
As a PhD researcher at the University of Twente, my work focused on the national implementation of asylum policies in the European Union. I held this position as a member of the Post Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union Innovative Training Network, under the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
I am currently employed as an Associate Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) – Europe. My work focuses on European policies of return and reintegration, asylum, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant inclusion.
Latest Publications:
Triculescu, R-M. (forthcoming). ‘Dublin is Dead’: How the EU’s Response to the 2015 Crisis Allowed for the Delegitimation of the System for Determining the Member State Responsible for Examining an Application for International Protection. In: Bursens, P., De Bievre, D, Lord, C., and R. Wessels (eds). Legitimacy Recovered? The Politics of Legitimation in the European Union. Routledge.
Olivares-Méndez M., Triculescu R-M. (2020) Human Rights and Unreliable Institutions in a Globalized World: The Case of Irregular Migrants in Mexico. In: Le Clercq J., Abreu Sacramento J. (eds). Rebuilding the State Institutions. Springer, Cham.
Latest Posts
Why EU institutions alone cannot reform the Common European Asylum System
Originally published at Post-Crisis Democracy in Europe on July 27, 2020. The current global health crisis has once again exposed the risks faced by asylum seekers in their attempts to secure a form of international protection. For those seeking refuge, undertaking such risks is nothing new. It was, after all, only five years ago when…