Esra is currently reading for a DPhil in Social Anthropology under the supervision of Franck Duvell and Alison Shaw. Her doctoral research is on the influence of risk perception on the migratory choices of Afghan migrants in Turkey. This follows on from her masters research on convert Christian Iranian asylum seekers in Turkey. Esra holds a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology and an MPhil in Development Studies from Oxford University.
Following her MPhil she worked for the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Refugee Advocacy and Support Program in Istanbul, as coordinator of their project on detention and as a legal adviser. Her next post was as research officer for the Global Migration Governance Project at the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University.
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