Dr Matilde Rosina
Lecturer in Global Challenges (Social Cohesion)
- Transdisciplinary Studies in Global Change
- Arts and Humanities
- College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
Summary
Dr Matilde Rosina is Lecturer in Global Challenges at Brunel University London and Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics.
An expert on international migration trends and politics, Matilde obtained her PhD from King's College London, winning the King's Outstanding Thesis Prize. Her research has been featured in leading journals including the Journal of Common Market Studies, Policy Studies, and Mediterranean Politics. She is the author of 'The criminalisation of irregular migration in Europe' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).
Matilde's work lies at the intersection of international migration, public policy, and international relations. Specifically, she interested in the governance of irregular migration, with a focus on deterrence, the criminalisation of migration, and the relationship between migration, foreign policy and international relations.
Matilde was previously the Deputy Head of the Centre for Italian Politics at King's College London, of which she remains an affiliate.
Newest selected publications
Talani, LS. and Rosina, M. (2025) 'The Migration Question: Politics, Economics and the Failure of Border Security'. London: Hurst Publishers. ISSN 10: 1-80526-371-4 ISSN 13: 978-1-80526-302-9 Open Access Link
Rosina, M., Griffini, M. and Talani, LS. (2025) 'Right Move? Populist Radical Right Parties and Europe'. The International Spectator, 60 (1). pp. 17 - 32. ISSN: 0393-2729 Open Access Link
Bocquillon, P., Doyle, S., James, TS., Mason, R., Park, S. and Rosina, M. (2024) 'Introduction – the effects of wars: lessons from the war in Ukraine', inThe Effects of Wars. Routledge. pp. 3 - 24.
Rosina, M. (2024) 'Migration and soft power: the EU's visa and refugee policy response to the war in Ukraine', inThe Effects of Wars. Routledge. pp. 279 - 297.
Bocquillon, P., Doyle, S., James, TS., Mason, R., Park, S. and Rosina, M. (Accepted) 'The Effects of Wars'. Routledge.