MPC Events
Executive Training Seminar
Migration Communication Strategies: Effective Approaches to Depolarize the Debate
24-25 September
Training Programme Apply Here Immigration is a controversial issue that is polarizing societies. The rising salience of the immigration issue has evoked heated debates and the rise of hate speech.
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MPC Webinar: Gender Based Violence and Migration in Times of Covid-19. Perspectives from across the globe.
The current health crisis has exposed and deepened existing inequalities; and it is a crisis that is, in many ways, gendered. Many essential (migrant) workers are female. The crisis has
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MPC Webinar: ‘Migration and Development: Revisiting the Migration Hump’
How does economic development in poor countries affect international migration? An apparently well-established ‘stylized fact’ suggests that the relationship between economic development and emigration follows an inverted U-shape pattern –
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Webinar Asylum Governance in Europe: Legal frameworks, adjudication, and new technological challenges
With the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the CJC in collaboration with the MPC will hold a joint Webinar discussing some of the current challenges faced by refugees with
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Webinar: What are the implications of COVID19 for migration flows & asylum?
The School of Transnational Governance will host a new #FlorenceLive Webinar discussing the implications of COVID19 on Schengen, migration flows and asylum. MPC Director Andrew Geddes moderates the
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MPC Webinar: ‘Public Attitudes to Migration’
The immediate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on migration have been drastic and unprecedented, including the closure of international and even internal borders. In this webinar we ask a number
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MPC Webinar: ‘Migration And Mobility in the EU’
To mark the publication of the second edition of the book Migration and Mobility in the European Union, co-authored by Andrew Geddes, Leila Hadj Abdou and Leiza Brumat, this MPC
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MPC Webinar: ‘The effects of COVID-19 on Mobility and Citizenship’
As part of it’s ongoing Webinar Series on migration and mobility, the MPC will host a joint Webinar with the Global Citizenship Observatory, (GlobalCit), to present the following presentations; ‘The
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MPC Seminar on ‘Skilled Migration and Education’
Postponed to new dates tbd
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “Changing Governance in Global Talent Competition: From Attraction to Selectivity and Retention”presentation by Lucie Cerna,
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Migration Working Group on ‘Attitudes: Experimental and Historical Approaches’
Postponed to new dates tbd
As part of the Migration Working Group, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “The legacy of historical emigration: Evidence from Italian municipalities” , presentation by Erminia Florio,
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MPC Webinar: “Migrant workers under Covid-19 lockdown’’
As part of it’s ongoing Webinar Series on migration and mobility, the MPC will present the following presentations. “More than "Migrant Workers": migrants' responses to COVID19”, by Gabriella Sanchez, Research
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MPC seminar on “Development and Law”
Postponed to new dates tbd
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host presenations on the theme of ‘Development and Law’ from Covadonga Meseguer, London School of Economics and Hélène Mayrand,
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MPC Webinar: “Rethinking Migrants’ Skills and Labour Immigration Policies”
The MPC Webinar Series Picking up where we left off …. The health emergency requires us to cease, at least for now, our usual ways in the Migration Policy Centre
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First Mid-Term Conference of the IMISCOE MigPOG Standing Committee: Migration Politics and Governance: Understanding the Relationships – Postponed, date tbc
As a key member of the IMISCOE Migration Politics and Governance (MigPoG) Standing Committee (SC), the Migration Policy Centre will hold the First Mid-Term Conference on ‘Migration Politics and Governance:
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MPC Seminar on ‘Attitudes to Migration’ – Postponed, date tbc
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host presentations on the theme of ‘Attitudes to Migration’ with presentations from Leonardo Baccini, EUI, and Tim Cooper, EASO
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Revisiting the ‘Migration Hump’: New Research on the Effects of Foreign Aid and Development on Emigration from Low-Income Countries – Postponed, date tbc
At least since the large movements of refugees and other migrants to the EU in 2015, one of the key questions for policy makers is “will economic development in poor
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MPC Seminar on ‘Search and Rescue’ – Postponed, date tbc
Since the large inflows of asylum seekers and other migrants in 2015, migration across the Mediterranean Sea has captured the attention of the public and received extensive media coverage all
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Training: International Migration Determinants, Effects, & Governance
Tunisia, 9-13 March 2020
Introduction Teaching Methods Lectures and workshops Trainers Biographies Date and Location Introduction This five-day training course covers fundamental theories, concepts, institutional and legal frameworks related to international immigration. The
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Migration Working Group on Development and Irregular Migration
As part of the Migration Working Group, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “In limbo: the mismatch between Luxembourg and Strasbourg’s conceptualisation of ‘torture or inhuman or
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MPC Seminar on ‘Borders and Governance’
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: 'In the Shadows: Reconfiguring Racial Disparities in the Central Justice System through Policing Immigration' presented
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The Migration Working Group, ‘Political Parties and Exploring Discrimination’
As part of the Migration Working Group, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “The impact of radical right parties upon migrants’ social rights: a cross regional comparison”
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MPC Seminar on “Estimation and Comparison of Unauthorized Migration in Europe and the United States” with Philip Connor, PEW Research Centre
Philip Connor from PEW Research Centre will make a presentation on "Estimation and Comparison of Unauthorized Migration in Europe and the United States" Abstract Europe and the United States are
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The Democratic Case for Immigration in the European Union
The Migration Policy Centre and GlobalCit are jointly hosting the following seminar with Rainer Bauböck who will present his work on "The Democratic Case for Immigration in the European Union".
