Soutenance de thèse de Carole-Anne Wenger
Faculté des Sciences Sociales
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La Faculté des Sciences Sociales a le plaisir de vous inviter à la soutenance de thèse de Madame Carole-Anne Wenger en vue de l'obtention du Doctorat en Sciences politiques et sociales.
La thèse s'intitule : On the quest for “medical home”: diasporic healthcare arrangements of Tunisians residing abroad
Abstract: This thesis explores how transnational healthcare arrangements and diasporic networks shape the transnational healthcare strategies of Tunisian migrants. It unpacks the multiple strategies that migrants employ to navigate healthcare systems across borders, emphasising the interplay between formal and informal mechanisms, the impact of socio-economic disparities, and the importance of social networks and emotional ties.
Drawing on the literature on diasporic medical mobilities and a combination of sociological, geographical and anthropological work at the interplay of studies of health, migration and space, the thesis explores how diasporic ties are built and maintained through healthcare consumption. In doing so, this thesis examines the interactions between immigration, health and transnational medical mobilities in order to improve our understanding about how migrants’ presence in transnational social fields influences their healthcare practices.
The main research goal of this thesis is to explore how transnational healthcare strategies unfold and are refashioned through the variety of healthcare resources at the disposal of migrants, both in countries of residence and of emigration. More specifically, this study addresses the following research questions: what are the transnational strategies that migrants mobilise to meet their healthcare needs and expectations, and what does it say of their agency in the pursuit of healthcare?
Thèse dirigée par:
Jean-Michel Lafleur (FRS-FNRS et Université de Liège)
Membres du jury:
Elsa Mescoli (Université de Liège) Présidente de Jury
Jean-Michel Lafleur (FRS-FNRS et Université de Liège) Secrétaire de Jury
Meghann Ormond (Wageningen University)
Irene Maffi (Université de Lausanne)
Karel Arnaut (KU Leuven)
