Gennaro Errichiello, Ph.D.

Global Fellow,
Social Development and Policy

School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

gennaro.errichiello@ahss.habib.edu.pk

Education

• Loughborough University, Ph.D., Social Sciences, July 2018
• Swansea University, Master of Arts with Merit, Global Migration, 2012
• University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Degree with Summa Cum Laude, Political Science with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa, 2002

Biography

Dr. Gennaro Errichiello is an experienced academic and researcher specializing in sociology, migration, and diaspora studies. He holds a PhD in Social Sciences (Sociology) from Loughborough University (2018) and has taught at prestigious institutions such as SOAS University of London, Webster University in Tashkent, and Loughborough University. His research focuses on South-South migration, the Pakistani diaspora, national identity, migration governance, and integration policies, with a particular emphasis on Arab and South Asian diaspora and Islamic organizations.

Dr. Errichiello has designed and taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including “Going Global: Introduction to International Migration” and “Global Social Problems”. He is skilled in developing syllabi, organizing seminars, and fostering dynamic student engagement through innovative teaching methods.

His academic work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. He has also presented at national and international conferences and served as a research associate on projects addressing gender and migration issues.

Teaching Experience

• Going Global: Introduction to International Migration (SOAS, University of London)
• International Migration and Diaspora Politics (SOAS, University of London)
• Methodologies in the Social Sciences (SOAS, University of London)
• Global Social Problems (Webster University in Tashkent)
• Foundations in Qualitative Research Methods (Loughborough University)
• Researching Communications
• Introduction to Research Methods (Loughborough University)

Selected Scholarships

• Graduate School Loughborough University – Full Scholarship for PhD in Social Sciences, 2014 – 2017
• European and Welsh Social Fund – Swansea University (UK) – Full scholarship to attend the Master of Arts in Global Migration, 2011 – 2012

Research Interests

• International Migration
• Diaspora
• Integration Policies
• Migrant Organizations
• Social Research Methods (both qualitative and quantitative)
• Sociology and Anthropology of the Middle East and South Asia
• Sociology of Islam
• Islamic Religion and Movements
• Social Theory

Selected Publications

• Articles in refereed scientific journals
  • Errichiello, G. (2023). The ‘local turn’ and everyday integration. The Pakistani middle-class migrants in Dubai.
    Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 21(2): 217-229.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2022.2103867
  • Errichiello, G., & Nyhagen, L. (2021). ‘Dubai is a transit lounge’. Migration, Temporariness and Belonging among Pakistani middle-class migrants.
    Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 30(2): 119-142.
  • Errichiello, G. (2012). Foreign Workforce in the Arab Gulf States (1930-1950). Migration patterns and Nationality clause.
    International Migration Review, 46(2): 388-412.
  • Errichiello, G. (2011). Strategie matrimoniali in immigrazione. Analisi di un case-study nella comunità pakistana in Italia.
    Studi Emigrazione/Migration Studies, XLVIII (181): 123-136.
• Book Chapters
  • Errichiello, G. (2023b). The transformation-migration nexus in the United Arab Emirates. A historical analysis.
    In Rahman M. and Al-Azm, A. (eds.) Social Change in the Gulf Region. Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Springer Singapore (pp. 189-205).
  • Errichiello, G. (2023a). Making middle-class lives. Diaspora and belonging among Pakistanis in Dubai.
    In Abdelhady D. and Aly R. (eds.) Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Diasporas. London and New York: Routledge (pp. 250-261).
  • Errichiello, G. (2022). Il Covid nei paesi arabi del Golfo. Analisi delle conseguenze e delle strategie adottate.
    In Prencipe L. and Sanfilippo M. (a cura di) Migranti, Covid, Mercato del Lavoro 2020-2021: Tra Paura e Speranza. Roma: CSER (pp. 185-205).
  • Errichiello, G. (2021). Migration, Integration and belonging: Pakistani migrants in Britain and the United Arab Emirates.
    In Profanter A. and Maestri E. (eds.) Migration and Integration Challenges of Muslim Immigrants in Europe. Debating policies and cultural approaches. London: Palgrave Macmillan (pp.55-89).