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Past events




June 2021

02 Maastricht Migration Lecture Series: Challenges in using healthcare services by undocumented migrants in Europe: what does the evidence show?
Prof Dr Milena Pavlova , Maastricht University.
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://zoom.us/j/98626671456?pwd=ZDNNRlRuN3FsTFRlM3c4NTRlS0tzZz09
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract
30 UN Global Compacts: Governing Migrants and Refugees
Dr. Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/99124985984
time: 15:30 - 16:30
abstract | More information


May 2021

18 Philosophies of Migration Governance in a Globalizing World
Antoine Pécoud , University of Sorbonne Paris Nord
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/95588059483
time: 15:30 - 16:30
abstract
26 COVID Countering the Virus: Discrimination and protestation in multicultural Europe
Dr Özge Bilgili, European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://zoom.us/j/96974326650?pwd=eEF2SldNV2JqYkVLRWYxMm9JclE0Zz09
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract | More information


April 2021

07 The emergence of local responses to emigration: a case study in Romania
Dr. Magdalena Ulceluse, University of Groningen
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/96664922872
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
21 CANCELLED Gender Perspectives around Migration
Dr Ortrun Merkle, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract | More information
22 Prejudice and the Spiralling of the Securitization of Migration
Prof. Dr. Valeria Bello,
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/97677224807
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
29 Making Middle-Class Multiculturalism: Immigration Bureaucrats and Policymaking in Postwar Canada.
Dr. Jennifer Elrick, McGill University
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/92042700179
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract


March 2021

10 The immigrant-native wage gap: is there a gap and is it "fair"?
Dr. Eva Van Belle,
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/97540739347
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
24 Populations at Risk: Implications of COVID-19 for Hunger, Migration and Displacement
Katrina Frappier & Selma El Khawad, WFP & IOM
category: Migration seminar
venue: Zoom (Click 'More Information' below for the direct link)
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract | More information
30 Migration Studies - MPP specialisation webinar
Presenter: Prof. Melissa Siegel, UNU-MERIT
category: Open day
venue: Online
time: 11:00 - 11:45
abstract | More information


February 2021

17 Barriers to humanitarian migration, victimisation and integration outcomes: Evidence from Germany
Teresa Freitas-Monteiro & Lars Ludolph, London School of Economics and Political Science & Institute for Employment Research
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/93713215743
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
24 Asylum Seekers’ and Refugees’ Health and Well-Being during the Pandemic in Ireland: The Role of Integration and Ethnic Equality Mainstreaming
Cordula Bieri , School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/91066107857
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
24 Maastricht Migration Lecture Series: Race and Migration in the United States and Europe
Dr Ali Chaudhary, Rutgers University & International Migration Institute, Amsterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: Zoom (Click 'More Information' below for the direct link)
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract | More information


January 2021

13 Objective and subjective relative deprivation among Congolese refugees and Rwandan locals: The compensating effect of financial contributions
Dr. Özge Bilgili, Utrecht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/96093921502
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract


December 2020

01 Intercultural Training
Nava Hinrichs-Pasutto, UNU-MERIT
category: External event
time: 09:30 - 12:30
abstract | More information
03 Unexpected colonial returns - Mass migration and the persistence of inequality over multiple generations
Professor Anne Gielen, Erasmus University Rotterdam
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: via Zoom
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
16 Marriage Migration and Integration 
Dr. Evelyn Ersanilli , the University of Amsterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/94699089758
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
18 Regional Integration and Migration Governance in the Global South: Book Launch Webinar
Ilse Ruyssen, Melissa Siegel, Richa Shivakoti and Maud Martens, UNU-CRIS / UNU-MERIT / Ryerson University / IES – VUB
category: Migration seminar
time: 14:00 - 15:30
abstract


November 2020

12 Introduction to Special Issue: Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Reintegration
Dr. Katie Kuschminder and Dr. Ine Lietaert, UNU-MERIT and UNU-CRIS
category: Conference
venue: UNU-MERIT YouTube
time: 16:00 - 17:30
abstract
13 Ethics Workshop: Applying for ethical approval at the Ethical Review Committee Inner City faculties (ERCIC).
Dr. Sonja Fransen, ERCIC Secretary,
category: workshop
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/95332279991?pwd=ckEwMjB2SzRLcnZpTXZ4SUFzeXNodz09
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract
24 Online intercultural training session by the Maastricht Young Academy
Nava Hinrichs-Pasutto, UNU-MERIT
category: Training seminar
venue: Online
time: 09:00 - 12:00
abstract | More information
25 Cross-nationally comparative research on racial and ethnic skill disparities: questions, findings, and pitfalls
Prof. dr. Mark Levels, Maastricht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: YouTube
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract
25 Trafficking in Persons in South Sudan: Prevalence, Challenges and Responses.
Loksan Harley ,
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/93304345792
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract
26 First Health and Migration Collaborative Community Symposium
Various speakers, UNU-MERIT
category: Conference
abstract


