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The Migration Policy Centre’s (MPC) Seminars of EUI are back. On 02 October 2024 at 13:00 – 17:00, join Prof. Heaven Crawley as she discusses structural inequalities in the production of knowledge on migration. 

On October 8, Charles Martin-Shields will be doing a book launch event for his new book Urban Refugees and Digital Technology at the University of Amsterdam as part of the Amsterdam Research Centre for Migration’s event series: 

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) 

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

Utrecht University’s Strategic Theme Dynamics of Youth focuses on youth development from conception to early adulthood, connecting science with society to empower children, adolescents, and emerging adults

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 
 

The Externalization of Migration Governance: How does it work? 

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. 

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 
 

The final programme with abstracts is now available. 

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

López García A. I. (2024) 
Migrant remittances and local taxes in Latin America 
Governance and Local Development Institute. University of Gothenburg. Working Paper No. 72.