Natacha Zimmer

Biographic Data

ID909215
NAMENatacha Zimmer
GIVEN NAMESNatacha
FAMILY NAMEZimmer
SIGNATUREZIMMER N
AFFILIATIONSUCLouvain
ORCID0000-0002-8501-0333
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Between residential and economic settlement

    Natacha ZimmerARTICLENew Community2026

    Reception and integration of asylum migrants remain central challenges for receiving countries, as early settlement experiences are notably shaped by reception policies. Still, existing research on the economic integration of asylum migrants focuses on recognised refugees and initial residence contexts while rarely accounting for internal migration. Using longitudinal register data, we examine how the type of initial accommodation and local econo…

  • (In)stability of the Professional Trajectories of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Belgium

    Open AccessNatacha ZimmerARTICLEJournal of International…2025

  • The Journey Beyond Reception

    Open AccessNatacha Zimmer, Bruno D SchoumakerARTICLEPopulation Space and Place2025References: 14

    Research on internal migrations of asylum seekers has focused on contexts of stringent dispersal policies and has highlighted that such policies are often not in line with the subsequent settlement of refugees. However, few studies adopt a quantitative and longitudinal approach to the matter in contexts of less stringent dispersal policies. We examine the internal migrations of asylum seekers and the role of the Belgian reception system. Drawing …