On 18th October I had the pleasure to return to Athens to present in a launch event of IOMs Global Migration and Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) on a paper commissioned on 'Understanding Safe and Sustainable Return'. In the presentation I discussed the current context of return from Europe, how to define and measure sustainable return, research gaps and recommendations for further research. The report is in progress and will be posted soon. … [Read more...]
New Article in Migration Policy Practice on Afghan Migration in Turkey and Greece
The first article from our Understandings Irregular Migrants Decision Making Factors in Transit project has just been published in Migration Policy Practice entitled 'Afghans in Greece and Turkey seeking to migrate onward: Decision-making factors and destination choice'. This is a short descriptive overview of the decision making factors of Afghan migrants in Turkey and Greece. The article highlights that the majority of Afghan migrants in Greece and Turkey want to migrate onwards and that … [Read more...]
World Bank KNOMAD Brown Bag Seminar: Irregular Migration to Europe
On Wednesday 14 September, I had the pleasure to give a brown bag seminar at the World Bank on the results of our Understanding Irregular Migrants Decision Making Processes in Transit Project. The presentation highlighted some of our key findings that will be available soon in our forthcoming Occassional Paper for the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Key points of discussion included the role of information sources influencing migrants destination choices in Europe, … [Read more...]
New Position! Rubicon Research Fellow at EUI
On June 1, I started my new position as a NWO funded Rubicon Research Fellow with the Global Governance Programme, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. I will be based at EUI for the next two years while conducting research on irregular migrants decision making factors in Italy. My project aims to address the follow three questions: How do irregular migrants’ chose to apply for asylum in Italy, migrate onwards or stay in Italy without making an … [Read more...]
Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) East and Southern Africa Consultation
On 3-4th May I had the pleasure of presenting the East and Southern Africa Background Report for the MICIC initiative at the regional consultation in Kigali, Rwanda. I have co-authored the report with Sarah Langley and it has been a really interesting experience to learn more about the MICIC initiative and to attend the regional consultation and learn about best practices for protecting migrants in crisis within the region. The MICIC initiative has just released its non-binding guidelines for … [Read more...]
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