Migration and Diversity (MiDi)<\/a> interdisciplinary collective is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 MiDi Research Prize. This prize, launched in 2024 for the first time, aims to reward the outstanding efforts of young researchers at the master\u2019s and PhD levels across all Sciences Po schools and departments, and raises the profile of rigorous and innovative research on issues related to international migration and\/or ethno-cultural diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMiDi was created in 2020 as a collective interdisciplinary initiative with the aim of strengthening interactions between researchers from different Sciences Po research centres around issues of international migration and ethno-cultural diversity. It brings together scientists from the Centre for International Studies (CERI), the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE), the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS), the Law School, the Department of History, the Department of Economics, the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) and the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP). The research produced at Sciences Po on these issues covers a wide range of themes, such as asylum and migration flows, the right of asylum, borders, the integration of migrants, ethno-racial discrimination and inequalities in the European and global contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s submissions highlight an impressive breadth of themes and methodologies across disciplines such as sociology, political science, history, and law. The master\u2019s theses<\/strong>, marked by their originality and depth, cover diverse topics. These include the sociocultural integration of French- and British-born Chinese, explored through a comparative lens of French republicanism and British multiculturalism, using mixed methods that combine quantitative datasets with qualitative interviews. Another thesis investigates the precarious working conditions of undocumented bicycle couriers in Paris, relying on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews to uncover their social networks and legal vulnerabilities. Historical inquiry appears in a study on Portuguese Catholic migrants in France (1958-1980), examining the interactions between French and Portuguese churches in supporting migration through archival research and interviews. Another critical piece evaluates the French \u00ab Contract for Republican Integration, \u00bb assessing its legal and philosophical implications within the framework of civic integration policies. Other theses delve into emotional dynamics in pro-Palestinian activism, responses to Islamophobia among Swedish Muslims, and the intersections of migration governance and identity formation, such as among LGBTQ+ migrants from France\u2019s overseas territories or Chinese marriage migrants in Taiwan navigating cross-strait political tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe doctoral submissions<\/strong> exhibit a sophisticated engagement with international migration and diversity through five standalone articles and three chapters. Topics include the criminalisation of humanitarian aid along the French-Italian border, analysed through legal ethnography, and the experiences of African students in China, framed within public diplomacy and racialisation narratives. Historical studies address the evolution of the \u00ab vagabond \u00bb figure into the \u00ab illegal migrant, \u00bb focusing on sub-Saharan migrants in Malta, and a critical analysis of Tunisia\u2019s racialising migration governance policies. Other works examine the paradoxes of state-led emergency accommodation for migrants in Paris and explore how local and broader migration patterns intersect in Corsica and Martinique, using mixed methods to illuminate social and geographic dynamics. Further contributions investigate refugee integration in France through behavioural skills training and the challenges faced by S\u00e3o Paulo social workers during COVID-19, blending ethnographic and policy analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAcross both categories, the research reflects methodological diversity, including ethnography, archival research, content analysis, and mixed methods. These studies collectively offer nuanced perspectives on migration governance, identity politics, integration, and diversity, bridging empirical depth with theoretical innovation. The MiDi Research Prize not only rewards these achievements but also raises the profile of groundbreaking research conducted by Sciences Po\u2019s young scholars, contributing valuable insights to migration and diversity studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The jury, composed of H\u00e9l\u00e8ne LE BAIL (Sciences Po, CERI), Virginie GUIRAUDON (Sciences Po, CEE), H\u00e9l\u00e8ne THIOLLET (Sciences Po, CERI), Christophe POULY (Sciences Po Law School), and Mathilde EMERIAU (Sciences Po, M\u00e9dialab), was pleased with the number and quality of all applications. After deliberation, the jury chose to award the MiDi Research Prize to two PhD candidates and three master\u2019s students, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D<\/strong>OCTORAL LEVEL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBastien CHARAUDEAU SANTOMAURO<\/strong> (Sciences Po, \u00c9cole de droit) for his article La fronti\u00e8re \u00e9tatique, terme de l\u2019aide humanitaire ? Une analyse du droit en action<\/em><\/strong>. This article studies the criminalization of humanitarian aid on the French-Italian border, examining the ambiguities of legal frameworks and their implications for state and non-state actors. The article uses legal ethnography, combining field observations with a detailed analysis of the interplay between policy and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrained in law (Sciences Po Law School), philosophy (Paris IV) and migration studies (ULB), Bastien Charaudeau Santomauro studies the mechanisms of exclusion of migrants at borders. His approach, inspired by grounded theory, combines fieldwork with legal and political theory. A PhD candidate in law at Sciences Po, he will submit his thesis in January 2025. He is currently Postgraduate Associate at Yale University\u2019s MacMillan Center and, since September 2022, has been coordinating the Migration program at the Sciences Po Law School Clinic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nLucas PUYGRENIER <\/strong>(Sciences Po, CERI; EHESS) for his chapter The New Vagabonds: Labor, Mobility, and Virtue in the Making of \u201cIllegal\u201d Others in Malta<\/em><\/strong>. This chapter uses a historical approach to study the criminalization of sub-Saharan migrants in Malta, contextualized by the evolution from the figure of the \u201cvagabond\u201d to that of the \u201cillegal migrant\u201d. It highlights the role of state authorities and their attempts to organize the world of work in the creation of otherness.