Seit 01/2022: Senior Researcher am Department für Migration und Globalisierung der Donau-Universität Krems und assoziierte Wissenschaftlerin am GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies
9/2019 - 12/2021: Research Fellow am GIGA Institut für Nahost-Studien
2017 - 2019: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow am Institut für Soziologie, Universität Amsterdam
2016 - 2017: OxPo Postdoctoral Fellow am Department of Politics and International Relations, Universität Oxford
2011 - 2017: Lektorin (2015-2017) | Universitätsassistentin und Promotionsstipendiatin (2011-2016) am Institut für Orientalistik, Universität Wien
2012 - 2016: Doktorandin am Centre de Recherches Internationales (CERI), Sciences Po Paris
Studium: 2011-2016: Doktorat in Politikwissenschaft und Arabistik (cotutelle de these) (Sciences Po Paris & Universität Wien) Dissertation “Transnational Politics Beyond the Arab Uprisings. Egyptian Activism in Vienna and Paris” (2016 Award of Excellence, Österreichischer Staatspreis für die besten Dissertationen); 2009-2010: M.A. in Vergleichender Politikwissenschaft (Spezialisierung Naher Osten und Muslimische Welt) Sciences Po Paris; 2005-2010: Magister in Arabistik und Islamwissenschaft, Universität Wien; 2007-2008: Erasmus-Austausch am Institut National des Langues et Cultures Orientales (INALCO), Paris; 2006-2009: B.A. in Politikwissenschaft, Universität Wien
Aktuelle Forschung
(Im)Mobilität im Kontext von Konflikten und Kriegen
Auslöser von (erzwungener) Migration
Migrationspolitik
Diasporapolitik und transnationale politische Partizipation
Auszeichnung für GIGA-Forscherinnen: Dr. Christiane Fröhlich und Dr. Lea Müller-Funk gewinnen Routledge Area Studies Interdisciplinarity Award, Routledge Publishing Ltd., Taylor and Francis Publishing Group, 2023
IMISCOE Rinus Penninx Best Paper Award 2019, International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE), 2020
Migration Politics Fellowship 2021, International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE), 2020
Award of Excellence, Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft (BMWFW), 2016
This chapter deconstructs the perception of Arab states as passive recipients of external refugee norms and funding instruments. It analyses how Maghreb states strategically use, integrate and renegotiate the international refugee regime to advance their domestic and geopolitical priorities at the intersection of Europe and Africa.
In this paper, we study the question of who and what drives forced migration governance in origin, host, and transit states, drawing on empirical material from the contemporary Syrian and Libyan, and the historical Algerian displacement situations.
This paper by Dr. Christiane Fröhlich and Dr. Lea Müller-Funk addresses the question of how different actors govern mobility during civil war, and how mobility control and processes of state-making interact in such settings.
This infographic illustrates the (im)mobility trajectories in conflict settings, specifically focusing on Syria. It highlights various regions and the displacement patterns within these conflict zones. Key areas depicted include Idlib, Aleppo, Damascus, and surrounding regions.
This infographic titled "Forced Migration Governance from a Comparative Perspective" compares the governance approaches to three different cases of forced displacement: Algerian Displacement (1956-1962), Syrian Displacement (2011–Present) and Libyan Displacement (2011–Present).
Migration has always been an intrinsic part of human societies across the globe. People have been mobile to lead a nomadic life, to explore the planet, to flee persecution and violence, to find work, or to pursue education. Yet, migration is often dealt with as a side-topic in school curricula. This stands in stark contrast to its omnipresence in public debates. This project brings academic knowledge of migration to European classrooms to convey a more comprehensive understanding of migration and hereby foster students’ critical thinking. National Geographic, 2020-2022
This project explores how European migration policies are influenced by political crises triggered by (forced) migration. At a time when such policies are heavily contested across European member-states, and when asylum seems more threatened than ever, this project is critically important to improve our understanding of how migration policies are formulated and shaped by a context of crisis. The project gathers 13 partners from diverse European countries, as well as from Lebanon and Turkey, and GIGA leads the Work Package “Comparing Crises”. EC, Horizon 2020, 2018-2023
Kein Ende in Sicht: Libanesische Flüchtlingspolitik im sechsten Jahr des syrischen Bürgerkriegs
Vorträge
Konferenz | 02.03.2025 - 05.03.2025
Negotiating Assistance in Civil War: International Humanitarian Aid for Displaced Populations in De Facto States in Syria and Libya
ISA Annual Convention 2025, Chicago
Organisation: International Studies Association
Dr. Christiane Fröhlich (Vortragende:r), Dr. Lea Müller-Funk (Vortragende:r)
Migration policies in Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Niger
Migration Policies in Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Niger, Online Event
Dr. Lea Müller-Funk (Vortragende:r), Ass. Prof. Dr. Kathatrina Natter (Vortragende:r)
18th IMISCOE Annual Conference, Online Event
Organisation: International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Dr. Lea Müller-Funk (Moderator:in), Dr. Christiane Fröhlich (Organisator:in)
Co-organisation of panel "Governing Migration" Session #227 workshop | SC Migration Politics and Governance
