PhD student at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences at the Department of Social Change
Dmytro Mamaiev is a PhD student at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences at the Department of Social Change. His research interests center on migration and integration dimensions, with a particular focus on the Ukrainian youth integration across communities in Lithuania. Dmytro holds MSc in International Cooperation and Human Rights Protection from the University of Bologna (Italy) and BA in International Information from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine). Dmytro also has experience leading research projects related to the life of Ukrainian displaced population abroad and practical experience related to the work with unaccompanied minors as a social worker.
Research interests: youth migration, brain-drain, labor migration, integration and EU affairs.
EU enlargement is once again becoming a priority for European decision makers and is seen as an effective foreign policy tool in challenging geopolitical times. However, it is imperative to recognise EU accession as a multifaceted process that can also exacerbate socio-economic disparities within and beyond the EU. This policy study analyses this phenomenon in light of two specific issues: the application of visa liberalisation policies under EU accession negotiations; and the negative effects of high levels of migration from the semi-periphery to the core of the EU induced by access to free movement.
Political Mentor: Evin Incir, S&D MEP
Academic Mentor: Lisa Marie Borrelli, Associate Professor UAS
PhD student at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences at the Department of Social Change
Doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tampere University, Finland.
MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo, Norway.
An Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to an MEP.
