Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan | HU Berlin | Professor of Social Sciences

Our guest today is Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan. She is a Professor
of Social Sciences at the Humboldt-University in Berlin where she
heads the department of integration studies and social policy at
the Berlin Institute on Integration and Migration (BIM). She is
Head of the German Center for Integration and Migration (DeZIM) a
Ministry-funded research institute that provides empirical
analysis on migration and integration and monitors ‘Racist
Realities’ for the German government.


Foroutans research focuses on countries of immigration, their
changing identities and attitudes towards minorities as well as
the impact of pluralization on norms and values.


In addition to many tips for the postdoc period, the interview
also covers the advantages of paper-based dissertations, the
necessity of stays abroad and the development of academic
networks.


The interview was conducted by Christina Ayazi from the center
for Scientific Continuing Education and Cooperation(ZEWK) at TU
Berlin.