October 2020

05 International Organizations and Global Migration Governance
Elaine Lebon-McGregor, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: https://phd-defence.maastrichtuniversity.nl
time: 13:00 - 14:30
abstract
15 Visualizing spatial data with R
Dr. Martijn Tennekes, Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)
category: METECH Seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/92481589299
time: 16:00 - 17:30
abstract
21 Online intercultural training session by the Maastricht Young Academy
Nava Hinrichs-Pasutto, UNU-MERIT
category: Training seminar
venue: Online
time: 09:00 - 12:00
abstract | More information
28 Maastricht Migration Lecture Series: Does Citizenship Matter?
Prof. dr. Maarten Vink, Maastricht University
category: public lecture
venue: UNU-MERIT YouTube
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract


September 2020

30 Migration in Libya: From transit route to containment
Dr Katie Kuschminder, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
venue: Zoom
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract | More information


June 2020

29-30 4th UNU-MERIT Internal Conference
Various speakers, UNU-MERIT
category: Conference
venue: Online
time: 09:00 - 17:00
abstract


April 2020

07 ‘Reach & Turn’ Virtual Workshop, World Health Day
category: workshop
venue: Virtual workshop
time: 09:00 - 13:30
abstract
24 Diaspora Mobilisation in a Conflict Setting: The Emergence and Trajectories of Syrian Diaspora Mobilisation in Germany
Nora Ragab, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Virtual defence
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract


March 2020

03 Resolving the Global Refugee Crisis
Prof. Dr. Khalid Koser, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
venue: UNU-MERIT Conference Room
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract
07 Master’s Open Day
category: Open day
venue: UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht
time: 12:00 - 16:00
abstract | More information
11 CANCELLED: Gender Perspectives around Migration
Dr. Ortrun Merkle, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
venue: UNU-MERIT Conference Room
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract


February 2020

06 UM Star Lecture 2020: Myths and misconceptions around migration
Prof. Melissa Siegel, UNU-MERIT
category: External event
venue: UM Campus Brussels
time: 20:00 - 22:00
abstract | More information
12 Citizenship in the migrant life course: 10 observations on immigrant naturalization
Prof. Dr. Maarten Vink, Maastricht University, FASoS
category: Migration seminar
venue: UNU-MERIT, room 0.18
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
12 Climate Refugees: The Fabrication of a Migration Threat
Prof. Dr. Hein de Haas, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
venue: UNU-MERIT Conference Room
time: 19:00 - 20:30
abstract
13 Polycentric urban development and economic productivity in China: A multiscalar analysis
Dr. Mingshu Wang, University of Twente
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.18
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
19 Immigration Policies and Political Support. A Survey Experiment in Germany.
Stephan Simon, M.A., University of Bamberg, Germany (visiting researcher at FASoS and MACIMIDE)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.18
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract


December 2019

05 Measuring the Private and Social Returns to R&D: Unintended Spillovers versus Technology Markets
Dr. Pere Arqué-Castellsy , University of Groningen
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
12 How research trajectory choices affect funding success
Dr. Michele Pezzoni, University of Nice
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
19 Coping with societal challenges: Lessons for innovation policy governance
Prof. Jan Fagerberg, UNU-MERIT & TIK-UiO
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


November 2019

19 Webinar: Understanding possibilities and limitations of data on intra-EU migration
Prof. Melissa Siegel and Dr. Katrin Marchand, UNU-MERIT
category: Training seminar
venue: Online
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract | More information
26-28 MIGNEX: Second Consortium Meeting
Various speakers, MIGNEX partners
category: Conference
abstract | More information
27 Between waiting and homing: agency, enablers and barriers for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers' integration
Dr. Raffaella Greco Tonegutti, Belgian Development Agency (Enabel)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
30 Master's Open Day
category: Open day
venue: UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht
time: 12:00 - 16:00
abstract | More information


