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@demigkrems.bsky.social
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at University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria (www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/mig) We want to contribute to a better understanding of migration and integration with our research and teaching activities.

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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What Europeans Think About Immigration James Dennison (EUI) opens DEMIG Online Talks on 8 Oct at 14:00 CEST. Drawing on decades of survey evidence, he will challenge common assumptions about attitudes to immigration and examine when they shape politics. Register: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Migration and Integration 4.0
Join us on 13 November 2025 (15:00–16:00 CET) for the next session of the DEMIG talk series with Gisela P. Zapata. Her talk explores the complex and uneven regularization pathways of Venezuelan migran...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📢 We are hiring: Postdoctoral researcher (Quantitative Methods) for ERC project #MixedArRivals. Explore relations between different migrant groups in North Africa, examining when interactions become conflictual and when they foster solidarity. Apply by 7 October: 9951.ob.sagedpw.at/programme/on...
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IMISCOE - International Migration Research Network @imiscoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🔊Call for Paper Abstracts The panel "Storytelling on ‘Migrants’, Storytelling in Migration Research" at the 24th IMISCOE Annual Conference, 6–9 July 2027, in Brussels and online, is now accepting submissions. Send your abstract to nilay.kilinc@helsinki.fi Read the full call below!
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IMISCOE - International Migration Research Network @imiscoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Call for Papers | 2027 IMISCOE Annual Conference The panel “Ageing on the Move: Welfare Access, Rights, and Inequalities in Later Life,” to be held during the IMISCOE 2027 Annual Conference (in Brussels and online), is now accepting contributions! 👉 Read more about the panel below:
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Update: The application deadline for the Research Project Assistant position has been extended to 26 Aug. We’re also still looking for 2 Postdoctoral Researchers to join us at the Department for Migration and Globalisation,University for Continuing Education Krems www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚞 Come work with us in Krems! 🚞 We’re looking for a Research Project Assistant and two Postdoctoral Researchers to join us at the Department for Migration and Globalisation, University for Continuing Education Krems. Deadlines: 19, 24 & 27 Aug 2026 Details: www.donau-uni.ac.at/jobs
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Building blocks for successful integration: join us online tomorrow Learn more about our interdisciplinary continuing education programs on international recruiting, onboarding, integration management and counselling. 📅 7 July, 17:30–18:30 CEST 🌐 Online (Zoom) 👉 www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📣 3 open positions in the ERC project Ethics in Action: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas of Migrant Solidarity 🎓 PhD (application deadline: 7 July) 9951.ob.sagedpw.at/programme/on... 📘 Postdoc (24 Aug) 9951.ob.sagedpw.at/programme/on... 🔵 Coordinating Postdoc (27 Aug) 9951.ob.sagedpw.at/programme/on...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
DEMIG Online Talk— 21 May, 14:00 CEST: Federica Infantino presents her forthcoming book Manufacturing the ‘Failure’ of UK Immigration Detention — based on fieldwork in 2 IRCs, examining how detention is implemented by the Home Office and private contractors. ℹ️ www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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IMISCOE - International Migration Research Network @imiscoe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
📣 CfP for the 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference (10-12 March) 💫 Studying Migration in the Digital Era: Innovation, Regulation, Ethics, and Rights 📍Global Migration Institute atT oronto Metropolitan University Full call: shortlink.uk/1pfd0 @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social @researchtmu.bsky.social
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Established in migration studies and keen to shape a different publishing culture—where slow science, full OA, innovation, and dialogue come first? 📣 2 current calls from Migration Politics: 1) 🗂️ Special Issues DL: 15 May 2) 📰 Editorial College DL: 30 June migrationpolitics.org/category/cal...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
How do international health professionals not only arrive – but stay? 🎥 Watch our panel “Global Talent in Healthcare” (until 27 April 2026): 👉 www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit... 🎓 New Certificate Program on Recruiting & Onboarding International Professionals: 👉 www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/studium/r...
