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Anita Böcker is an Associate Professor in the Law Faculty of Radboud University, specializing in Sociology Law and Migration Law. She studied social geography and cultural anthropology at Groningen University and completed her PhD at Radboud University Nijmegen in 1994. Her dissertation explored the impact of the Dutch state system on social security and the role of informal social security arrangements among Turkish migrant families. Over her career, she has been involved in various international interdisciplinary research projects, with a focus on migration and return migration, especially concerning elderly people in Turkey, and the significance of transnational long-term care arrangements. Her recent work examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor migrants in vital sectors and addresses the challenges of recruiting skilled workers within the EU to mitigate labor shortages in healthcare and technical fields. Additionally, she contributes to various projects aimed at understanding labor migration bottlenecks and improving integration for migrant workers.
Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Teaching and researching in the fields of Sociology Law and Migration Law.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).