New ITEM Brief on Intra-EU mobility: the beginning of understanding labor mobility in the EU

ITEM BRIEFS 12: New data on intra-EU mobility: the beginning of understanding labor mobility in the EU By: Sander Kramer April 12, the European Commission published its report on intra-EU labor mobility in 2023. This annual report identifies trends in the free…

29/04/2024 – ITEM event on European elections and border regions: Table talk with candidates for the European Parliament

Next ITEM: European elections and border regions Table talk with candidates for the European Parliament Date: 29 April 2024 Time: 14.00 – 15.30 hours Location: Maastricht or online via Zoom EVENT DETAILS Between 6 and 9 June, the elections for…

15/05/2024 – Migration Seminar: Equal Partnerships – African intermediary cities as actors in urban migration governance

Equal Partnerships – African intermediary cities as actors in urban migration governance Dr. Janina Stürner-Siovitz , the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Nuremberg Africa is witnessing an ongoing transformation from rural to increasingly plural urban societies. While…

22/05/2024 – Migration Seminar: Times of Uncertainty and Future Projections for Forced Migrants: The Case of Syrian Refugee Teenagers in Canada

Times of Uncertainty and Future Projections for Forced Migrants: The Case of Syrian Refugee Teenagers in Canada Dr. Laila Omar, How do Syrian refugee teenagers settling in Canada imagine their futures in this new context? And what do their temporal…

17/04/2024 – Migration Seminar: Maximizing the development impact of labor migration

Migration Seminar Series: Maximizing the development impact of labor migration Helen Dempster , Center for global development In the last few years, there has been a growing government interest in expanding regular labor migration pathways from Global South to Global…

15/05/2024 – Migration Seminar: Equal Partnerships – African intermediary cities as actors in urban migration governance

Equal Partnerships – African intermediary cities as actors in urban migration governance Dr. Janina Stürner-Siovitz , the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Nuremberg Africa is witnessing an ongoing transformation from rural to increasingly plural urban societies. While…

New video on involuntary immobility by Melissa Siegel

In her newest video, Melissa Siegel explores the concept of involuntary immobility. You can watch the video on YouTube.

17/04/2024 – Migration Seminar Series: Maximizing the development impact of labor migration

Migration Seminar Series: Maximizing the development impact of labor migration Helen Dempster , Center for global development In the last few years, there has been a growing government interest in expanding regular labor migration pathways from Global South to Global…

New video by Melissa Siegel on Forced vs. Voluntary Migration

Professor Melissa Siegel published a new video in which she discusses the distinction between forced and voluntary migration. While these terms are often used as dichotomies, in reality we see migration as a continuum of reasons to migrate between purely…

Introducing “JOINclusion – Joint problem-solving strategy towards social inclusion of children with a migrant background”

“JOINclusion – Joint problem-solving strategy towards social inclusion of children with a migrant background”, a project co-funded by Erasmus+, promotes the social inclusion of students in primary and first-degree secondary schools (ages 7-12) using a mobile app in the form…