Melissa Siegel has published a new video Labour Migration: A Global Overview
In this video, Prof. Siegel looks specifically at labour migration. In this regard, she looks at the distribution of labour migrants, as well as the demographics of labour migrants and their participation in the labour force. To watch the video,…
04/05/2022 – Critical Approaches to the Food-Climate-Migration Nexus: a Roundtable Discussion
This roundtable will discuss building a transnational and interdisciplinary network on the Food-Climate-Migration nexus In this roundtable, we discuss how today’s global human displacement has been exacerbated by proliferating food and climate crises that trace to and articulate with deeply…
Melissa Siegel has published a new video on Effects of Migration on the Labour Market in Countries of Destinations
In her latest video, Melissa Siegel looks at the effects of migration on the labour market of destination countries. In her video, she examines whether migrants compete with members of the domestic labour market or complement it. To watch the…
An interview with Prof. Siegel to be Published by Arte
An interview with Prof. Melissa Siegel has been included as part of a recent publication by Arte. In this interview Prof. Siegel talks about, among other things, the motivation of migrants explaining the multiple reasons as to why individuals may migrant….
Melissa Siegel releases a new video on Health in Migrant Countries of Destination
In a new video Prof. Siegel looks at health outcomes in countries of destination. In this video she looks at the prevalence of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. She highlights some of the causes of the variance as a result…
Prof. Siegel Starts a new series Monitoring Ukrainian Displacement
In her first Ukrainian Displacement Update, Melissa Siegel looks at the latest figures on Ukrainian displacement. Melissa looks at both internal displacement and international displacement. In this she breaks down the regional figures, as well as looking at where Ukrainians…
New video by Prof. Siegel on the Ukrainian Migration Information Hub
In this video Prof. Siegel looks at the Ukrainian Migration Information Hub, established by the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at UCL. The Centre has primarily focused on the effects on reception policies for displaced Ukrainians, as well…
The Conflict in Ukraine
Echoing the sentiments of Maastricht University, the MACIMIDE Board is deeply concerned by the conflict in Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian crises. UM has created a webpage that includes information on the assistance available to staff and students, on the…
Call for people to write a blog post about their connection to the conflict in Ukraine
The MACIMIDE Executive Board has requested that anyone who would be interested (or knows someone that is) in writing a blog post about their relation to the conflict in Ukraine would reach out to MACIMIDE at the email (macimide@maastrichtuniversity.nl). If…
Melissa Siegel has released a new video on Private Sponsorship of Asylum Seekers
This video builds on here earlier video on the Canadian Private sponsorship scheme. In this video Prof. Siegel looks at the schemes that have been implemented in the UK, Argentina, New Zealand, Spain and Ireland. With regard to each country…