Publications

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): GOLDNER LANG, Iris, CAREVIĆ, Melita

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

Abstract: This paper examines how EU law safeguards irregular migrants through a dispersed set of legal sources and how these safeguards are implemented in practice across selected European states. Although the [...]

Type: Dataset

Year of Publication: 2026

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

Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Research Data, 2026, Migration Policy Centre, PRIME

Abstract: UK1: PRIME-UK-employers-qual [BRISTOL] includes 28 interviews with employers from four sectors of the economy [older adult care; waste managmenet and recycling; agriculture and food processing; and restaurants] all interviews were [...]

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), Research Paper, 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: Other

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): KARLSSON, Sandra, AHLEN, Anton, KYSELOV, Oleksandr, GSCHWIND, Lutz, PALME, Joakim

Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, 2026/14, Migration Policy Centre, PRIME

Abstract: Sweden provides irregular migrants with comparatively strong labour and social rights but substantial protection gaps remain, not least when it comes to irregular migrants’ ability to access their rights. We [...]

Type: Other

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): YAZICI, Eda

Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, 2026/15, Migration Policy Centre, PRIME

Abstract: Adult social care (ASC) in the UK faces severe pressures. Real‑terms funding cuts, cost‑minimising commissioning, and the dominance of private providers have produced high costs, low pay, insecure work, and [...]

Type: Technical Report

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): FOX-RUHS, Clare Teresa

Series/Report no.: Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe (PRIME), Research Paper, 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): 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: Other

Year of Publication: 2026

Author(s): KING-SAVIC, Sandra, KREMMEL, Katrin, SPERNEAC-WOLFER, Paul

Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, 2026/11, Migration Policy Centre, PRIME

Abstract: Austria formally extends labour protections to all workers regardless of migration status, yet migrants in agriculture, 24-hour elder care, hospitality, and waste management remain systematically exposed to residence instability, restricted [...]