Residency Dates: September 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017
Biography
Albert Doja is a Full Professor of Sociology and
Anthropology at the University of Lille, France, and Full Member of the National
Academy of Sciences, Albania, holding the first Chair of anthropology. He
earned a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology with distinction in 1993 from the Paris
School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS) and a Professorial accreditation
(Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in sociology and anthropology in 2004
from Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne, qualifying for full University Professorship
within the French academic system. Dr. Doja is an Honorary Fellow of the Department
of Anthropology at University College London and was on temporary assignment to
the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as the founding Vice-Chancellor
of the new University of Durres in Albania. He has held several academic positions
in France, Britain, Ireland and Albania, lectured in social anthropology and conducted
extensive fieldwork research in many other countries. He is on the editorial board
of international academic journals and has published several books and many original
articles in international peer-reviewed and indexed journals.
This information is accurate for the time period that the
scholar is affiliated with CES.
Affiliations
Professor, Institute of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Lille
Visiting Scholar, CES, Harvard University
Research Topic
European integration and the migration challenge: Cultural encounters, core values, and identity transformations in Europe