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The CfP for the 4th conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies at the University of Technology Chemnitz,  28-30 September 2022 is out. To view the call click here (in German). 

In this seminar, Dr. Özge Bilgili will present a study on ‘Objective and subjective relative deprivation among Congolese refugees and Rwandan locals’. The seminar will be held from 15:00 to 16:00 CET on Zoom. 

Prof. Melissa Siegel, Professor of Migration Studies at Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT, has launched a Youtube channel dealing with migration issues. The purpose of the channel is to bring knowledge on migration to the general public. Click here for the channel. 

Yip Ching Yu will defend her PhD dissertation entitled “Immigrant Welfare Dynamics in the Netherlands” on Tuesday, 7 December 2021, at 10:00 hours. 

Migration and its relationship to culture and identity are among the difficult and intertwined topics on which many are reluctant to write on them for several reasons, the most important of which is that being objective in such research is beset by many difficulties and obstacles, the first of which is the difficulty separating the researcher himself from the context.

On 2 December 2021, the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) launches a new GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset. 

Last week we (an international team led by Dr Katie Kuschminder) launched a website on ‘Women and Migration’ featuring 8 case studies, alongside teaching and other resources. The Women and Migration website is a new platform that brings people closer to the stories of women who migrate. 

UNU-MERIT researchers Dr Nora Jasmin Ragab and Eleni Diker developed three toolkits to offer practical guidance to diaspora actors in three main areas: (1) Diaspora Fundraising, (2) Community Outreach and (3) Networking and Alliances Building. The study was commissioned by the Danish Refugee Council’s Diaspora Programme to UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University as part of its Diaspora Dialogue in Europe programming. The Diaspora Programme is implemented by DRC’s Civil Society Engagement Unit. 

Wagner, L. (2021). ‘Smelling’ diasporic: bargaining interactions and the problem of politeness. Applied Linguistics Review. 

Prof. Siegel’s video looks at the current migration situation in Portugal on the basis of the European Commission Atlas on Migration. Melissa starts by looking at the stocks and flows of migrants in Portugal before moving on to looking at the purpose of residence permits and looking at data on refugee applications.

Prof. Siegel’s video looks at the current migration situation in Austria on the basis of the European Commission Atlas on Migration. Melissa starts by looking at the stocks and flows of migrants in Austria before moving on to looking at the purpose of residence permits and looking at data on refugee applications. 

The Human Geography group at Radboud University is looking for a new Assistant Professor of Geography of Conflicts to further expand the research and teaching in this field. For more information about the posting click here.