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Dr Eva Samia Dinkelaker commenced her appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Asian Migration Cluster with effect from 1 July 2024.

She has a PhD in Cultural Studies and Social Science from the University of Osnabrück. Her research interest lies in the lived experiences and agency of Indonesian migrant workers in various destinations. During her doctoral studies, she investigated the migration of Indonesian female domestic workers to Hong Kong. At ARI, she will continue with her research on the conditions, everyday practices, and self-organisation of Indonesian, mainly male, migrants in Taiwan’s manufacturing and fishing industries. This includes a comparison between Taiwan’s contemporary migration regime and the post-WWII “guest worker” migration to West Germany.