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Indi-Carolina Kryg

Doctoral Researcher | Representative of Doctoral Researchers

Indi-Carolina Kryg

  • Short CV

    • Since 10/2020: Doctoral Researcher at the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies and member of the GIGA Doctoral Programme

    • 2019-2022: Personal Assistant to the GIGA President

    • 2018-2019: Student Assistant in DFG-Project “Security Sector Reform and the Stability of Post-War Peace“ at the GIGA (ILAS)

    • July 2017, June-July 2022: Guest scientist as “Estudiante Huésped” at the CIESAS-Noreste Mexico

    • 2015-2017: Student Assistant in DFG-Project “Ethnic Voting in Latin America” at the GIGA (ILAS)

    • Education: M.A. in Political Science (Comparative and Regional Studies), B.A. in Political Science, University of Hamburg

    Current Research

    • Migration and Refugee Studies

    • Critical Citizenship Studies

    • Border Regimes

    • Political Agency

    • Civil Society Organisations

    Countries and Regions

    • Latin America

    • Central America

    • Mexico

    Memberships

    • Latin American Studies Association, Membership in region-specific association or network, since 2022
    • Section "Migraciones, Desplazamientos y Movilidades Section", LASA, Membership of committee, section or working group, since 2022
    • German Association for Latin American Studies, Membership in region-specific association or network, since 2018
    • Nachwuchsgruppe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Lateinamerikaforschung, Indi Kryg is part of the spokespeople team for the Junior Research Group of ADLAF since 2016., 2016 - 2022

    Dissertation

    • The Political Agency of Migrants in the South-South Migration: Non-governmental Organisations and the Political Participation of Latin American Immigrants in Mexico

    Awards

    • Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung - Stipendium für Promovierende, Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), 2023

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    [email protected]

    Highlights

    Muro digital: Cómo el futuro de los migrantes en México depende de una aplicación estadounidense para smartphone

    Lateinamerika Nachrichten | Article | 15/11/2023

    Muro digital: Cómo el futuro de los migrantes en México depende de una aplicación estadounidense para smartphone

    En este artículo, analizamos cómo una aplicación estadounidense para teléfonos inteligentes está organizando el cruce legal de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos e influyendo en el trabajo de los albergues mexicanos para migrantes. (Disponible en español y alemán)

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    Antonia Jordan

    Philipps-Universität Marburg

    Podcast Migración #3: Migración en Europa y Latinoamérica

    Paso de Esperanza AC (Podcast) | Interview | 18/12/2023

    Podcast Migración #3: Migración en Europa y Latinoamérica

    In this podcast, Indi-Carolina Kryg talks about intraregional migration in Mexico to the organization Paso de Esperanza A.C. Discussed topics included migrant self-organization, interculturality, discrimination, borders, and Mexican civil society organizations in Mexico and other countries.

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    Publications

    GIGA Focus Latin America | 3/2024

    Mexico: Sheinbaum to Face Militarisation and Human Rights Concerns

    Mexico is experiencing militarisation with increased violence and persistent human rights violations. While civil society actors are demanding an end to this policy, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum secured victory by pledging continuity to the outgoing López Obrador Presidency.

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    Luz Marcela Villalobos Andrade

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas | 09/2021

    From Victimization to Political Action? Understanding the (Un)Existing Political Participation of Central American Immigrants in Mexico

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    Media Contributions

    Deutsche Welle | Quote | 25/07/2024

    Migration in die USA: "Trump ist kein Panik-Faktor"

    This article discusses current US border and asylum policies and the potential impact of the US elections on migration to the US.

    Deutsche Welle | Quote | 26/03/2024

    Secuestros: un negocio “lucrativo y cotidiano” en México

    Although the number of kidnappings has decreased, this criminal practice of organized crime is still widespread in Mexico. DW talks to experts, including Indi Kryg, about this everyday phenomenon in the region.

    Leibniz-Magazin | Article | 27/02/2024

    Wald der Hoffnung und Verzweiflung

    The Darién Gap is one of the most dangerous forced migration routes in the world. In this article, Indi-Carolina Kryg writes about the experiences of refugees she met in migrant shelters in Mexico in 2023. It is about suffering, hope, and the need for safe migration routes.

    Lectures

    Iberoamerican University Puebla | 08/11/2024

    ¿Qué podemos hacer junto con las personas migrantes en México desde la academia?

    Organiser: Iberoamerican University Puebla Indi-Carolina Kryg (Speaker)

    Indi Kryg presented her thoughts on a critical, more humane, and ethical style of research for working with migrants.

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    GIGA Event | 16/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

    Doctoral Researchers Conference: Researching with the Global South?

    Doctoral Researchers’ Conference: Researching with the Global South?, GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 (room 243), 20354 Hamburg, Germany Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Indi-Carolina Kryg (Organiser, Panelist, Chair)

    This conference brought together GIGA doctoral researchers and invited early career researchers to critically explore and reflect on the ethical and practical aspects of conducting (doctoral) research with the so-called “Global South”.

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    Conference | 12/06/2024 - 15/06/2024

    Civic Engagement, Escape Aid, and Political Voicing: Migrants’ Political Agency and Pro-Migrant CSOs in the Metropolitan Zone of Monterrey

    LASA 2024, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá Organisers: Latin American Studies Association Indi-Carolina Kryg (Speaker)

    Paper presentation in the panel "Fronterizando el género, la agencia política y el proceso de acompañamiento para las migraciones en tránsito porLatinoamérica".

    Indi-Carolina Kryg

    Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

    Teaching

    Teaching | Universität Hamburg | 2020

    Migration und politische Agency in den Amerikas

    Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany

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