This Occasional Paper co-authored with Khalid Koser is the first of two Occasional Papers to be published from the Understanding Irregular Migrants Decision Making Factors in Transit Study. The purpose of this Occasional Paper is to better understand how migrants in transit make decisions about whether to stay, move onwards or return. The term ‘transit’ is ill-defined in the academic literature. In this study, it refers to Greece and Turkey as countries from which the potential for onward … [Read more...]
New Article: Strong ties, weak ties: Exploring the role of networks in domestic worker migration from Ethiopia to the Middle East
This article is based on data collected during my PhD Fieldwork in Ethiopia with retuning domestic workers from the Middle East. My fieldwork was my first introduction to the extreme challenges women face in the Middle East and I was interested in how social networks could assist women in providing further protection. Social network theory provided a cornerstone of the theoretical component of my PhD and in this article I explore how migrating versus a weak or strong tie can assist domestic … [Read more...]
Presentation at IOM Launch Event in Athens on Understanding Safe and Sustainable Return
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...]
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