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The Migration Working Group on ‘Trafficking, Discrimination and Minority Voices’
As part of the Migration Working Group, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “A right to residence for victims of trafficking on humanitarian grounds? An analysis of
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MPC Seminar on ‘Radicalization and Nationalism” with Robert Schertzer and Mitja Sardoc
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “#Nationalism: the role of culture and social media in the rise of anti-immigrant politics across
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Migration Working Group on ‘Asylum : Legal, Normative and Quantitative Perspectives’
As part of the Migration Working Group, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: Doing more than one’s fair share: refugee protection in the EU and the ‘coalition of the
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MPC Seminar on ‘Migration, Citizenship and Public Perceptions” with Rueyling Tzeng and Lenka Drazanova
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: "Threat, Contact and Social Relationships: Public Perceptions of Immigrants in Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain and
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Book Launch ‘The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance’, Wednesday 30 October, London
Book launch: The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance Presenters Professor Andrew Geddes, European University Institute Dr Leila Hadj-Abdou, European University Institute Dr Marcia Vera Espinoza, Queen Mary University of London
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MPC Seminar on Asylum and Integration with David Keen and Friedrich Poeschel
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “The functions and legitimisation of suffering in Calais, France” - presentation by David Keen, LSE
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Seminar “Repertoires of Migration Governance in Southeast Asia and South America”, London Migration Research Group
Director of the Migration Policy Centre, Andrew Geddes, will present at the next London Migration Research Group Seminar. This presentation will explore the drivers of migration governance in Southeast Asia
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Workshop: Cities and the Global Governance of Migration. An Under-Explored Link. 17-18 October 2019
Time: 17-10-2019, 09.30 – 18.00 18-10-2019, 09.00 – 14.00 Convenors: Tiziana Caponio, Migration Policy Centre, EUI Moritz Baumgärtel, Utrecht University Andrea Pettrachin, Migration Policy Centre, EUI In the last
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Rethinking EU migration and asylum policies: Managing immigration jointly with countries of origin and transit, 16 October 2019, Brussels
Asylum and migration policy continues to be high up on the EU policy agenda and will remain an important topic for the next European Commission. Though current positions in the
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MPC Seminar with Linda Oucho and Annick-Laure Tchuendem
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: “Understanding Migration and Influencing Policy - Experiences from the African Migration and Development Policy Centre,
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MPC Seminar: Refuge beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers with David Fitzgerald
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentation by David Fitzgerald, UC San Diego, “Refuge beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers”
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Hybrid Governance and Limited Statehood in the MENA Region
This workshop draws on the fresh empirical research of the EU-LISTCO project and aims to take stock of how limited statehood and contestation have affected forms of governance in the
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The Swinging of the Pendulum? Centre-Right Parties in a Post-Migration Crisis Europe
This workshop will explore how the European centre-right is handling immigration in the wake of the migration crisis: are we witnessing a radicalisation of claims, and a shift from more
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Tampere 20 Year Anniversary – Achievements and Future Priorities for EU AFSJ Agenda
This high-level conference aims to review the current facets of the AFSJ framework of cooperation and assess new ways forward in the EU justice and home affairs domains. The conference
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Seminar with Dominik Hangartner and Anne-Marie Jeannet
As part of its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: Access to and Consequences of Citizenship - presentation by Dominik Hangartner (ETH Zurich) In the
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Book launch “The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance”: Sept 3, Chile
The UDP Government and Innovation Observatory is organising the launch of the book “The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance” (editors Andrew Geddes, European University Institute; Marcia Vera Espinoza, Queen Mary
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Book Launch: The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance, 1 July 2019
As part of its Summer School, the Migration Policy Centre will host the launch and presentation of "The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance" (Edward Elgar Publishing). The panel will
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15th Migration Summer School, 24th June – 5th July, EUI, Florence
Introduction Lectures and workshops Summer School Evaluation Date and Location Eligibility Fees and Scholarship Travel Timetable Media Introduction International migration is a central topic in public political debate
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Seminar: On the causes and effects of attitudes to immigration, 18 June 2019
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations chaired by Elias Dinas, SPS/RSCAS, EUI. Education and Anti-Immigrant Preferences: How did
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Expert Meeting on European Union Migration Governance
The Migration Policy Centre is involved in the CROSSMIGRATION project. This project, coordinated by Erasmus University, seeks to support knowledge accumulation in the field of migration studies through a collaborative
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Migration Working Group – Governing Religion and Addressing Violent Radicalisation: Empirical and Theoretical Insights
The Migration Policy Centre Annual Conference, 23-24 May 2019, EUI, Florence
The Migration Policy Centre (MPC) conducts advanced research on the transnational governance of international migration, asylum and mobility. It aims to provide new ideas, rigorous evidence and critical thinking
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Workshop: Migration between Africa and Europe: The Role of Foreign Aid and Labour Migration
Irregular migration across the Mediterranean is still high on Europe’s political agenda. Despite fewer attempts to cross the Sea in the recent past, pressure has been mounting on the European
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Europe’s turning point on migration? Politics, policy and predictions ahead of the 2019 elections
The Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration’s team will discuss with Ryan Heath, Political Editor of Politico, Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Global Migration and Demography Research at PEW
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Exploring legal and political dynamics of migration governance in Europe
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: Contested Confinement and the Governance of Migration to Europe Veronica Corcodel, Max
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Mobility/Immobility and Humanitarianism – Migration Working Group
ECSR Workshop: The dynamics of neighbourhood segregation
What makes neighbourhood ethnic concentration, and the link between this and neighbourhood deprivation, persist over time and over generations? While the literature considering the consequences of ethnic and socioeconomic segregation
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Seminar: Migrants strategies for mobility: Education and Smuggling
As part of the its seminar series, the Migration Policy Centre will host the following presentations: Immigrant’s demand for informal education: Evidence from US Rezart Hoxhaj (Migration Policy Centre,
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Executive Training Seminar: The Regional Governance of Migration and Mobility: Southeast Asian, African and South American Experiences
Regional organizations vary in highly significant ways in relation to both the institutional form that they take and the provisions that they have for migration from outside the region and
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Migration Working Group – Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees
For more information and to register, consult the event page. Read more about the Migration Working Group.
