To comment on the candidates work, we have invited Dr. Karsten Lehmann at Universität Wien.
The mid-term evaluation is organized in two parts and starts with a 2-hour public seminar, followed by a closed meeting.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the progress of the PhD project at a point when it is still possible to make small or substantial changes. In general, we want to know how the candidate is doing, how much work is done, and what is left.
About the PhD candidate and his research
I am interested in religious conversion, asylum and encounters between religion and secularity. My doctoral project deals with asylum seekers who convert to Christianity. In particular, I look at how this phenomenon is understood and defined by immigration authorities and courts. The project also deals with Norwegian Christians who in various ways assist asylum seeker converts.
My supervisors are Professor Andrea Rota and co-supervisor Dr. Lena Rose, Universität Konstanz