Maud Martens

Phd researcher

Department of European, Public and International Law

Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy

Faculty of Law and Criminology

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Maud Martens is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy and the Migration Law Research Group. She has a broad interest in socio-legal research on forced migration, with particular attention to migrants in transit. In this context, she explores various forms of support, solidarity and activism for and with migrants. In her current research project, supervised by Prof. Dr. Robin Vandevoordt and Prof. Dr. Ellen Desmet, Maud examines the organisation and implications of socio-legal support for migrants in Northern France. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Educational Sciences, a Master’s degree in Political Sciences, and a Master’s degree in Conflict and Development Studies.

Email: Maud.Martens@UGent.be

Phone: +32 9 264 62 85

Research themes:

Borders, migration governance and people on the move || Civil society, social work and solidarity || Migration law, migrants’ rights and legal Identity