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Focussing on Hard-to-Reach populations, the course provides an introduction to research methods in conducting research, both qualitative and quantitative, on marginal, hidden and excluded population. It will cover research on topics such as migrants; refugees and displaced people; children and adolescents; sex workers; homeless; LGBT; victims of violence, conflicts or trafficking; HIV/AIDS; drug users as well as topics proposed by participants. Aimed to promote action-oriented research, the course introduces the main theories and research approaches on exclusion and marginalization using different frameworks and techniques. It addresses methods and strategies to address the dangers associate with the lack of systematic use of solid research methodology, ethics, data collection and analysis in the formulation and evaluation of policies and programs. 

Sayed N. (2021). Diaspora Engagement in Afghanistan: A Policy Agenda for Sustainable Development. Cordaid. 

This year, Migration Research Center at Koc University (MiReKoc) collaborates with International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE) to organize the 10th MiReKoc International Summer School, which will be held between October 11-22, 2021 at Koç University, Istanbul on the theme of “Research Methods and Ethics in Migration Studies” offering a hybrid model for both face-to-face and online.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducts and supports data analysis designed to guide and inform migration policy and practice. The Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), based in Berlin, Germany, responds to IOM’s call for upgrading its capacity to collect and analyse migration data, and to develop closer partnerships with data providers and academic institutions. GMDAC acts as a “data hub” for decision-makers and practitioners seeking the best available migration data. 

On 22 April this online event will involve a conversation between Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, European Commission and Professors Vincent Chetail and Elspeth Guild about the current proposals as part of the European Pact on migration and Asylum which was announced by the European Commission at the end of 2020. 
 
 

The PhD grant is part of a research project funded by the Regional Council of Aquitaine, under the joint supervision of Francesco Lissoni and Ernest Miguelez. The selected candidate is expected to complete their dissertation in three years, although extensions can be granted, if properly motivated. The proposed subject is linked to a larger research program, for which the prospective supervisor has submitted a proposal to ANR, the French National Research Agency. The aim of the project is to study the attractiveness of French doctorates Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for foreign students; as well as the ability of the French science and innovation system to retain the best foreign graduates. 

As of April 2021, Tim Huijts (UM-SBE) has started a part-time position (0.2 FTE) as a Professor of Sociology at the Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN) in Norway (https://www.ntnu.edu/chain). 

In this series Melissa Siegel looks at migration in Egypt over three videos. The first video examines the history of Egyptian Migration with a focus on the period since the 19th Century. 

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral ethnographer for a multisite ethnographic study in Senegal and Europe. JUSTREMIT is an ERC funded research project investigating remittances and justice with a focus on Europe and Senegal. One pillar of the project is an ethnographic study of remittances focusing on Senegalese senders in Europe and receivers in Senegal. Complementing the ethnography will be two PhD candidates working on migration governance issues and the PI’s study of global justice. The ethnographer will be a key member of the team. The position involves substantial field research. 

Strijbosch K. (2021). 10 manieren om migranten te ontmoeten in Dakar. NEMO Kennislink. 

Project Description: Foreign nationals with a similar background frequently face varying chances to obtain German visas, work permits or passports. The Administrative Inequality project examines unequal treatment of foreigners in the domain of visa and naturalisation decisions by comparing the decision-making behaviour of German consulates across the world and of citizenship offices across German counties and states. 

The Migration Research Division of the International Organization for Migration is looking for academic and applied researchers on gender and migration who would be interested to contribute to a one-year research project funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on “The impacts of COVID-19 on migration and migrants from a gender perspective”. The objective of this research project is to explore and critically examine the short- and longer-term gender implications of COVID-19 impacts on migration and the well-being of migrants worldwide so as to inform policy and programmatic responses during and after the pandemic.