgetting

Authors Thomas Lacroix, Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
Year 2013
Journal Name JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
16 Journal Article

Collective Remittances and Integration: North African and North Indian Comparative Perspectives

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2013
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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17 Journal Article

Deux décennies de transnationalisme associatif : continuités et changement

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2013
Journal Name Hommes & migrations
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18 Journal Article

Migration and Development: The Euro–Moroccan Experience

Authors Michael Collyer, Thomas Lacroix, Myriam Cherti, ...
Year 2009
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 8
20 Journal Article

Transnationalism and Development: The Example of Moroccan Migrant Networks

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2009
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 16
21 Journal Article

Marocains et Sénégalais de France : permanences et évolution des relations transnationales

Authors Thomas Lacroix, Leyla Sall, Monika Salzbrunn
Year 2008
Journal Name Revue européenne des migrations internationales
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22 Journal Article

Diasporic Identity, Transnational Agency, and the Neoliberal Reconfiguration of Global Migration

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2007
Journal Name Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies
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23 Journal Article

L'engagement citoyen des Marocains de l'étranger

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2005
Journal Name Hommes & migrations
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25 Journal Article

Les réseaux marocains de développement

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2003
Journal Name Hommes & migrations
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26 Journal Article

Migrant Organisations and the New Governance of Development

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Book Title Hometown Transnationalism
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32 Book Chapter

Hometown Organising and the Multipolarisation of Migrants’ Lives

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Book Title Hometown Transnationalism
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33 Book Chapter

Indian and Polish Migrant Organizations in the UK

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Book Title Cross Border Migrant Organizations in Comparative Perspective
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34 Book Chapter

The Indian and North African Volunteer Sector in Europe

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Book Title Hometown Transnationalism
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36 Book Chapter

Conclusion: Moving beyond the Postmodern Trap of Transnational Studies

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Book Title Hometown Transnationalism
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38 Book Chapter

Introduction

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Book Title Hometown Transnationalism
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39 Book Chapter

Introduction

Authors Thomas Lacroix, Amandine Desille
Book Title International Migrations and Local Governance
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43 Book Chapter

Suggested Research

Wihtol de Wenden Catherine, La question migratoire au XXIe siècle. Migrants, réfugiés et relations internationales

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2013
Journal Name Revue européenne des migrations internationales
1 Journal Article

Diasporic Identity, Transnational Agency, and the Neoliberal Reconfiguration of Global Migration

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2013
Journal Name Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies
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2 Journal Article

Halkias Daphne and Adendorff Christian, Governance in Immigrant Family business. Enterprise, Ethnicity and Family Dynamics

Authors Thomas Lacroix
Year 2017
Journal Name Revue européenne des migrations internationales
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3 Journal Article

Transformation of Solidarities, Transformation of Statehood: A Migration Perspective

Authors Amandine Desille, Amandine Desille, Thomas Lacroix, ...
Year 2025
Journal Name Journal of International Migration and Integration
4 Journal Article

Classe moyenne et migrations : une question de visibilité ?

Authors Mathieu Ichou, Angéline Escafré-Dublet, Thomas Lacroix, ...
Year 2024
Journal Name Hommes & migrations
6 Journal Article
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