I am a a social scientist working at the intersection of social and visual anthropology, sociology, and political science. I received my PhD from the University of Manchester and I hold MA in International Peace Work from the University of Trieste and MA in Philosophy from the University of Lodz. Currently, I work at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) and the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), both in Berlin. Before coming to Berlin in 2019, I held a Thomas Brown Assistant Professorship at Trinity College Dublin and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Manchester. I have research expertise in activism and civil society, post-conflict societies, migration, inter-ethnic dynamics, identity and gender. I am the author of two award-winning ethnographic documentaries about invisible migrant activism: 'Active (Citizen)' (with Jan Lorenz), and 'Spółdzielnia/Cooperative'.
Experience
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2019–presentResearch fellow, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS)
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2022–presentResearch fellow, German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM)
Education
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2014The University of Manchester, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
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2009University of Trieste, International Peace Work
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2007University of Lodz, Philosophy
Grants and Contracts
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2017Visualising the Invisible: Using visual ethnography to explore extra-institutional activism of migrants and ethnic minorities
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- British Academy/Leverhulme
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2015Beyond Donor Dependency: Self-sustained Civil Society in Eastern (and Western) Europe
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- British Academy
Professional Memberships
- European Association of Social Anthropologists
- Berlin, Germany
- Website
- @PiotrGoldstein
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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