Adnan Smajić, MA M.A.
Adnan Smajić, MA M.A.
PhD candidate
Contact Details
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna
NIG, 4th floor
Room: D0418
E-Mail: adnan.smajic@univie.ac.at
Research Focus Areas
- Borders and Asylum
- Displacement and Migration
- Refugee industries
- Governance and governmentality
- Citizenship
- Western Balkans
- Post-socialist and conflict studies
- Qualitative and participatory methods
Short Biography
Adnan Smajić is a PhD candidate working with Dr. Monika Palmberger on a research project investigating the impact of technological infrastructure for refugees in transit to the EU, with a focus on informal support activities and civic engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Adnan holds an MA degree in Nationalism Studies from the Central European University and a joint MA degree in Development Studies from the University of Leipzig and the University of Vienna. His research interests are the dynamics between the state and migration, examining how governance, technology, and everyday practices shape experiences of displacement.