I had the pleasure to present in two sessions at this years annual IMISCOE conference in Barcelona, which welcomed over 650 participants. First, in a semi-plenary organized by Jorgen Carling on Managing relationships in research on Mediterranean migration with the amazing Aysen Ustubici and Celine Cantat. Thanks so much to Jorgen for organizing this great discussion about the relationships with funders, between academic partners, with governments, and the ethics of doing research with refugees … [Read more...]
World Universities Network Annual Conference: Cultures in Flux
In May I was fortunate to attend the World Universities Network (WUN) annual conference in Perth as a delegate of Maastricht University for the Understanding Culture Global Challenge group. Reposted from the WUN website is an overview of the event, which discusses my presentation on the results of my NWO Rubicon research project on Eritrean and Nigerian migrants journeys to Europe. Cultures in flux: Migration and cultural dynamics in the past and present WUN’s three-day … [Read more...]
United Nations Human Rights: Expert Meeting on Return Migration
Last week I was attended an expert meeting on return migration at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Key topics discussed included the lawlessness, voluntariness and sustainability of returns. I was invited to speak on the sustainability of returns. In this talk I focused on three points. First, the need to separate sustainable return definitions from remigration. Second, how to conceptualize a sustainable reintegration? Sustainable reintegration is a … [Read more...]
Government Authority on Migration Kosovo Training on Irregular and Transit Migration
On 14-15 December, I had the pleasure to work with ICMPD and deliver a training on irregular and transit migration to the Government Authority on Migration in Kosovo funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation under the MIMAK Kosovo project. This was a fantastic group, knowledgeable in migration issues and grappling with several challenges in irregular migration of emigrants and return. The training concluded with developing a roadmap for improving irregular migration policy in Kosovo. The … [Read more...]
Panel Debate on Voluntary Return Policy as a Tool for Migration Management
On 21 November I had the honour to participate in a panel debate organized by the College of Europe and funded by the Swiss Mission to the EU on Voluntary Return Policy. The debate was active in discussing several different elements of return. My intervention was framed around three central recommendations: Dearth of research and evidence in this field, particularly in understanding post-return conditions. Post-return monitoring is severely lacking and should become an integrated … [Read more...]
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