Event: Webinar “The aftermath of 2015 – Lessons learnt from the so-called Migration Crisis in Germany”

Webinar “The aftermath of 2015 – Lessons learnt from the so-called Migration Crisis in Germany”

Wed Oct 28
The Research Initiative on Migration of the Max Planck Society: The Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion (WiMi) presents an evaluation of the impact of the 2015 migration wave on governance in Germany. 

Five years after the so-called migration crisis of 2015, researchers evaluate its main impacts on governance: Have the legal and administrative provisions met the challenges? How can we improve to be better prepared for future immigration waves? The presentations will be based on a thorough analysis of the responses with regard to international and European law, but also the situation in Germany. Researchers were part of the Research Initiative on Migration of the Max Planck Society: The Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion. 

Five Facts Everybody Should Know Before Discussing Future Migration Trends

Five Facts Everybody Should Know Before Discussing Future Migration Trends

By Mathias Czaika (Danube University Krems) & Jakub Bijak (University of Southampton)
Our ability to predict migration patterns is limited. Mathias Czaika and Jakub Bijak of the Horizon 2020 project QuantMig tell us five facts everyone should know before discussing future migration trends.

<p>Our ability to predict migration patterns is limited. Mathias Czaika and Jakub Bijak of the Horizon 2020 project QuantMig tell us five facts everyone should know before discussing future migration trends.</p>

How Do Environmental Factors Influence Migration?

How Do Environmental Factors Influence Migration?

By Roman Hoffmann (Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital)
Hoffmann and colleagues at the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital conducted a meta-analysis on the relationship between environmental change and migration, finding robust evidence that environmental factors explain migration patterns.

<p>Despite an increasing number of empirical studies about the impact of climate change on migration, there is no scientific consensus as to what extent and under which conditions environmental factors influence migration. To fill this gap, Roman Hoffmann (Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital) and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis on the relationship between environmental change and migration.</p>

Books and Reports: Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean: Trends, risks, development and governance

Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean: Trends, risks, development and governance

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This edited volume from the IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) provides comprehensive evidence on migration from and within West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean.

This edited volume from the IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) provides comprehensive evidence on migration from and within West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean.

Where is Everyone Going?

Where is Everyone Going?

Understanding the role of internal migration in shaping regional population change in Germany
Nico Stawarz and Nikola Sander from Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) use data on migration flows between 401 counties for the period 1991 to 2017 to study the impact of migration on regional population change since German Reunification.

Nico Stawarz and Nikola Sander (German Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) use data on migration flows between 401 counties for the period 1991 to 2017 to study the impact of migration on regional population change since German Reunification.

From Undocumented Status to Legal Residence

From Undocumented Status to Legal Residence

Do personal contacts matter?
Using data from the European EQUAL project on migrants in the southern Italian region of Calabria, Cremaschi and Devillanova (Bocconi University) found that having a higher number of personal contacts increases chances of obtaining regular legal status; native and/or family contacts were associated with a much greater effect.

Using data from the European EQUAL project on migrants in the southern Italian region of Calabria, Cremaschi and Devillanova (Bocconi University) found that having a higher number of personal contacts increases chances of obtaining regular legal status; native and/or family contacts were associated with a much greater effect.

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Comparative Population Studies Special Issue on Internal Migration and Regional Population Change Out Now

Guest edited by Phil Rees (School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK) and Nikola Sander (German Federal Institute for Population Research), Comparative Population Studies (CPoS) is now publishing a special issue on the role of internal migration as a driver of regional population change in Europe.

Guest edited by Phil Rees (School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK) and Nikola Sander (German Federal Institute for Population Research), Comparative Population Studies (CPoS) is now publishing a special issue on the role of internal migration as a driver of regional population change in Europe.

Books and Reports: Assessing Uncertain Migration Futures: A Typology of the Unknown

Assessing Uncertain Migration Futures: A Typology of the Unknown

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A report of the Horizon 2020 project QuantMig, the aim of this paper is to shed light on the different facets of migration uncertainty, by offering a unique typology of the knowable and unknowable features of migration, with a special focus on the complexity of the underlying drivers.

A report of the Horizon 2020 project QuantMig, the aim of this paper is to shed light on the different facets of migration uncertainty, by offering a unique typology of the knowable and unknowable features of migration, with a special focus on the complexity of the underlying drivers.

Examining Migration within Russia

Examining Migration within Russia

Comparing age-specific migration patterns and migration in central and peripheral municipalities
Liliya Karachurina and Nikita Mkrtchyan (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Department of Demography) looked at how age-specific migration patterns in Europe and the United States are reflected in Russia and compared the age profiles of net migration in central and peripheral municipalities.

Liliya Karachurina and Nikita Mkrtchyan (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Department of Demography) looked at how age-specific migration patterns in Europe and the United States are reflected in Russia and compared the age profiles of net migration in central and peripheral municipalities.

Applying a Life Course Perspective to Understand the Effects of COVID-19

Applying a Life Course Perspective to Understand the Effects of COVID-19

What are the big questions for the future?
Settersten Jr., Bernardi, Härkönen & colleagues explain how a life course perspective can make an important contribution to understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, families and populations.

Richard A. Settersten Jr. (Oregon State University), Laura Bernardi (University of Lausanne), Juho Härkönen (European University Institute and Stockholm University) and 15 other colleagues explain how a life course perspective can make an important contribution to understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, families and population.

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