Katie Kuschminder

Migration Research & Policy Analysis

Governing Irregular Migration: States, Actors and Intermediaries (IRMA) Final Conference

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On 8-9th July, ELIAMEP and EUI co-hosted the final conference of the Governing Irregular Migration: States, Actors and Intermediaries project in Athens. This project examined the experiences of migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Albania, Georgia and the Ukraine to Greece. It was a great conference and I really enjoyed learning more about these diverse migration routes to Greece. I presented on irregular Afghans in the Netherlands modes of survival and future plans. It was a great session with … [Read more...]

World Refugee Day Roundtable – New Highs, New Flows

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In 2012, UNHCR said there were more than 43 million refugees worldwide. That number is now closer to 60 million. Are we seeing the largest refugee flows since the 1970s or the 1940s? There are now 59.5 million refugees worldwide, according to the latest figures from UNHCR. Ahead of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2015, we assembled a roundtable of experts — Prof. Ronald Skeldon, Dr. Melissa Siegel, and Dr. Katie Kuschminder — to put the major issues in perspective: from Myanmar to the Mediterranean, … [Read more...]

Return and Reintegration of Migrants: IOM Report Launch

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  On 16 January 2015, IOM hosted a roundtable event to the launch report Comparative Research on Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration. Prof. Khalid Koser and I had been working on this project for the previous year, which looked at three primary objectives of: 1) Understanding the decision to return 2) Developing a method to define and measure sustainable return 3) Examining the factors that determine sustainable return Further event details and the report are available … [Read more...]

Migrants Knocking at the Door of Fortress Europe

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Migration flows into Europe are changing. A decade ago most migrants entered Europe via North Africa, straight across the Mediterranean; but the main route is now through the Eastern Mediterranean, with many trying to cross through Greece. The violence suffered by asylum seekers in Greece is well-documented in international media and signals a growing cause for concern. <img class="size-full wp-image-2948 alignright" … [Read more...]