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLucas Puygrenier prepared a doctoral thesis at CERI entitled Les gens de trop: gouvernement des populations et mise au travail sur l\u2019\u00eele de Malte<\/em>.<\/strong> In this thesis he studied the involvement of state authorities in the formation of migrant labor in the context of a border area of the European Union where highly repressive policies against migration are being deployed.<\/strong> His research has led to several publications, most recently in Trac\u00e9s, Terrains & Travaux<\/em>, Theory and Society and the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.<\/strong> He also co-edited Palgrave Macmillan\u2019s States and the Making of Others (with Jeanne Bouyat and Amandine Le Bellec).<\/strong> Lucas recently became a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre Maurice Halbwachs (EHESS).<\/strong> His current research focuses on Malta\u2019s golden passport programs and the granting of residency and citizenship privileges to wealthy foreigners in the context of a dwindling right to immigrate.<\/strong> It thus explores the role of the state in the manufacture of classes of foreigners with differentiated rights and obligations within offshore capitalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nM<\/strong>ASTER\u2019S LEVEL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nYuyang HONG<\/strong> (Sciences Po, School of Research; CERI) for his master\u2019s thesis Across the Stormy Strait:<\/em><\/strong> Chinese Marriage Migrants in Taiwan Navigating the Whirlpool of Cross-Strait Political Tensions<\/em>. <\/strong>The dissertation analyzes the experiences of Chinese marriage migrants in Taiwan in a context of cross-strait political tensions, from a political science perspective. Using interviews and textual analysis, the thesis investigates how these migrants navigate complex political landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYuyang Hong is a first-year PhD candidate of International Relations at CERI Sciences Po, under the supervision of Fran\u00e7oise Mengin and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Doyon. He previously authored a master\u2019s thesis exploring the political role of Chinese marriage migrants in Taiwan. His current research examines the quasi-diplomatic practices of local Chinese bureaucrats in their interactions with Chinese communities in Taiwan and Taiwanese individuals in China, shedding light on how these practices influence the formulation and implementation of China\u2019s policy towards Taiwan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBryan ROMANO <\/strong>(Sciences Po, School of Research) for his dissertation La rencontre de deux \u00c9glises. Accueillir et accompagner les immigr\u00e9s catholiques portugais en France de 1958 aux ann\u00e9es 1980<\/em><\/strong>. This dissertation is based on a historical survey represented by a study of Portuguese Catholic migrants in France (1958-1980), examining the interactions between Portuguese and French churches and their roles in supporting migration, using archival research and interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBryan Botelho Romano is the son and grandson of immigrants from northern Portugal. His mother tongues are French and Portuguese. He developed an early interest in the history of Portugal and its emigration. In 2022, he joined the Master\u2019s in History at the School of Research. Fully determined to write his dissertation on Portuguese immigration to France, his discovery of the archives of the Centre national des archives de l\u2019\u00c9glise de France (CNAEF)<\/em> steered his research work towards the encounter between French and Portuguese ecclesiastics and Catholics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCamille DESCATEAUX<\/strong> (Sciences Po, School of Research) for her dissertation Droit de livrer? R\u00e9seaux et trajectoires de livreurs \u00e0 v\u00e9lo<\/em><\/strong>. This sociological study examines the experiences of undocumented bike delivery drivers in Paris, analyzing their networks, working conditions and precarious legal status through ethnographic fieldwork and interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAfter a master\u2019s degree in sociology at Sciences Po and a research project on bicycle delivery drivers, with a particular focus on their migratory routes and the networks that form between them, Camille Descateaux is currently working on a doctoral thesis. This doctoral work concerns the evaluation of the City of Paris\u2019 access to rights policy, based on the recipients of these policies, and is being carried out under the supervision of Claire Lemercier (CNRS, CSO, Sciences Po) and Anne Revillard (LIEPP, CRIS, Sciences Po).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"English below Le collectif interdisciplinaire Migration et Diversit\u00e9 (MiDi) de Sciences Po a le plaisir d\u2019annoncer les laur\u00e9ats de son Prix de la recherche MiDi 2024. Ce prix, lanc\u00e9 en 2023 pour la premi\u00e8re fois, a pour but de r\u00e9compenser les efforts exceptionnels de jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs au niveau Master et Doctorat \u00e0 travers toutes les \u00e9coles et d\u00e9partements de Sciences Po, et accro\u00eet la visibilit\u00e9 d\u2019une recherche rigoureuse et innovante sur les questions li\u00e9es aux migrations internationales et\/ou \u00e0 la diversit\u00e9 ethno-culturelle. 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