Migration Policy Centre

Advanced research and training on international migration, asylum and mobility.

Migration Shapes the World—We Help You Understand How.

Migration influences economies, societies, and governance worldwide. At the Migration Policy Centre, we provide research, expertise, and data to deepen understanding and drive better policy decisions.

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dilemmas

The ethics of migration policy dilemmas

Check out the latest outputs from the 'Dilemmas' projects, which explore the ethical challenges of migration and refugee policymaking, focusing on the real-world dilemmas faced by policymakers and civil society.

Experts, not vulnerable: Centring dignity in research with irregularised migrants

This article provides a methodological roadmap for critically engaging with the concept of vulnerability in migration research, particularly on individuals who reside in a place without legal status. Co-authored by Caitlin Procter and Leila Giannetto

How does PRIME research compare between countries?

In this episode, Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme, Professor explain what 'institutions' means to the PRIME project and discuss the methodological challenge of comparing countries with such different histories, politics and cultures.

Public fairness perceptions of the use of biometrics and automated decision-making in border control

In this working paper, Lenka Dražanová explores what the public considers fair when states collect and process people’s biometrics at the border, and how these perceptions change when applied to different groups.

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Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab

The Co-Lab connects researchers, policymakers and practitioners to ensure evidence is useful, practical and applicable to today’s migration challenges.

The Co-Lab is powered by the Horizon Europe INNOVATE project, a consortium of 12 institutions led by the Migration Policy Centre.

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U-LEAD programme

Here’s how we’re making a concrete impact locally

Together with UNICEF Europe and Central Asia, we have launched U-LEAD, a twelve-week, youth-led initiative that brings together unaccompanied minors, young adults, Italian high-school students and members of academia to build leadership, empathy and civic participation.

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