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The dates for the next Migration Winter Academy are official!📌 And early bird applications close on 5 October

👉 For policy analysts, private sector professionals, international organisation officials, civil servants, NGO and representatives, researchers, and journalists.

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➡️ What if we could tackle food insecurity and the lack of legal identity at once?

This paper proposes a bold solution: a Humanity Identity Card and a Basic Income Supplement (BIS) of $1/day for the world’s most vulnerable.

Read more 👇 loom.ly/s8vbXL4

👉 This year’s instructors include:

-Senior government #officials with first-hand policy experience

-Leading #scholars advancing cutting-edge migration research

-Analysts from Europe’s top policy #ThinkTanks

-Professionals working with #NGOs

Migration governance is never simple. That’s why our next training brings together a wide range of perspectives to make sense of it.

Meet the instructors 👇

Apply by 22 September!
📅 6–8 October
📍 Florence, Italy

In collaboration with the @eui-stg.bsky.social

#Migration governance is shifting fast:

- Stricter U.S. deportation & visa rules

- EU Pact on Migration & Asylum coming next spring

- Conflicts up 25% in 2024, fueling displacement

Effective management needs a cross-sector approach, that’s what this course offers.
www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

When migration shifts, so must your knowledge ➡️ this training keeps you ahead.

Applications are still open! 🔴 Register here: www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

📆 6-8 October
📍Florence, Italy

U-LEAD - Migration Policy Centre Empowering Youth and Young Refugees in Florence Through Participatory Research Overview U-LEAD is a participatory project that brings together unaccompanied minors, young-adult refugees and migrants, ...

U-LEAD is a youth research and leadership development programme that connects diverse youth and young adults in Florence equipping them with space and support to lead research on relevant issues and impact their communities. ➡️ Learn more: migrationpolicycentre.eu/u-lead/

🔜 Starting 2 October 2025, U-LEAD will run for 12 weeks with weekly meetings in Florence. Participants will:

🔸Connect with youth from diverse cultures and backgrounds

🔸 Explore community challenges and design solutions

🔸Advocate for change on the issues that matter most to them

🍂 One of the things we at the MPC are most excited about this Autumn is the launch of the next U-LEAD Programme!

Today, we welcomed our new group of #ResearchCoaches for a training session. They’ll be the ones guiding and supporting participants every step of the way.

👉 Meet the #instructors and explore the migration dilemmas they’ll tackle.

Register here: 🔴 www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

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Is there such a thing as good #MigrationPolicy? ➡️ Learn what effective governance looks like in our next in-person training.

This three-day course blends original research, expert insights, hands-on tools, and in-depth case studies.

Applications are still open! 🔴 www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

🔊 We’re looking for researchers working on migration at universities, research institutes, and think-tanks in Africa and Europe.

👉 We’re conducting a study to understand how researchers think about the drivers of international migration.

📋 Take the survey here: mpcsurveys.limesurvey.net/acd

🔍 Many migration policies involve conflicting yet equally important moral goals.

These aren't just philosophical puzzles, they're real tensions that shape decisions.

Here's how engagement w/ ethical dilemmas can improve debates and policymaking on migration➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

"Despite legal pathways, structural obstacles keep many women in long-term precarity & circle of irregularity"

Based on interviews, this report explores how irregular status affects the conditions of women from the former 'Eastern Bloc' employed in Italy’s #domestic & #CareSector
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🚨 Refugees and migrants are too often scapegoated and falsely portrayed as threats.
🎓 Join us for the first seminar of the academic year with Daniel Ghezelbash, who will share practical tips on how to spot and counter false claims: loom.ly/ZlmPp0Y

📅 4 September
🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
📍 Hybrid

Anti‑immigrant backlash: the Democratic Dilemma for immigration policy - Migration Policy Centre Anti‑immigrant backlash: the Democratic Dilemma for immigration policy This section tackles a difficult choice policymakers often face: restrict immigration to prevent democratic backlash, risking unj...

Policymakers often face a stark dilemma: restrict immigration to avoid democratic backlash, risking unjust exclusion, or maintain open policies and risk democratic instability.

But, are there other legal alternatives beyond this binary?

Read the debate 📚 loom.ly/_yFYRmI

As things slow down for summer, now is the perfect time to revisit our 3rd Shorts Series.

From the challenges of responding to climate mobility, to perceptions of fairness in asylum policies, these shorts offer research-based insights to inform today’s pressing migration issues.

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Why do some migrants stay in their first country of arrival, while others keep moving? And what are the consequences of that mobility?

✍️ This blog explores the complex mobility trajectories of arrived migrants in EU border countries, drawing on insights from the #PRIMEprojectEU.

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When it comes to migration governance, credibility matters 🤝

Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape.

📅 6–8 October 2024

📍 Florence, Italy

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James Dennison briefs European communicators on migration at the Club of Venice Migration remains one of the most politically charged and emotionally resonant issues in Europe, and communicators face new challenges amid competing policy o

“Narratives are not optional. They are how people make sense of reality”

👉For communicators, that means narratives are essential tools to shape understanding & trust.

At the latest Club of Venice meeting, James Dennison briefed 🇪🇺 communication leaders on #migration narratives
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Why do irregular migrants receive basic protections in some EU countries but not others?

In this podcast, the #PRIMEprojectEU team reflects on the stories of the migrants they meet, and the institutions that make their journeys easier, harder — or impossible.

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Temporary labour migration - Migration Policy Centre Temporary labour migration programmes: global vs domestic justice This debate delves into the ethical and political complexities of Temporary Labour Migration Programmes (TLMPs). The kick-off paper ar...

👉 Do Temporary Labour Migration Programmes reinforce power asymmetries and commodify workers? Or can they be redesigned to benefit all stakeholders fairly?

Let’s rethink this migration dilemma for both global and domestic justice through this debate: loom.ly/aIQS0Ug

Displacement caused by #ClimateChange is often framed as a looming threat to rich countries. But in reality, most people displaced by environmental shocks stay close to home.

➡️This blog shares testimonials from displaced residents and humanitarian workers in Western Kenya

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Missed our webinar on the legal rights of irregular migrants in Europe?

You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration

Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA

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My favorite photos from the #MPCSummerSchool on #migration at the European University Institute.

Sixty hours of lectures, group work, and even a little bit of dancing.

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Deadline approaching!🔴 Apply by this Sunday 6 July to participate in the #MigrationCoLab training! 2️⃣days to:

🔹Learn more about how research evidence can be translated into policies and practices.

🔹Expand your network

📌 Don’t miss this chance: www.eui.eu/apply?id=bui...

Want to be an expert in #migration policy?

Join us for the new edition of the Effective Migration Governance training to:

✅ Engage with top scholars & practitioners
✅ Build tools to make better decisions under pressure
✅ Leave w/ new strategies
Get an early-bird discount by 5 July: loom.ly/6OiXoH8

And we're saying goodbye—hoping it turns into a “ciao” again soon! 👋🏾

After 10 days of discussions, teamwork, presentations, case studies, and special prizes, the 21st #MPCSummerSchool wraps up.

Thanks for being part of it! 💫
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