On behalf of the College of Europe, I was privileged to deliver a training on migration at the European Court of Auditors. As migration funding has risen substantially in the EU, there is of course a large increase in the number of audits necessary on EU External Action on migration. This was a great experience to share a migrants perspective and my research findings with an excellent and receptive audience. Check out The European Court of Auditors recent work in this area: Special … [Read more...]
Danish Refugee Council: People in Mixed Migration Flows A Complex Reality
Mixed migration is a new phrase that has gained population over the past decade and describes the complexity of movements today that includes both refugees and other migrants. On 9th November I participated in the first conference of the Danish Refugee Council Mixed Migration Centre in a panel on the drivers and aspirations of migration. My short presentation highlighted the journeys that mixed migrants face in their routes to Europe. I stressed the importance of living conditions and … [Read more...]
Return and Reintegration of Migrants: A European Dialogue
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...]
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...]
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