Nina Lazarczyk-Bilal

About me

BIOGRAPHY

Nina Lazarczyk-Bilal holds her PhD from the University of Warsaw (Faculty of Management) where in September 2022 she successfully defended her PhD thesis "Characteristics, Conditions and Scope of Refugee Entrepreneurship". She has conducted research at the intersection between entrepreneurship and migration using mixed methods, both quantitatively and qualitatively. In her doctoral thesis, she has studied the determining factors for the formation of entrepreneurial intention in newly arrived refugees in the context of Sweden. Her research interests have included entrepreneurship with a particular focus on immigrants and refugees, labor market integration of immigrants and diversity management.

As part of her doctoral studies, Nina has taught several courses at the University of Warsaw, e.g. Entrepreneurship, Basics of Management, Business Plan, International Business, Global Responsibility – Role of Corporations, Diversity Management and Research Methods.

Nina graduated from Uppsala University, where she completed a 2-year master's program in peace and conflict studies. She has also done several short-term research projects at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) in Uppsala and Queen's University Belfast.

Nina is a Senior Fellow with Humanity in Action, an international non-profit organization that trains and connects young leaders in issues related to human rights and minority rights. She has gained international work experience from Sweden, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland.

RESEARCH

Sustainable food systems

As the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have shown, food chains can break down at any time and cause food shortages. The long supply chains that ensure the delivery of fresh food to cities are exposed to various economic, social or political risks. Therefore, food systems need to be redesigned to be resilient, sustainable and more present in urban areas. That is why, Nina has started to explore research on sustainable food systems.

Entrepreneurship and diversity management

Nina's research interests also include entrepreneurship with a particular focus on immigrants and refugees, labor market integration of immigrants and diversity management.

TEACHING

Nina takes part in the following courses:

• M7016T – Creative concept development
• M0027T – IDEA developers: Innovation, Drive and Entrepreneurship

Part of UNIVERSEH European University:

• 1st Arctic Winter School in Kiruna, 2 March 2023 
• Startech 2.0 in Kiruna, 10 - 14 October 2022

Publications (not in DiVA)

• Refugees or Immigrants – How Does it Matter for Entrepreneurship? Systematic Review of Refugee Entrepreneurship Literature Inspired by the Immigrant Entrepreneurship Research External link, opens in new window.
• Why do armed groups resort to sexual violence? The Case of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003-2009 External link, opens in new window.
• Naddniestrze – przemyśl Mołdawią a Rosją (Transnistria – between Moldova and Russia) [in:] Społeczesta i kultury Europy, edited by Jajecznik K., University of Warsaw & ASPRA, Warsaw 2010