Seminar: The Italian Decree on Security and Immigration: how Legitimate and Effective is it?
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, the following four presentations will discuss the legitimacy and the effectiveness of the changes introduced by the Italian Decree on Security
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Migration Working Group – Micro-governance of migration
For more information and to register, consult the event page. Read more about the Migration Working Group.
Exploring the dynamics of international migration governance in South America, North America and Europe
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, Leiza Brumat and Leila Hadj Abdou, Research Fellows at the Migration Policy Centre, will present on the dynamics of international migration
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Seminar: Towards a methodology for assessing the effects of asylum policies on asylum flows
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, Dimiter Toshkov, Jean Monnet Fellow at the Schuman Centre, will present on the research methodology for assessing the effects of asylum
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Migration Working Group – Parties, Attitudes and Migration
For more information and to register, consult the event page. Read more about the Migration Working Group.
Seminar: Exploring global travel data: methodological challenges and substantive insights
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, Ettore Recchi, MPC part-time professor and professor at Sciences Po, and Emanuel Deutschmann, MPC research associate for the Global Mobilities Project
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Seminar: All that glitters is not gold: The limits of progressive refugee protection in Latin America
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, Luisa Feline Freier, Assistant Professor of Social and Political Science, Universidad del Pacífico, will present on refugee protection in Latin America.
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Beyond Smuggling: Tunisia’s on-the-ground responses and perspectives to EU’s counter-smuggling practices
On September 2018, a group of Tunisian fishermen were charged by Italian authorities with migrant smuggling after towing a boat carrying migrants to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Public pressure
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Seminar: The determinants of public attitudes to migration
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, Lenka Dražanová and Anne-Marie Jeannet will present their work under the theme of “The determinants of public attitudes to migration”. The
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Cancelled – Seminar: What’s in a label? An ethnography of being a ‘refugee’ in Malaysia
MPC Seminar by Gerhard Hoffstaedter We sincerely apologize, but this seminar had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Abstract Malaysia is home to one the largest urban refugee
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EU-Africa Migration: The Role of Aid and Labour Migration, 3 December 2018, Brussels
Contact: Anne-Marie Boudou, Conference and Membership Coordinator, CEPS This half-day conference explores concrete policies – particularly development aid and labour migration – to reduce incentives for irregular migration, in
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Migration Working Group – Migration Governance and Policies
Fore more information and to register, consult the event page. Read more about the Migration Working Group.
Seminar: Multilevel Governance of Migration, 13 November 2018
As part of the Migration Policy Centre seminar series, Professor Tiziana Caponio and Professor Peter Scholten will present their work under the theme of "Multilevel Governance of Migration". Tiziana Caponio,
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Migration Working Group – Trans-Asia as method: de-westernising, de-nationalising and de-academicising knowledge production in Asia
This MWG session will address the potential of “trans-Asia” approaches as a strategic method (rather than academic methodology) to consider transnationally shared issues such as migration and cultural diversity on
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Missing migrant children and families: Expert meeting on migrant deaths and disappearances
The Migration Policy Centre, in collaboration with IOM-GMDAC, will be hosting a global team of researchers who together will work on the fourth volume in IOM’s Fatal Journeys Report. The
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Seminar: Transnational Terrorism and Restrictive Immigration Policies
Seminar by Marc Helbling (paper co-authored with Daniel Meierrieks) Abstract: We study the effect of transnational terrorism risk perception on immigration policy change for a sample of 30 OECD countries
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Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America & Europe
This international conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the varied and complex components of migration governance politics. A comparative
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Migration Working Group – Migration, Transnational Production Systems and Rural Development
This inaugural workshop of the EUI Migration Working Group develops at the interfaces between rural development, sociology and migration studies. Taking a critical look at the policy framework and ongoing
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EUI in Brussels – “Europe divided? Attitudes to immigration ahead of the 2019 European elections”
Migration is one of the most important and divisive issues in Europe today and seems almost certain to dominate political debate in the run-up to the 2019 European Parliament elections.
