Katie Kuschminder

Migration Research & Policy Analysis

Forced Regulated and Flexible Temporariness in Return Migration

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I have been fortunate to be part of a great special issue on Temporary Migration led by Anna Triandafyllidou. My article is open access and focuses on return migration and temporariness.  Temporariness is explored in three different types of return migrants: 1) 'Regulated temporariness' of skilled returnees in an IOM temporary return knowledge transfer programme wherein the duration of return is determined by the … [Read more...]

Handbook of Return Migration

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After two years of excellent collaboration with Russell King and 24 brilliant contributing authors, we are delighted to share the Handbook of Return Migration! Thanks to everyone involved for your hard work and diligence through COVID lock-downs and various challenges to result in these 24 stimulating chapters on various aspects of return migration. Thomas Faist's amazing review says it best: ‘The contributions convincingly employ insights from various branches of migration and mobility … [Read more...]

Sustainable Reintegration ADMIGOV Results

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Talitha Dubow and I have concluded our work on sustainable reintegration for the ADMIGOV project. Through a whirlwind of COVID-19, we adapted our research methods to work with local researchers in Senegal and Iraq to understand the experiences of return migrants. We are happy to share the final report and policy brief, and an additional report on sustainable reintegration in Albania together with Sze Eng Tan. Check out the ADMIGOV publications page for more results from the Exit Work Package. … [Read more...]

Women and Migration Page Launch

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  We are delighted to have launched the Women and Migration website, a collaborative storytelling project about the journeys migrant women take, and what happens once they reach their destination. We have collected testimonies from more than 100 women worldwide to shed light on how gender affects migration, and to highlight the resilience of those who seek a new life far from home. Take our quiz and test your knowledge about women and migration! Read our eight different case studies … [Read more...]

ERC Starting Grant on Reintegration Governance

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I am honoured and thankful to announce my ERC Starting Grant project Reintegrate on Reintegration Governance. ​Increasing numbers of people are returning to their origin countries after they migrate. This can be voluntary return or a forced removal through deportation. Upon return, how is their reintegration process governed? Do different forms of reintegration governance matter for returnees experiences and outcomes? The Reintegrate project will develop the sub-field of reintegration governance … [Read more...]