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Work experience

5/2022-ongoing  Université de Genève, Genève, CH,     https://cigev.unige.ch/ , Postdoc researcher

2/2023-06/2024  Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH,     http://www.unil.ch/ , Lecturer

4/2021-7/2021  European University Institute, Florence, IT , https://www.eui.eu Visiting Fellow

4/2020-3/2021 University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/ Visiting Research Fellow

7/2020-12/2020 FORS, Lausanne, CH, https://forscenter.ch/Senior Researcher

2/2020-7/2020  Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH, unil.ch , Lecturer,

2/2019- 7/2019  Université de Genève, Genève, CH,     http://www.unige.ch/environnement , Assistant FNS

1/2014- 12/2018 Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH, www.unil.ch/ssp/,   Assistant diplomé

8/2012- 12/2013 IBA, Kolding, DK, www.iba.dk,    Lecturer for Social Sciences

4/2010 - 7/2011 adelphi consult GmbH, Berlin, DE, www.adelphi.de, Project assistant

Education

01/2014- 6/2019                          Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland  Institut des études politiques, historiques et internationales

Political Science, PhD, defense date 4.6.2019, Jury: Florence Passy (dir., UNIL), John Chalcraft (LSE), Martino Maggetti (UNIL), Marco Giugni (Université de Genève).

Thesis on the outcomes of social movements for democratization in Tunisia

02/2009 - 05/2011                       Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark,   Department for Society and Globalization , Global Studies, M.A (cand. soc.)

10/2005 - 09/2008                       Free University, Berlin, Germany, Otto-Suhr-Institut, Political science, B.A.

09/2007 - 01/2008                       Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble, France,Institut d’études politiques, Erasmus

 

Accepted Conference Papers, Presentations & Trainings

  • 11/2024 Book presentation of “Sortir de la clandestinité », Lausanne
  • 09/2024 Paper Presentation: Swiss Sociology Conference, Muttenz
  • 08/2024 Paper Presentation ECPR General Conference, Dublin
  • 03/2024 Presentation: L’endettement des migrants sans-papiers et nouvellement régularisés, Colloque national: dettes et santé, enjeux et regards croisés, HETSL, Lausanne
  • 03/2024 Book presentation of “Sortir de la clandestinité », Genève
  • 02/2024 Paper Presentation: “Who participates where? The appeal of different engagement forms.”, Swiss Political Science Conference, St.Gall. (also chaired a panel)
  • 11/2023 Paper Presentation: “The impact of legal status regularization on men and women's well-being”, LIVES Conference, Lausanne
  • 6/2023 Paper Presentation “Impact of legal status regularization on undocumented migrants’ self-reported and mental health in Switzerland” 12th International Conference of Panel Data Users in Switzerland, Lausanne
  • 6/2023 Project Presentation “Results of the Parchemins Study” LIVES Conference, Lausanne
  • 2/2023 Paper Presentation: "Regularization of undocumented migrants – implementation of a new procedure and its effects" Swiss Political Science Association Conference
  • 2/2022 Paper Presentation “Limited conceptions of democracy” Swiss Political Science Association Conference
  • 3/2021: Paper Presentation: “How to measure democracy”, Political Science Association,UK, digital
  • 3/2021: Paper Presentation: “First results of the Covid.19 reports”, FORS, digital
  • 2/2021: Paper Presentation “Meanings of Democracy” Swiss Political Science Association, digital
  • 2/2021: Paper Presentation “Changes during crisis - how the population reacts to the Corona restrictions” Swiss Political Science Association, digital
  • 11/2020: Training: Comment financer ma recherche de doctorat ou mon postdoc ? , Graduate Campus, Université de Lausanne
  • 8/2020 Paper Presentation “Insider and challenger”, ECPR General Conference
  • 8/2020:Paper Presentation “How to measure democracy on an individual level”, ECPR General Conference
  • 4/2020 Paper presentation:  “State-Movements interactions in Tunisia”, LSE, London
  • 2/2020 Paper presentation:  “Policy networks and Swiss-EU interactions in the energy sector”, Swiss political Science Association conference, Luzern
  • 9/2019 Paper presentation:  “Policy networks and Swiss-EU interactions in the energy sector” EUSN (European Conference on Social Networks), Zürich
  • 12/2018 Training : Comment préparer une bourse de mobilité FNS, Graduate Campus, Université de Lausanne
  • 9/2018 Training : Academic Career: Demands, Expectations and Preparation, Graduate Campus, Université de Lausanne,
  • 8/2018 Paper presentation “State – movement interaction in Tunisia - insiders and outsiders” , ECPR 2018 General Conference, Hamburg
  • 2/2018 Paper presentation “Framing democracy” , Conference of the Swiss Political Science Association 2018, Geneva
  • 1/2018 Training: Getting the Writing Done
  • 1/2018 Poster presentation: Research Unit, Journée de la recherche
  • 9/2018 Paper presentation “Two out of three isn’t bad Combining networks and outcomes- How a Tunisian civil society coalition influences laws”, ECPR 2017 General Conference, Oslo.
  • 4/2017 Paper presentation: “The success of Social Movement Organizations in promoting democracy in Tunisia”, Social Movements & Contentious Politics in the Arab World Since 2011 in A Global Perspective: Diffusion, Practices, Organizations and Political Dimensions, Paris.
  • 4/2017 Paper presentation “Combining networks and framing - How a Tunisian civil society coalition frames pro-democratic claims“, Cross Movement Mobilization Conference, Bochum
  • 12/2016 Training : Les entretiens en science politique
  • 6/2016 Training: Analyses mutivariées avec R
  • 4/2016 Paper presentation” Social Movement Organizations (SMOs) and their role in promoting democracy in Tunisia“, ECPR 2016 Joint Sessions of Workshops Pisa
  • 4/2016 Paper presentation “Tunisian civil society and international links “, EISA - Co-IRIS Workshop at the 3rd European Workshops in International Studies, Tübingen
  • 12/2015 Training: Getting data from the web: Tools and techniques for automating data collection
  • 12/2015 Training: Negotiation skills to advance a successful career in academia and beyond
  • 11/2015 Training: Civil Society and Mobilizations
  • 11/2015 Poster presentation, Journée de la recherche
  • 10/2015 Training: Comprendre et expliciter la valeur de ma recherché pour la société
  • 2/2015 Participation : Congrès international des associations francophones de Science politique, COSPOF, Lausanne
  • 6/2014 ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques, Qualitative Data Analysis: Methods and Procedures, Marie-Hélène Paré, Ljubljana
  • 7/2014 Training: Préparer et défendre un projet de recherche
  • 6/2014 Training: Conference & Seminar Skills
  • 5/2014 Training: Advocating for Research outside the University
  • 11/2014 Training: Tending and Enhancing Your Data: Essential Skills in Qualitative Data Management for the Social Sciences
  • 11/2014 Training: Be ready to tackle the data deluge: Essential skills in Quantitative Data Management for the Social Sciences
  • 12/2014 Training: Research Design
  • 4/2014 Doctorat efficace: Recherche, utilisation et gestions des publications scientifiques

Contact

jan-erik.refle @ unil.ch

jan-erik.refle @ unige.ch