HIDDEN COST ACTION

HIDDEN turns 4! 💙 Bittersweet as HIDDEN CA21120 ends. Huge thanks to Dr. Jennifer Redmond & Dr. Aisling Shalvey for leading this wonderful network! Four incredible years of collaboration, achievements, and unforgettable memories. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

🎨 At the National Gallery of Ireland, HIDDEN Final Event Workshop invited teens & families to explore identity, migration & belonging by creating their own passports—imagining who they are and where they belong. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

At the HIDDEN Final Event, Nick Henderson (Irish Refugee Council) and Maria Hennessy (UNHCR Ireland) discussed "The lived reality behind SDG16.9: legal identity and belonging rights, documentation and recognition." Thank you. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

This was a special element of the weekend for me, we included continuous professional development for teachers at all levels as part of the final event. I will definitely be incorporating these methods in my classroom.

My Historical Backpack 🎒 A hands-on session led by Dr Izabela Dahl (Södertörn University) and Dr Jimmy Engren (Örebro University), exploring how personal objects, memories and historical traces can help us understand the past. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

HIDDEN invited participants to explore the HIDDEN-themed Library & Archives display, join a HIDDEN-inspired Gallery tour, and visit Asbestos’ Arbitrary Nations, reflecting on borders, identity and belonging through art. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Reminiscing about HIDDEN’s final event 💙 In partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland, we explored identity, migration, human rights and belonging through art, and research. Thank you for the collaboration! @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

HIDDEN COST Action's FINAL event Dr Jennifer Redmond reflected on this incredible journey, powerful talks & the film Aisha. Thank you to the National Gallery of Ireland, all organisers, speakers & participants who made this network so special.@jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

It’s hard to believe that this is our FINAL event. 💙 Thank you to @jenniferredmond.bsky.social, the National Gallery of Ireland, contributors, and HIDDEN members, for all your hard work, dedication, and care in making this wonderful event possible. ❤️ @costprogramme.bsky.social

Who gets to belong? Join HIDDEN COST Action CA21120 & the National Gallery of Ireland for Art, Migration and the Politics of Belonging, 14–20 Sept 2026. 🎨 Art, film, talks & conversations on identity, citizenship & migration. 🔗 Programme: www.nationalgallery.ie @hiddencostaction.bsky.social

In our fourth podcast episode, Hanna Lehun discusses “archival first-aid,” rescuing Ukraine’s wartime records from destruction and erasure. Huge thanks to Hanna Lehun and Daniel Franco Sánchez for this episode. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Podcast 3: Dr. Natalie Brinham explores how Myanmar’s citizenship laws have been used against the Rohingya — and how digital resistance challenges state-imposed categories. Thank you Dr. Natalie Brinham and Daniel Franco Sánchez! @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Podcast 2: Historian Dr. Gonda Van Steen joins host Daniel Franco Sánchez to discuss Greek children adoption history and adoptees' fight to reclaim their history. Huge thanks to Dr. Van Steen & Daniel for this powerful conversation! @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

HIDDEN has produced multiple episodes of the podcast 🎙️ Transit: Stories of Movement and Meaning. A huge thank you to Daniel Franco Sánchez and Dr. Francesca Piana! @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Remembering the HIDDEN Training School: Historians, GDPR, Ethical Considerations and Big Data Researchers and experts explored GDPR, archives, ethics and big data in historical research. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social hidden-costaction.eu/hidden-train...

WORLD REFUGEE DAY @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

As World Refugee Day (20 June) approaches, we dedicate the rest of the month to recognize refugees' strength, raise awareness of displacement, promote inclusion and solidarity, and highlight refugee stories, contributions, and experiences. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

Explore the highlights and conversations from the Training School on the HIDDEN COST Action CA21120 blog: hidden-costaction.eu/telling-stor... @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Two days. One powerful mission. Researchers, lawyers, judges, and students gathered at the University of Naples Federico II for the HIDDEN Training School on Citizenship, Statelessness & Identity Documentation. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

Excited to kick off the HIDDEN Training School on Citizenship, Statelessness & Identity Documentation! Grateful to the organizers, speakers, and participants for important conversations on asylum, storytelling, and human rights. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

WORKSHOP: Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People: Barriers, Borders, and Bureaucracy in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (May 12-13, 2026, Brussels, Belgium). Researchers, including PhD students, explored this important topic. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

🎓 Happy European Doctoral Day 🎓 HIDDEN COST Action CA 21120 is proud to stand beside every PhD student on this special day. Here's to curiosity, courage, and the pursuit of knowledge — across every border, every discipline, every language. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

Your Voice Matters — DO NOT FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS! Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/1qiK... @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS! Attention PhD candidates across Europe! Got research that you're passionate about? Here's your chance to share it with a pan-European audience! 🔹 Deadline: April 30, 2026 (5 PM CET) 🔹 Publication: May 13, 2026 (European Doctoral Day)

Day 2: Practicing Citizenship at the Margins – Legal Aid, Care, and Bureaucratic Violence, moderated by Dr. Rozita Dimova. Thanks to our speakers—Jasmina Golubovska, Sandra Trpcevska, and Aleksandra Efremova—for sharing powerful insights on legal aid, care, and navigating institutional barriers.

