Claire Mc Govern worked as a Research Intern at the United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility in Barcelona (UNU-GCM — coordinator of the UNU Migration Network) from May to July 2014. In addition to examining irregular migration policy, she contributed to the UNU Migration Network by mapping its research findings and activities. She completed a Master’s degree in International Relations at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). Having previously worked in public relations she is interested in the development of migration policy and its shaping of public attitudes towards migrant issues.