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Invitation: EUI Seminar Series – Countering misinformation about refugees and migrants: An evidence-based framework

Join Professor Daniel Ghezelbash as he presents a step-by-step approach to help individuals engage with misinformation about refugees and migrants effectively. 

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Invitation (NL): Open dag azc Maastricht

Via deze weg willen wij jullie van harte uitnodigen voor onze Open azc dag op zaterdag 27 september van 13.00 tot 16.00 uur. 

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New blog: 40 years of Schengen in times of border controls

In this new ITEM Brief, Pim Mertens and Martin Unfried discuss 40 years of Schengen in times of internal border controls, reflecting on the normalisation of border controls as instrument for migration.

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New publication: A Lifeline for Global Development Is Under Threat – Trump’s Remittance Tax Will Hurt Migrants and Incentivize Emigration

Ana Isabel López García, an assistant professor of global migration at Maastricht University, and Vanessa van den Boogaard, a research lead at the International Centre for Tax and Development and a senior research associate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto present an analysis of the remittance tax proposed by Trump. 

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New publication: Return and Reintegration Experiences of Senegalese Female Migrants

This study investigates the under-explored domains of intra-African return and reintegration of female returnees.

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New publication: The affective registers of migration information campaigns: emotional violence and responses from Senegalese youth

European states fund Migration Information Campaigns (MICs) to curb irregular migration from West Africa. MICs mobilise emotions to influence decision-making and govern people’s mobility.

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New publication: Language, time, and diversity: Ghanaian and Syrian newcomers’ perceptions of inequalities and opportunities in Germany’s tracked secondary-school system

In Germany, newcomer students are usually directed toward lower-track schools due to perceived language deficiencies, commonly attending preparatory classes primarily offered in such schools. 

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New publication: Framing embodied mobility through video calls: Migrant youth’s digital media practices during ‘home’ visits to Ghana

This paper explores the intersection of two themes in recent research on transnational youth mobility. 

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New publication: Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany

Public perceptions of humanitarian migration are shaped by conflicting sentiments, balancing perceived threats against humanitarian responsibilities.

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A Week in the Life of University Professor: Summer School in Armenia

In this video, Prof. Melissa Siegel does a little something different and takes us along with her while she teaches a migration summer school in Armenia for the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) sponsored by the EU. 

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