PhD Blog
28 June 2022
Diversity & Inclusion efforts and in particular efforts to increase the feeling of belonging in different social spaces are predominantly focussed on minoritized groups such as people with a migration background. But do members of the ‘other group’–...
27 May 2022
The European response to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the recent Russia-Ukraine war was a real eye-opener to anyone who is interested in refugee law. Post Cold War refugees were largely considered to be the results of armed conflicts or political...
08 April 2022
When I was 17, the Moroccan-Spanish border was the seventh most unequal border in the world. I grew up in the fortified city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa that has become a symbol of the border spectacle. The fence separating Ceuta from...
28 March 2022
There are several ethical and methodological challenges when we seek to include the online sphere in our research. In some cases, it might be best to go offline to be able to conduct better online research. With the rise of internet technology there has...
15 March 2022
Every year, more and more young people across the globe from varied cultural, socio-economic, and national backgrounds migrate to study. According to UN data, the number of international students worldwide, which stood at just about 2 million in 2000,...
26 February 2022
[If you missed the first part of the interview, discussing the value of studying music and migration, you may read it here ]. CK: Host societies tend to imagine refugees as silent. However, ignoring the sound of this experience inevitably involves...
07 February 2022
Are you a PhD candidate or early career researcher that works on developing, critiquing, or renewing migration research methods? Or do you have a recent experience doing migration research that highlights challenges or benefits of certain methods and...
28 January 2022
Chrysi Kyratsou (CK) interviews Eckehard Pistrick, Institute for European Ethnomusicology, University of Cologne (EP) CK: Could you please introduce us to the study of music and migration and your own research? EP: Studies in music and migration...
30 December 2021
When I was only a recently hired junior lecturer, making my way through the halls of academia, I was teaching in a course on intercultural communication. As part of the tutorials, I had to guide my students through, among others, the concept of...
PhD Network
The IMISCOE PhD Network aims to strengthen research and network opportunities for doctoral researchers in the field of migration. The Network has several dedicated working groups, each with active members who plan and carry out activities relevant for PhD migration scholars.