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Aufzeichnung | Online-Panel | Global Talent im Gesundheitswesen
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Join us tomorrow online or on site for a DEMIG Talk with Michael Collyer on "Support beyond the State: (in)formal social assistance and displacement", based on empirical research in the DR Congo, Lebanon, and Pakistan. 📅 16 Apr 2026 | 1 - 2 PM CEST 🌐 Zoom & Krems: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Global Talent in Healthcare — HR experts from Austrian hospitals, staffing agencies & academia share strategies to recruit & retain international professionals. 14 Apr · 7 pm CEST · Online · Free www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit... Also new — Certificate Program: www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/studium/r...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Online Talk — 9 Apr, 2–3 pm CET Why has anti–sub-Saharan migrant discourse intensified in Tunisia since 2023? How do European narratives and domestic dynamics interact to shape this shift? Riadh Ben Khalifa, Assoc. Prof. of Contemporary History, Univ. of Tunis Zoom: donau-uni.zoom.us/j/6612337481...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Still time to apply for our In‑Person Residency on “Migration Politics and Violence” (28 Sept–2 Oct 2026, Austria). Benefit from our author‑centred, dialogical approach to developing your manuscript with the Migration Politics team. 🗓️ Deadline: 6 April 🔗 Call: migrationpolitics.org/2026/02/24/c...
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Call for In-Person Residency on “Migration Politics and Violence” (2026)
The editorial team of Migration Politics is seeking innovative and original paper proposals for the in-person residency taking place at the University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria, from …
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Florian Trauner @ftrauner.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📢 New publication in the @jeppjournal.bsky.social 📚 @federicazardo.bsky.social and I examine how the European Commission has responded to national emergency regimes within the EU’s asylum policy over time and in different cases 🇪🇺 #openaccess #EU; #asylum; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The European Commission’s response to national emergency regimes within the EU’s asylum policy: from rejection to accommodation
National emergency laws restricting the entry of asylum seekers have become increasingly common across the European Union. This article investigates how the European Commission responds to such eme...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Global Talent in Healthcare — HR experts from Austrian hospitals, staffing agencies & academia share strategies to recruit & retain international professionals. 14 Apr · 7 pm CEST · Online · Free www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit... Also new — Certificate Program: www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/studium/r...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New guest blog: @leamullerfunk.bsky.social, Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, and Lina Omran show how refugees rethink the state and create political spaces across borders. The piece also highlights how the RESTATE project studies these dynamics in practice. 📰 Read here: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
The authors Lea Müller‑Funk, Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, and Lina Omran together with Adriana Harm, RESTATE project manager, in front of the University Krems building
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Turning the Page, Staying the Course at Migration Politics Now led by 6 researchers from our department, the journal remains committed to slow-science, author centred editing, and platinum open access — with expanded participation routes. See aims & open calls: migrationpolitics.org/2026/02/24/t...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Spirituality in Spaces of Waiting: How does faith support migrants facing long periods of uncertainty at the US–Mexico border? Sociologist Olga Odgers shares insights from Catholic, Evangelical, Muslim & secular shelters. Join us on 12 Feb, 4–5 pm CET via Zoom: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
When Staying Still Speaks Volumes: Online talk with Diana Mata‑Codesal on the meanings of immobility. 📅 22 Jan 🕑 2–3 pm CET 🌐 Zoom Why do people stay put — and what does it reveal? Join us for ethnographic insights into rootedness, intention, and feeling “stuck.” www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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RURALITIC_EU @ruralitic-eu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We joined the Lower Austrian Research Festival this year, an event making science accessible. The theme ‘What does a migration researcher actually do, and what does our food have to do with migration?’ proved to be fertile ground for conversation. 🔗 bit.ly/45Oo94c #HorizonEU @unikrems.bsky.social
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RURALITIC meets the public in Vienna with sprouting ideas - Ruralitic
With interactive tools and engaging conversations, the team sparked fresh interest in migration, mobility, and the evolving roles of rural regions. Representatives of the RURALITIC project from the De...
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RURALITIC_EU @ruralitic-eu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
👀#RURALITIC spotted! We were featured in @unikrems.bsky.social 's latest newsletter edition. 💡Need a refresher what the project is about? Click the link: bit.ly/4pNuLHQ #HorizonEU #RuralDevelopment
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🌱 Are you an early-career researcher eager to conduct research in Austria, supported by a network of leading migration scholars? Apply by January 11 for the Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide and become part of our dynamic international team in Krems! 👉 All details here www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Become an Ernst Mach Fellow at the Department for Migration and Globalisation in Krems
We invite early-stage researchers to apply for the Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide, funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. This prestigious fellowship supports young ...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🎉 We’re very happy to share that @julia-mp.bsky.social Permoser has received an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grant for her project Ethics in Action. She’ll study how political & civil society actors navigate ethical dilemmas in migration policy across 10 sites worldwide: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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The ERC selects 349 mid-career researchers for €728 million in Consolidator Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 349 mid-career researchers to receive this year's Consolidator Grants. With funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, these grants will support c...