October 2019

03 Spatial re-localisation in global production networks: a path creation perspective of Solar Panel Industry in Malaysia
Dr. VGR Chandran Govindaraju, University of Malaya
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
10 RECONSIDERING SMART SPECIALIZATION POLICY IN EU
Prof. Ron Boschma , Utrecht University
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
16 Syrian Unaccompanied Minors Journeys to Germany and initial experiences upon arrival
Raphael Kamp,
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
17 Saving Africa’s Tropical Forests with LPG Stoves: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Tanzania
Dr. Yonas Alem, University of Gothenburg
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
24 Regional Integration, value chains and SMEs
Dr. Marion Jansen, International Trade Centre
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


September 2019

05 British detention camps and the origins of distrust in Kenya
Gerda Asmus, Heidelberg University
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
18 EU-asylum policy: combining compassion with border control
Marijn Clevers, European Stability Initiative (ESI)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
20 Female Genital Mutilation vs Labia Correction Surgery: where are the boundaries?
Ortrun Merkle, Tatenda Zinyemba, Lorenzo de Min (among others), UNU-MERIT
category: External event
venue: Stayokay Maastricht Maasboulevard 101 6211 JW Maastricht
time: 08:30 - 17:30
abstract | More information


June 2019

04 Trade in Intangibles and A Global Value Chain-based View of International Trade and Global Imbalance
Prof. Xiaolan Fu, Oxford University
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 1.23/1.24
time: 16:00 - 17:00
abstract
05 Being Far Away From What You Need. The Impact of Dispersal on Resettled Refugees’ Home-making and Place Attachment in Small to Medium-Sized Towns in the Netherlands
Dr. Ilse van Liempt, Utrecht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23/1.24
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
13 Taste for science, academic boundary spanning and inventive performance of scientists and engineers in industry
Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers, KULeuven
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 1.23
time: 16:00 - 17:00
abstract
19 The volume and geography of global refugee migration
Dr. Sonja Fransen, University of Amsterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00
abstract


May 2019

01 Extending Immigrant Non-Citizen Voting Rights in (Non)Democratic Regimes
Victoria Finn, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile and Leiden University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
01 The Transformation of Huawei
Prof. Can Huang, Zhejiang University
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
02 Politicians and their promises in an uncertain world: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in India
Prof. Kunal Sen, UNU-WIDER
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
13 Asbestos, leaded petrol, and other aberrations: Comparing countries’ regulatory responses to disapproved products and technologies
Prof. Alex Coad, CENTRUM-Católica Graduate Business School
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
15 Strategic Institutional Ambiguity and the Governance of Refugees in Lebanon
Dr. Nora Stel, Maastricht School of Management (MSM)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract


April 2019

03 What does migrant decision-making mean for policy?
Dr. Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Overseas Development Institute
category: Migration seminar
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract | More information
17 Measuring Migration Policy Selectivity and its Impact
Dr. Glenn Rayp, Ghent University and UNU-CRIS
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
17 Skills and higher education for innovation: how to make it a reality?
Dr. Vincent-Lancrin stephan, OECD, Directorate for Education and Skills
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 1.23/1.24
time: 11:45 - 12:45
abstract


March 2019

14 Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
Prof. Catia Batista,
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
16 Master's Open Day
category: Open day
venue: UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht
time: 12.00 - 16:00
abstract | More information
20 The Syrian war and its impact on migration
Richard Sondeijker, Netherlands Ministry of Justice and Security and Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
category: Migration seminar
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
27 Money to move: The effect on researchers of an international mobility grant
Dr. Fabiana Visentin, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract | More information
28 Assessing the impact of international mobility on the development of Chinese science
Dr ir Koen Jonkers,
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


February 2019

20 Naturalization in Context: Migrant Life Course and Institutional Change
Prof. Dr. Maarten Vink, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract | More information


January 2019

16 Post-procedural mobility among asylum residence permit holders cohort 1995-1999
Prof. Dr. Arjen Leerkes & Marloes de Hoon, UNU-MERIT & FASoS, Maastricht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


December 2018

05 A clarion call for humanitarian social protection: From humanitarian aid to sustainable assistance in the Kakuma refugee camp
Alex Hunns and Francesco Iacoella, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
13 Essays on Forced Migration and Labour Market Participation in Developing Countries
Katrin Marchand, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract
16 'Marriage Migration and Integration Integration'
Dr. Evelyn Ersanilli , the University of Amsterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: https://maastrichtuniversity.zoom.us/j/94699089758
time: 15:00 - 16:00
abstract


