Migration Policy Centre

🚨 Now Accepting Applications: #Training on Effective Migration Governance This October in Florence, join a global cohort of professionals tackling one of today’s most urgent and complex challenges: migration governance. 🗓 6–8 October ➡ loom.ly/6OiXoH8

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The dates for the next Migration Winter Academy are official!📌 And early bird applications close on 5 October 👉 For policy analysts, private sector professionals, international organisation officials, civil servants, NGO and representatives, researchers, and journalists. loom.ly/UA6vlfE

➡️ What if we could tackle food insecurity and the lack of legal identity at once? This paper proposes a bold solution: a Humanity Identity Card and a Basic Income Supplement (BIS) of $1/day for the world’s most vulnerable. Read more 👇 loom.ly/s8vbXL4

🔊 We’re looking for researchers working on migration at universities, research institutes, and think-tanks in Africa and Europe. 👉 We’re conducting a study to understand how researchers think about the drivers of international migration. 📋 Take the survey here: mpcsurveys.limesurvey.net/acd

🔍 Many migration policies involve conflicting yet equally important moral goals. These aren't just philosophical puzzles, they're real tensions that shape decisions. Here's how engagement w/ ethical dilemmas can improve debates and policymaking on migration➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

"Despite legal pathways, structural obstacles keep many women in long-term precarity & circle of irregularity" Based on interviews, this report explores how irregular status affects the conditions of women from the former 'Eastern Bloc' employed in Italy’s #domestic & #CareSector 👉 loom.ly/GlYdcAQ

🚨 Refugees and migrants are too often scapegoated and falsely portrayed as threats. 🎓 Join us for the first seminar of the academic year with Daniel Ghezelbash, who will share practical tips on how to spot and counter false claims: loom.ly/ZlmPp0Y 📅 4 September 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST 📍 Hybrid

Policymakers often face a stark dilemma: restrict immigration to avoid democratic backlash, risking unjust exclusion, or maintain open policies and risk democratic instability. But, are there other legal alternatives beyond this binary? Read the debate 📚 loom.ly/_yFYRmI

As things slow down for summer, now is the perfect time to revisit our 3rd Shorts Series. From the challenges of responding to climate mobility, to perceptions of fairness in asylum policies, these shorts offer research-based insights to inform today’s pressing migration issues. 📌 loom.ly/VGCpa4c

Why do some migrants stay in their first country of arrival, while others keep moving? And what are the consequences of that mobility? ✍️ This blog explores the complex mobility trajectories of arrived migrants in EU border countries, drawing on insights from the #PRIMEprojectEU. 🔗 loom.ly/ChMu8SA

When it comes to migration governance, credibility matters 🤝 Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape. 📅 6–8 October 2024 📍 Florence, Italy Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8

“Narratives are not optional. They are how people make sense of reality” 👉For communicators, that means narratives are essential tools to shape understanding & trust. At the latest Club of Venice meeting, James Dennison briefed 🇪🇺 communication leaders on #migration narratives 📌 loom.ly/554Kf28

Why do irregular migrants receive basic protections in some EU countries but not others? In this podcast, the #PRIMEprojectEU team reflects on the stories of the migrants they meet, and the institutions that make their journeys easier, harder — or impossible. 🎧 loom.ly/ZjIrISM

👉 Do Temporary Labour Migration Programmes reinforce power asymmetries and commodify workers? Or can they be redesigned to benefit all stakeholders fairly? Let’s rethink this migration dilemma for both global and domestic justice through this debate: loom.ly/aIQS0Ug

Displacement caused by #ClimateChange is often framed as a looming threat to rich countries. But in reality, most people displaced by environmental shocks stay close to home. ➡️This blog shares testimonials from displaced residents and humanitarian workers in Western Kenya 📌 loom.ly/dvebWr8

Missed our webinar on the legal rights of irregular migrants in Europe? You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA #PRIMEprojectEU

My favorite photos from the #MPCSummerSchool on #migration at the European University Institute. Sixty hours of lectures, group work, and even a little bit of dancing. To be informed about future events: migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/

Deadline approaching!🔴 Apply by this Sunday 6 July to participate in the #MigrationCoLab training! 2️⃣days to: 🔹Learn more about how research evidence can be translated into policies and practices. 🔹Expand your network 📌 Don’t miss this chance: www.eui.eu/apply?id=bui...

Want to be an expert in #migration policy? Join us for the new edition of the Effective Migration Governance training to: ✅ Engage with top scholars & practitioners ✅ Build tools to make better decisions under pressure ✅ Leave w/ new strategies Get an early-bird discount by 5 July: loom.ly/6OiXoH8

And we're saying goodbye—hoping it turns into a “ciao” again soon! 👋🏾 After 10 days of discussions, teamwork, presentations, case studies, and special prizes, the 21st #MPCSummerSchool wraps up. Thanks for being part of it! 💫 Make sure you stay in the loop 📬 migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/

Using data from interviews with over 13,000 young people, Nicolás Caso Castellón and Jørgen Carling explain the reasons why campaigns designed to instill fear about the risks of #IrregularMigration might not be effective. Full reading 📌 migrationresearchtopolicy.eu/2025/06/26/d... #MigrationCoLab

#Migration policies affect thousands of people, but do they truly reflect why people migrate? 👉We're conducting a new study to explore how policymakers’ assumptions shape migration #governance. 🔍 Want to take part? lnkd.in/dr3wMYqm 🔴Deadline to participate: 30 June 2025.

Do you want to be part of the #CoLab community? ➡️ Register now for two days of in-person skill-building! ✅ Engage effectively with research users ✅ Build strategies that increase the use of evidence ✅ Understand what drives successful research-policy collaboration 📌 loom.ly/GFLldVs

Minding the gap or missing the gaps?​ This week, Jeff Crisp draws on his policymaking experience to explain why migration research struggles to have real-world impact. Full short 📌 migrationresearchtopolicy.eu/2025/06/19/t... #WorldRefugeeDay #MigrationCoLab

To what extent can #IrregularMigrants claim social & labour rights under national laws? This morning, Clare Fox-Ruhs presented her latest study mapping rights for irregular migrants in Europe Don’t miss the upcoming #webinar where she'll present findings: migrationpolicycentre.eu/events/?id=5...

This week, young people from across Florence (newly arrived migrants, unaccompanied minors, local students, and international residents) come together at #ULead to explore one key question: 🧭 What rights matter most to us, & how can we protect them? More about this initiative 👉 loom.ly/Q-YpL2c