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2018 International Academic Conference on Organized Crime and Gender, 11-13 July 2018, EUI, Florence
UNODC's Education for Justice initiative and the Migration Policy Centre will convene an International Academic Conference on the gender and gendered dynamics of organized crime, including trafficking in persons and
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“The national vs the foreigner in South America. 200 years of migration and citizenship law””, Cambridge University Press with author Diego Acosta, University of Bristol
Since the turn of the century, South American governments and regional organisations have adopted the world's most open discourse on migration and citizenship. At a time when restrictive choices were
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Film Series on Migration, Inclusion and Diversity: – LʼOrdine delle Cose, Andrea Segre
The Migration Policy Centre, along with the EU Border Care project, is hosting a film series aiming at engaging with documentary and fiction films relevant to research themes on migration,
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14th Migration Summer School, 25th June – 6th July, EUI, Florence
Introduction Lectures and workshops Summer School Evaluation Date and Location Eligibility Fees and Scholarship Travel Timetable Contacts Introduction International migration has become a central topic in the public political
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Seminar – Temporary labour migration and the UN Global Compact for Migration: from guest workers to immigrants?, by Professor Philip Martin (UC Davis), EUI, Florence
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) aims to promote “labour mobility, including circular migration.” Recommendation five calls on governments to consider “demographic and global labor market
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The Migration Policy Centre Annual Conference, 7-8 June 2018, EUI, Florence
The Migration Policy Centre (MPC) conducts advanced research on the transnational governance of international migration, asylum and mobility. It aims to provide new ideas, rigorous evidence and critical thinking to
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Cross Migration, H2020 project, “Towards Systematic Knowledge Accumulation in Migration Studies”
The field of migration studies has evolved and expanded significantly. This involves not only a growing quantity of studies, but also growing interdisciplinarity, methodological differentiation, expansion in countries and regions
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Presentation of the second MEDAM Assessment Report on Asylum and Migration Policies in Europe at the Global Solutions Summit, 28-29 May 2018, Berlin
The Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM), with its three participating research institutions, the Migration Policy Centre, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and CEPS, will present
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The State of the Union 2018
As part of the annual The State of the Union high level conference, organized by the European University Institute, the Migration Policy Centre will be hosting a panel on “Limits
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Migration Working Group – Irregular Migration and EU Borders, EUI, Florence
For more information check out the event page. Read more about Migration Working Group.
The many faces of Migrant Smuggling: From a crime to a humanitarian act.
This event, co-organised by the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute and CEPS, seeks to foster a dialog on smuggling policy and research. Academics, government, law enforcement
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Beyond Critique: Celebrating 5 Years of Border Criminologies
The Conference, hosted by Border Criminologies, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and the Migration Policy Centre, celebrates 5 years of Border Criminologies at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford.
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High-level seminar: Contemporary realities and dynamics of migration in Italy, EUI, Florence
This High Level Seminar, organised within the framework of the Metropolis International Steering Committee (ISC) Spring meeting at the European University Institute, analyses the contemporary dynamics of migration to Italy
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Talentism and ‘The Mobility’: New Capitalism or Old Feudalism?
The Migration Policy Centre will host a research seminar with David Kyle, Associate Profressor at the UC Davis. The aim of this talk is to focus attention on the shared
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Special Issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on “Migrant Smuggling as a Collective Strategy and Insurance Policy: Views from the Margins”
The Migration Policy Centre at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies will host the launch of the Special Issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and
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Migration Working Group – Integration, 20 March 2018, EUI, Florence
For more information check out the event page. Read more about Migration Working Group.
Kick-off Meeting CROSS-MIGRATION, Rotterdam
The Migration Policy Centre is participating as a partner in the new H2020 project on Current European and Cross-National Comparative Research and Research Actions on Migration (CROSS-MIGRATION). The CROSS-MIGRATION project
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European Migration Forum, 6-7 March 2018, Brussels
The Migration Policy Centre participates in the European Migration Forum - the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration - taking place at the European Economic and Social Committee
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Film screening of “Olha’s Italian Diary” by Olena Fedyuk
As part of the film Series on Migration, Inclusion and Diversity, the Migration Policy Centre and the EU Border Care project will host a film screening of “Olha’s Italian Diary”
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Roundtable: Migration and the future of Britain in Europe, London
Immigration featured prominently in the public debate ahead of the UK’s referendum on the European Union. It will also be a defining issue for the future of Britain’s relations with
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Migration Working Group – Asylum Governance, 27 February 2018, EUI, Florence
For more information check out the event page. Read more about Migration Working Group.
