Assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Elisabeth Scheibelhofer, Privatdoz. M.A.
Elisabeth Scheibelhofer

News: Head of the research team INMI (inmi.ac.at)

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Scheibelhofer, E., & Boese, M. (Eds.) (2024). How do street-level bureaucracies shape migrant access to welfare? Current Sociology Monographs.



Scheibelhofer, E. (2024). Perspectives on migrant societies and subjectivities: Notes from the field. Manuscript in preparation. In Diversity and Difference - Perspectives of Subjectivation Research

Holzinger, C., Scheibelhofer, E., & Draxl, A.-K. (Accepted/In press). Wenn grenzüberschreitende Mobilität und Sprachkenntnisse den Zugang zu sozialer Sicherheit erschweren: Fallstudien aus Österreich. In L. Borelli, S. Kurt, & N. Ratzmann (Eds.), Die Verknüpfung von Migrationskontrolle und Sozialpolitik in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz








Scheibelhofer, E., Holzinger, C., & Regös, E. N. (2020). Navigating the labyrinths of transnational social security: experiences and meaning-making processes of EU migrants when accessing and porting social rights. In A. Amelina, E. Carmel, A. Runfors, & E. Scheibelhofer (Eds.), Boundaries of European Social Citizenship: EU Citizens’ Transnational Social Security in Regulations, Discourses and Experiences (Vol. 1). Routledge.

Scheibelhofer, E. (2020). Qualitative Forschung im Rahmen sozialwissenschaftlicher Drittmittelforschung – ein unüberbrückbarer Widerspruch? In M. Pfadenhauer, & E. Scheibelhofer (Eds.), Interpretative Sozial- und Organisationsforschung: Methodologie und Methoden, Ansätze und Anwendung in Wien (pp. 80-93). Beltz Juventa.

Regös, E. N., Holzinger, C., & Scheibelhofer, E. (2020). When vicinity divides: transnational social security in the cross-border region of Hungary and Austria. In A. Amelina, E. Carmel, A. Runfors, & E. Scheibelhofer (Eds.), Boundaries of European Social Citizenship: EU Citizens’ Transnational Social Security in Regulations, Discourses and Experiences Routledge.


Scheibelhofer, E., & Täubig, V. (2019). Beyond employability: refugees' working lives. Identities.Global Studies in Culture and Power, 26(3), 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2019.1590027

Scheibelhofer, E. (2019). Potential of qualitative network analysis in migration studies – reflections based on an empirical analysis of young researchers’ mobility aspirations. In I. Sirkeci, T. Iosifides, C. DeTona, & A. Frisina (Eds.), Reader in Qualitative Methods in Migration Research (pp. 111-120). Transnational Press, London.


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Restricted free movement in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

Scheibelhofer, E. (Project Lead), Holzinger, C. (Project Lead), Wexenberger, Y. (Scientific Project Staff), Draxl, A.-K. (Scientific Project Staff), Kurek, M. (Scientific Project Staff), Cristea, A. (Scientific Project Staff) & Kanovich, M. (Scientific Project Staff)

1/03/2328/02/27

Project: Research funding


Investigating the social construction of deskilling among "new" EU migrants in Vienna

Scheibelhofer, E. (Project Lead), Holzinger, C. (Project Lead), Draxl, A.-K. (Scientific Project Staff), Baxant-Cejnar, L. (Cooperation Partner), Kuklova, M. (Cooperation Partner), Hirschvogl, C.-C. (Cooperation Partner), Nitu, C. (Cooperation Partner), Nyari, I. (Cooperation Partner) & Ledó, A. (Cooperation Partner)

1/05/2130/04/25

Project: Research funding


AMIGS: Employment services in the context of migration-induced linguistic diversity

Scheibelhofer, E. (Project Lead), Holzinger, C. (Project Lead) & Draxl, A.-K. (Scientific Project Staff)

1/09/1930/09/21

Project: Research funding


Wohlfahrtsstaats-Typologie

Scheibelhofer, E. (Project Lead) & Holzinger, C. (Scientific Project Staff)

28/10/1428/10/17

Project: Research funding


Changing expectations and strategies in regard to deskilling and reskilling. Investigating labour market expereinces of EU migrants from CEE in Vienna

Holzinger, C. (Speaker), Cristea, A. (Speaker), Kanovich, M. (Speaker) & Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

