Books and Reports: The Use of Migration Scenarios in Future Characterisations: A Systematic Review and Typology

The Use of Migration Scenarios in Future Characterisations: A Systematic Review and Typology

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This report from the QuantMig project, by Michaël Boissonneault, Jarl Mooyaart, Petra de Jong and Helga de Valk sets out to examine how migration scenarios are used in the literature presenting characterisations of societies’ futures.

This report from the QuantMig project, by Michaël Boissonneault, Jarl Mooyaart, Petra de Jong and Helga de Valk sets out to examine how migration scenarios are used in the literature presenting characterisations of societies’ futures.

Books and Reports: Translating Migration Theory Into Empirical Propositions

Translating Migration Theory Into Empirical Propositions

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This report from the QuantMig project sets out to translate migration theory into empirically testable propositions. Drawing actively on elements from different corners of the fragmented landscape of migration theory, the authors formulate ten propositions, selected based on their relevance to current societal and academic debates on international migration, its dynamics and patterns. 

This report from the QuantMig project sets out to translate migration theory into empirically testable propositions. Drawing actively on elements from different corners of the fragmented landscape of migration theory, the authors formulate ten propositions, selected based on their relevance to current societal and academic debates on international migration, its dynamics and patterns. 

Event: Refugee Migration and Integration Revisited: Lessons from the Recent Past. The IAB-ECSR Interdisciplinary Conference

Refugee Migration and Integration Revisited: Lessons from the Recent Past. The IAB-ECSR Interdisciplinary Conference

Thu May 27 - Fri May 28
Germany has emerged as the leading destination of refugees in the EU and among other high-income countries in absolute terms at 1.6 million asylum applications, which have been submitted there from 2015 to 2018. More than two-thirds of the refugee population in Germany has already received a protection status, another one-fifth of the applications are still pending.
Webinar 'The Aftermath of 2015 – Lessons Learnt From the So-Called Migration Crisis in Germany'

Recording of the Webinar "The Aftermath of 2015 – Lessons Learnt From the So-Called Migration Crisis 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?
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'

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? Watch our webinar with researchers from the Research Initiative on Migration of the Max Planck Society: The Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion.

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? Watch our webinar with researchers from the Research Initiative on Migration of the Max Planck Society: The Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion.

Books and Reports: OECD International Migration Outlook 2020

OECD International Migration Outlook 2020

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The 2020 edition of the OECD International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and some non-member countries, and looks at the evolution of the labour market outcomes of immigrants in OECD countries.

The 2020 edition of the OECD International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and some non-member countries, and looks at the evolution of the labour market outcomes of immigrants in OECD countries.

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.

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