1 July: PhD Defence “Living Apart Together Across Borders; How Ghanaian couples form, transform, or dissolve in the context of international migration” by Kim Caarls

Living Apart Together Across Borders; How Ghanaian couples form, transform, or dissolve in the context of international migration PhD Defence by Kim Caarls Supervisor: prof.dr. V. Mazzucato Abstract: The prevailing notion that all migrants in the Netherlands want to unite…

1 July: Workshop “Migrant Families Living Across National and Regional Borders”

Migrant Families Living Across National and Regional Borders  Cross-border families where one or more family members migrate and leave other members in origin regions are a common and contemporary form of family in today’s globalized world. Quantitative, large-scale research on…

2 PhD Positions at The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility (ITEM)

ITEM – The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility PhD Candidate Cross-Border Liability in Subcontracting Chains (Grensoverschrijdende inleners- en ketenaansprakelijkheid) PhD Candidate. Qualification problems: between social security and supplementary pension (Kwalificatieproblematiek: tussen sociale zekerheid en aanvullend…

New: MACIMIDE Activity Report 2013-2014

We are delighted to present the MACIMIDE Activity Report over 2013 and 2014, which summarizes MACIMIDE activities over its first 1,5 years of existence. Download Full Report (PDF, 3.26MB) Download Executive Summary (PDF, 61 KB) MACIMIDE Activity Report 2013-2014

Internal opening of the The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility (ITEM)

The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility (ITEM) Due to the increasing economic globalisation and the internationalisation of societies, the European Union will face major challenges. Cross border labor mobility, international services and improvement of both…

PhD Position ITEM: Cross-Border Liability in Subcontracting Chains

PhD Position ITEM – The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility is looking for a PhD Candidate Cross-Border Liability in Subcontracting Chains (Grensoverschrijdende inleners- en ketenaansprakelijkheid) Specifications – (explanation) Location Maastricht, Faculty of Law, Bouillonstraat 1-3 Function types…

PhD Position ITEM: Qualification problems: between social security and supplementary pension

The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility is looking for a PhD Candidate. Qualification problems: between social security and supplementary pension (Kwalificatieproblematiek: tussen sociale zekerheid en aanvullend pensioen) Specifications – (explanation) Location Maastricht, Faculty of Law, Bouillonstraat…

25-27 June: IMISCOE Annual Conference (University of Geneva) – MACIMIDE Participants

Panels Governing Transnationalism: Focusing on Diasporas and Citizenship. Chair: Özge Bilgili (Maastricht University); Co-chair: Marta Bivand Erdal (PRIO, Oslo); Discussant: Godfried Engbersen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) People-making in the era of declining fertility, high migration and bio-technological change. Organisers: Costica Dumbrava (Maastricht University – MACIMIDE) and Rainer Bauböck (European University Institute) Governing Transnationalism: New Actors…

17 June: PhD Defence “Family-Member Migration and the Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Children in Moldova and Georgia by Michaella Vanore

Family-Member Migration and the Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Children in Moldova and Georgia PhD Defence by Michaella Vanore UNU-MERIT / Maastricht Graduate School of Governance ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the relationship between the migration of co-resident family members and the psychosocial health…

10/06/2015: GTD Colloquium “Union formation among (children of) migrants in Europe: new patterns and determinants?” By Helga de Valk

Union formation among (children of) migrants in Europe: new patterns and determinants? By Helga de Valk (University of Amsterdam) Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development Colloquium organized in association with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE)  Abstract: Research on the transition to adulthood emphasizes the…