Migration Policy Centre
@mpc-eui.bsky.social
Advanced #research and #training on the transnational governance of international #migration, #asylum and #mobility. We're part of the @eui-schuman.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social.
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🚨 Now Accepting Applications: #Training on Effective Migration Governance
This October in Florence, join a global cohort of professionals tackling one of today’s most urgent and complex challenges: migration governance.
🗓 6–8 October
➡ loom.ly/6OiXoH8
This October in Florence, join a global cohort of professionals tackling one of today’s most urgent and complex challenges: migration governance.
🗓 6–8 October
➡ loom.ly/6OiXoH8
Our website is running normally again. Thank you for your patience while we worked through the issue!
Happy Sunday ☀️
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💻 We're currently experiencing an issue that's affecting access to our website.
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We’ll share an update as soon as we’re back online and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for your understanding!
Our team is working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.
We’ll share an update as soon as we’re back online and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for your understanding!
October 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our website is running normally again. Thank you for your patience while we worked through the issue!
Happy Sunday ☀️
Happy Sunday ☀️
💻 We're currently experiencing an issue that's affecting access to our website.
Our team is working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.
We’ll share an update as soon as we’re back online and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for your understanding!
Our team is working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.
We’ll share an update as soon as we’re back online and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for your understanding!
October 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
💻 We're currently experiencing an issue that's affecting access to our website.
Our team is working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.
We’ll share an update as soon as we’re back online and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for your understanding!
Our team is working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.
We’ll share an update as soon as we’re back online and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for your understanding!
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.
loom.ly/UA6vlfE
👉 For policy analysts, private sector professionals, international organisation officials, civil servants, NGO and representatives, researchers, and journalists.
loom.ly/UA6vlfE
October 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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.
loom.ly/UA6vlfE
👉 For policy analysts, private sector professionals, international organisation officials, civil servants, NGO and representatives, researchers, and journalists.
loom.ly/UA6vlfE
➡️ 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 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
September 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
➡️ 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 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
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
Meet the instructors 👇
Apply by 22 September!
📅 6–8 October
📍 Florence, Italy
In collaboration with the @eui-stg.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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
Meet the instructors 👇
Apply by 22 September!
📅 6–8 October
📍 Florence, Italy
In collaboration with the @eui-stg.bsky.social
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
Applications are still open! 🔴 Register here: www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...
📆 6-8 October
📍Florence, Italy
September 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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
Applications are still open! 🔴 Register here: www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...
📆 6-8 October
📍Florence, Italy
🍂 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.
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.
September 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🍂 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.
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.
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...
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...
September 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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...
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
👉 We’re conducting a study to understand how researchers think about the drivers of international migration.
📋 Take the survey here: mpcsurveys.limesurvey.net/acd
September 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🔊 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
👉 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...
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...
Beyond Myth Busting: How Engagement with Ethical Dilemmas Can Improve Debates and Policymaking on Migration | Ethics & International Affairs | Cambridge Core
Beyond Myth Busting: How Engagement with Ethical Dilemmas Can Improve Debates and Policymaking on Migration - Volume 39 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
July 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🔍 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...
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
👉 loom.ly/GlYdcAQ
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
👉 loom.ly/GlYdcAQ
July 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"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
👉 loom.ly/GlYdcAQ
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
👉 loom.ly/GlYdcAQ
🚨 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
🎓 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
July 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🚨 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
🎓 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
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
But, are there other legal alternatives beyond this binary?
Read the debate 📚 loom.ly/_yFYRmI
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...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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
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.
📌 loom.ly/VGCpa4c
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.
📌 loom.ly/VGCpa4c
July 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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.
📌 loom.ly/VGCpa4c
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.
📌 loom.ly/VGCpa4c
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.
🔗 loom.ly/ChMu8SA
✍️ This blog explores the complex mobility trajectories of arrived migrants in EU border countries, drawing on insights from the #PRIMEprojectEU.
🔗 loom.ly/ChMu8SA
July 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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.
🔗 loom.ly/ChMu8SA
✍️ This blog explores the complex mobility trajectories of arrived migrants in EU border countries, drawing on insights from the #PRIMEprojectEU.
🔗 loom.ly/ChMu8SA
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
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
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
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
July 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
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
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
“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
📌 loom.ly/554Kf28
👉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
📌 loom.ly/554Kf28
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
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July 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“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
📌 loom.ly/554Kf28
👉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
📌 loom.ly/554Kf28
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.
🎧 loom.ly/ZjIrISM
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.
🎧 loom.ly/ZjIrISM
July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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.
🎧 loom.ly/ZjIrISM
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.
🎧 loom.ly/ZjIrISM
👉 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
Let’s rethink this migration dilemma for both global and domestic justice through this debate: loom.ly/aIQS0Ug
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...
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July 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
👉 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
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
📌 loom.ly/dvebWr8
➡️This blog shares testimonials from displaced residents and humanitarian workers in Western Kenya
📌 loom.ly/dvebWr8
July 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
📌 loom.ly/dvebWr8
➡️This blog shares testimonials from displaced residents and humanitarian workers in Western Kenya
📌 loom.ly/dvebWr8
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
#PRIMEprojectEU
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
#PRIMEprojectEU
July 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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
#PRIMEprojectEU
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
#PRIMEprojectEU
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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.
To be informed about future events: migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
Sixty hours of lectures, group work, and even a little bit of dancing.
To be informed about future events: migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
June 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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.
To be informed about future events: migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
Sixty hours of lectures, group work, and even a little bit of dancing.
To be informed about future events: migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
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...
🔹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...
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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...
🔹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
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
July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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
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! 💫
Make sure you stay in the loop 📬 migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
After 10 days of discussions, teamwork, presentations, case studies, and special prizes, the 21st #MPCSummerSchool wraps up.
Thanks for being part of it! 💫
Make sure you stay in the loop 📬 migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
June 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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! 💫
Make sure you stay in the loop 📬 migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/
After 10 days of discussions, teamwork, presentations, case studies, and special prizes, the 21st #MPCSummerSchool wraps up.
Thanks for being part of it! 💫
Make sure you stay in the loop 📬 migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/