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Decision Making on the Balkan Route and the EU Turkey Statement

27 November, 2019 By Katie Kuschminder

Over the past year I have led a study with colleagues from Maastricht, Koc University, and Rotterdam on the influences of the EU Turkey Statement on refugees and other migrants decision making in Turkey and along the Balkans Route to Europe. This project was commissioned by the Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum (Research and Documentation Centre) of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security. I am please that the report is now available. Summary In 2015, there were higher … [Read more...]

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Video: Crimes Against Humanity in Libya

8 November, 2019 By Katie Kuschminder

For our article in Antipode, we had this video put together that explains the main points of our research. Script: The violence and abuse that migrants face in Libya is widely known. Yet, how do we understand this situation within migration concepts? Are migrants’ victims of human smuggling, of human trafficking, or neither in Libya? In this paper, we look specifically at the experiences of Eritrean migrants coming to Italy via Libya. This case is specific to Eritreans and does not … [Read more...]

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IOM/ UN Migration Agency Workshop on Migration Data

8 October, 2019 By Katie Kuschminder

In October I was honoured to join a fantastic group of experts to discuss with the IOM's new Policy Hub migration data for the future. The core objective of the workshop was to collect migration data experts’ views on how migration data could be better captured and used to inform effective migration policies and good migration governance. Recognizing that data is central to provide an evidence base for migration and is key to the achievement of the Global Compact on Migration this workshop … [Read more...]

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Article: Smuggling, Trafficking, and Extortion: New Conceptual and Policy Challenges on the Libyan Route to Europe

8 October, 2019 By Katie Kuschminder

In January, this article with Anna Triandafyllidou will be published in Antipode and is online now open access. This article is based on research conducted at EUI during my Rubicon grant. Abstract: This paper contributes a conceptual and empirical reflection on the relationship between human smuggling, trafficking and kidnapping, and extortion in Libya. It is based on qualitative interview data with Eritrean asylum seekers in Italy. Different tribal regimes control separate territories in … [Read more...]

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Book Chapter: Syrian Unaccompanied Minors Journeys to Germany and initial experiences upon arrival

16 June, 2019 By Katie Kuschminder

Together with Raphael Kamp, we have written a chapter for this new book on Unaccompanied Children: From Migration to Integration Edited by Işık Kulu-Glasgow, Monika Smit and Ibrahim Sirkeci. Our chapter looks at the experiences of the Syrian Unaccompanied minors coming to Germany, their challenges experienced en route and initial experiences upon arrival.     … [Read more...]

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Katie Kuschminder (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at Maastricht Graduate School of Governance/ UNU-Merit. Read More…

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  • Decision Making on the Balkan Route and the EU Turkey Statement
  • Video: Crimes Against Humanity in Libya
  • IOM/ UN Migration Agency Workshop on Migration Data
  • Article: Smuggling, Trafficking, and Extortion: New Conceptual and Policy Challenges on the Libyan Route to Europe
  • Book Chapter: Syrian Unaccompanied Minors Journeys to Germany and initial experiences upon arrival

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