Bio
Christina Velentza is a Policy Advisor and Dr. in International Refugee Law and Human Rights. Christina is currently a Lecturer in the EUC (Erasmus University College), Rotterdam and previously was an IPC-Mercator Fellow in Istanbul (2022-2023). Christina was an Adjunct Lecturer in Migration and Human Rights in Kadir Has University and Ozyeğin University, Turkey (2020-21), a Research Fellow in MiReKoç, Koç University, Istanbul (2017-2019) and previously a Stavros Niarchos Fellow in Chatham House, London (2015-2016). Christina is an Attorney at Law (Athens Bar Association) and worked for the UNHCR, Greek Asylum Service, EEAS and NGOs in different countries. Christina participated in several conferences and workshops in EU policy and refugees. She conducted field work and worked in research projects on refugees, minorities and gender-based violence (ELIAMEP, Oxford Refugee Studies Center, University San Diego, California). Christina holds her PhD in International Refugee Law and Human Rights (Democritus University of Greece), her MA in European Law (University of Strasbourg) and her BA in Law (Democritus University of Greece).
Recent Publications
Book review on Refugee Law in India, The Road from Ambiguity to Protection by S. Sharker, 2017 (June 2022)
Securitization in Detriment of Human Rights: Migration Challenges in Greece in light of recent political tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Viaduct University of Cologne (December 2020)
Evolution of refugee law in Greece and Turkey in the context of Syrian refugee crisis" - The Proceedings of The Juris En Conference on International Law, 2020, Global Legalism Volume 1 (February 2020).
Publication Early Marriage and Education Drop Out in Traditional Roma Communities in Transylvania, Journal of Gypsy studies, Vol 2 Number 1 (February 2020) https://journals.tplondon.com/index.php/jgs/index?fbclid=IwAR0lDUaDBCVf1swmsgLdvYEXNzANx4_uxIw KoyNmFDGYD-cNwnHSfjqPfYs
Policy Brief coauthor ship on perspectives on civil society in Europe and Turkey within the context of Good Governance project, CIES Kadir Has University (2019).