In February, I had the pleasure to deliver a keynote speech at the Migration Studies Delegation (DELMI) workshop on Return and Reintegration in Stockholm. As I struggled to organize my presentation, my esteemed colleague Maarten Vink gave a great talk at our institute on 10 observations on citizenship naturalization. This approach inspired my presentation on 10 observations on reintegration. My 10 Observations on Reintegration can be briefly summarized as: 1. Multiple approaches to … [Read more...]
IOM/ UN Migration Agency Workshop on Migration Data
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...]
Paving the Path of Human Rights: Synergies between International Criminal Law and UN Agenda 2030
On 3-4 May I had the privilege to attend the Nuremberg International Principles Academy conference in Historic Courthouse 200 to speak on Protection of Refugees and Migrants Vulnerabilities. This was an interesting discussion regarding the challenges refugees and other migrants face today and the questions of accountability and justice for refugees and other migrants. How do we create accountability for refugees? A suggestion was given from Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Former Acting United Nations … [Read more...]
EASO Scenario analysis: The future of international protection in the EU+ by 2030
In February I participated as an invited expert in EASO's Scenario analysis: The future of international protection in the EU+ by 2030 led by ZPunkt. In my group we discussed issues of global order, emerging actors in the global economy, and migration management. My core take-away from this event was the importance of multilateralism and continued international cooperation for the protection of refugees and other migrants. If global power dynamics were to radically shift it would be possible … [Read more...]
College of Europe Migration Training at the European Court of Auditors
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...]
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