Workshop – Tracking Global Population Mobilities: Conceptual, Measurement, And Analytical Challenges
This is a kick off workshop of the Global Mobilities Project at the Migration Policy Centre, RSCAS. The workshop will outline and discuss the key demographic, economic, legal-political and sociological
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Seminar – From Market Integration to core state powers: the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis and integration, by Philipp Genschel
In this seminar hosted by the Migration Policy Centre, Professor Philipp Genschel, will present his working paper, “From Market Integration to core state powers: the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis
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Final Workshop – Youth mobility, food security and rural poverty reduction (RYM), 19 February 2018, FAO, Rome
The Migration Policy Centre team presents the research findings of the Study on Rural Migration in Tunisia (RuMiT) at the Final workshop of the Project implemented by the Food
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Roundtable on ‘Breaking cycles of trauma: Protecting and offering dignity to refugees in the East African region, 15th February 2018
The Department of Political and Social Sciences, in affiliation with the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), will host a roundtable event on,
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Migration Working Group – The Future of Europe as a Cultural Fact – A Conversation with Arjun Appadurai, 31 January 2018, EUI, Florence
In his 2013 book The Future as Cultural Fact, Arjun Appadurai wrote that we need to understand better the interactions between three notable human preoccupations: imagination, anticipation, and aspiration. The
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Migration Working Group – Migration Governance, 30 January 2018, EUI, Florence
For more information check out the event page. Read more about Migration Working Group.
The Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus, 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) organise a
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Seminar – The Theory of Change and Response : A New Agenda for Research on Population and Development in Africa, by Professor Yves Charbit, 19 December 2018, EUI, Florence
In this seminar hosted by the Migration Policy Centre, Professor Yves Charbit (University Paris Descartes) presents an updated version of the Theory of Change and Response, which was first put
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Seminar – The Drivers of the Brexit Vote: What we know so far, by Professor Matthew Goodwin, 4 December 2017, EUI, Florence
Professor Matthew Goodwin (University of Kent) examines the dynamics of the 2016 vote for Brexit. Drawing on individual level survey data and aggregate data, as well as established theories of
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Migration Working Group – Migration and Labour Markets, 28 November 2017, EUI, Florence
For more information check out the event page. Read more about Migration Working Group.
MPC-UNODC Workshop When Smuggling goes wrong: from a crime against state sovereignty to a crime against persons, 26-27 October, European University Institute, Florence
The Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute (EUI) together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its Global Programme against Smuggling of Migrants
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Migration Working Group – Navigating Asylum and Migration Systems, 24 October 2017, EUI, Florence
For more information check out the event page. Read more about Migration Working Group.
The Yves Mény Annual Lecture: The Drivers of Migration Governance
While much attention is devoted to the outcomes (and, often, the perceived failings of European and EU migration governance), less attention has been paid to how key governance ‘actors’ -
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Cancelled – Migration Working Group – The Future of Europe as a Cultural Fact with Professor Arjun Appadurai, 26 September 2017, European University Institute, Florence
The 2017-2018 edition of the Migration Working Group will be inaugurated by a conversation with Arjun Appadurai on The Future of Europe as a Cultural Fact. Arjun Appadurai is the
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On My Own: Protection challenges for unaccompanied and separated children in Jordan, Lebanon, and Greece
The Mixed Migration Platform launches its latest research on unaccompanied and separation children in Jordan, Lebanon and Greece on 21 September 2017 in Rome. Conducted in conjunction with INTERSOS and the Migration
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Launch of the Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration, 20 September 2017, Brussels
The Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute has the pleasure to announce the launch of its Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration (OPAM) on 20 September in Brussels. OPAM is the first Observatory dedicated to
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Workshop on Reducing migration flows by involvement in countries of origin: Assessment of EU and national policy, 11 September 2017, European University Institute, Florence
The EU is facing an unprecedented inflows of immigrants from the southern Mediterranean and there’s a growing pressure on the European institutions to find an effective way to manage (and
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XIII Migration Summer School
Thinking beyond the crisis
Introduction Lectures and workshops Summer School Evaluation Date and Location Eligibility Fees and Scholarship Travel Timetable Contacts Introduction International migration has become a central topic in the public political
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Thinking beyond the crisis: Future governance of migration in Europe, 20 June 2017, CEPS, Brussels
Labour migration and mobility are, and will continue to be, key dynamics in the Euro-Mediterranean region. They are central to the social, economic and political development of the region. As
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Workshop on Culture and Migration: An empirical approach, 13 June 2017, Turin
The objective of the workshop is to compare and contrast different empirical research projects on the role “culture” on migration dynamics and integration. It implies different definitions and measures of
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Workshop: Dimension of Migration to/from/in Central Asia, 5-6 June 2017, European University Institute, Florence
This interdisciplinary workshop, co-organised by the Departments of Political and Social Sciences and History and Civilization and the Migration Policy Centre, intends to create a platform for young scholars whose
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Presentation of the first MEDAM Asylum and Migration Report at the Think 20 Summit GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, 29-30 May 2017, Berlin
The Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM), with its three participating research institutions, the MPC, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and CEPS, is involved in the
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Conference: The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance, 25-26 May 2017, European University Institute, Florence
The Migration Policy Centre and the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield are pleased to host the Conference ‘Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance’ that will be held on
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Technical meeting of the Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration (OPAM), 22 May 2017, European University Institute, Florence
