Image 14/04/2022 Under which circumstances do older adults migrate towards faraway siblings? Understanding the role of family proximity and the absence of partners and children Drawing on Swedish register data from 2012-2016, Alyona Artamonova and Brian Gillespie (University of Groningen) address these gaps by examining whether the presence of partners and adult children matters for older adults’ (aged 70-84 years) sibling-focused migration. Drawing on Swedish register data from 2012-2016, Alyona Artamonova and Brian Gillespie (University of Groningen) address these gaps by examining whether the presence of partners and adult children matters for older adults’ (aged 70-84 years) sibling-focused migration. Read more about Under which circumstances do older adults migrate towards faraway siblings?
Image 31/03/22 Return versus Onward Migration: Go Back or Move On? Read and download the full report Govert E. Bijwaard and Jackline Wahba examine the impact of unemployment on out-migration by distinguishing between return and onward migration and controlling for total earnings. Govert E. Bijwaard and Jackline Wahba examine the impact of unemployment on out-migration by distinguishing between return and onward migration and controlling for total earnings. Read more about Return versus Onward Migration: Go Back or Move On?
Image Migrant family, employment, and housing in the life course Mon Mar 14 - Tue Mar 15 This international symposium brings together migration researchers to discuss innovative research on migrants and their descendants. This international symposium brings together migration researchers to discuss innovative research on migrants and their descendants.
Image 09/03/22 New Helpline to support Ukrainian researchers Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place Find information about jobs, fellowships and other opportunities relevant for Ukrainian demographers collected and made accessible in one place
Image Queer Migration in the Global South Thu Mar 10 In this seminar, Fernanda Fortes will talk about the internal migration of sexual minorities in the Brazilian context. In this seminar, Fernanda Fortes will talk about the internal migration of sexual minorities in the Brazilian context.
Image 07/03/2022 Why just looking at the number of children isn’t enough Understanding the fertility of immigrants from low-fertility settings Eleonora Mussino, Ben Wilson and Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University) aim to examine the adaptation of both the quantum and tempo of immigrant fertility from low-fertility settings in Sweden in their latest study in Demography. Eleonora Mussino, Ben Wilson and Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University) aim to examine the adaptation of both the quantum and tempo of immigrant fertility from low-fertility settings in Sweden in their latest study in Demography. Read more about Why just looking at the number of children isn’t enough
Image 22/02/22 Forced Migration and Transnational Family Arrangements – Eritrean and Syrian Refugees in Germany (TransFAR): Methodology Report Read and download the full report The project TransFAR aims to determine the structure and spatial dispersion of forced migrants’ families, their family lives, as well as the way in which these interact with social life and participation in the host country. The project TransFAR aims to determine the structure and spatial dispersion of forced migrants’ families, their family lives, as well as the way in which these interact with social life and participation in the host country. Read more about Forced Migration and Transnational Family Arrangements – Eritrean and Syrian Refugees in Germany (TransFAR): Methodology Report
Image 15/02/2022 Population Change and the Economy: results from a global comparative project By Fanny Kluge A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy. A team of researchers around the globe collaborating on the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project (www.ntaccounts.org) presents a new comparative study on the impact of global population change on the economy. Read more about Population Change and the Economy: results from a global comparative project
Image 14/02/2022 10 Years After the Directive 2011/36/EU Lights and shadows in addressing the vulnerability of trafficked and exploited migrants Document Download Population and Policy Brief 33/2022 (2.11 MB) The EU’s anti-trafficking Directive adopted a holistic, human rights sensitive approach but it has not been sufficiently implemented in all member states’ legislation. This Policy Brief reviews the challenges and gaps in its implementation, such as the lack of adequate assistance and protection for victims of trafficking and missing identification systems. The EU’s anti-trafficking Directive adopted a holistic, human rights sensitive approach but it has not been sufficiently implemented in all member states’ legislation. This Policy Brief reviews the challenges and gaps in its implementation, such as the lack of adequate assistance and protection for victims of trafficking and missing identification systems. Read more about 10 Years After the Directive 2011/36/EU
Image 11/02/2022 Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers By Helena Honkaniemi & Sol Pía Juárez (Stockholm University) The authors investigate the mental health consequences of a Swedish fathers’ leave reform, the 1995 Father’s quota. The authors investigate the mental health consequences of a Swedish fathers’ leave reform, the 1995 Father’s quota. Read more about Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers