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Mikaela v. Freiesleben, Ph.D., is the Humanity in Action Denmark’s National Director and has a Master’s Degree in the Sociology of Religion and Minority Studies from the University of Copenhagen. Her Ph.D., from the Centre for Advanced Migration Studies, University of Copenhagen, analyses discourses of “parallel societies”, “ghettoisation” and “social cohesion” in past and present Danish political debate. She has previously been employed at the university teaching courses in the Minority Studies Section. Want to reach out to Mikaela v. Freiesleben? Feel free to e-mail.
Updated July 2019
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