Dr. Paola Juan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Paola Juan is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the ISEK - Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Zurich. She is finishing her PhD, co-supervised by Prof. Irene Becci at the ISSR, University of Lausanne and Dr. Aude Fauvel at the MER, IHM, CHUV-University of Lausanne. Her PhD thesis, titled “On Freedom Madness: Affects, Psychiatry Territories Swiss Alps,” explores the interrelationships of freedom and care within the psychiatric services in Switzerland. Her research emphasizes how freedom emerges in spaces of constraint, particularly through the lens of care relationships in varied ideological contexts. It investigates how conceptions of good care are shaped by social and affective structures and how these structures influence the viewpoints of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders. Paola has studied at the University of Neuchâtel and the University of Lausanne for her Bachelor's degree, and she earned her Master's degree from the London School of Economics. She was awarded the Maurice Freedman Prize in 2018 for her dissertation in Social Anthropology.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized university Minimum 180 ECTS credits
Application Checklist
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  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of passport
  • Motivation letter
Specialization Notes

Department of Law