This article entitled 'Afghan Refugee Journeys: Onwards Migration Decision Making in Greece and Turkey' has just been published in the Journal of Refugee Studies. This article is an output of the 'Understanding Irregular Migrants Decision Making Factors in Transit'. Please see the abstract below and the article is available free here. This article contributes to the lack of research on refugee journeys by examining the factors influencing Afghan refugees’ plans to stay in Greece or Turkey or … [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...]
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...]