Publications

Our publications include academic publications (peer-reviewed books, journal articles, and book chapters), working papers (presenting work in-progress), a wide range of research and policy reports (primarily aimed at a non-academic audience), and blogs. For an overview of ongoing MPC research projects, click here.


Faith actors and the global compact on refugees : a local role, a global norm?

  • Type: Working Paper
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): ACKER HOUSMAN, Stephanie, BRUMAT, Leiza
  • Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Working Paper, 2023/64, [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) named faith-based actors as a relevant stakeholder and in doing so marked the first time that they were explicitly included in an international agreement [...]
  • Keywords: Migration governance, Faith-based Actors, Global Compact for Refugees, Globalization, Localization
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Cleavage politics in the twenty-first century

  • Type: Contribution to book
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): DENNISON, James, HUNGER, Sophia
  • Citation: Neil CARTER, Daniel KEITH, Gyda M. SINDRE and Sofia VASILOPOULOU (eds), The Routledge handbook of political parties, London : Routledge, 2023, pp. 115-124
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: The concept of cleavages has made a profound impact on several political science sub-fields over the last 50 years. These cleavages – defined as the social divisions that determine a [...]
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Markets of displacement

  • Type: Contribution to book
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): ACHILLI, Luigi, WILSON, Kim
  • Citation: Karen JACOBSEN and Nassim MAJIDI (eds), Handbook on forced migration, Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, pp. 326-330, Elgar Handbooks in Migration
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: Forced migration in the 21st century is inextricably linked to three global developments: climate change, rapid urbanization and the lack of solutions faced by millions of forcibly displaced people. By [...]
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Free movement and European welfare states: Why child benefits for EU workers should not be exportable

  • Type: Contribution to book
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): RUHS, Martin, PALME, Joakim
  • Citation: Niamh NIC SHUIBHNE (ed.), Revisiting the fundamentals of the free movement of persons in EU law, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, pp.
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: How 'free' is the free movement of persons? Why does the law that enables it need to be 'revisited'? This collection of essays, curated by Claire Kilpatrick and Joanne Scott [...]
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Communication on irregular migration

  • Type: Technical Report
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): DENNISON, James
  • Series/Report no.: ICMPD report, 2023, [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: Attempts to deal with irregular migration have become more expensive, expansive, diffuse, complex, and contested, with responsible actors needing to balance an ever-greater number of demands and obligations. • As [...]
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Basic human values and preferences for an EU-Wide social benefit scheme

  • Type: Article
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): REINL, Ann-Kathrin, SEDDIG, Daniel, DENNISON, James, DAVIDOV, Eldad
  • Citation: Journal of common market studies, 2023, OnlineFirst
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: Previous explanations regarding transnational solidarity in the European Union (EU) have mainly focussed on factors including left–right self-placement, support for European integration and European identity. We expand this model by [...]
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The reliability of recall measurement in assessing migrant reintegration : evidence from Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan

  • Type: Article
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): DENNISON, James
  • Citation: International migration, 2023, OnlineFirst
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: This article asks whether and under what conditions the use of retrospective or “recall” measurement is reliable. Migration researchers are often forced to retrospectively measure baselines when evaluating the impact [...]
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Emotions : functions and significance for attitudes, behaviour and communication

  • Type: Article
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): DENNISON, James
  • Citation: Migration studies, 2023, OnlineFirst
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: Emotions are regularly cited as vital components of effective strategic communication. However, there is relatively little guidance about how emotions should be used. Eliciting emotions is key to persuasion because [...]
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Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? : A meta-analysis

  • Type: Article
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): DRAŽANOVÁ, Lenka, GONNOT, Jerome, HEIDLAND, Tobias, KRÜGE, Finja
  • Citation: Journal of ethnic and migration studies, 2023, OnlineFirst
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: Public attitudes toward immigration have attracted much scholarly interest and extensive empirical research in recent years. Despite a sizeable theoretical and empirical literature, no firm conclusions have been drawn regarding [...]
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Blame it on my youth : the origins of attitudes towards immigration

  • Type: Article
  • Year of Publication: 2023
  • Author(s): JEANNET, Anne-Marie, DRAŽANOVÁ, Lenka
  • Citation: Acta politica, 2023, OnlineFirst
  • Series/Report no.: [Migration Policy Centre]
  • Abstract: Recent studies have demonstrated generational differences in attitudes towards immigration, however, less is known about what are the exact factors behind these differences. Our study investigates why cohorts formulate distinct [...]
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