Publications

Type: Technical Report

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): YAZICI, Eda, ANDERSON, Bridget, RUHS, Martin

Series/Report no.: Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe (PRIME), Technical Report, 2026, [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: The employment of irregular migrants – defined as migrants without the legal right to reside – has become a significant political and social concern across Europe. Yet the drivers of [...]

Type: Technical Report

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): LINEKAR, Jane, BRUSCHI, Giulia, GOLDNER LANG, Iris, GÓRNY, Agata, PORWIT, Katarzyna

Series/Report no.: Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe (PRIME), Technical Report, 2026, [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: The aim of this study is to gain a broad comparative picture of irregular migrants’ practical access to services and employment in EU states with external borders, and to explore [...]

Type: Article

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): DETLEFSEN, Lena, RUHS, Martin

Citation: Journal of ethnic and migration studies, 2026, OnlineFirst

Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: This article analyses public support for stronger migrant rights protections in migration policy cooperation agreements between European and African countries. We theorise and explore how individuals’ preferences for stronger migrant [...]

Type: Article

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): RECCHI, Ettore, BERNASCONI, Luca, RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ, Alejandra

Citation: International migration, 2026, Vol. 64, No. 1, Art. e70123, OnlineFirst

Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: Overstayers—travellers entering a country with a valid visa but staying beyond the initially authorised period—are a blind spot of migration research. Past studies claim that overstaying is indeed the main [...]

Type: Contribution to book

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): GEDDES, Andrew

Citation: Maria SCHILLER and Peter SCHOLTEN (eds), Handbook on migration and public policy, Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026, Handbooks of research on public policy series, pp. 11-23

Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: This chapter addresses three questions that are central to inter-state relations on migration: why do states cooperate on international migration? When it occurs, what forms does this cooperation take? And, [...]

Type: Technical Report

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): FOX-RUHS, Clare Teresa

Series/Report no.: Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe (PRIME), Technical Report, 2026, [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: European countries face comparable challenges related to irregular migrants, yet national policy responses diverge significantly in how they address objectives of immigration control and the protection of fundamental rights. To [...]

Type: Article

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): PICCOLI, Lorenzo

Citation: Migration studies, 2026, Vol. 14, No. 1, Art. mnag003, OnlineFirst

Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: How does cinema shape our understanding of migration? Although movement across borders has been a central theme in cinema for decades, research on its representation remains fragmented, often focusing on [...]

Type: Technical Report

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): CASES, Rizza Kaye, GIANNETTO, Leila, KINDLER, Marta, PROCTER, Caitlin

Series/Report no.: Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe (PRIME), Technical Report, 2026, [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: This report examines the living and working conditions of irregularised migrants across five European countries (Austria, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and the UK) and four sectors of work (agriculture and food [...]

Type: Article

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): DZANKIC, Jelena, PICCOLI, Lorenzo, MANTHA-HOLLANDS, Ashley

Citation: Citizenship studies, 2026, OnlineFirst

Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre], [Global Governance Programme], [GLOBALCIT]

Abstract: What happens to citizenship governance when states must decide whom they will protect during a crisis? This article highlights the highly variegated and context-specific nature of citizenship governance in times [...]

Type: Article

Year of Publication: 2025

Author(s): ALAGNA, Federico, SANCHEZ, Gabriella, ACHILLI, Luigi

Citation: Mediterranean politics, 2025, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 880-891

Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]

Abstract: In the context of the global push to counter migrant smuggling, in November 2023 the European Commission presented a new anti-smuggling directive proposal, replacing the 2002 Facilitators’ Package. In this [...]