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...]
ILO Reintegration Package for Ethiopia and Background Report
Last year (2017), I developed a reintegration package for Ethiopia for the ILO in Addis Ababa with Alexandra Ricard Guay. Both the Reintegration package and the Reintegration Background Report have now been published. ILO has used this reintegration package as a starting point to work with the Government of Ethiopia to develop a "Reintegration Directive" that I hope will be further developed and endorsed in Ethiopia soon. "This reintegration package is expected to serve as a point of … [Read more...]
KOM in collaboration with MIGMA Human Trafficking, Migration and Borders Under Pressure
In October I had the pleasure to speak at the "Human Trafficking, Migration and Borders Under Pressure" conference in Oslo organized by KOM and MIGMA. This event brought together human trafficking and migration researchers to illicit cross-overs in current migration flows. My presentation focused on reintegration in Ethiopia and how to reintegrate vulnerable returnees that may have been victims of human trafficking. You can access the presentation here. … [Read more...]