Alejandra Tijerina García, M.A.

since 04.2014

• PhD Candidate at the Institute of European Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology

2011 – 2013

• M.A. Communication and Cultural Management, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany

2005 – 2009

• B.A. International Relations, ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico. One year abroad at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

• Urban diversity and politics
• Migration studies
• Social and spatial mobility
• Collaborative research in Cultural Anthropology

• Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology, University of Hamburg
• 3rund e.V., University of Hamburg
• SIEF – International Society for Ethnology and Folklore
• EASA – European Association of Social Anthropologists

• Fokus Neukölln II. Bürger. Forschung. Dialog., 19.04.2016, Berlin, Germany | Tijerina García, A. (2016). (Um-)Wege zur Integration: Das Beispiel der neuen Spanischen Migranten in Berlin-Neukölln.

• SIEF2015: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21stcentury, 21.-25.06.2015, Zagreb, Croatia | Tijerina García, A. (2015). Reshaping migrant imaginaries as integration strategies? Devising alternatives in post-migration realities.

• Berlin Social Science Center workshop Fokus Neukölln, 19.06.2015, Berlin, Germany | Lutz, S., Stumpf, T., & Tijerina García, A. (2015). Neukölln in Bewegung: Stadtpolitische Diskurse, Netzwerkstrukturen und (Um-)Wege der Integration.

• 13th EASA Biennial Conference EASA2014: Collaboration, Intimacy and Revolution, 31.07.-03.08.2014, Tallinn, Estonia | Koch, G., Lutz, S., Stumpf, T., & Tijerina García, A. (2014). Achieving temporal and local multidimensionality. Experiments in cross-generational research collaboration.

• German Historical Institute and Migration Policy Institute workshop Migration during Economic Downturns: From the Great Depression to the Great Recession, 04.-05.04.2014, Washington D.C., USA | Tijerina García, A. (2014). Pathways to Integration: The Case of the New Spanish Migrants in Berlin-Neukölln.

• Migrant imaginaries at a crossroads: A comparative analysis of high skilled migrants in the cities of Hamburg and Berlin (Working Title)

In the decision-making process to migrate, individuals create an image of their potential place in a different social context. Migrant imaginaries are thus created and subject to change over time as pre- and post-migration realities confirm or confront initial visions, potentially influencing integration strategies. These divergent or conforming migrant imaginaries are at the center of this dissertation project. To study the changing nature of these and their implications for integration, an ethnographic study on the specific case of two high skilled migrant groups in the cities of Hamburg and Berlin is being undertaken. This criterion will allow for a comprehensive analysis on elements that influence imaginaries and integration strategies that will go beyond the factor of nationality, focusing on key elements such as individual educational and professional backgrounds. The findings of this dissertation aim to uncover migrant integration patterns and to contribute both theoretical and practical considerations in migration and urban studies in addition to serving as a comparative guideline to migrants and local actors alike.

Supervisor

• Prof. Dr. Gertraud Koch

since 2015/07

• 3rund e.V. | Non-profit association that aims to bridge scientific research and social
  fields of practice, Hamburg, Germany | Co-founder and board secretary

2014/10 – 2015/09

• 10. dgv-PhD Student Conference 17.09.-19.09.2015, HafenCity University and the
  Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology, Hamburg, Germany |
  Member of the conference’s program planning and organization team