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