The aim of this technical meeting is to present the Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration (OPAM), discuss ongoing research, and coordinate efforts with relevant parties. The Observatory of Public
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High-level public event
Thinking beyond the crisis: Labour migration and mobility in the Euro-Mediterranean region, 19 May 2017, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome
Labour migration and mobility are, and will continue to be, key dynamics in the Euro-Mediterranean region. This event will provide an opportunity for a variety of relevant actors (e.g. government
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The State of the Union: Building a People’s Europe, 4-6 May 2017, Florence
The MPC participates in the State of the Union conference, which is an annual event for high-level reflection on the European Union (EU), organised by the European University Institute in
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International Workshop on Human Smuggling, 6-7-8 April 2017, University of Texas at El Paso (USA)
Last April, in collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) held at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence an event on
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Symposium “Migrant Smuggling: Global and Comparative Perspectives”, 5 April 2017, University of El Paso, Texas
Dr Luigi Achilli of the Migration Policy Centre will be a key speaker at the symposium “Migrant Smuggling: Global and Comparative Perspectives” that will be held on 5 April at
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State Responses to Cross-Border Activism during Europe’s Long Summer of Migration 2015-2016: Between Criminalization and Cooperation
Speaker: Zuzana Pavelková (Central European University) Chair and Discussant: Luigi Achilli (MPC, RSCAS) Thursday 23rd March – 12:00-13:00 – Sala Belvedere, Villa Schifanoia Ever since the beginning of summer 2015,
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Roundtable Discussion: Migration And The Future Of Global Governance
The ERC funded project Prospects for International Migration Governance (MIGPROSP), in collaboration with Migration Research at The University of Sheffield Migration Research at Sheffield Group, invite you to celebrate the
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The MPC hosts the first authors’ meeting of the Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration
In 2016, the MPC, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) launched the Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM), a three-year
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Survey workshops for MPC Study on Rural Migration in Tunisia
The Migration Policy Centre (MPC) organises two workshops in Tunisia to develop the survey for a study on “Drivers and patterns of rural youth migration and its impact on food
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MPC Study “From Refugees to Workers” presented in Barcelona, Vienna and Brussels
The Study “From Refugees to Workers”, carried out by the Migration Policy Centre and recently published by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, will be presented in Barcelona on the 29th November, in
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Executive training at the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Ispra
The Migration Policy Centre organises an executive training for the staff of the Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography recently created at the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Ispra,
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Launch of Special Issue “Gender, migration and transformations of care and social reproduction in Southern Europe” of the Journal “Investigaciones Feministas”
Event: The Launch of the special issue of the journal “Investigaciones Feministas” published by the Complutense University in Madrid. Guest editors Sabrina Marchetti (EUI alumna) and Margarita Baranano Cid (UCM)
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Conference on the Challenges in the legal and judicial implementation of the Return Directive, Brussels, 21 October 2016
This conference, which is organised within the framework of the REDIAL project, will tackle some of the most contentious issues in the implementation of the Return Directive. The discussions will
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XII Migration Summer School
Approaches to International Migration at Origin and Destination: Theories, Policies and Methods for Analysis
Introduction Lectures and workshops Summer School Evaluation Date and Location Eligibility Fees and Scholarship Travel Timetable Contacts Introduction International migration has become a central topic in the public political
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9th International Conference on Migration and Development
Overview Speakers Conference Venue Media Development can be described as the search for a better life. This is also the main goal of migrants as they cross international borders to
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International Workshop – Rethinking Political Agency in the Middle East: Engaging Political Anthropology
Register for this event This workshop intends to bring ethnographic research in the Middle East into conversation with anthropological debate on political agency. There is a number of reasons for
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Workshop – Critical Approaches to Irregular Migration Facilitation: Dismantling the Human Smuggler Narrative
In contemporary mainstream narratives of migration, the human smuggler has earned a privileged if infamous spot as one of the most widely recognized and despised global predators. Constructed as racialized,
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REFMISMES Final Workshop on the labour market integration of refugees
The Migration Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Bertelsmann Stiftung of Germany, is organising a workshop on the labour market integration of recent refugees and asylum-seekers in nine European Union
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Searching for Solidarity in EU Asylum and Border Policies
First Annual Policy Conference organised in the framework of the “OMNIA project” The Odysseus Academic Network coordinated by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in cooperation with the Migration Policy
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MPC Lunchtime Seminar – Irregular Migration and Smuggling Networks: Syrian refugees flow to Europe
Speaker: Luigi Achilli (Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute) Abstract Smugglers channel migrant streams to Europe across different sea routes. A popular pathway is the eastern Mediterranean route through Turkey
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MPC Lunchtime Seminar – The Legislative Precariousness of Migrant Domestic Workers and Human Rights Law’s Focus on Victimisation
Speaker: Fulvia Staiano (Government of Ireland - Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Law, University College Cork, Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute) Abstract Throughout Europe, migrant domestic workers are
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Forum on Migration, Citizenship and Demography, Conference on Demography
The Migration Policy Centre, in collaboration with the European University Institute’s Forum on Migration, Citizenship and Demography (EUI’s Forum), is organising a Conference on Demography, which will take place at
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Training Workshop with students of the Harvard Kennedy School for Government
On Thursday 21st January, the MPC will host 16 students from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, led by Prof. Claude Bruderlein, for a one-day training workshop with four members
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MPC Lunchtime Seminar – Quotas and hotspots: a brave new CEAS or more of the same?
