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Dr. Divya Balan

  • Pune, India
  • Dr. Divya Balan

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Life Membership (Indian)RC-4: Migration and Diaspora Studies (1 Year)
LMI-5657
ISS8437

Profile Info

First Name

Divya

Last Name

Balan

My Address

Office: APJ201, FLAME University, Gat No. 1270, Lavale, Off. Pune Bangalore Highway, Pune, Maharashtra 412115

Country

India

City

Pune

Biographical Info

Dr. Divya Balan is a faculty member and Area Chair of International Studies at FLAME University, Pune, India. With a doctorate in European Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, she brings over a decade of teaching, research, and field experience to her work on international migration, the Indian diaspora, and refugee studies, fields that stand at the very heart of contemporary global debates. Awarded the prestigious Europe Area Studies Programme Grant during her doctoral studies, Divya also served as an International Research Fellow at the Institute for European Global Studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Currently, she serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Migration and Development (IIMAD) in Kerala and as the Joint Secretary of the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) in New Delhi. In her role as a migration policy consultant for civil society and intergovernmental organisations, she continues to bridge theory and practice, bringing people-centred perspectives into governance. Divya 

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is a passionate teacher, dedicated social researcher, and 

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active public speaker, especially on themes related to migration and governance.