I study how post-Yugoslav diasporas make home and draw boundaries in new settings — from Yugoslav-Serbs in the UK to Bosnians in the United States. My research builds theory at the intersection of home and placemaking, everyday bordering, and ontological security, asking how displaced communities sustain belonging through domestic practices, neighbourhood life, and transnational ties. I am committed to participatory and arts-based methods with marginalised communities, including poetry, creative writing, and life mapping. Broader interests include post-socialist urbanism, forced migration, and the cultural politics of the Yugoslav successor states.
More information: https://sheffield.ac.uk/migration-research-group/news/new-publication-mrg-member-nikola-lero