Speaker: Francesco Maiani (University of Lausanne and Visiting Fellow at the Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute) Abstract Two of the most recent developments in the construction of the CEAS are the
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200 years of a South American Citizenship: Continuity and Change on Migration and Mobility in the Region
Speaker: Diego Acosta Arcarazo (University of Bristol and Fernand Braudel Fellow, European University Institute) This presentation has two aims in mind. First, introduce the audience to current discussions on the construction
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Thematic meeting of the REDIAL project
The first thematic workshop of the project REDIAL, which will be held in Florence on 2 and 3 October 2015, will bring together the participating judges and academics from different
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MPC facilitates an internal European Commission workshop on migration and development in Dakar
On 15-17 September, the European Commission organized in Dakar, Senegal, a three-day internal regional training on “EU external cooperation in migration and asylum in North and West Africa”. The workshop
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Annual Conference of the Migration Policy Centre, EUI, Florence, 1-2 July 2015
The 2015 Annual Conference of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) will be opened with a welcome address by Enrico Rossi, President of the Tuscany Region, and with a keynote speechs
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11th Migration Summer School
Multiple Approaches to Migration: Challenges at Origin and Destination
Introduction Lectures and workshops Date and Location Application Criteria Fees and Scholarship Travel How To Apply Timetable Contacts Practical Informations Participants’ testimonials Introduction Migration is a critical issue for governments
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MPC facilitates a regional training workshop on migration in Bangkok
On 15-17 June, the European Commission organized in Bangkok, Thailand, a three-day regional training workshop on “EU external cooperation in migration and asylum in Asia” facilitated by Iván Martín, Part-time
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Migrant entry channels and family-related migratory patterns in Europe: a theoretical and empirical investigation
Presentation by Roberto Impicciatore University of Milan Despite the quantitative relevance of family-related migration in most European countries, few studies have attempted to shed light on how migration policies affect
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MPC’s Director discussing migration in the Arab region and across the Mediterranean in the US
At the invitation of MIT, Harvard, Penn and the Lebanese American University, Philippe Fargues, Director of the Migration Policy Centre, presented results of on-going research on migration in the Arab
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INTERACT Final Conference – Migrant integration and transnational links: competing or complementary?
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The INTERACT project results will presented at the INTERACT Final Conference, which will take place in Brussels, 27 February 2015. The conference will discuss the transnational
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Final Conference of the project ‘’CONTENTION’’ (CONtrol of DeTENTION)
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The legitimacy of pre-removal detention, as authorised by the EU Return Directive, depends upon judicial control as the ultimate guarantor that detention will be
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The ‘Lampedusa Dilemma’: Global Flows And Closed Borders. What Should Europe Do?
The Migration Policy Centre will participate in the inaugural conference of the EUI Forum on Migration, Citizenship and Demography that takes place on 17-18 November 2014. The panels of the
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2014 International Metropolis Conference, Milan, 3-7 November 2014
The Migration Policy Centre will present its work on the occasion of the 2014 International Metropolis conference, to be held in Milan, 4-7 November 2014. MPC will participate in Plenary
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Interact International Workshop on “The Role of Countries of Origin in Migrant Integration in the EU. Integration as a Three-Way Process”
The INTERACT project invites you to the next International Workshop in the role of the Countries of Origin in integration of immigrants in the EU. The workshop will take place
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CONTENTION Intermediary Meeting
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The Intermediate Meeting of the CONTENTION Project in Florence, bringing together participating judges and academic experts, aims at discussing the draft European synthesis report
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Final Workshop of the MISMES Project (Migrant Support Measures from an Employment and Skills Perspective)
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The aim of the final technical workshop of the MISMES project, which is jointly implemented by the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the Migration
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First Partners’ Meeting DEMO-India: Developing Evidence-based Management and Operations on India-EU Migration and Partnerships
Description Programme Date and Location Contacts Description On the 4th and 5th of September, 2014, the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) will host the project partners of the Demo-India project, the
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Joint press conference by Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, and Philippe Fargues, Director of the Migration Policy Centre
Is what we hear about migration really true? Questioning eight stereotypes
Immigration has polarised European politics for decades. There have been defenders and opponents of migration into Europe, and it has often been the matter of acrimonious debate. In recent years,
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10th Migration Summer School
Framing Migration Differently: From Implicit Problem to Implied Asset
Introduction Date and Location Application Information Tuition Fees and Scholarship Travel How To Apply Timetable Participants’ testimonials Contacts This event is co-funded by the EU Introduction International migration has
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Seminar: Solidarity and Asylum Policy of the European Union
Description Date and Location Contacts Description Solidarity is one of the challenges facing European Union asylum policy and, knowing that it will be impossible to build a truly Common European
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INTERACT Consortium Meeting
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The meeting will gather the INTERACT projects' partners and will be dedicated to the discussion of the results of the on-going work on the
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L’Europa e le politiche di migrazione – Dibattito Nazionale
Description Interviews Documents Articles about the event Date and Location Contacts Gallery Description The MPC is the scientific partner to the Italian Representation of the European Commission in the
