Vallin, Romane

Romane Vallin was a research intern at UNU-CRIS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and Political Science from the University of Rouen (France), as well as a master’s degree in international human Rights Law from Leeds University (United Kingdom). She wrote her master’s thesis about how the European Court of Human Rights is supposed to ensure religious rights in European states.

Moreover, Romane interned at France Terre d’Asile, where she gained professional experience and an understanding of how immigration law works in France. Thanks to her master's degree, she also has strong qualifications in UK immigration law.

During her internship at UNU-CRIS, Romane worked under the supervision of Marlies Casier, Maud Martens and Robin Vandevoordt from the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy at Ghent University. Romane primarily worked on analysing innovative strategies for political change in migrants' European transit zones. She investigated citizen collectives’ advocacy work in transit zones and tried to understand how their strategies affect the living conditions, the laws, and the policies for migrants in these zones.