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The next lecture in the Jean Monnet EU Migration Law and Governance Lecture series is taking place on Monday 14^th October from 15:30-17:00. It will feature Diego Acosta, Professor of European and Migration Law, University of Bristol (UK), on the theme “The Changing Global Migration Law: Free Movement Regimes and the Creation of the New Migrant“. 

The Globalisation, Transnationalism, and Development (GTD) Research Group at FASoS, Maastricht University cordially invites you its Fall Colloquium Series. 

Andreina De Leo, an Early-Stage Researcher within the LIMES doctoral programme’s project “EU’s Shifting Borders – Scrutinizing Externalization of Migration Management and International Protection Responsibilities” has recently published a contribution to the REALaw.blog.

Forced Migration Review (FMR) will publish an issue on ‘Dangerous journeys: Saving lives and responding to missing migrants and refugees’ in May 2025

The latest set of UNHCR’s Guidelines on International Protection No. 14: non-penalization of refugees on account of their irregular entry or presence and restrictions on their movements in accordance with Article 31 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees has been published.

The Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) is looking for seasoned and dynamic leaders who are eager to make a splash in the global refugee higher education space (particularly at the graduate level), and in opening advanced professional opportunities for 500+ displacement-affected RLRH affiliates  – in research, academia, and practitioner spaces

On 24 September 2024 at 10:00 – 18:00, researchers working on migration from across the United Nations University group of institutes will come together for the UNU Migration Network Research Symposium at UNU-MERIT in Maastricht. This is an excellent opportunity for UNU academic colleagues working in this field to connect, present their research, exchange knowledge and ideas and develop future collaboration. 

Tuyishimire B., Kwaks J.M. & Berckmoes L.H. (2024) 
Our Children Are Dead”: Past and Anticipated Adversity Shaping Caregiving and Cultural Reproduction among Banyamulenge Refugee Families in Rwanda 
Genealogy. 2024; 8(3):119 (Special Issue on Family, Generation and Change in the Context of Crisis) 

Hillenbrand T. & Martorano B. & Metzger L. & Siegel M. (2024) 
The power of narratives: How framing refugee migration impacts attitudes and political support towards refugees 
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2024-007 
 

Mukherjee M., Martorano B. & Siegel M. (2024) 
Scorching heat and shrinking horizons: The impact of rising temperatures on marriages and migration in rural India 
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2024-011 
 

Reinold J. & Siegel M. (2024) 
First Impressions Matter: Feeling Welcome and Onward Migration Intentions of Highly Skilled Migrants 
Journal of International Migration and Integration 

Siegel M. & Hagen-Zanker J. (2024) 
What we’ve learnt about how governments can support diaspora contributions to sustainable development 
MIGNEX Insight