The Université libre de Bruxelles has created a Solidarity Fund in order to provide support for researchers who no longer have the freedom to pursue their research in their home country, where they are threatened due to the content of their scientific work or to the opinions they have freely expressed.
Proposals for workshops and individual papers/presentations are now being accepted for the 2017 International Metropolis Conference to take place from September 18th to September 22nd in the Hague, Netherlands . At the conference key actors from various sectors will come together to discuss the state of migration, integration, and diversity across the world.
For the first time, the International Metropolis Conference ( www.metropolisthehague.org ) in collaboration with the City of The Hague and the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) at the University of Amsterdam will offer a special program for PhD students. The program will start on Sunday evening, September 17, and will adjourn just before the opening of the Conference on Monday...
We invite abstracts for an exploratory workshop that will examine the significance and implications of leading life in two (or more) countries. The workshop title reflects the particular perspectives we encourage. 'Transnational lives' suggests analyses that go beyond particular transnational practices—such as remittance-sending or expatriate voting—yet remained grounded in lived experience. The...
Koç University will host the Peacemakers 2017 Conference & Workshop on "Securitization of International Migration: The Politics of Populism" on July 8 – 11. The Conference on July 8 will be open to public and the attendance is free of charge. The ensuing workshop on July 9 – 11 will be a closed event with 30 participants, 10 of which will be provided with funding, including the program fee,...
The University of Luxembourg is looking for its Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education within the Research Unit IPSE for a Research Associate (M/F) – Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning Ref : R-AGR-0580-10-C Fixed-term contract from 1 May until 31st October 2017, 40 hours/week Employee status Starting date: 01.05.2017
The Traineeship, addressed to students and young professionals from EU MS and ENI SPCs, aims to strengthen their migration governance expertise with a curriculum designed to balance theory and content, with a more practical understanding of how different actors work together towards migration governance in the Mediterranean.
On Thursday March 30th DocuDoka organizes a film and discussion night in Amsterdam on the encounters between tourists and refugees. The night in creative bar Doka will start with the screening of Holiday for Everyone (2017, Vakantie voor iedereen), a new documentary by Dutch film trio Annelies Wezenberg , Mark Koster and Rik Lauwen about a temporary center for asylum seekers on a Dutch holiday...

The Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc) published the first of its "MiReKoc Policy Brief Series" written by Deniz Mardin and titled "Right to Health and Access to Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Turkey." This policy brief discusses the right to healthcare and the access to these healthcare facilities in Turkey. You can find the policy brief here . The institute announced...
Migration Research Center at Koç University will host its seventh round of summer school with the theme of " Migration and Children: Reflections on Voluntary and Forced Migration " to be held on 2-14 July 2017 . The curriculum will place the causes and impacts of migration on children in the broader context of poverty, conflict and legal frameworks. Bringing together perspectives on...