This research examines the factors influencing naturalisation rates among migrants in Germany, with a focus on policy barriers, regional variations, and integration outcomes. The study provides actionable recommendations for policymakers seeking to improve citizenship uptake and social cohesion.

KEY FINDING: Regional digital infrastructure and multilingual administrative support significantly correlate with higher naturalisation rates among skilled migrants. Policy interventions that reduce bureaucratic complexity and provide language-accessible resources show measurable improvements in citizenship acquisition.

METHODOLOGY: Mixed-methods approach combining longitudinal analysis of federal statistics (2019-2024), semi-structured interviews with policy makers and integration officers, and survey data from 500+ migrants across Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich.

Co-authored webinar summary for the Forum on Global Health Ethics (University of Zurich, WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics) examining LGBTQI+ stigmatisation, health inequality, and bioethics during the 2022 monkeypox outbreak. The research synthesises expert perspectives from UNAIDS, PAHO, and academic researchers on ethical challenges in global health response.

KEY FINDING: Health disparities along lines of ethnicity, sexual orientation, and HIV status reflect pre-existing systemic inequities that are exacerbated during outbreak responses. Effective policy requires integration of ethical frameworks beyond legal and medical discourse, with active community involvement to build trust and prevent further marginalisation.

METHODOLOGY: Synthesis of expert panel presentations, audience polling data (77 participants), and policy analysis of WHO ethical guidelines. Analysis of health communication strategies, vaccine equity challenges, and lessons from HIV/AIDS response applied to contemporary outbreak management.

Research map and summary created for application to Olafur Eliasson Studios, exploring the more-than-human concept across art, design, eco-feminism, and Indigenous knowledge systems. The research examines how artistic practice can enhance humanistic perspectives by expanding consciousness beyond the human to include non-human actants and materials.

KEY FINDING: The more-than-human approach represents a dynamic process of inclusion rather than mere integration, requiring the breakdown of collective consciousness boundaries to acknowledge differences from non-human perspectives. In artistic contexts, this manifests through embodied seeing, physicality, and reflected intimacy—transforming museums into spaces of co-production between artist, works, public, and non-human elements.

METHODOLOGY: Conceptual research synthesis drawing from David Abrams' phenomenology, Donna Haraway's natureculture theory, and Actor Network Theory. Analysis of applications in contemporary art practice, particularly examining how exhibitions like Olafur Eliasson's "Life" at Fondation Beyeler demonstrate entanglement of human and non-human beyond current imaginations.

Bachelor thesis examining how the informal economy is entangled with the visibility of the emerging transgender community in Ho Chi Minh City. The research explores how transwomen utilise street vending and digital representation to bypass formal employment discrimination, gain social acceptance, and advance LGBT+ visibility in Vietnamese society through subversion of traditional cultural values.

KEY FINDING: Transwomen in Ho Chi Minh City have created a political space for trans-advocacy by appropriating the informal economy and digital platforms, particularly YouTube. By assuming the traditional role of matriarch through street vending while maintaining high digital visibility, they subvert social norms and build community respectability outside traditional legal frameworks, demonstrating a uniquely Vietnamese mode of activism adapted to local cultural contexts.

METHODOLOGY: Qualitative analysis drawing upon oral histories from YouTube archives (focusing on Diva Cát Thy, a prominent transwoman street vendor), literature review on informal economies as tools for political resistance, and examination of Vietnamese cultural values regarding gender roles and family structures. Analysis of how digital representation intersects with economic survival strategies to create new pathways for social acceptance.