Carlos Vargas-Silva

Bitter Carrots: A Restrictive Migration Agenda The Migration Oxford Podcast · Episode

Podcast on who is the anti-migration agenda actually serving & what are the alternatives? Insights from the MIGNEX project, which gathered a range of perspectives on migration & global development. With Leander Kandilige @j-hagen-zanker.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5ql4...

Want to learn about the tools we used to collect quantitative data related to irregular migration stocks and flows in the MIrreM project? You can now learn about it here: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-1... @albertkraler.bsky.social @lalainesiruno.bsky.social @deniskierans.bsky.social

What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...

New research by Vittorio Bruni & @oliviersterck.bsky.social ‪reveals that aid cuts in refugee camps severely affect food intake, security, and welfare, while also disrupting nearby food and credit markets.
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The prolonged fight of Assamese women to establish their Indian citizenship, explained by Abhishek Saha.
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What is the latest on public opinion in relation to return and readmission policies across Europe? Join us on the 11th of June to find out. Details: www.moreproject-horizon.eu/public-opini...

En cualquier caso, muy interesante este informe: “Measuring the Participation of
#Irregular Migrants in the Informal
Economy” irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u... #mirrem_project by @cvar-sil.bsky.social #MirreM_Project

Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision‐Making We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on...

❗❗ New #OpenAccess Publication ❗❗

📃 Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision-Making
by @snmorgenstern.bsky.social and @cvar-sil.bsky.social

🌍 Survey data from young adults across South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the MENAT region.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Why do some voters concerned about the economy also support political parties with a restrictive agenda on migration? This is the question raised by @cvar-sil.bsky.social in his essay for the #MMR2024. Three key factors are explored: ⬇️

Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? - Economics Observatory People who are refugees typically have worse employment prospects than the rest of the population, including other migrant groups. Targeted policies can help: speeding up application decisions, suppor...

Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? Find our thoughts here: www.economicsobservatory.com/job-opportun...

Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? - Economics Observatory People who are refugees typically have worse employment prospects than the rest of the population, including other migrant groups. Targeted policies can help: speeding up application decisions, suppor...

Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? Find our thoughts here: www.economicsobservatory.com/job-opportun...

🚨Happy to see this published! ➡️ Different gender inequalities and how they influence migration decision-manking
👨‍🏫 together with @cvar-sil.bsky.social

Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision‐Making We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on...

Our paper “Gender Attitudes, Inequality & Migration Decision-Making” now online. Conservative gender attitudes lower preference for migration among women. Perceived structural gender inequality increases expectations of migration for men. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision‐Making We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on...

Our paper “Gender Attitudes, Inequality & Migration Decision-Making” now online. Conservative gender attitudes lower preference for migration among women. Perceived structural gender inequality increases expectations of migration for men. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Language of peace: why talk of ‘making deals’ rather than ‘reaching agreements’ is not helpful The language of peacemaking is critical to the success of a settlement.

When dealing with conflict, should we talk of ‘making deals’ or ‘reaching agreements’? Great blog on why this matters.
theconversation.com/language-of-...

Lectureship in Migration and Development available at Oxford. Apply by 22 Abril. Details: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/depa...

Lectureship in Migration and Development available at Oxford. Apply by 22 Abril. Details: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/depa...

Migration Observatory user survey

The Migration Observatory at Oxford (@migobs.bsky.social) is doing a survey to find out what users think of their material and what they would like to see in the future. Fill out and share with other user pls app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mig...

Migration Observatory user survey

The Migration Observatory at Oxford (@migobs.bsky.social) is doing a survey to find out what users think of their material and what they would like to see in the future. Fill out and share with other user pls app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mig...

Bad Bunny Takes On Pressures Pushing Communities To Emigrate

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/bad-...

Bad Bunny Takes On Pressures Pushing Communities To Emigrate

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/bad-...

Example of plenty of connections between migration and football. Cole Palmer: Made in the Caribbean.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/...

Today at 5:30pm

Join us on Friday at 5:30pm for the launch of the second edition of the Handbook of Research Methods in Migration at Oxford. With co-editor @williamlallen.bsky.social & other chapter authors. www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/launch...

Caste, class, race, and inequality: insights for economic policy Abstract. Disparities across social identity groups (such as race, caste, and ethnicity) are a global phenomenon, where significant differences in wealth a

“Caste, class, race, and inequality: insights for economic policy” by Sandy Darity & Isabel Ruiz. Great introduction to an interesting special issue.

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Chapter 19: Data visualisation in migration research: the case of circular migration plots Human migration between countries or regions is difficult to visualise using standard tools for spatial data analysis or geographical information systems. A conventional approach has been to show migr...

Happy to see our contribution on #dataviz in #migration research out (w/ Nikola Sander)! Have a look for inspiration, practical tips & R code on visualising migration flows. 🌏 Special thanks to the eds @williamlallen.bsky.social & @cvar-sil.bsky.social for having us on board 🙏 tinyurl.com/2wxu6ztx