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Great video by Prof.Dr. Melissa Siegel on my The Conversation piece talking about why many peoplies that aim to reduce migration, often end up increasing it ➕ links to other fantastic videos so do check it out 👇

In the UK 'criminal gangs' & 'human smugglers' are often making headlines. The policies that lead migrants to engage with them, less so. Join us to discuss the latest, global evidence and draw implications for more progressive migration policies. odi.org/en/events/migr…

And Nando Sigona now also confirmed as another speaker!

What have we learned about how governments can support #diaspora for #sustainabledevelopment? Check out this piece written w/ Jessica Hagen-Zanker (@j.hagen-zanker.bsky.social) based on insights from #MIGNEX policy conference w/contributions from Oleg Chirița Einstein Ntim Alexandra Hilbig mignex.org/publications/w…

How can governments support diaspora contributions to sustainable development? 🌍This video is based on a brief co-authored with Jessica Hagen-Zanker (@j.hagen-zanker.bsky.social) as part of the #mignex Project. In it, we share five key takeaways from a recent policy roundtable youtu.be/MPzRBwWKlT8

CfP: Panel proposal for the #IMISCOE 2025 Annual Conference in Paris: 🌍 «Strengthening and Diversifying #SurveyMethods in #Migration Research». ✔️ Abstract submission by Thur 19 Sept 2024. ✍🏾 More info & link to submit forms.office.com/e/qRX9JqXnfm

Beyond proud of my incredible sister@FranziscaZfor winning an #ERC grant to do research on political participation of migrants, using a wide range of methods - looking forward to learning from her! 😍

Call for abstracts IMISCOE 2025 "Life and migration: Decentering migration from the life aspirations of (potential) migrants" ⚠️Deadline 16 September (Please share 🙏🏼) Organized by Naiara Rodriguez-Peña and me. migration.prio.org/news/102 IMISCOE PhD Network Reflexivities in Migration Studies - IMISCOE SC Methods in Migration Research (Meth@Mig - IMISCOE)

How can research be used to advocate for better migration policies? Next Tuesday, join us and ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social online for a roundtable event on migration decision-making and the role of inequalities in migrants’ use of intermediaries. Register here: buff.ly/4cGoXZz

📅Next week: Political rhetoric on 'criminal gangs’ is fuelling the demonisation of irregular #migration & justification of stronger border controls. But what policies are driving the use of smugglers & how can advocacy messaging cut through to leaders? buff.ly/3Zklqx7

4 years ago #MIGNEX set out to explore some of the major questions on the migration-development nexus. One being: what are the developmental impacts of migration? In this report Melissa Siegel Katrin Marchand Zina Weisner I zinaw.bsky.social and I share our 6 key findings: mignex.org/d077

We’re live from ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social! We're hosting a roundtable on migration decision-making & the inequalities that drive migrants to use intermediaries. To learn more, check out our work on intermediaries: bit.ly/44NvFLc And migration decision making: bit.ly/3yQmGHH

Which societal circumstances and individual characteristics make people wish to migrate to another country? We talked to 13,000 people in 10 countries to answer this question in our #MIGNEX Elsevier Geography *World Development* article - open access here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This week, we hosted a @ODI @MIDEQ event to discuss how can we – as researchers, advocates, civil society – cut through to political leaders - and shift the focus on the inequalities, migration and policies that drive the migration journeys? Catch up here: shorturl.at/8L7lK

On the latest ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social #ThinkChangePodcast I talk to the brilliant Afua Hirsch, Fizza Qureshi, Marvin Rees & KathrynDahou about #racism & #misinformation fuelling the #UKriots & how we can tackle politicians' alarmist rhetoric on migration. Tune in: bit.ly/4etoBqM

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