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Universität für Weiterbildung Krems @unikrems.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Univ.-Prof.in Dr. in Julia Mourão Permoser, Politikwissenschafterin am Department für Migration und Globalisierung der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, erhält ERC Consolidator Grant für ihr Forschungsprojekt „Ethics in Action". @demigkrems.bsky.social Mehr dazu: l1nq.com/ELRDL #UniKrems
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Federica Zardo @federicazardo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Still a few days to apply to the Section on EU borders, migration and mobility at the #SGEU26 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference in wonderful Catania next July, chaired by Stefania Panebianco and me! More info here 👇🏻
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Julia Mourão Permoser @julia-mp.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Don’t miss out on this really interesting talk! Taking place online this Thursday as part of our DEMIG talks. Everyone is welcome to join!
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Navigating Legal Uncertainty – DEMIG Talk with Gisela P. Zapata, Assistant Professor at @ufmgbr.bsky.social 🎙️ “Complexity and Unevenness in Migrants’ Regularization Pathways in Latin America” 🗓️ 13 November 2025 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CET | 📍 Online 🔗 Details & Zoom link: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Interdisciplinary perspectives on migration and asylum
We warmly invite you to the next session of the DEMIG talk series, taking place on 23 October from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET). In this online lecture, political scientist Giorgia Zogu will explore the polit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
On 23–24 September, the Austrian Economic Association held its Annual Conference in Krems, focusing on the theme Migration as an Economic Reality 🎥 Keynotes www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 📸 Photo Highlights www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit... 📘 Conference booklet www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:e4ba...
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NOeG Annual Conference 2025 - YouTube
The keynote speeches from the 2025 Annual Conference of the Austrian Economic Association, held on 23–24 September at the University for Continuing Education...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🌍 WEBINAR | Migrants’ Political and Social Participation in Rural Italy 🗓️ Oct 23 | 🕒 2–3 pm CEST | 💻 Online via Zoom 🎙️ with political scientist Giorgia Zogu Drawing on 9 municipalities, we'll explore how institutions and personal traits shape migrant engagement. 📳 donau-uni.zoom.us/j/6824488418...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🔬 Lower Austria Research Festival 2025 – we’re in! 📍 Swing by our booth to explore how global movements shape food & society. Dive into our latest projects! 📹 Can’t make it? Watch our videos on YouTube: youtube.com/embed/HY96DW... 🗓️ 10 Oct | 1–9 PM 📍 Palais Niederösterreich, Vienna 🎟️ Free entry!
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🎙️ Happening today! Join us at 14:00 CEST for the launch of this year’s DEMIG hybrid talk series with Katharina Natter: Between Knowledge and Assumptions: The Migrant in the Eyes of the Policymaker 💻 Attend in Krems or online via Zoom: donau-uni.zoom.us/j/6554235641...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🚦 This year's DEMIG Online talk series launches Sept 18! 🎙️ First speaker: @knatter.bsky.social (Leiden University) on how expert knowledge is used, ignored or misused in European migration policymaking. 📍 Hybrid format – join us online or in Krems 🕑 2–3pm CEST www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🚦 This year's DEMIG Online talk series launches Sept 18! 🎙️ First speaker: @knatter.bsky.social (Leiden University) on how expert knowledge is used, ignored or misused in European migration policymaking. 📍 Hybrid format – join us online or in Krems 🕑 2–3pm CEST www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
📣 We’re pleased to share the full program for this year’s Annual Conference of the Austrian Economic Association. 🗓️ September 23–24, 2025 📍 @unikrems.bsky.social Theme: Migration as an Economic Reality, 22 panels, 2 keynotes, 1 roundtable. Register by Sept 10 👉 www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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Lea Müller-Funk @leamullerfunk.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
📣 Vacancy for PhD position! 📣 I am looking for a qualitative PhD researcher (3 years, 30 hours/week) to join my ERC project #RESTATE (Refugees’ Political Participation and State-(Re)Making in Displacement), starting preferably on 1 January 2026.
