Josef Neubauer

We’re at Forschungsfest Niederösterreich today to showcase some of our department’s research. Swing by to discover how people move(d) globally – and bring their food along! 🌏

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We talk quite a bit about fieldwork. But researchers are human, so field𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 also implies ‘field𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞,’ especially during longer stays. In a post for @methatmig.bsky.social’s Blog, I reflect on some lessons learned about #fieldwork and #fieldlife during my recent stay in Nepal.
📌 My 5 takeaways:

📣 New on the Meth@Mig blog: @josefneubauer.bsky.social reflects on fieldwork & fieldlife in Nepal— more than six months of research, insights, and lessons from Kathmandu, Barpak & Inaruwa. A instuctive look at doing research and living it.

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#MigrationResearch

Portugal tightens naturalisation rules, doubles residency requirement Portugal's centre-right minority government, under pressure from the far right to reduce immigration, said on Monday it would double to 10 years the amount of time most foreigners need to be legally resident in Portugal before applying for citizenship.

Major backslide of Portugal‘s citizenship policy looming, catastrophic for tens of thousands waiting and toiling under precarious conditions.

www.reuters.com/world/americ...

(needs better source to confirm the 10 years, but envisioned extension of required residence time announced in gov programme last week; definitely something to monitor)

Portugal to extend citizenship wait from 5 to 10 years in major immigration policy shift Portugal has unveiled plans to overhaul its immigration laws, extending the residency requirement for foreign nationals to obtain citizenship from

If confirmed, Portugal is poised to backslide dramatically from its liberal vanguard position, with dire consequences for many in waiting

nairametrics.com/2025/06/18/p...

www.cies.iscte-iul.pt/np4EN/4556.h...

In 2 weeks, I'll share early insights from my fieldwork across Nepal, Lisbon, and Malta about the various roles and meanings of Portugal within the aspirations, trajectories, and experiences of many young Nepalis on the move.

📆 11 June, 13:30-14:30 UTC +1
📍Iscte–IUL, Lisbon and Zoom
More info ⬇️

Germany gathers on one square. This is what it would look like, calculated for thousands of people, each one placed by how close or far they stand from others. For the first time, we show in detail what polarization really looks like, and the role of the AfD in this.

Researching the dynamics of adaptive migration aspirations in Nepal and beyond How do aspirations to migrate change over time? Welcome to the DYNAMIGS project

The dictionary is also our first project output: Chapter 1 of the DYNAMIGS Handbook, with more to follow soon! Read more about the project at www.dynamigs.org

My colleague Samiksha Neupane and I put together a dictionary of terms central to our data collection in the #DYNAMIGS project. We hope it is a useful resource for other scholars working across Nepali and English, and would love feedback to update it with amendments and additions in the future!

Serbische Polizei testete Schallkanone 2023 zuerst an Geflüchteten "Ein Lehrbeispiel wie Polizeigewalt gegen Geflüchtete ins Innere schlägt und plötzlich die ganze Gesellschaft betrifft", kommentiert Petar Rosandić von SOS Balkanroute.

Leider nicht überraschend: Die Erosion der Grundrechte beginnt immer bei marginalisierten, wehrlosen Gruppen, bevor sie auf den Rest der Gesellschaft ausgeweitet wird. Die Gewalt an den Grenzen bleibt nicht dort, sondern greift ins Innere.
www.ots.at/presseaussen... @kidpex.bsky.social

How do we best do research with vulnerable groups? How does our work impact participants, wider society, and ourselves as researchers? At next week's #IMISCOE Spring Conference, we host a panel for PhDs and early career researchers on just that! Info and sign up below ⬇️

Interested in migration research methods? Check out our starter pack of @methatmig.bsky.social members on Bluesky! If you are a member and not included, please let us know. If you want to join the SC (it's free; IMISCOE membership is not required), visit our website: www.imiscoe.org/research/sta...

Great, thanks! Viridis‘ extremes often do look, quite literally, too extreme…

Very interesting research. A technical question: which colour palette is this? Looks great!

2025 IMISCOE Spring Conference Welcome to the IMISCOE Spring-Conference Krems 2025 at University for Continuing Education Krems

⭐️ You're a PhD student? Even better! We are organising 3 sessions exclusively for PhDs, focusing on the impacts of research with vulnerable groups (Mon, 17 March).

Info and registration:
www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

Curious about (irregular) migration – beyond sensational media headlines?
✍️ Sign up now (it's free!) for this year's IMISCOE Spring Conference hosted at my department in Krems. Join the discussion with academics and other migration experts, online or in person.

‘It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe Dismantling of USAID could disrupt clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn

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