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Cebatori, V. & Dito, B. (2021). Internal and international parental migration and the living conditions of children in Ghana. Children and Youth Services Review, 121(February), 105821. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105821. 

The next edition of MACIMIDE’s multidisciplinary Annual Conference will take place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September 2021. 

The United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), part of the Maastricht University, offers a PhD Programme on Innovation, Economics and Governance for Development (IEGD); all relevant information about the programme is available at  http://www.merit.unu.edu/training/iegd/ 

About this Research Topic 

Migration has globally become a hot topic in political agendas over the decades. International Organisation for Migration (IOM), as of 2020, note > 270 million international migrants, the majority of whom left their countries for better social and economic opportunities, also increasing due to water crisis and climate shocks.

Do you want to present your research to a wider community beyond academia? DAMR is currently looking for contributions to the DAMR MigrationBlog. The DAMR MigrationBlog aims to make migration research accessible for a wide audience.  

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.

Jordan, L., A. Hoang, C. Chui, W. Wang, V. Mazzucato (2020). Multiple precarity and intimate family life among African-Chinese families in Guangzhou. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 

Cebotari, V. (2020). Migration, remittances and child education in Ghana: Evidence from a longitudinal study. In M. Konte & L. M. Mbaye (Eds.), Migration, Remittances, and Sustainable Development in Africa. 

Mazzucato, V. (2020) Mixed-method Social Network Analysis for multi-sited transnational migration research. Global Networks-a Journal of Transnational Affairs 

SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT 

The next Migration Seminar, offered jointly by MGSoG/UNU-MERIT in collaboration with MACIMIDE, will take place on Wednesday, December 16th. 

In this seminar Dr. Evelyn Ersanilli will present the results of the book Marriage Migration and Integration Integration’ (Palgrave) by Katharine Charsley, Marta Bolognani, Evelyn Ersanilli ,and Sarah Spencer. The seminar will be held from 15:00 to 16:00 CET on Zoom (link in location above). 

Virtual Book Launch:  COVID-19 and Migration: Understanding the Pandemic and Human Mobility 

Ilse Ruyssen, Melissa Siegel, Richa Shivakoti and Maud Martens, UNU-CRIS / UNU-MERIT / Ryerson University / IES – VUB