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Migration Communication Strategies: Effective Approaches to Depolarise the Debate (course 2025) via Lorenzo Piccoli eui.eu/apply?id=migra…

Unlike after the 2016 election, there have been remarkably few if any large anti-Trump protests after the recent election. i’ve had this conversation with a few colleagues, but I am curious to hear from more people: why do you think this is?

One year later, the deal between Italy and Albania on the processing of migration appears to be a source of embarrassment to the governments who signed it. Who would have guessed. Back then, it seemed such a good idea. verfassungsblog.de/offshoring-asy…

Good take by Andi Hoxhaj OBE on how the (worrying) prospect that EU institutions may include the externalisation of migration control in the list of accession criteria. x.com/ConversationUK…

Two recent reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch warned that #WorldCup2034 in Saudi Arabia likely means exploitation and deaths of foreign workers. FIFA knows reforms are needed but proceeded anyway, ignoring systemic abuses. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Fully 92% of Germans, including 75% of AfD voters (!), believe Syrian refugees who have found "regular" work should be permitted to stay in Germany, regardless of developments in Syria. (Forsa)

Persistent myth in media & political debates: smugglers lure people into irregular migration journeys. We asked 60,000 migrants; only 4% said smugglers influenced their decision to migrate. More myth busting based on what migrants actually say in MMR2024: mixedmigration.org/mmr2024/

Are you part of a refugee-led or stateless-led organisation in Europe? We at the Migration Policy Centre at European University Institute want to hear from you. Share your insights in a short survey to help map your work and strengthen collective advocacy. tinyurl.com/7pft72x2

The Tunisian National Guard on Wednesday (December 18) said they had recovered the bodies of 20 migrants and rescued five survivors after a boat sank off the coast of the North African nation. The survivors were of sub-Saharan origin, AFP reported. infomigrants.net/en/post/61821/…

Do smugglers play a key role in motivating irregular migration? Only around 4 percent of migrants cited smugglers as an influence in their decision to migrate in a recent study. infomigrants.net/en/post/61857/…

The Economist analysed 300k+ PhD abstracts finding that readability has declined sharply over time. This trend is most pronounced in the humanities and social sciences, where jargon and complex language are increasingly common. economist.com/science-and-te…

Important read on illegal pushbacks at the Lithuania-Belarus border and how measures to counteract the ”instrumentalisation” of asylum seekers punish the victims of persecution instead of the perpetrators. euobserver.com/migration/arfa…

I have created a searchable list of 80+ migration-related movies, offering various perspectives on human movement, identity, and mobility. What movies would you add? #Migration #MigrationStudies #MigrationStories datawrapper.dwcdn.net/aiSfx/6/

Our #MigrationCoLab partner, Migration Policy Centre, is profiling refugee-led organisations #RLO in Europe. ➡️Want to help out? 🔗Participate in the survey – it only takes 15 minutes!⏳eui.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07…

A lot of big words by European states' leaders abt going after the evil migrant smugglers. Here was a chance to actually get one, but he's been released by Italy on a technicality & apparently already on the way back to Libya on an Italian private jet theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…

Gli atti della Corte penale: così #Almasri picchia e tortura. Punite le guardie se aiutano i detenuti. I prigionieri sono “proprietà privata”. Venduti, schiavizzati, barattati, uccisi. O tenuti in vita per prelevarne il sangue. nello scavo 𝐀𝐯𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐫𝐞 avvenire.it/attualita/pagi…

💥 New: Making sense of Europe’s boom in migration communication campaigns ✍️ James Dennison Lorenzo Piccoli & Mariana Carmo Duarte JEPP blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…