Naiara Rodriguez-Peña
@n_rodriguezpena
Followers
322
Following
180
Media
2
Statuses
106
Postdoctoral Researcher, #PATHWAYS project @demigkrems | Working on (im)mobility aspirations, capabilities and development
Joined April 2021
Feeling extremely excited and honored to learn that I’ve been awarded the 2024 APSA Migration & Citizenship Section Best Dissertation Award for my research on im/mobility aspirations, capabilities and adaptation in high-income countries @APSAtweets @MigCitizenAPSA🥳🎉
7
8
57
New paper out! 🎉 What are migration capabilities and how can we measure them? I introduce a new framework for understanding global migration capabilities, explore key methodological challenges and outline directions for future research. https://t.co/otGdNBrv8h
link.springer.com
The complexity and abstract nature of capabilities may explain why research on migration aspirations is far more prevalent than studies on migration capabilities, and why clear conceptualizations and...
4
20
97
🚨 BREAKING: EU-funded research projects @fair_return, @GapsReturns, @MoreprojectEU & @MIrreM_project call for greater transparency on how their work was used in the EU's Proposal for a Common System for Returns.
1
7
10
Publication alert🚨 How can we explain the strength of migration and stay aspirations? In @JournalCMS, I engage with this question shedding light into the distinction between the instrumental and intrinsic value of migration. Check it out and engage🔻 https://t.co/ewetpKaE7v
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com
Studies on migration aspirations have provided fresh perspectives for two decades by focusing on the changing nature of aspirations, the aspirations-cap/abilities nexus, and by offering a counterpo...
0
3
11
Why has #migration #research so little #impact? In @IMRjournal, @NWelfens and I examine dynamics of knowledge production and knowledge use in migration policy and migration studies. Check it out and engage!🔻 https://t.co/TaKJB6Gbjx
journals.sagepub.com
Scientific and expert knowledge on migration is often disregarded in policy making and plays only a minor role in public debates - despite the massive growth an...
8
64
239
On our site, you'll find more information about the project, its rationale, objectives, and our team from @demigkrems and @ugent: #MathiasCzaika, @IlseRuyssen, #SoranaToma, #CharlotteScheerens, @nicolascaso, @LeaMullerFunk, and @JosefNeubauer.
2
0
2
The involuntary immobility-development nexus remains under-studied. Our project, #PATHWAYS, explores the effects of unfulfilled migration aspirations on subjective well-being, life aspirations and forward-looking behavior. Our website is now live!🚨
pathwaysresearchproject.wordpress.com
Development implications of involuntary immobility in Africa
1
7
26
🚨Extended deadline🚨 @jorgencarling and I are extending the submission deadline for our call for abstract @IMISCOE 2025 "Life and migration: Decentering migration from the life aspirations of (potential) migrants" New deadline: 23 September 2024⚠️
People are more than migrants or potential migrants. Are you working on life aspirations? Do you have ideas about how research on life aspirations can contribute to migration studies? Consider submitting an abstract to this panel organized with @jorgencarling 👇Deadline: 18 sept.
0
3
6
People are more than migrants or potential migrants. Are you working on life aspirations? Do you have ideas about how research on life aspirations can contribute to migration studies? Consider submitting an abstract to this panel organized with @jorgencarling 👇Deadline: 18 sept.
Call for abstracts @IMISCOE 2025 "Life and migration: Decentering migration from the life aspirations of (potential) migrants" ⚠️Deadline 16 September (Please share 🙏🏼) Organized by @n_rodriguezpena and me. https://t.co/4sXxpXvB9C
@IMISCOE_PhD @reflex_studies @METHatMIG
0
1
8
‼️EXTENDED deadline (16 September 2024) for paper submissions for the 2025 IMISCOE Spring Conference @demigkrems @unikrems More info:
🎉Excited to announce the Call for Papers for the 2025 @IMISCOE Spring Conference organised by the @demigkrems 🗓️17-19 March 2025 ✏️Deadline for paper submissions: 6 September 2024 🔎Find out more: https://t.co/05MfKfIRIF
0
25
39
The deadline is fast approaching! Come and work in our fantastic department😊
Apply for this postdoctoral position in the field of migration studies and become part of our interdisciplinary, team-oriented department! This is a 1.5/2 year position dealing with ethical dilemmas in migration and asylum policy. 🗓️ Deadline: September 30 https://t.co/ikQAfvTHrY
0
0
2
Apply for this postdoctoral position in the field of migration studies and become part of our interdisciplinary, team-oriented department! This is a 1.5/2 year position dealing with ethical dilemmas in migration and asylum policy. 🗓️ Deadline: September 30 https://t.co/ikQAfvTHrY
0
112
155
EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE Join the ERC project Mixed Rivals as a PhD student to research rivalry & solidarity between migrant groups in North Africa. Apply until Sept 11 https://t.co/5cYHGajqKt Please note: The deadline for the RA position is Sept 1
Come work with us! Mingle with us researchers and explore solidarity and rivalry between migrant groups in North Africa. The Mixed Rivals project team is looking for a Research Assistant and a PhD student. The application deadline is September 1st, 2024. https://t.co/6qEBgy5ENc
0
10
16
A great conference with very interesting insights on cognitive immobility, vulnerability and the interplay of different im/mobility categories #neuchgradconf24 @nccr_onthemove
✈️Insightful presentation by @KristelGM19 @unige_en on the interplay of mobility and vulnerability among repatriated Filipino transnational workers during the #COVID19 pandemic mentored by @n_rodriguezpena at #neuchgradconf24. A look into the pandemic's impact on #MigrantWorkers.
10
0
9
Perfect end to #IMISCOE2024 with a fascinating work by @EconRuhnke and #RamonaRischke about modelling im/mobility aspirations using machine learning. The way forward for theory-building is indeed combining different methods, disciplines, country contexts, etc.
0
1
5
And, of course, to all aspiring migrants, aspiring stayers, returnees and immigrants who were willing to speak to me in El Bierzo and Laciana and shared their lived experiences. Some publication alerts will be coming soon!!
0
0
4
Many thanks to jury members @LauraCleton, @bigcitypolitics @uguraltundal, section co-presidents @FionaAdamson @mjonescorrea, my supervisors @AmandaKvK #AssafDahdah, and committee members @heindehaas, @KerilynSchewel, #SimonaVezzoli @nloizide for engaging with my work
1
0
4
2-days full with insightful presentations on migration decision-making, aspirations, governance, development and many more topics. Fruitful discussions to continue at IMISCOE for sure!
Last panel of the #MIGNEX2024 conference. Great presentations from @n_rodriguezpena, @carrasco_ig & Furrukh Khan on the future of migrations studies! All over, time to head to the pub.
0
0
7
Last panel of the #MIGNEX2024 conference. Great presentations from @n_rodriguezpena, @carrasco_ig & Furrukh Khan on the future of migrations studies! All over, time to head to the pub.
1
3
20