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Marta Kempny


I was born and raised in Poland. I completed my MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary.  I came to Northern Ireland to work on my PhD at Queen’s. 

Research topic:

‘Polish migrants in Belfast: border crossing and identity construction’

The aim of my research is to explore how the Polish migrants in Belfast maintain and negotiate their ethnic identities within the sectarian conflict context in Northern Ireland.

Supervisors:

Dr. Lisette Josephides and Dr. Maruška Svašek


Research interests:
globalization, identities,  borders, gender, religion

Regional interests:
Europe, Latin America (Mexico)


Contact details:
mkempny01@qub.ac.uk