Gabi Almeida Costa
Postgraduate researcher
Gabi’s current research aims to look at military migration in the UK through a decolonial lens, suggesting practical tools to generate change. Her research interests include migration, decoloniality, gender, narrative and the politics of place.
Centre of Excellence for Equity in Uniformed Public Services
- Location:
- Chelmsford
- Background
Previously, Gabi's research has focused on the affective dimensions of literary geographies in historical fiction novels; micro-entrepreneurship and social class ascension; and perspectives of biofuel production using photosynthetic microalgae.
- Research interests
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- Decolonial studies
- Migration studies
- Public policy
- Qualitative research methods
- Qualifications
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- MSc Human Geography: Society and Space, University of Bristol
- BSc Geography, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)
- Technical degree in Geology, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Bahia (IFBA)
- Memberships, editorial boards
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- British International Studies Association (BISA)
- Media experience
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- Terra, Brazilian news website (2024)
- Various Brazilian TV programmes (2020)
- Guia do Estudante, Brazilian magazine (2015)
- Correio da Bahia, Brazilian newspaper (2015)