Doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tampere University, Finland.
Elena Zacharenko is a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tampere University, Finland. Her research focuses on the framing of care and social reproduction in EU economic, social and gender equality policy, and how this shapes the political economy of and core-periphery relations within the EU.
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.
