Nick Dreher
Nick Dreher is a PhD candidate in policy studies and migration at 成人大片. He is also a researcher with Bridging Divides, CERC Migration and Integration, and the Soli*City partnership. His dissertation research focuses on how international and local actors collaborate to support the needs of precarious migrants and refugees. Other research interests include transnational migration governance, digital nomads and the future of work, qualitative methodologies, and decolonial approaches to migration studies.
Prior to his PhD, Nick worked in non-profit and higher education settings in a variety of roles including program coordination, teaching, and research. This included roles with community organizations supporting migrants and refugees in South Africa, Uganda, and several cities in the United States. Nick has also led and participated in strategic planning initiatives and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion programmes at various institutions. He currently serves on the steering committee for the , a network dedicated to rethinking and decolonizing the ways we produce and share knowledge on migration, teaching, the arts, and more.
Recent Publications
With Bauder, H. (2025). . Cities.
With Triandafyllidou, A. (2025). Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1鈥�20.
With Bauder, H., Lujan, O., Asolo, O. (2025). 鈥�.鈥� In Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection - Volume 1: Frontiers of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality. Bauder, H. and Setrana, M. (eds). IMISCOE Research Series.
With Nalbandian L. (2023). . Frontiers in Human Dynamics.
Report
With Guti茅rrez, M. (2025). (Policy Report). Soli*City Research Network and Zolberg Institute for Migration and Mobility.
(2024). Moving Cities Policy Report.
Media
Stapf, T. (Host). (2024, December 12). [Audio podcast episode]. In Digital Arrival City.
With Nalbandian, L., (2022). , The Conversation.