Andrew Geddes

😎 Not quite finished this one yet but already looking forward to next academic year.

2025-26 kicks off with a seminar by Daniel Ghezelbash of UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law on countering misinformation about asylum seekers & refugees.

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Flooded, forgotten, still here: The struggle for solutions in Western Kenya’s informal displacement camps - Migration Policy Centre This blog shares findings on the 'temporary' displacement camps in Western Kenya, drawing on interviews with displaced residents and humanitarian workers.

When does a temporary crisis become permanent & who is responsible for fixing it?

➡️Nora Söderberg & Dr Otwori Dennis share testimonials from displaced residents & humanitarian workers in Western #Kenya to show why so-called “temporary” #displacements are anything but temporary. 
 
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He points to two key gaps 👉 between research and policy, and between policy and practice, and argues that closing them requires more than simply producing high-quality evidence.

Full Short 📌 lnkd.in/dimcym36

Minding the gap or missing the gaps?​ 🧵

Jeff Crisp (Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford) draws on his policymaking experience to explain why migration research frequently struggles to have real-world impact.

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U-LEAD: Youth, rights, and research at the crossroads of academia and community In a world increasingly marked by division and disconnection, a new initiative at the European University Institute is building bridgesbetween institutions an

This initiative shows how universities can create real public value by working with communities: bringing people together to share, and create knowledge, and shape a more just and inclusive future.
👀 We can’t wait to see what the second edition brings in October 2025: loom.ly/VYdDszw

➡️ Over five days, participants engaged in workshops, field research, and collaborative discussions, and today, we are celebrating their work and involvement at the heart of Florence.

For the first time, Villa Schifanoia has hosted a unique public this week: participants of U-LEAD, a participatory research programme bringing together unaccompanied minors, young migrants, local high schoolers, and international students.

“We are a centre for advanced research, so we don’t have students at the Schuman Centre. But when you came, you were researchers, and you experienced what it means to build a community, which is essential for doing #research.”– said Director Erik Jones at the U-LEAD closing ceremony.

How well can migrants access public services?

Mediation is key to non-discriminatory access to public services, but for many foreign nationals, barriers remain.

‘Mediation Grammar’ can help policymakers & service providers improve access to public services for migrants.

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🌍 How do international organisations influence #education policies for #immigrant #students?

Louis Volante explores how international assessments shape global #education reforms, with a focus on 1st & 2nd generation #immigrant #students.

🗓️ 28 May/15:00 CEST
📍 Hybrid
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☕️È stato un piacere partecipare al Caffè Europa su RAI Radio Uno con Tiziana di Simone sul tema della politica d'asilo nell'UE, dei paesi terzi sicuri, dell'Albania ecc.
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🚨 Despite major investment in migration research, policy impact remains limited— ideology and misinformation can dominate.

📊 Based on 70+ interviews across 38 EU projects @eleonoramilazzo.bsky.social and me ask why research-policy collaboration is so hard to achieve.

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‘Measures to address the root causes of migration could be wasteful as development policy & inefficient as migration policy’

Jessica Hagen-Zanker & Jørgen Carling for the Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab on policies focused on the root causes of migration.

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Thanks Tom

Immigration and asylum are now second most salient issues in the UK. Only Reform benefits from this

At the @mpc-eui.bsky.social we’re working with UNICEF Europe & Central
Asia office on the U-LEAD project bringing together high school students and unaccompanied young migrants in Florence to build participation and inclusion

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🔍 Ever wondered where migration research is taking place?

➡️ 75% of migration research centres in Europe & N. America

Lorenzo Piccoli shares insights from a new tool that maps migration research & explores what this imbalance means for policy and future studies.

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Two days well spent at the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social annual conference with a great bunch of interesting contributions on the contested boundaries of global migration and citizenship

MP: 'Labour seen as party of migrants, minorities, and people on benefits' - LabourList Labour MP Jonathan Hinder argues "nothing economically leftwing about high immigration”.

MP: ‘Labour seen as party of migrants, minorities, and people on benefits’

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