Anna Closas is a Political Theory PhD candidate focusing on Contemporary Political Theory. Her interests lie in Citizenship and Migration studies and critical work on contemporary discourses and governmentalities. More specifically, her dissertation explores the asylum-seeking process into the United States. Methodologically, she hopes to ground her conceptual and normative arguments in empirical realities by using ethnographic methods and interpretivist methodologies.
Before starting her PhD, Anna received a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Pompeu Fabra University, spending one year at the University of Chicago, and an M.A. in International Conflict Studies from King's College London. She has also worked for several international organizations and nonprofits in Europe and Latin America, mostly on gender and migration issues.
She is currently a BELS fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Society, and the recipient of the Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies Grant, and the John L. Simpson ABD Graduate Students Research Fellowship in International & Area Studies.
Other affiliations: Association for Global Political Thought, Harvard University.