MPC Webinar Series
Migration and Mobility during COVID19

This roundtable will discuss building a transnational and interdisciplinary network on the Food-Climate-Migration nexus In this roundtable, we discuss how today’s global human displacement has been exacerbated by proliferating food and climate crises that trace to and articulate with deeply Read More ...

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This Webinar will discuss approaches that aim to overcome methodological nationalism and the Eurocentric system of knowledge production in migration studies. There has been an increasing shift to evidence-based policy in public service and government in the past decades. Migration Read More ...

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This webinar organised by the Migration Policy Centre at the EUI and the Centre of Migration Research at the University of Warsaw will analyse the effects of and responses to the large-scale displacement of refugees from Ukraine with a particular Read More ...

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This Webinar will examine different policy instruments that countries in the Global South have developed for refugee protection. The presentations will look at three countries whose domestic legislation and international commitments differ widely: Bangladesh, who has not ratified the 1951 Read More ...

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Information campaigns by government actors for (potential) migrants before their arrival have become increasingly common initiatives in the last years. The effectiveness of such governmental information provision to prevent irregular migration is currently debated. This webinar focuses on information campaigns Read More ...

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This MPC webinar aims to discuss the key issues and policy determinants on migration and mobility that the upcoming Sixth European Union – African Union Summit needs to consider in its deliberations. The leaders of the EU and the African Read More ...

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This MPC Webinar will examine the assimilation of immigrants in their host societies by looking at political preferences, with a special focus on attitudes towards immigration amongst immigrants themselves. In the wake of recent controversies around the effect of migration Read More ...

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In this webinar, Rebecca Hamlin presents her new book 'Crossing: How We Label and React to People on the Move'. This book is a challenge to all those invested in the rights and study of migrants to move toward more equitable advocacy for all border crossers. Read More ...

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Eva Spiritus-Beerden, Lorenzo Piccoli, Eugenio Cusumano analyses the psychosocial impact of Covid-19 on refugees and migrants, uneven access to public protection during the pandemic, the securitization of migration to europe. Read More ...

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As part of its Virtual Training on ‘Critical Perspectives on Global Asylum Governance in light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees and the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum’, the ASILE project organises this open, public webinar discussing Read More ...

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Changing Governance in Global Talent Competition: From Attraction to Selectivity and Retention, Lucie Cerna, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford, and Meng-Hsuan Chou, NTU Singapore Abstract Talent migration is seen as a lifeline for advanced economies. Read More ...

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This is a joint MPC and CONREP Network webinar which will explore the effects of refugee policy externalisation on target third countries and international institutions. The webinar examines how far and under what conditions, refugee policy externalisation whilst contributing to Read More ...

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This MPC Webinar will examine what are the most influential factors affecting public attitudes to immigration and immigrants, with a special focus on disentangling the differential effects of economic factors and cultural values. Drawing on empirical evidence from global data, Read More ...

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This webinar introduces EuroMesCo’s recent policy study Beyond Networks, Militias and Tribes: rethinking EU Counter-Smuggling Policy and Response With the announcement of the new migra­tion package together with a new Se­curity Union Strategy in 2020, and the recent release of Read More ...

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This webinar will examine the alleged convergence of irregular migration and crime in what is often referred to as the “illicit global economy” – the clandestine cross-border flows of people, goods, money, and information that are unauthorized by the sending Read More ...

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How does a context of forced immobility interact with COVID-19? In a context where implementing the key public health measures necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 is impossible, how do communities respond? How serious a threat does a virus Read More ...

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Centre right political parties have been, are and will likely remain key actors in migration policy and politics across Europe. The role in migration politics and the position on migration of the Centre-Right, however, cannot be considered as stable. The Read More ...

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Join us for our next MPC Webinar for a discussion on the recent publication of ‘A Modern Migration Theory’ by Peo Hansen and a wider debate on the issues. Abstract The widely accepted narrative that refugees admitted to the European Read More ...

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Global Mobility and the Threat of Pandemics: Evidence from Three Centuries, Michael A. Clemens and Thomas Ginn, Center for Global Development Countries restrict the overall extent of international travel and migration to balance the expected costs and benefits of mobility. Read More ...

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Philip Martin will present his new book on how farm workers are becoming more important and more vulnerable in US agriculture. Abstract Most of the world’s workers were employed in agriculture until the 20th century, when economic development in industrial Read More ...

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‘Border Jumping and Migration Control in Southern Africa’, Francis Musoni, University of Kentucky Abstract With the end of apartheid rule in South Africa and the ongoing economic crisis in Zimbabwe, the border between these Southern African countries has become one Read More ...

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One of the most visible policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have been border controls and travel restrictions. These pose fundamental questions in an European Union anchored on the principle of free movement and the lifting of internal border controls Read More ...

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‘Reluctant Reception: Refugees, Migration, and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa’, presentation by Kelsey P. Norman Seeking to understand why host states treat migrants and refugees inclusively, exclusively, or without any direct engagement, this book offers an original, Read More ...

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Join us for our next MPC Webinar for a discussion on the recent publication of BREXITLAND and a wider debate. Long-term social and demographic changes – and the conflicts they create – continue to transform British politics. This book shows Read More ...

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The relation between climate change and human migration is often understood in relatively narrow terms. The predominant assumption is that climate change is directly causing millions of people to move from the Global South to the Global North. This webinar Read More ...

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Challenging the commonly held perception that immigrants’ lives are shaped exclusively by their sending and receiving countries, Here, There, and Elsewhere breaks new ground by showing how immigrants are vectors of globalization who both produce and experience the interconnectedness of Read More ...

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At least since the large movements of refugees and other migrants to the EU in 2015, many policymakers see the scaling-up of foreign aid as a key instrument to significantly reduce emigration from lower-income countries. Several recent studies focused on Read More ...

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The socio-political landscape in the United States a few weeks ahead of the November election, is nothing other than chaotic. Demonstrations in the context of the series of murders involving African American men and women by police; the legitimization of Read More ...

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MPC Webinar on how has the health crisis affected the exposure of female migrants and refugees to violence? Read More ...

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MPC Webinar on the existence and characteristics of the ‘migration hump’, with a view to comparing the latest research findings and discussing their potential implications for policy debates. Read More ...

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MPC Webinar on how the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to affect public opinion on migration, as well as the politics and policies of one of this century’s most important political issues. Read More ...

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MPC Webinar on how past and current experiences of the governance of migration to, from and within the EU – in its various forms - can provide a guide to future dilemmas and challenges that arise from the current Covid-19 crisis. Read More ...

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Joint MPC and Global Citizenship Observatory, (GlobalCit) on the effects of COVID-19 on Mobility and Citizenship with a focus on Europe, Africa and South America Read More ...

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MPC Webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers, focusing on Italy, U.S. and Mexico Read More ...

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The MPC presents it’s first Webinar to discuss how the current health emergency caused by COVID-19 impacts labour immigration policies and how countries may now rethink how to distinguish between ‘high skill’ and ‘low skill’ migrants and the admission requirements and rights they face in the labour market and welfare state. Read More ...

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