Announcements

In her latest video Prof. Siegel looks at the current migration situation in Afghanistan and specifically the forced migration situation in/from Afghanistan as of Nov. 2021. In her video Melissa Siegel looks at why migration flows are lesser than what was expected, she also looks at the demographics of people registering for asylum in neighboring States. 

In this video Melissa Siegel looked at the current (as of early December 2021) migrant situation at the EU (Poland, Latvia, or Lithuania )-Belarus border.

Prof. Siegel’s video looks at the current migration situation in Poland on the basis of the European Commission Atlas on Migration. Melissa starts by looking at the stocks and flows of migrants in Poland before moving on to looking at the purpose of residence permits and looking at data on asylum applications. 

Prof. Siegel’s video looks at the current migration situation in Finland on the basis of the European Commission Atlas on Migration. Melissa starts by looking at the stocks and flows of migrants in Finland before moving on to looking at the purpose of residence permits and looking at data on asylum applications.

This video builds on Prof. Siegel’s earlier videos on migration . In this video there is a focus on where to find data on return migration, international student migration as well as updates to the UNDESA migrant stocks spreadsheet. 

De Groot, G-R. (2021) Analysis of current practices and challenges regarding the avoidance and reduction of statelessness in Europe. 

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 the territory, and many non-State parties also have equivalent nationality law provisions. However, many States in the Asia and the Pacific region do not have such “foundling provisions.” Even in States with such provisions, “non-typical” cases such as older children found in the territory, or children for whom incomplete information exists on the identity of their parent(s) may be left stateless, often with the “foundling provisions” narrowly interpreted to only mean “abandoned newborns.”

Prof. Siegel’s video looks at the current migration situation in Hungary on the basis of the European Commission Atlas on Migration. Melissa starts by looking at the stocks and flows of migrants in Hungary before moving on to looking at the purpose of residence permits and looking at data on asylum applications. 

In Melissa Siegel’s latest video she looks at the of nationality. In this she looks at the definition of nationality, the means of acquisition and loss, as well as dual citizenship.

In this video Prof. Siegel looks at the inter-relationship between poverty and migration. She begins this examination by delving into what poverty is, she looks at this by examining both the notions of monetary poverty (absolute and relative) and non-economic poverty.