Category: News
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Book note for “How migration really works” by Hein de Haas
I must say that 2024 is off to a pretty good start for me! Ordering a book for a university library seems like a simple and ordinary thing to do, but this is a privilege I certainly do not take for granted. In fact, I feel deeply grateful to order books for the Linkoping University…
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A new beginning
At a time of horrendous political events, in a world disfigured by deep pain and unimaginable suffering, it feels odd to be writing about a new research project investigating creative alternatives to the existing status quo. Yet, here we are. Thursday and Friday last week In Brussels were packed with presentations and discussions looking at…
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Migration and Time
Reflecting on this year’s IMISCOE conference and the role of time in understanding migration. After three years of strictly online conferencing, one of the largest international networks for migration research convened in Oslo (in-person and online) around the theme of temporalities in migration studies. This year’s IMISCOE conference offered a chance to reconnect with migration…
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International Conference on Migration, Diaspora and Development in the Western Balkans – Tirana, Albania
Greatly enjoyed excellent presentations of papers on migration, labour market, and education; return and reintegration in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, and Northern Macedonia. More to follow tomorrow on all things Western Balkans – diaspora and development; impact of remittances; brain drain and brain gain. Had a wonderful time presenting my paper…
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Presentation at MACIMIDE Annual Conference 2021
Happy to have contributed to a panel on return migration and displacement at this year’s annual conference organised by the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) in collaboration with the Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR). The new “hybrid” format comes with its set of challenges, but the benefits far outweigh the costs,…