In October, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community hosted a European Dialogue on Return and Reintegration of Migrants. The event brought together policy makers, practitioners, civil society, and academics from across Europe. GIZ has produced this short film on the event. I contribute to a session on post-return monitoring and how to measure sustainable reintegration. During the discussion the group … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2018
KOM in collaboration with MIGMA Human Trafficking, Migration and Borders Under Pressure
In October I had the pleasure to speak at the "Human Trafficking, Migration and Borders Under Pressure" conference in Oslo organized by KOM and MIGMA. This event brought together human trafficking and migration researchers to illicit cross-overs in current migration flows. My presentation focused on reintegration in Ethiopia and how to reintegrate vulnerable returnees that may have been victims of human trafficking. You can access the presentation here. … [Read more...]
Seminar: ‘Choice’ of the Destination Country and Immobility within Europe
This week I had the pleasure to present results from my NWO Rubicon project on Eritrean and Nigerian migrants journeys to Italy at the Netherlands Ministry of Security and Justice. The seminar was hosted by the Ministry of Security and Justice Research and Documentation Centre and the Netherlands Demographic Society. In this seminar key themes were explored such as migrants mobilities through Europe (Joris Schapendonk and Halvar Andreassen) and reasons Syrian migrants and unaccompanied minors … [Read more...]
New Project: Fluctuations in Migration Flows on the Balkans Route
Commissioned by the Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum, this project will examine the changes in migration flows to Europe on the Balkans route from 2015-2018. I am excited to lead this project with great partners from Koc University and Erasmus University Rotterdam. This research aims to unpack the changing dynamics of the migration flows on the Western Balkans route including: the policy environment regarding the migration context on the Western Balkans route; the decision … [Read more...]