In the context of migration, the difference between the words expertise and experience captures the struggle for recognition and agency.

Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face conservative historian Karol Nawrocki in a second round run-off.

In conversation with Dr Tade Omotosho on being a migrant election candidate in Poland and his engagement with politics as a response to a crisis affecting migrant communities in Poland.

As members of a diaspora, we can decide on the future of a place we don’t live in anymore. As migrants we can’t vote on the future of the place, we do live in. Why is this considered a norm?

TikTok and ultranationalism propels hard-right chief to cult status among Romania’s diaspora.

The number of elected representatives is decided on the number of a population, including migrants. Crucial decisions like abortion rights are being made in our names but without our participation.

The Migrant Vote platform is growing! I am delighted to introduce to you the Migrant Vote podcast.

An essential part of leadership building is the knowledge about teaching resistance. This article is a part of a series about frameworks for migrant leadership building.

Following the anti-immigrant Dublin riots, it is a perfect time to share my essay about being Polish-Irish, especially since this text is going to be reprinted in a school textbook in Germany.

My mum taught me the value of voting as a citizen. For many years I thought that I had to look for other role models to teach me about the value of voting as a migrant. How wrong was I?

The candidacy of people of a migrant background during the 2024 local elections in Ireland presented a unique case study of full gender parity. What is the recipe for success of migrant women?

Irish support for independent election candidates does not apply to people with migration roots, yet candidates in this cohort insist on running as independents. Should they reconsider?

We tell stories of injustice because we hope to incite change. How to protect migrant storytellers from exploitation by researchers and other story harvesters when you are asked to give access to them

Proposals designed to restore trust in politics would also criminalise the making of false statements to win votes

The Migrant Vote platform is 1 year old. It is a perfect time to reflect on the last year to share learnings about changing a path mid-career.

In 2024 more than 3 billion people voted, yet the satisfaction in democracy dropped below 50%. Diverse politicians and awaking voters’ enthusiasm are the sought-after antidote for democratic apathy.

As children, we often learn about values and morals through animal fables. Think of Aesop’s hare and the tortoise teaching us about “more haste, less speed”. Here’s a condensed contemporary tale with ...

The number of elected representatives is decided on the number of a population, including migrants. Crucial decisions like abortion rights are being made in our names but without our participation.

The candidacy of people of a migrant background during the 2024 local elections in Ireland presented a unique case study of full gender parity. What is the recipe for success of migrant women?

As long as political parties are not willing to make room for migrants at the decision-making table, we can not talk about full democracy in Ireland.

When creating inclusive and representative democracy we need to assess how we use language and how language is set in a broader context of democracy and hierarchy.

The Migrant Vote platform is growing! I am delighted to introduce to you the Migrant Vote podcast.

Immigration is a big election issue but many newcomers are not allowed to vote. We talked to some of the ones who’ve become citizens and will be voting in a general election for the first time.

The topic of universal voting rights made an impact on the public debate in Ireland this year. Here’s a summary of the multiple voices in this public discussion to date.

Currently, only Irish and British citizens over the age of 18 have the right to cast a ballot in General Elections.

My message to the next Dáil: To the politicians on the campaign trail, trying to secure votes, listen to the migrants, writes Imasha Costa

The candidacy of people of a migrant background during the 2024 local elections in Ireland presented a unique case study of full gender parity. What is the recipe for success of migrant women?

In the next five years many opportunities will arise to improve your electoral chances. Make sure to grab them. Here are the 4 things you should do right now. A bonus tip included for party members.

As members of a diaspora, we can decide on the future of a place we don’t live in anymore. As migrants we can’t vote on the future of the place, we do live in. Why is this considered a norm?

The number of elected representatives is decided on the number of a population, including migrants. Crucial decisions like abortion rights are being made in our names but without our participation.

Migrants constitute a significant number of our societies and contribute a high level of revenue, yet without universal suffrage they are the blind spot of democracy.

This is a space to find inspiration, motivation, and practical information on how to occupy democratic spaces as migrants and how to build and practice migrant leadership. Click to read Migrant Vote, ...