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  • Vacancy: Deputy Editor – Forced Migration Review

    Full time, fixed term (one year in first instance, expectation of renewal subject to funding) 

    Internationally renowned publication Forced Migration Review (FMR) seeks an experienced Deputy Editor. 

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    Join the Global Migration Data Network (GMDN)

    The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) are pleased to invite you to join the Global Migration Data Network (GMDN)

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    New Migration Snapshot video on Sweden

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

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    New video by Melissa Siegel on Internal Displacement

    In this latest video Melissa Siegel looks at the current internal displacement situation, based on the data of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. Prof. Siegel looks at internal displacement is measured and how the real numbers look. 

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    27/10/2021 – UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Migration Seminar “Controlling irregular migration: can a market for Temporary Foreign Work Permits help?”

    Prof. Emmanuelle Auriol, Toulouse School of Economics 

    “Controlling irregular migration: can a market for Temporary Foreign Work Permits help?” by Emmanuelle Auriol,  Alice Mesnard, and Tiffanie Perrault 

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    03/11/2021 – PhD Defence of Marie Labussière on the Educational Outcome of the Children of Immigrants

    Marie Labussière will defend her PhD dissertation “Native born but not yet citizen. Citizenship and educational outcomes of the children of immigrants in the Netherlands” on Wednesday 3 November at 10.00 in the Aula at Minderbroedersberg 4-6. 

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    17/11/2021 – UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Migration Semiar “Immigration and Welfare State Development in the Long Run”

    Immigration and Welfare State Development in the Long Run 

     

    Dr. Alexandre Afonso, Leiden University 

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    New Country Case Study on South Africa by Melissa Siegel

    In Melissa Siegel’s new video she looks at the history, policy and current situation in South African Migration. She starts the first video looking at the pre-16th century. 

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    New video by Melissa Siegel on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking

    In her latest video Prof. Melissa Siegel has sought to establish the difference between migrant smuggling and human trafficking. 

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    Volunteer Role: Dutch Red Cross Migrant Help Desk

    Over de Functie 
    Wil jij ongedocumenteerde migranten in Nederland ondersteunen met de juiste informatie over onder andere medische hulp, onderdak en COVID19? Word dan vrijwilliger bij de WhatsApp Helpdesk van het Rode Kruis! 

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    Young Ghanaians in Europe travel ‘home’ a lot: why their mobility matters

    Ogden JL. (October 13, 2021) ‘Young Ghanaians in Europe travel ‘home’ a lot: why their mobility matters’. The Conversation. 

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    Guarding presence: Absent owners and the labour of managing vacancy

    This book centers on urban vacancy as a core feature of urbanization, using international case studies from the Global North and Global South to explore how vacant urban spaces are sites of political contestation, lived use, and potential for re-purposing. 

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