Postdoc Researcher: Economics of Migration – Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Deadline 12/02/2016

With support from the Mercator Foundation (www.stiftung-mercator.de), we are about to begin a three-year project to provide policy advice and conduct related academic research on the European immigration and asylum system. Together with our research partners (Migration Policy Centre at…

IMISCOE Newsletter December 2015

Can’t read this mail? Click here to view it in the browser December 2015 Newsletter #09   13TH IMISCOE Annual Conference (Prague, June 30-July 2, 2016) – DEADLINE February 1st. (24:00 CET) All submissions (papers, research panels and workshops) must be submitted no later than 1st February…

MACIMIDE Newsletter 18/12/2015

Please find below the latest announcements from the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE). Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) MACIMIDE NEWS 20/01/2016: Migration Seminar “A life Course Perspective on the Citizenship Premium: the Case of…

16/12/2015: GTD Colloquium “Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China” by Heidi Østbro Hauge

Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China by Heidi Østbro Haugen (University of Norway) Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development (GTD) Colloquium organized in association with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: This lecture…

09/12/2015: Migration Seminar “The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact” by Josette Dijkhuizen

The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact by Prof. Dr. Josette Dijkhuizen MGSoG/UNU-MERIT Migration Seminar in collaboration with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: This lecture will provide insights from a combination of science and practical experiences on the potential…

Costica Dumbrava speaks on radicalisation at the Lisbon Forum of the Council of Europe

 Costica Dumbrava, the Executive Coordinator of the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE), was invited to participate in the Lisbon Forum on “How to combat radicalisation and terrorism: prevention tool and shared knowledge in the Mediterranean and European…

Article by Claudia Engelmann on academia and the refugee crisis

Claudia Engelmann co-authored an article for the online version of the German newspaper Die Zeit. Entitled ‘Wir mischen uns in die Flüchtlingskrise ein’ (‘We do intervene in the refugee crisis’), her piece is a reply to the often heard criticism that…

50 free eprint versions of article on “Economic Integration to Send Money Back Home” by Ö. Bilgili

Bilgili, Ö. (2015). Economic Integration to Send Money Back Home? Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 13 (4):379-400. 50 free eprint versions available here. Abstract: This article investigates the links between economic integration and remittances sending behavior through the cases of Afghan, Burundian, Ethiopian,…

ITEM Newsletter- December 2015

ITEM Newsletter- December 2015 The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility Read online In this edition: • Professor Hildegard Schneider ITEM Activities • Study: Cross border job mediation successful? • Database • Test case • Cross…

Chair in Migration Studies, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS)

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) seeks to recruit an outstanding scholar to a Chair in Migration Studies. The successful candidate will act as Programme Director of the EUI’s Migration Policy Centre (MPC), a leading centre of excellence…