Michelle Pace
Visiting Fellow
Michelle Pace, PhD, is a Professor in Global Studies based in Denmark, a Visiting Professor (non-residential) at the Middle East Studies Forum, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship & Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia, as well as Associate Fellow, Europe Program, Chatham House, London, and an Affiliate Member, ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King’s College London. She is also a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, Sweden.
An interdisciplinary scholar, her research bridges global politics, sociology, and critical social theory to examine the political, economic, and societal dimensions of conflict, displacement, and inequality. She has led and contributed to major research projects funded by the British Academy, the ESRC, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark), the Carlsberg Foundation, the MENASP network, the Wellcome Trust Foundation and the European Commission – including Horizon projects. In her latest book, Un-welcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration, (MUP, 2025), she critically assesses Denmark's migration regime by directly engaging the voices of multiple stakeholders impacted by its harshness. Her conceptual and empirically grounded work continues to advance academic scholarship while informing policy communities, fostering collaborative partnerships, and contributing to externally funded research initiatives.
During her fellowship she will build on her recent monograph and extend this work comparatively and theoretically to examine how the institutionalisation of “temporary protection” reshapes refugee agency, international protection norms, and the meaning of durable solutions in Europe.
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