The awarded theses cover a wide range of topics. At the Université de Montpellier, Hebe Bourne examined the role of subtle media discourse in normalising anti-migrant sentiment in the lead-up to the 2024 United Kingdom riots. At Université Libre de Bruxelles, María Dulce Ramírez inquired about the right to private property in the age of the socio ecological crisis. At the University of Ljubljana, Ben Lyons explored the marginalisation of minority language rights in peacebuilding processes in the North of Ireland and Euskal Herria. At the Université du Luxembourg, Itziar Murillas García analysed the relationship between EU security policies and civic space in Morocco. Finally, at Queen’s University Belfast, Clara Castro investigated the implications of AI-powered neurotechnology for personal identity.
Supervised by leading scholars, these master’s theses reflect the strength of interdisciplinary research. By engaging with issues such as migration, environmental justice, minority rights, democratic governance, and emerging technologies, they highlight the importance of critical scholarship in addressing contemporary human rights challenges.
The EMA awarded theses of the academic year 2024/2025 are:
Bourne, Hebe, Between the Lines: Subtle Media Discourse and the Normalisation of Anti-Migrant Sentiment in the Run Up to the United Kingdom 2024 Riots. Supervisor: Katarzyna Blay Grabarczyk, Université de Montpellier.
Dulce Ramírez, María. The Right to Own or the Right to Live? Re-examining the Human Right to Private Property in the Age of the Socio ecological Crisis through Indigenous and South Sámi Knowledge and Struggles. Supervisors: Julien Pieret, Oona Le Meur, Université Libre de Bruxelles. This thesis will remain unpublished in accordance with the author’s wishes.
Lyons, Ben, Lost for Words. The Silence of Peacebuilding on Minority Language Rights in the North of Ireland and Euskal Herria. Supervisor: Faris Kočan, University of Ljubljana.
Murillas García, Itziar, The Security – Democracy Trade-Off? EU Policies and Civic Space in Morocco. Supervisor: Harlan Koff, Université du Luxembourg.
Nogueira de Sá Rosas de Castro, Clara, To Be or Not to Be Neuroenhanced? To Be or Not to Be Neuroenhanced? Personal Identity under Siege in the Age of AI-powered Neurotechnology. Supervisor: Thérèse Murphy, Queen’s University Belfast.