28/02-1/03/2022 – STRINGS Project Workshop
The STRINGS final workshop will gather researchers, policymakers, funders and civil society to discuss and share experiences on how prioritisations in science, technology and innovation (STI) may need to be revised to better address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…
03/02/2022 – Preventing Statelessness among Foundlings/Children of Unknown Parents
Foundlings or children of unknown parents found in the territory can be among the most vulnerable being left otherwise stateless. Article 2 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness provides for the nationality grant to foundlings found in…
27/01/2022 – Book presentation: ‘Visual Methodology in Migration Studies. New Possibilities, Theoretical Implications, and Ethical Questions’
Join the EUI Migration Working Group, Qualifie and CERC Migration for a presentation and discussion of the open access book “Visual Methodology in Migration Studies. New Possibilities, Theoretical Implications, and Ethical Questions”. Published in 2021 by Springer and edited by…
26/11/2021 – Recent Developments in the Area of International Parentage
On 26 November 2021 a seminar on the “Recent Developments in the Area of International Parentage” will take place. This seminar is organised in honour of Prof. R. de Groot (a MACIMIDE board member) on the occasion of his 70th…
03/12/2021 – Research, visibility, impact: Stepping stones to policymakers
Research generates ideas, knowledge and recommendations but it will only have a real-world impact if it is properly understood, effectively communicated and, ultimately, used to inform policy decisions. A key strategic objective for UNU-MERIT is to get our research agenda…
01/12/2021 – Better data, better decisions? Will improved data sharing lead to better decisions?
Data is commonly considered a driver for more informed and timely decision-making in humanitarian response. At the same time, there is still often a disconnect between data and decisions, with cognitive and motivational biases likely affecting decision-making. In turn, researchers…
29/09/2021 – MGSoG/UNU-Merit Seminar Rescheduled
Due to unforeseen circumstances the seminar that had been scheduled for 29th September has had to be rescheduled.
13/10/2021 – EU Enlargement and (Temporary) Migration: Effects on Labour Market Outcomes in Germany
EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market-oriented immigration to Germany starting in May 2011. Taking into account that not all immigrants stay permanently and that outmigration flows are selective, this paper classifies recent EU immigrants into “new…
06/09/2021 – ERCOMER Guest Seminar
The first seminar in the ERCOMER guest seminar series will be held on Monday 6th September, from 13.15 to 14.45. It shall be provided online. The talk shall be given by Dr Liza Mügge, associate professor at the political science department of…
02/06/2021 – DAMR PHD event – Exploring Migration in Rural Areas
A large part of research in migration studies focuses on urban centers. Context-specific social processes surrounding international migration to and diversity in rural regions, small villages and marginalized, or downscaled, areas have been widely omitted by scholarship and policy. However,…