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Lea Müller-Funk @leamullerfunk.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
📣 Postdoc vacancy! I am looking for a qualitative postdoc (3 years, 100%) to join my ERC project #RESTATE (Refugees’ Political Participation and State-(Re)Making in Displacement, 85%) and my project #SYREALITY (Syrian Imaginations of Europe meet Reality, 15%) starting preferably on 1 January 2026.
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RURALITIC_EU @ruralitic-eu.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🔎 #RURALITIC historians and sociologists traced the changing #rural landscapes of the 19th and 20th centuries during the workshop - Transformations of the rural world from a socio-historical perspective - on 30 June. 💡Curious about the takeaways? www.ruralitic.eu/new/revisiti... #HorizonEU
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🔍 New Data Portal on Irregular Migration 🔎 📊 Estimates (2008–2023) for 20 countries in Europe, North America & North Africa 🌍 Interactive map & country profiles 📖 Key findings, publications & full dataset 🔗 Explore the MIrreM Data Portal: irregularmigration.eu/data-portal/
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🌍 Join our info session on the part-time program Circular & Return Migration Management, starting November 2025 with a Middle East focus. 📅 July 30, 4 PM (CEST) 🤝 In partnership with Munich Forum for Dialogue & @jasminldiab.bsky.social 🎓 Scholarships available ℹ️ www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/studies/c...
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Circular and Return Migration Management
Continuing education program | 1 sem. part-time - gain knowledge in planning and implementation of programs to promote return migration.
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
💶 New on scilog: How does EU funding shape migration policy? The project MigFund reveals a growing focus on border control and externalization. 🗃️ The research is led by political scientist Federica Zardo (@federicazardo.bsky.social). 📖 Read more: scilog.fwf.ac.at/en/magazine/...
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RURALITIC_EU @ruralitic-eu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Yesterday was World #RuralDevelopment Day! 📣And what better way to mark the occasion than by announcing the launch of the #RURALITIC website? Curious about the project's main objectives and more? 🔗Visit now & bookmark the website so you don't miss any updates: www.ruralitic.eu #HorizonEU
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Methods in Migration Research (Meth@Mig - IMISCOE) @methatmig.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
📣 New on the Meth@Mig blog: @josefneubauer.bsky.social reflects on fieldwork & fieldlife in Nepal— more than six months of research, insights, and lessons from Kathmandu, Barpak & Inaruwa. A instuctive look at doing research and living it. www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo... #MigrationResearch
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Join us at the MIrreM final conference: 📆 11 September 2025, 9 AM – 2 PM 🌍 Residence Palace, Brussels & online ℹ️ bit.ly/3GiuKKG We will discuss: ❓ How can we measure irregular migration? ❓ What are the policy responses to irregular migration? ❓ What is the impact of regularisation policies? 🧵
Animated GIF showing the word 'MIRREM' with a gradient effect transitioning from light blue to dark blue. Below it, the text reads 'Measuring Irregular Migration' in white font against a solid blue background. Information on the MIrreM research project is available at: https://irregularmigration.eu/
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Join us for a seminar on June 25th at the Korean Cultural Center in Vienna. In anticipation of the eventual unification of Korea, researchers will discuss the social integration of immigrants, with insights from Central and Eastern Europe. No registration needed. www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:4088...
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Nik Ostrand @nikostrand.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Really looking forward to this talk based on my recent paper with the amazing @dorinadamsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Federica Zardo @federicazardo.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🚨 The full MigFund database is now publicly available. It covers EU funding for migration and asylum from 2000 to 2023, across both internal and external programmes. 1,700+ funding measures. All major instruments, from AMIF to EUTF. You can download it here: zenodo.org/records/1568...
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MigFund Dataset
MigFund tracks over 1,700 EU-funded measures related to migration and asylum policy between 2000 and 2023. It covers internal and external instruments, coded by sub-policy area, target group, geograph...
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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
DEMIG Online Talk: Join @nikostrand.bsky.social as she explores how deportation in Europe is shaped by both knowledge and ignorance. Learn about the overlooked harms of routine procedures and the role of "not knowing" in justifying state actions. 📅 24 June, 2-3pm‬ www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
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