Learning to live with irregular Migration: towards a more ambitious debate on the politics of ‘the problem’

Anne McNevin
1 April, 2017

What might be gained by learning to live with ‘the problem’ of irregular Migration, rather than attempting to solve it?

Irregular migration, Refugee regime, Borders, Citizenship, Migration, Development nexus, Migration policy

In transit: Changing social networks of sub-Saharan African migrants in Turkey and Greece

Marieke Wissink and Valentina Mazzucato
31 March, 2017

Research on the role of social networks in human Migration has mainly relied on single snapshots in time.This paper focuses on the changes in composition and usage of the transnational networks of

Transnational networks, Transit migration, Personal network, Analysis, Network change

Shifting human Smuggling routes along Turkey's borders

Ay?em Biriz Karaçay
14 March, 2017

Despite externalized Migration policies within Europe in order to secure borders and an enormous concern for human Smuggling in the Media and political debates, people continue to cross borders und

Smuggling, Borders, Unwanted entries, Migrants

A Continent in Chaos: The Security Implications of the European Migrant Crisis.

Dahl, Ann-Sofie
28 February, 2017

This report analyzes the migrant crisis which in 2015 tormented, and in 2016 continues to torment, Europe: what happened and why, and most importantly, the implications of the crisis for Europe and

Refugee, Politics, Policy, Public attitudes, Integration, terrorism, Security, Border management

Dying to Reach Europe: Insight into the desperate journeys Eritreans make to reach safety

Médecins Sans Frontières
27 February, 2017

The dangerous journeys that tens of thousands of Eritreans are making across desert and sea to Europe are a striking example of how restrictive migration policies are having a devastating impact on

Irregular migration, EU Migration Policy, Search and rescue (SAR)

From Intraregional West African Migration toward an Exodus to Europe. A Case Study on Ghana

Lamin O. Ceesay
23 February, 2017

West Africa’s patterns of Migration in pre-colonial and early post-colonial times were predominantly internal and regional; from landlocked Sahelian countries to relatively prosperous mines, planta

country of origin, Emmigation, Migrant flow, Exodus, Intraregional

IPUMS-International

22 February, 2017

HARMONIZED INTERNATIONAL CENSUS DATA FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH RESEARCH

DEMIG (Determinants of International Migration)

22 February, 2017

 

IOM Missing Migrants Project

22 February, 2017

Missing Migrants Project tracks deaths of migrants and those who have gone missing along migratory routes worldwide.

Migrants death, Migrant flow, Migrant well-being

UN Statistics Division: International Migration data

22 February, 2017

International Migration: The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is responsible at the international level for collecting and disseminating official national dat

Gender Inequality and Integration of Non-EU Migrants in the EU

Mikkel Barslund, Anna Di Bartolomeo, Lars Ludolph
21 February, 2017

The integration of refugees and migrants in general into the labour market – and into society at large –stands at the forefront of current policy debate.

Integration, Refugee, Migration trends, Women, Gender

IOM News: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 13,170, Deaths: 272

21 February, 2017

IOM reports that 13,170 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017, through 19 February, with over 75 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Greece and Spain.
Migrants death

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 12,381; Deaths: 272

17 February, 2017

IOM reports that 12,381 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 15 February – just under 9,500 to Italy, just under 2,000 to Greece, and 1,000 to Spain.
Migrants death

The Impact of Refugees on Per Capita Income: A Gravity Model Approach

Nico Stoeckmann
16 February, 2017

In this paper the author extends the bilateral Gravity Model of migration by Vanderkamp (1977) based on Newton's Law to a unilateral instrumental variable strategy for refugees, which is able

Economy, Fiscal, Immigration

FRONTEX Risk Analysis for 2017: Annual Report

15 February, 2017

Risk Analysis for 2017 concentrates on the scope of Frontex operational activities and, in particular, on irregular migration at the external borders of the EU and Schengen Associated Countries.

Discrimination Based Upon Race, Religion, and Ethnicity When Filing for Asylum in the European Union (Policy Paper)

Editors: Catherine Moore (CICL), Ariel Ricker (Advocates Abroad)
15 February, 2017

Individuals within the European Union, regardless of immigration status, should be afforded the protections of both EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights.

Religion, Discrimination, Asylum, Policy

#AlanKurdi: Presentation and dissemination of images of suffering on Twitter

Joshua Aiken, Hannes Einsporn, Monica Greco, Rachel Landry, and Angela Navarro Fusillo
14 February, 2017

On the morning of September 2, 2015, photojournalist Nilüfer Demir captured the image of a drowned three-year-old Syrian refugee, Alan Kurdi, washed ashore on a beach in Bodrum, Turkey.

Children, migrant wellbeing, Migrants death, Public attitudes, Safe migration, Sea travel, Solidarity

IOM News: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 11,169; Deaths: 258. Global Deaths Top 400

10 February, 2017

IOM reports that 11,169 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 8 February – about 85 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Greece.
Migrants death

Challenges of the European Migration Crisis (alternative title: Case Study on Securitization of Migration)

Amir Manochehri Naeini Tina (supervisor Jakob Gustavsson)
8 February, 2017

Abstract: Migration is a multidimensional phenomena presented in various political debates, discussed from economic perspectives to human rights features.

Securitization, Migration trends, Public attitudes, Politics, Populism

IOM News: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 11,169; Deaths: 258. Global Deaths Top 400Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 11,010; Deaths: 255

7 February, 2017

IOM reports that 11,010 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 5 February – about 85 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Greece.
Migrants death