I’m Eréndira León. I am a fourth year PhD candidate in Political Science at the European University Institute.

My research combines qualitative fieldwork and causal inference to explore how laws and institutions affect access to protection, naturalization, and integration across immigrant groups. I am on the 2025-2026 job market.

I hold a BA in Philosophy from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico), a BA in Global Studies from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain), and a double-degree MA in Immigration Studies from Pompeu Fabra University and the University of Liège. I was also a visiting PhD researcher at University College London.

In Fall 2025, I will be a visiting fellow with the nccr – on the move at the University of  Neuchâtel (Switzerland), working on a new project  on the political mobilization of refugees, as part of the HUMANCIT research initiative.

You can contact me at:

erendira.leon@eui.eu