Alagie Jinkang

Alagie Jinkang, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of the Arts University of Bologna.  Since 1 April 2023 he works within the European Union Project ERC “Hostile Environments: The Political Ecology of Migration and Border Violence - CUP J33C22002820006”, Grant agreement No ID: 101042338. His research focuses on: Overfishing and border violence in Senegal.

He was a postdoctoral researcher within the H2020 project Perceptions: Perceptions: Understand the Impact of Novel Technologies, Social Media, and Perceptions in Countries Abroad on Migration Flows and the Security of the EU & Provide Validated Counter Approaches, Tools and Practices [https://project.perceptions.eu/]. 

His research interests concern Human rights & immigration law, Humanitarian aid organizations, Decent work and exploitation in the workplace, Social issues in border management and migration, Labour rights of TCNs, African & Afro-American studies, Journalism & media in migration, West African migrations and remittances.