Yvonne Riaño is an Associate Professor at the Geography Institute of the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), and chairs the Swiss National Committee of the International Geographical Union (IGU). She is also a Research Project Leader at the Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research - The Migration-Mobility Nexus, and leads the 'Transnational Mobilities' Module. Yvonne Riaño obtained a PhD in Human Geography in 1996 from the University of Ottawa (Canada), and has since taught at Canadian,...

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Disciplines
Methods

Roles

  • Université de Neuchâtel

    Other, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    Associate Professor

  • University of Bern

    University, Bern, Switzerland
    Lecturer

  • University of Neuchâtel

    University, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    Senior researcher

  • Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

    Other, Graz, Austria
    Lecturer

  • University of Ottawa

    University, Ottawa, Canada
    Teaching associate

  • International Development Research Centre

    Other, Ottawa, Canada
    Urban officer for Latin America

  • Dr. Ernst A. Brugger

    Other, Zurich, Colombia
    Adviser for small-scale business development

  • State Planning Department of Bogota

    Other, Bogota, Colombia
    Urban officer

Research

A Review of Transnational Migrant Entrepreneurship: Perspectives on Unequal Spatialities

Authors Laure Sandoz, Christina Mittmasser, Yvonne Riaño, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography
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5 Journal Article

New directions in studying policies of international student mobility and migration

Authors Yvonne Riano, Christof Van Mol, Parvati Raghuram
Year 2018
Journal Name GLOBALISATION SOCIETIES AND EDUCATION
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8 Journal Article

Conceptualising space in transnational migration studies. A critical perspective

Authors Yvonne Riaño
Year 2017
Book Title Interdisziplinäre Studien zu Lateinamerika / Interdisciplinary Studies on Latin America / Estudios interdisciplinarios sobre América Latina.
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9 Book Chapter

Shaping gender inequalities: critical moments and critical places

Authors Yvonne Riano, Katharina Limacher, André Aschwanden, ...
Year 2015
Journal Name Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
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12 Journal Article

Immigration Policies, State Discourses on Foreigners, and the Politics of Identity in Switzerland

Authors Yvonne Riaño, Doris Wastl-Walter
Year 2006
Journal Name Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
Citations (WoS) 31
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17 Journal Article

Suggested Research

International Student Migration

Authors Yvonne Riaño, Etienne Piguet
Year 2016
Journal Name Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets
1 Journal Article
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