Carmen Caruso (BA, MA, PhD) is affiliated with Mobility Research Centre (MoRe) at IBS. She is also a visiting researcher at UCLan and an affiliate member of the UCLan Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX). Most of her work is shaped by a concern for structural asymmetries in different social and cultural contexts and is driven by a commitment to social justice. Her research interests span social and cultural studies and encompass migration/mobility and diversity, citizenship, and social change. She has published two books, contributed book chapters and authored articles for academic journals. Throughout the years, she has participated in different capacities in several public engagement projects.

Key Publications

Caruso, C., McAreavey R., Sirkeci, I. 2022. “Fuzzy edges of Social Capital: the migration-mobility nexus and social capital through the lens of a local Third Sector Organisation (TSO)”. Voluntary Sector Review (forthcoming).

Caruso, C. (2018). The Syrian diaspora in London through the transnational lens: a distinctive contribution to contemporary public space and citizenship. Border Crossing, 8(2), 409–432. https://doi.org/10.33182/bc.v8i2.604

Caruso, C., 2014. “Nationality Undetermined: Voices of the Palestinian Diaspora in Italy”. Interventions. International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Vol. 16 Issue 3.

Caruso, C., 2013. “An Aesthetics of Diasporic Citizenship: the Example of Lebanese Women in the UK”. Citizenship Studies, Vol. 17 Issues 03-4.