Dr Irina Kuznetsova

Dr Irina Kuznetsova

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor

Contact details

Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Irina Kuznetsova's research expertise includes areas of migration, forced displacement, health, and critical urbanism. Her recent projects focus on social consequences of population displacement in Ukraine, Russia, Rwanda, Nigeria and Japan, including mental health and well-being, and the impact of migration on rural communities.

Qualifications

BA and MA in Sociology, PhD - Kazan Federal University, Russia

Teaching

  • Geographies of Russia in a Global and Regional Context
  • Work, Migration and Alternative Economies
  • Tutorials and Study Skills for Geographers
  • Fieldwork Project Design
  • Geography and Planning Research (dissertations)
  • Advanced field trip (Tokyo, Dubai)  
  • Urban lives (MSc Urban Planning, Dubai)

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Irina Kuznetsova is an Associate professor of Human Geography. Irina's research expertise includes areas of migration, forced displacement, health, and critical urbanism. Her recent projects focus on forced population displacement in Ukraine. She is also involved in research on internal displacement in Nigeria and Brazil, including mental health and well-being, and in the Horizon2020 project AGRUMIG on the impact of migration on rural communities.

Research

Migration, city, social inclusion, health, social policy, ethnic relations, religion, superdiversity

Publications

Recent publications

Book

Ermolaeva, P, Ermolaeva, Y, Basheva, O, Kuznetsova, I & Korunova, V 2021, The Russian Urban Sustainability Puzzle: How Can Russian Cities Be Green? Emerald Points, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839826306

Article

Yasmin, T, Dhesi, S, Kuznetsova, I, Cooper, R, Krause, S & Lynch, I 2022, 'A system approach to water, sanitation, and hygiene resilience and sustainability in refugee communities', International Journal of Water Resources Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2022.2131362

Adejoh, S, Kuznetsova, I & Dhesi, S 2022, 'Internally displaced people in Lagos: environmental health conditions and access to healthcare in the context of COVID-19', Critical Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2022.2096427

Kuznetsova, I, Garapshina, L & Mukharyamova, L 2021, 'Between withdrawal and resistance: parents strategies in navigating preschool education in Russia for children with developmental disabilities and autism', Journal of Children’s Services, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 304-317. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-08-2020-0051

Sigona, N, Kato, J & Kuznetsova, I 2021, 'Migration infrastructures and the production of migrants' irregularity in Japan and the United Kingdom', Comparative Migration Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-021-00242-4

Kuznetsova, I 2021, 'The feminist geopolitics of Donbas: the role of art in challenging bordering', Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia , vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 61-83. <https://muse.jhu.edu/article/840705>

Mukharyamova, L, Saveleva, Z, Kuznetsova, I & Garapshina, L 2021, 'Аутизм в России: противоречивое поле диагностики и статистики', Journal of Social Policy Studies, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 437-450. https://doi.org/10.17323/727-0634-2021-19-3-437-450

Ermolaeva, P, Ermolaeva, Y, Kuznetsova, I, Basheva, O & Korunova, V 2020, 'Environmental issues in Russian cities: towards the understanding of regional and national mass media discourse', Russian Journal of Communication, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 48-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/19409419.2020.1729464

Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Kuznetsova, I 2023, ‘Longing for Home’: Internally Displaced People in Ukraine Before 2022. in L Lessard-Phillips, A Papoutsi, N Sigona & P Ziss (eds), Migration, displacement and diversity: The IRiS anthology. Oxford Publishing Services, Oxford, pp. 172-176.

Kuznetsova, I & Round, J 2021, Migrants’ Islamic practices in Russian cities: coping in “cities of exception”. in M Laruelle & J Schmoller (eds), Cultures Of Islam: Vernacular Traditions and Revisionist Interpretations across Russia. Central Asia Program, The George Washington University, Washington , pp. 95-101. <https://www.centralasiaprogram.org/cultures-islam-vernacular-traditions-revisionist-interpretations-russia>

Kuznetsova, I, Mogilevskii, R, Murzakulova, A, Abdoulbaetova, A, Wolters, A & Round, J 2021, Migration and COVID-19: Challenges and Policy Responses in Kyrgyzstan. in M Laruelle & B Radjabov (eds), COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CENTRAL ASIA: Crisis Management, Economic Impact, and Social Transformations. Central Asia Program, The George Washington University, pp. 149-158. <https://www.centralasiaprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Laruelle-ed-Covid-and-Central-Asia-2021-Final-1.pdf>

Round, J & Kuznetsova, I 2021, The Struggle for Formal Work: The Everyday Experiences of Russia’s Central Asian Labour Migrants. in R Turaeva & R Urinboyev (eds), Labour, Mobility and Informal Practices in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe : Power, Institutions and Mobile Actors in Transnational Space. 1 edn, BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, London, pp. 19-35. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003176763-2

Hamann, H, Heisserer, U, Kabira, N, Kusche, I, Kuznetsova, I, Liedl, P, Schonberg, T & Ventura, CAA 2020, Dynamic cities and rigid laws? Reflections on the role of law(s) in creating livable cities. in Laws: Rigidity and dynamics . World Scientific.

Conference contribution

Aziz, AN, Mahmoud, SM, Al-Dadah, R, Dhesi, S, Kuznetsova, I, Effiong, C & Kanu, E 2021, Conversion of mixed waste of wood and plastic to clean fuels using pyrolysis in Nigeria -numerical study. in Conference Proceedings Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM’21)., HTFF 135, Proceedings of the World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering, Avestia Publishing, 7th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'21), 2/08/21. https://doi.org/10.11159/htff21.135

Other report

Pertek, S, Kuznetsova, I & Kot, M 2022, “Not a single safe place”: The Ukrainian refugees at risk of violence, trafficking and exploitation. Findings from Poland and Ukraine. University of Birmingham. <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-social-sciences/social-policy/iris/2022/sereda-cee.pdf>

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Expertise

Dr Kuznetsova provided consultancy for GIZ and European Asylum Office and presented her recent projects internationally including Columbia University, Chatham House, UNDP, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre amongst others.