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Michelle S. M. Momo, 

The aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge on educational outcomes in low income and lower-middle-income countries by examining the intergenerational correlation of education in multiple dimensions, given the complexity inherent in the concept and the global persistence in the number of early school leavers. The proposition is that in order to combat the high rate of school dropout among the poor and to increase the intergenerational mobility of education, it is necessary to explore the role played by the reduction in the intergenerational mobility on inequalities that occur early in the lives of children. In other words, gaps that emerge early in life among families that need to be addressed and offset. These are gaps that exist due to inherited limited opportunities from parents and a lack of basic necessities for a comfortable standard of living. 

Michelle S. M. Momo, 

The aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge on educational outcomes in low income and lower-middle-income countries by examining the intergenerational correlation of education in multiple dimensions, given the complexity inherent in the concept and the global persistence in the number of early school leavers. The proposition is that in order to combat the high rate of school dropout among the poor and to increase the intergenerational mobility of education, it is necessary to explore the role played by the reduction in the intergenerational mobility on inequalities that occur early in the lives of children. In other words, gaps that emerge early in life among families that need to be addressed and offset. These are gaps that exist due to inherited limited opportunities from parents and a lack of basic necessities for a comfortable standard of living. 

EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market-oriented immigration to Germany starting in May 2011.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the seminar that had been scheduled for 29th September has had to be rescheduled

Dr Sonja Fransen has received a Comprehensive Innovation grant from UNU-MERIT to study ‘Climate Vulnerabilities in Refugee Camps’. The two-year research project will provide empirical insights into the vulnerabilities of refugee camp locations and camp residents to climatic events, both rapid and slow onset, and identify and evaluate innovative policy strategies that can be used to reduce these vulnerabilities. 

EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market-oriented immigration to Germany starting in May 2011. Taking into account that not all immigrants stay permanently and that outmigration flows are selective, this paper classifies recent EU immigrants into “new arrivals” and “stayers” drawing on administrative social security data (2005-2017). 

Sayed, N., Sadat F., and Khan H. (2021) Will the Taliban’s Takeover Lead to a New Refugee Crisis in Afghanistan. Migration Information Source. 

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

In this newest video Melissa Siegel looks at the support being offered to people who supported foreign governments in Afghanistan. 

Labussière, M., Levels, M., and Vink, M. (2021) Citizenship and education trajectories among children of immigrants: A transition-oriented sequence analysis. Advances in Life Course Research. 

Sophie Withhaeckx has been involved in an expert panel on the topic of transnational adoption in Belgium. 

The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility. The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences covers the main branches of social and political sciences, constituting the bases of an interdisciplinary knowledge of the interactions between the collective and individual dimensions. The faculty supports a joint research program with the Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (FORS) to foster synergies between the two institutions.