Zoé Maja Perko
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- Name
- Zoé Maja Perko
- Status
- Researcher
- zoe.perko (at) hu-berlin.de
- Institution
- Humboldt-Universität → Präsidium → Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Sozialwissenschaften → Makrosoziologie
- Function / Working Area
- Researcher
- Visiting address
- Universitätsstraße 3b , Room 133
- Mailing address
- Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Research Interests
Border studies, migration studies, racism studies, identity politics
Academic Positions
Since 07/2022
Research Associate at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Chair of Macrosociology (Prof. Steffen Mau)
Project C01 “The Borders of the World II: Conflicts and Tensions in the Formation of Macro-Territorial Borders”, SFB 1265 Re-Figuration of Spaces
06/2020-07/2022
Student assistant at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Chair of Macrosociology (Prof. Steffen Mau)
Project C01 “The Borders of the World: Processes of De- and Rebordering in a Global Perspective”, SFB 1265 Re-Figuration of Spaces
Education
2020-2022 Master of Arts in Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2017-2020 Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Publications
Perko, Z. & Biaback Anong, D. (2025). Regional free movement: Ongoing spatial conflicts between macroterritorial and national levels—A case study of ECOWAS, the EU, and Mercosur. In B. Pfetsch & H. Knoblauch (Eds.), Spatial Conflicts and Conflictual Spaces. Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2025.2501317
Perko, Z. "EU Borders in Africa". Atlas of Spatial Figures, edited by Ignacio Farías, Silke Steets and Nikolaus Gansterer, Berlin, Boston: JOVIS, 2025, pp. 110-111. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783986122218-035
Perko, Z. (2025). Intraregional mobility and free movement in Mercosur: an interplay between state-led implementation and subnational migrant practices. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 12(1), 488–507. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2025.2501317
Mau, S., Biaback Anong, D., & Perko, Z. (2025). Von der Grenze als Relation zu vergrenzten Räumen. In J. Kibel, N. Meier, S. Steets, & G. Weidenhaus (Eds.), Figuring Out Spaces. transcript Verlag.
Perko, Z., & Biaback Anong, D. (2023, 15. Dezember). Unequal passports, unequal freedoms. Reflections on researching freedom of movement while holding a European passport [Blog post]. https://sfb1265.de/en/blog/unequal-passports-unequal-freedoms/
Perko, Z., & Biaback Anong, D. (2023, 24. Februar). Migration als Menschenrecht? - Ein Feldbericht aus drei Mercosur-Staaten in Südamerika [Blog post]. https://www.sfb1265.de/blog/migration-als-menschenrecht-ein-feldbericht-aus-drei-mercosur-staaten-in-suedamerika/