Announcements

Recently, several EU member states have been showing a shift towards stricter border controls and asylum procedures. These developments underscore a pivotal moment in the EU’s approach to migration, as member states balance national security concerns with humanitarian obligations. 

Below are some research methods seminars at Instats (https://instats.org) which may be of interest to you: 

Narratives are increasingly recognised as central to migration politics and policymaking. The next MPC seminar will feature a presentation by James Dennison, offering an overview of the latest research advances on migration narratives. 

We invite you to apply for the hands-on course “Make Your Research Reproducible”, led by Elen Le Foll, Johanna Bayer, and Rabea Müller. 

The Centre for Fundamental Rights at the Hertie School is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of the Annual Workshop on Research Methods in Fundamental Rights. 

The Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) is organising a summer school on European Union migration policies from 7-11 July 2025. 

We are delighted to announce that Queen Mary’s interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Migration and the (B)Orders Centre for the Study of Borders, Migration and Displacement are co-hosting a two-day conference on 29 and 30 May 2025. Call for papers now open until 10^th April, midday. 

Please find the linked call for papers to the annual conference organised by the Africa Platform of Ghent University Association, themed Resources in Africa. 

Melissa Siegel has three new videos on her YouTube channel

In this hybrid research seminar on Wednesday 26th March 2025 at 12:00-13:00 CET, Giulia Briselli —a Postdoctoral Scholar at ESCP Business School, Paris Campus. — will present her research titled “One Bed, Two Dreams: Female Migration, Conservative Norms and Foreign Brides in South Korea”.