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Discussion Workshop on the General Inventory of Migrant Support Measures from an Employment and Skills Perspective (MISMES)
Description Date and Location Contacts Description On 13 and 14 March 2014 at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, the MISMES project is organising a workshop that will
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CONTENTION Kick-Off Meeting
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The Migration Policy Centre is delighted to announce the start of the project CONTENTION (Control of Detention), co-funded by the European Union in
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The Swiss vote against mass immigration, freedom of movement and international law: a preliminary assessment
Description Date and Location Discussant Contacts Attachment Description The recent short victory of the ‘no’ to mass immigration in Switzerland raises several questions: How come a country with a
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Research Seminar: Research and Policy on Migration the European Union
Description Contacts Prof. Andrew Geddes's paper Description Professor Andrew Geddes will present his paper on "Relationships between Research and Policy on Migration in the European Union: A Practice-Based Analysis”
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CARIM-East Final Dissemination Workshop
Tel. +32 2 204 39 11 The Eastern Partnership (EaP) will be put to the test in Vilnius, 28-29 November. In the run up to this historic event, many important
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6th Chinese in Prato & 4th Wenzhouese Diaspora Symposia on Chinese migration, entrepreneurship and development in the new global economy
Description Contacts Article about the event Paper published following the event Description The MPC is collaborating with Monash University Prato Centre, PIN University of Florence, and the Business School
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CARIM-India Final Conference on “India-EU Migration and Mobility: Prospects and Challenges”
Description Contacts Description The CARIM-India final conference will take place on 17th and 18th October in New Dehli in order to disseminate the research results of the project and
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The KNOW RESET Final Conference
See the agenda Participant presentations: ACCEM, Spain - Reyes Castillo Bulgarian State Agency for Refugees - Anna Andreeva ECRE - Elona Bokshi ECRE - Michael Diedring EUI - Delphine
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CARIM East Thematic Session on Migration and Development in the CARIM East Countries
Description Date and Location Description The CARIM-East Thematic Session on Migration and Development in Carim East countries will be held in Florence on 2-3 July. It will be dedicated to
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Joint workshop on ‘Arab Expatriates and Revolt in their Homeland’
Description Contacts Description The EUI Migration Policy Centre and the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies organise a joint workshop on 'Arab Expatriates and Revolt in their Homeland’ on 28
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Annual Conference of the Migration Policy Centre
The Annual Conference of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) Description One year after the creation of the Migration Policy Centre this conference will publicise the results of the studies
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IX Migration Summer School: Theories, Methods and Policies
Introduction Lectures and Workshops Date and Location Application Information Tuition Fees and Scholarship Timetable Contacts This event is co-funded by the EU through the INTERACT and CARIM-East projects Introduction International
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The State of the Union
Immigration and citizenship were core topics of The State of the Union 2013 conference that took place in Florence on May 9th, the Day of Europe (http://stateoftheunion.eui.eu/). Please click on
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Kick-off and Brainstorming Meeting of the INTERACT Project
Description Date and Location Contacts Description The Kick-off Meeting of the Interact project will be held simultaneously with a Brainstorming Session at the EUI on 13th and 14th March.
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Executive Training “Migration in the EU and its Neighbourhood”
Organised by: Migration Policy Centre (MPC) within the framework of the CARIM-East project International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) through the Prague Process Targeted Initiative Global Governance Programme (GGP)
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MPC Workshop: Understanding Migration, Integration and Cultural Policy in Europe
Description Date and Location Registration Contacts Description European cultural policy (article 151 of the Treaty of the European Union) addresses itself to the 'flowering of the cultures of the Member
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Warsaw second training session – 26/27 October, Warsaw
The demographic economic database presentation EUI Interview – Challenges and Specificities of Migration in Georgia by Tamar Zurabishvili Papers Evolution of Legal Framework on Migration and Asylum Issues in
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VIII Migration Summer School: Social Movements, Systemic Change and Migration
25th June – 6th July 2012 Introduction Lectures Date and Location Application Information Tuition Fees and Scholarship Timetable Contacts This event is co-funded by the EU Introduction International migration has
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CARIM East Thematic Session on the Effects of Labour Migration on the CARIM East Countries 26-27 April 2012
The Carim East network experts met in Kiev for a two-day seminar to discuss the primary results of the research programme on the effects of labour migration on the countries
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Second session of the Florence School on Euro-Mediterranean Migration and Development
Participants Lara Arabian, Insan Association, Lebanon Women Domestic Migrant Workers in Lebanon: A Modern Form of Slavery Ruxandra Oana Ciobanu,University of Bucharest, Romania Borşa: One Town, One Past. Two Migration
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Third session of the Florence School on Euro-Mediterranean Migration and Development
Lecturers and courses Joaquin Arango (Complutense, Madrid) Theories of International Migration Ibrahim Awad (ILO, Geneva) Labour Migration Policies in the Arab Mediterranean Countries Valentina Bettin (University of Florence) International Organisations and Migration Peter
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MPC Research Seminar “Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Haiti: Human development and rights after the January 2010 Earthquake”
Thursday 24 May 2012 14:30 - 16:30, Cappella, Villa Schifanoia This research seminar aims at presenting and discussing the preliminary results of the research project on the Internally Displaced Persons
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16th Migration Summer School: Migration and Mobility in an Era of Contention Cancelled
Introduction Programme Date and Location Eligibility Fees and Scholarship Travel Timetable Media Introduction International migration, growing mobility, and displacement are, and will continue to be, among the most
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