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Book presentation webinar 
Mapping the Transnational World: How We Move and Communicate across Borders, and Why It Matters 
26 January 2024, 11:00 CET 

The Journal of Refugee Studies (JRS) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal featuring original, high-quality research related to diverse aspects of forced migration. The journal is recruiting a new Associate Editor who will work with the JRS Co-Editors on the journal’s Field Reflections section. 

Assistant Professor Political and Environmental Philosophy 

Maastricht University’s philosophy department seeks a dynamic teacher and researcher in political philosophy, specializing in environmental and climate change issues. 

Migration for Equality and Development (MIDEQ) Hub 
Roundtable on Changing narratives – challenging xenophobia and racialised portrayals of migration 

Migration Seminar: Immigration’s flipside: Engaging diaspora capital transfers 

Loksan Harley 

Migration Policy Center 
Seminar on Migrant and non-migrant views on immigration in Europe 

16 January 2024, 11:00 – 12:00 CET 

In her latest video, Melissa Siegel covers what migration aspirations are and looks into the different types of migration aspirations based on work from the MIGNEX and QuantMig projects. She is joined by special guest Jørgen Carling. 

Migration Seminar: Categorical Astigmatism in the Study of Migrants in Europe 

Gülay Türkmen , WZB Berlin Social Science Center 

Call for Papers: 

The Economics Department of Leiden University is pleased to announce a junior workshop focusing on “The Economic, Social and Political Effects of Migration”, which will be held Friday April 19th 2024, in the picturesque city of Leiden, the Netherlands. 

The OSUN Forum on Democracy and Development by CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), Universidad de los Andes, (Bogotá), the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town and the Social Scientists’ Association of Sri Lanka (Colombo) invites applications for a total of 32 open positions: six post-doctoral and two senior research fellows at each of the four institutions for an 8-month residential fellowship program between October 1, 2024, and May 30, 2025. 

Associate Professor Globalisation and Transnationalism 

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is seeking an Associate Professor with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in the broad field of Globalisation and Transnationalism. 

Dr. Julia Reinold recently joined the MACIMIDE Executive Board. Julia works as a postdoctoral researcher at Studio Europa.