9 Sept 2025

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Diskriminierungserfahrungen von EU-Bürger:innen aus Osteuropa am Arbeitsmarkt in Wien

Holzinger, C. (Speaker), Draxl, A.-K. (Contributor) & Scheibelhofer, E. (Contributor)

19 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


"These Tiny Differences". Subtle Forms Of Discrimination Experienced By Highly Skilled CEE Migrants in Vienna

Holzinger, C. (Speaker), Draxl, A.-K. (Speaker) & Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

Aug 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


How highly qualified migrants from CEE-countries experience the importance of language skills on the labour market

Holzinger, C. (Speaker), Draxl, A.-K. (Speaker) & Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

14 Feb 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science



Street level-bureaucracies and their impact on Migrant in/exclusion

Boese, M. (Speaker) & Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

25 Jun 20232 Jul 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science




Linguistic Diversity as a Challenge for a Monolingually-Oriented Organisation: A Study of Street-level Bureaucrats in a Public Employment Service

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker), Holzinger, C. (Speaker) & Draxl, A.-K. (Speaker)

1 Sept 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


„Sprache ist immer ein Teil der Arbeit“ AMS-Berater*innen zwischen gesellschaftlicher Mehrsprachigkeit und „Amtssprache“

Draxl, A.-K. (Speaker), Holzinger, C. (Speaker) & Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

11 May 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Invited panellist for the discussion “Migration, Development and the Future of the EU”

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

5 Dec 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Migration, Development and the Future of the EU

Scheibelhofer, E. (Invited speaker)

5 Dec 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Migrants’ Access to (transnational) Social Protection and Its Consequences for Social Inequalities

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

Jul 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science




Free movement revisited. Labyrinths of transnational social security for EU migrants

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

29 Aug 20171 Sept 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Im Labyrinth europäischer Systeme sozialer Sicherung. (Transnationale) Erfahrungen ungarischer MigrantInnen in Österreich

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker), Regös, E. N. (Speaker) & Holzinger, C. (Speaker)

13 Jun 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Navigating the labyrinth of social security systems. Expierences of EU migrants with portability of and access to social rights

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker) & Regös, E. N. (Speaker)

11 May 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Transnationale soziale Sicherheit als gelebte Realität innerhalb der Europäischen Union? Erfahrungen ungarischer MigrantInnen in Wien

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker) & Regös, E. N. (Speaker)

20 Apr 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science



Invited speaker at the integration talks organised by Caritas „Arbeit, Lehre, Integration – Neue Ressourcen, neue Chancen“

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

2 Jun 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public



Shifting aspirations in migratory projects. Biographic reconstructions of mobility practices in second modernity

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

21 Apr 201525 Apr 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Wenn aus Flüchtlingen Zugewanderte werden.

Scheibelhofer, E. (Invited speaker)

13 Dec 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


From transnational research to space – sensible concepts in migration research?

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

29 Aug 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Living conditions of refugees in rural zones in Austria

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

14 Nov 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Living conditions of refugees in rural zones in Austria

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

14 Nov 201315 Nov 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


The consequences of a space-sensible approach to the study of migration and mobility

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

13 Jun 201315 Jun 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


The consequences of a space-sensible approach to the study of migration and mobility

Scheibelhofer, E. (Keynote speaker)

Jun 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Reflecting spatiality in migration research: A concept for a space-sensitive methodology.

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

10 Apr 201312 Apr 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Public space and issues of social integration.

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

11 Jul 2010

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


The potential of a spatially sensitive methodology for the research of ethnicity.

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

11 Jul 2010

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Raumsensible Migrationsforschung. Ein Ansatz zur Überwindung des methodologischen Nationalismus

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

29 Oct 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther




A space-sensitive approach to migration: New ways to migrant participation above the national level

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

5 Sept 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Escaping methodological nationalism - How migration research can profit from the sociology of space

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

5 Sept 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Escaping methodological nationalism - How migration research can profit of the sociology of space

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

4 Sept 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


A space-sensitive approach to migration: New ways to migrant participation beneath and above the national level

Scheibelhofer, E. (Speaker)

3 Sept 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther




Winter term 2025
230139 SE M5 Researching discrimination experiences and racism - Research Seminar Sociological Specialisation
Summer term 2025
230124 UE M4 Constructivist Grounded Theory, with a focus on Coding and analysis - Selected Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
400009 SE Interpretative methodologies - Methods seminar

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