Nina Amelung

Nina Amelung

Sociologist, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon

Nina Amelung, sociologist and research fellow at the Institute of Social Science, Universidade de Lisboa. Nina's research interests lie at the intersection of Sociology, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Critical Migration and Security Studies. In her current project titled “Affected (non)publics: Social and political implications of transnational biometric databases in migration and crime control (AFFECT)” Nina explores the social and political implications of growing database infrastructures – in particular their design, governance and implementation – on understanding and regulating affected publics. Her project is funded by the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. She co-authored Modes of Bio-Bordering: The Hidden (Dis)integration of Europe (2021, Springer) and co-edited Material Politics of Citizenship: Connecting Migrations With Science and Technology Studies (2021, Routledge).