Thank you, Dr. Andrew Herrmann, for an inspiring keynote address. The keynote highlighted autoethnography as a powerful approach that connects personal experience to broader cultural meaning, emphasizing vulnerability, reflexivity, and purposeful storytelling as core strengths of the method.

Highlights from the WG 4 Workshop (Skopje, 25–26 March 2026) @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Grateful to Dr. Rozita Dimova, Dr. Ibtisam Sadegh, Evgeny Shtorn, and Dr. Natalia Shikova for organizing the workshop on "Losing Citizenship: Autoethnographic, Testimonial, and Ethnographic Reflections" at UKIM. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

On this important March 8, we’re excited to share HIDDEN’s first podcast episode with Dr. Francesca Piana! 🎧 A huge thank you to Francesca and Daniel for recording this amazing episode. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Happy March 8 🌸 HIDDEN is proud to be led by women. Our Chair, Dr. Jennifer Redmond (@jenniferredmond.bsky.social) and Co-Chair, Dr. Aisling Shalvey, help drive our mission with their leadership and vision. We celebrate all women shaping a fairer, more sustainable world. @costprogramme.bsky.social

Hello Year 4! HIDDEN is starting you off right with an amazing DOMiD workshop on November 28.

Another memory from Year 3! “Geography As Destiny: Challenges, Opportunities and Threats in Migration and Documentation in Anatolia,” took place at Tarsus University. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

In Year 3, a group of HIDDEN members visited the Stasi Records Archive and Robert Havemann Society Archive, exploring how Germany confronts its communist past, and the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

In Year 3, HIDDEN hosted the international workshop “One Year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact.” The event brought together academics, NGO representatives, practitioners, and activists from 12 countries. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

🌟 Year 3 Highlight! 🌟 One of HIDDEN's key outcomes from Year 3 is the release of the HIDDEN Toolkit Tackling Ethical Concerns in Migration Research, officially published on 25 September 2025 in Open Access. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

🌍 Reflecting on Gender In/Equality in the Academy 🌍 As part of our HIDDEN COST Action’s 3rd-Birthday celebrations, we’re remembering the Workshop on Reflecting on Gender In/Equality in the Academy, held on 4-5 September 2025. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Happy 3rd Birthday, HIDDEN! On this special occasion, we are looking back at one of the standout events in HIDDEN's journey—the Training School on Contemporary Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People, held on 15-16 September 2025 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

As we celebrate another year of groundbreaking work, we look back on the amazing events and milestones that shaped HIDDEN’s third year—including the incredible Year 3 HIDDEN Conference

🎉 3 YEARS OF HIDDEN COST ACTION 🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HIDDEN! We are a vibrant, global community of over 200 scholars, and we're filled with so much gratitude for everyone who has been a part of this incredible journey. @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Call for Papers - Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People: Barriers, Borders, and Bureaucracy in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 📅 Submission deadline: October 20, 2025 🔗 More information available at: lnkd.in/db3F3jHH

📘 Call for Chapters The Handbook of Identity Documentation: Past, Present & Future 🗓️ Abstracts due: 3 Oct 2025 🔗 Submit: lnkd.in/dt4MyWA2 More info ⤵️https://hidden-costaction.eu/call-for-chapters/

June is Refugee Awareness Month. This month, we’re sharing stories that matter—like You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska. At just 12 years old, Yeva fled war-torn Ukraine. Her diary is a raw, unforgettable account of survival and courage. @costprogramme.bsky.social

Many countries mark Refugee Weeks in June to celebrate refugees' stories and contributions. 🌍 June 20 | World Refugee Day This month, HIDDEN will share inspiring stories and important facts. Join us in standing with those forced to flee their homes. @costprogramme.bsky.social

@hiddencostaction.bsky.social members will be interested in this great free seninar, register below 👇👇👇

📌 Day 2 Recap - Migration, Diaspora & Collaboration We explored some powerful themes today—from diasporic medical tourism and local services for Syrian immigrants in Mersin to firsthand accounts from migrant students. The day wrapped up with an exciting push toward collaborative paper development.

Day 1 kicked off with a warm welcome from Prof. Dr. Ali ÖZEN (Rector) & Prof. Dr. Ali DERAN (Dean) 🎤✨ Guests mingled with faculty at a relaxed reception 🤝 Then dove into series of powerful panels and discussions.

Working Group 1 Event "Geography As Destiny: Challenges, Opportunities and Threats in Migration and Documentation in Anatolia" Tarsus University, Türkiye, May 22-23, 2025. Organized by: HIDDEN's WG1 co-leaders Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino and Dr. Tuğba Aydın Halisoğlu. @costprogramme.bsky.social

A truly brilliant conference @hiddencostaction.bsky.social, major thanks to @jenniferredmond.bsky.social for putting it all together 🎉 @costprogramme.bsky.social