Biography
Until September 2016, Ellen was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University and at the Law and Development Research Group of the University of Antwerp. She was the Project Manager of the Interuniversity Attraction Pole (IAP) “The Global Challenge of Human Rights Integration: Towards a Users’ Perspective” (UGent) and the methodological advisor of the Localising Human Rights research program (UAntwerpen).Previously, Ellen worked as a Senior Research and Policy Advice Officer at the Children’s Rights Knowledge Centre (2010-2012), and she was a Substitute Lecturer in Anthropology of Law at the KU Leuven. She complemented her Law Degree with a Master in Cultures and Development Studies and a Master in Development Cooperation, and holds a PhD in Law from the KU Leuven (2010).
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asylum and migration law
human rights, with a focus on children's rights and indigenous peoples' rights
legal anthropology
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