New video by Melissa Siegel on why people do not migrate
There are huge potential gains in moving, both internally, and especially internationally. This is especially true for developing countries. But why, then, are people not moving? This is exactly what we will be discussing in Melissa Siegel’s latest YouTube video,…
Call for Abstracts: Migration Policy Practice
The editorial team of IOM’s Migration Policy Practice (MPP) is pleased to share a new call for abstracts. Submissions are welcome on a range of topics including evolving/new migration patterns and processes, as well as particular migrant groups such as migrant workers,…
Call for PhD representatives within IMISCOE Standing Committee on Migrant Transnationalism
The IMISCOE Standing Committee on Migrant Transnationalism is looking for PhD representatives. The objective of IMISCOE’s Standing Committee on Migrant Transnationalism (MITRA) is to provide an arena within IMISCOE for academic exchange on migrant transnationalism. MITRA is currently looking for…
24/05/2023 – GTD Colloquium: Strange(r) Families – Contesting the ‘Family’ and the ‘Nation’ in Migration Law
The next GTD colloquium will take place on Wednesday 24 May, organized by the Globalization, Transnationalism and Development research program at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. In this colloquium, Dr. Saskia Bonjour from the University of Amsterdam will…
New videos on migration and transnationalism by Melissa Siegel
Several new videos on various aspects of migration and transnationalism are available on Melissa Siegel’s YouTube channel. Climate Refugees: Should You Use the Term? ‘Climate Refugees’ is probably a term you have heard before and maybe you have even used…
An examination of the legislative framework and policy instruments in the EU migration and asylum law
Gunay T. and Schneider H. (2022) An examination of the legislative framework and policy instruments in the EU migration and asylum law. MIGNEX Background Paper. Oslo: Peace Research Institute Oslo. Available here.
New video on the MISTY Research Project by Melissa Siegel
In this latest video by Melissa Siegel, she examines the motivations and some of the outcomes of the Mistity Project which is examining the interaction of Migration, Sustainability and Transformation. For more information on the project, click here. To watch…
25/01/2023 – UNU-MERIT/MACIMIDE Seminar on The Russian Narration of the Deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944
Abstract: Deportation – the forcible eviction of the Crimean Tatar people from their historical homeland – from the Crimea, carried out during May 18–21, 1944, is one of the crimes of the Soviet totalitarian regime. Forcible deportation of large groups…
Melissa Siegel’s latest video examines migrant integration in India
Through this series, Melissa Siegel looks at how national policies facilitate migrant integration on a country-by-country basis with the use of MIGNEX’s data. In this video she looks at the favorability of integration policies in India. To watch the video…
New Video by Melissa Siegel on Migrant Football players
In her new video, Melissa Siegel looks at football players born in a different country than the national teams they played for in the FIFA World Cup. She looks at the historical trends around this as well as the rules…