23/04/2025 – Migration Seminar Series: Missiles and Misfits: Reimagining Home and Security for Queer Internally Displaced Persons From South Lebanon

You are cordially invited to the next UNU-MERIT Migration Seminar Series with Dr. Jasmin Lilian Diab. Her paper sheds light on the often-overlooked intersectionality of armed conflict, displacement, and sexual and gender identity, with a focus on the experiences of LGBTIQ+…

Two new migration videos by Melissa Siegel – out now

Melissa Siegel has two new videos on her YouTube channel: What is the securitisation of migration? In this video she explains the securitisation of migration and how it is used. What is the weaponisation of migration? In this video, she…

New publication: Migration und Transnationalisierung

Fürstenau, S. & L.J. Ogden. (2025) “Migration und Transnationalisierung.” In Handbuch Erziehungswissenschaftliche Migrationsforschung, edited byIsabell Diehm, Merle Hummrich, Wolfgang Meseth, Galina Putjata. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-658-40621-9_49-1  

New publication: Diaspora Engagement Report: Case Studies and Best Practices for Ukraine

Mori, G., Puigdomènech Vidal, J.  and M. Siegel (2025) Diaspora Engagement Report: Case Studies and Best Practices for Ukraine, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). https://www.icmpd.org/file/download/63969/file/CORE%2520UA%2520Diaspora%2520Engagement%2520Report_EN.pdf This report provides insights and lessons learned from countries with successful diaspora engagement…

Save-the-date: 11/06.2025 – Conference EMN Netherlands ‘Labour migration towards the Netherlands and the EU: solution, challenge, or necessity?’

We are pleased to announce the conference ‘Labour migration towards the Netherlands and the EU: solution, challenge, or necessity?’ of the European Migration Network Netherlands (EMN Netherlands) on 11 June in The Hague. As the European network providing reliable and…

Call for nominations: New members of the IMISCOE Training Committee

IMISCOE is looking for seven (7) new members for the Training Committee (including 2 members who are currently PhD students and 3-5 members who have completed PhDs – both early-career and more senior researchers among them). As further detailed in the…

Call for papers: Exploring the Dynamics and Possibilities of Refugee (Re)settlement Amidst Existing Social, Political and Environmental Tensions (International Journal of Population Studies)

Max Stephenson and Ariel Otruba at the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance are co-editing a special issue for the International Journal of Population Studies examining responses and negotiations of refugee-host conflicts. The special issue is titled, “Exploring the Dynamics…

Call for papers: Climate change: choices for displaced people (Forced Migration Review)

Forced Migration Review’s call for article proposals for our issue on ‘Climate change: choices for displaced people’ is now live: https://www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/ Proposals due 8th May Articles due 10th July Publication in October 2025 In this issue, we will explore displacement and…

Call for applications: Fully-funded PhD/Postdoc-Colloquium in Forced Migration and Refugee Research (University of Osnabrück)

We would like to draw your attention to the attached call for a PhD-Postdoc-Colloquium on Forced Migration and Refugee Research. The colloquium will take place on October 9/10, 2025 at IMIS, University of Osnabrück. It is jointly organised by the…

Call for applications: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship scheme (University of Helsinki)

The Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (AgeCare) at the University of Helsinki is currently exploring the possibility of hosting a postdoctoral researcher through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, and they’d love to hear…