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Developing a long-term & forward-looking perspective on international migration, seeing migration as part of broader global change & development. RT≠endorsement
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined March 2011
Researching the Politics of Knowledge in Migration Policy. Check out this new @IntMigInstitute / PACES working paper by @KatharinaNatter. https://t.co/dbTUGMY6wd
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Researching Decisions to Stay and Migrate: A Temporal Multilevel Analysis framework. Check out this new IMI working paper by Simona Vezzoli, Lucia Mýtna Kureková and @KerilynSchewel. https://t.co/e9cY1MJL15
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Congratulations to @k_natter for her book 'The Politics of Immigration Beyond Liberal States: Morocco & Tunisia in Comparative Perspective' with @CUP_PoliSci! - 'important' @BoswellPol - 'highly original' James F. Hollifield - 'empirically-rich & analytically-astute' @gtsourapas
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Given wide disparities in wealth & wellbeing worldwide, far fewer people migrate than our theories predict. Why? New WP alert! Check out the first global survey of *staying* aspirations and *retain* factors using @GallupPoll data https://t.co/N9BGFsn2Sa
migrationinstitute.org
In the last decade, there has been growing interest from both policy and academic communities in understanding why people migrate. The focus, however, remains biased towards understanding mobility,...
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Focusing on educated urban youth, this paper with @BeeStrid as lead author, presents "Mobilization Trajectories" as analytical tool for understanding why in a similar context some prefer to migrate, others to protest and yet others prefer inaction..
Why does discontent lead some to migrate, others to protest, while others do nothing? New IMI WP by @BeeStrid, @ersanilli_e, and Jacquelien van Stekelenburg introduces 'mobilization trajectories' as a tool to study migration and protest intentions 🔗 https://t.co/WmAg7dDrWc
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Why does discontent lead some to migrate, others to protest, while others do nothing? New IMI WP by @BeeStrid, @ersanilli_e, and Jacquelien van Stekelenburg introduces 'mobilization trajectories' as a tool to study migration and protest intentions 🔗 https://t.co/WmAg7dDrWc
migrationinstitute.org
When dissatisfied with socioeconomic and political conditions, why do some people migrate, others protest, and others do neither? While existing literature shows that migration and protest are both...
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It is with great sadness that we have to announce that one of the founders & former director of IMI, Prof. Stephen Castles, has passed away. His vast legacy will continue to inspire generations of researchers, students, activists, & policy makers. https://t.co/AW3FkS8jRd
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New IMI Working Paper by Simona Vezzoli explores how young adults make a decision to migrate or to stay in a Brazilian town experiencing economic decline. She provides a fresh take on why many prefer to stay. Check out this and other IMI WPs here: https://t.co/SiY8b54hXm
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Are refugee numbers really at an all-time high? New study analyzing long-term trend in refugee migration by Sonja Fransen and @heindehaas challenges the popular idea that we live in times of unprecedented refugee migration. https://t.co/JrOAmp6exS
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Very excited that our first TIES teaching module on migration drivers for high school students is online in English! Soon also in French, German, Italian, Dutch and Polish. Please share with teachers & tell us what you think! @IntMigInstitute @GIGA_Institute @InsideNatGeo
We are happy to announce that the module ''Why do people migrate?'' is out on our website! The module dives into migration drivers and mechanisms through engaging migration stories from research and innovative visual and sound material.
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🚨 another great IMI WP is out! I'm editor of this series, and we welcome research that promotes new thinking about migration as an intrinsic part of global change and development. Interested in submitting? Send me a DM or read more here:
migrationinstitute.org
When and why do states include migrants in social protection policies? In a new IMI WP, @Mira_B_Rudolph explores this question in Kerala, India - one of the first subnational states to implement social protection policies for emigrants and returnees. https://t.co/EdfDiB5q9Y
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When and why do states include migrants in social protection policies? In a new IMI WP, @Mira_B_Rudolph explores this question in Kerala, India - one of the first subnational states to implement social protection policies for emigrants and returnees. https://t.co/EdfDiB5q9Y
migrationinstitute.org
The migration process raises a set of migration-related risks and vulnerabilities that governments first need to recognize as collective problems before formulating public policy responses. The South...
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"no long-term increase in the global intensity of refugee migration" but concentration to fewer origin countries and widening to more destination countries.
Trends and Patterns of Global Refugee Migration. New article just published in Population and Development Review by IMI fellows Sonja Fransen and Hein de Haas. https://t.co/JrOAmp6exS
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Trends and Patterns of Global Refugee Migration. New article just published in Population and Development Review by IMI fellows Sonja Fransen and Hein de Haas. https://t.co/JrOAmp6exS
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New article by IMI Fellows @Geraldine_Adiku & @LKandilige explores the co-creation of transnational livelihoods through ‘door-to-door’ shipping operations between Ghana and the UK Now out in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies @scmrjems: https://t.co/40SIn6gKkw
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Transnational approaches have led to conceptualisations of migration as a phenomenon that is embedded within globalisation processes. Overwhelmingly, emphasis is placed on the transnational connect...
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just before the weekend - my new article on democratization and migration policy in Tunisia is out! It’s part of a SI with the wonderful @ThiolletHelene. Please share and let me know what you think! @_ENMISA @IMISCOE_MigPoG @MigCitizenAPSA @PolSciLeiden
tandfonline.com
How does democratisation affect the politics of migration? This paper analyses Tunisian immigration and emigration politics in the decade before and after the 2011 revolution, drawing on 57 intervi...
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Research suggests rising levels of development lead to rising levels of migration, but what causes significant country-to-country variation in this trend? The MADE project asks this question in 6 country case studies. Check out their first policy brief👇 https://t.co/6JCgclyG6e
migrationinstitute.org
Research suggests that rising levels of ‘development’ lead to rising levels of migration. However, little is known about large variations in the way development has shaped human mobility across...
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Call for applications for a publishing workshop for African scholars - with extensive feedback and mentoring to demystify the publishing process. Open to scholars employed in SSA at any stage of their careers, deadline 15 July: https://t.co/YbYHgHBJkU
giga-hamburg.de
The MIASA Publishing Workshop on 14 and 15 December 2023 is designed to provide African scholars with in-depth feedback on advanced research papers with the aim of facilitating their submission to...
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How does development shape patterns of internal and international migration? The MADE project examined development-migration interactions in six case study countries and its first policy brief is out! Check it out for the findings and key insights:
migrationinstitute.org
Research suggests that rising levels of ‘development’ lead to rising levels of migration. However, little is known about large variations in the way development has shaped human mobility across...
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