November 2018

21 Has migration reduced economic inequality between the EU Member States? A cross-national analysis between 1980-2017
Dr. Magdalena Ulceluse, University of Groningen
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
22 Life after trafficking: (re) integration processes of women that have been trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation in Europe
Biljana Meshkovska, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 14:00 - 15:30
abstract
23 Inaugural Lecture: Understanding international (im)mobility in times of gated globalism: toward an institutional migration theory
Arjen Leerkes, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 16:30 - 17:30
abstract


October 2018

04 Social Assistance and Remittances and Their Role in the Fight Against Poverty
Jennifer Waidler, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 16:00 - 17:30
abstract
10 The Multi-Level Governance of Asylum in Italy: Understanding Eritreans Secondary Movements in search of Relocation within Italy
Dr. Katie Kuschminder, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract | More information


September 2018

19 Mixed Signals: How the Ambiguous German Citizenship Law Reform of 2000 Affected Immigrant Naturalisation Propensity
Dr. Swantje Falcke, FASoS, Maastricht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract


June 2018

22 Essays on Migration and Occupational Choice
Clotilde Mahé, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract


May 2018

16 Why do Global Migrants have worse occupational health and safety?
Prof. Marc Schenker, UC Davis School of Medicine
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: 1.23
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


April 2018

04 WHO work on health and migration in Europe
Santino Severoni, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Division of Policy and Governance for Health and Well-being
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
11 Ice Cream Parlors, Tea Parlours and Shishabars Migrant initiated architectural types and their relation to the City in Germany
Anna Weber, Aachen University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
12 Migration and Violent Extremism
Khalid Koser, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, Maastricht University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
18 The Economics of Walls and Fences
Klaus F. Zimmermann, UNU-MERIT, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
25 Unequal Citizens: State Resistance to Women's Nationality Law Reform
Lilian Frost, George Washington University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


March 2018

14 Determinants and Dynamics of Forced Migration: Evidence from Flows and Stocks in Europe
Dr. Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
21 Interrelations between public policies, migration and development
Lisa Andersson, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16-0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
27 Migration and the 2030 Agenda
Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Overseas Development Institute
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
28 Fostering skills-recognition and labour market access of non-EU migrants and refugees in the Netherlands: The clash between neoliberal and humanitarian policy agendas
Pascal Beckers, Radboud University
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


February 2018

01 Alumni Star Lecture: Understanding Migration in a European Context
Prof. Melissa Siegel, UNU-MERIT
category: External event
venue: Literaturhaus München, Salvatorplatz 1, 80333 Munich, Germany
time: 19:30 - 22:30
abstract | More information
21 Beyond the liberal paradox? Immigration and Citizenship Policies in 21 OECD countries 1980-2010
Samuel Schmid, European University Institute (EUI)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract


January 2018

22-26 Workshop training schoolteachers on refugee and migrant students' integration
category: workshop
venue: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht
abstract
31 Using education to examine refugee agency in forced migration flows
Ayla Bonfiglio, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


January 2018

16 Title TBA
Dr. Arjen Leerkes, UNU-MERIT/Erasmus University Rotterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00


December 2017

07 Mental Health Stressors Among Undocumented Young Adults in the United States: A Review from the Socioecological Perspective.
Lenore Matthew, University of Illinois, School of Social Work
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16-0.17
time: 13:15 - 14:15
abstract


November 2017

08-10 Migration routes and transnational networks and institutions
Symposium and PhD course, organized by IMISCOE standing committee on Interaction of Migrant Integration and Transnationalism (IMITE) & Research group Citizenship, Migration and the City (CIMIC), Erasmus University Rotterdam
category: External event
venue: Rotterdam
abstract | More information
15 Labour Market Integration of Refugees in Austria: First Findings
Roland Hosner, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16-0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
21-22 UNU Migration Network conference
category: Conference
venue: UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24
23-24 Migration Days
category: Conference
23 Migration and Human Rights in the Wake of Climate Change
Cosmin Corendea, UNU-EHS
category: PhD seminar
venue: UNU-MERIT, Room 1.23
time: 16:00 - 17:00
abstract
24 Pressured into a Preference to Leave? A Study on the "Specific" Deterrent Effects and Perceived Legitimacy of Immigration Detention
Arjen Leerkes, Erasmus University Rotterdam
category: PhD seminar
venue: UNU-MERIT, Room 0.16-0.17
time: 11:00 - 12:00
abstract


October 2017

18 Naturalisation and homeownership: an analysis of the signalling effect of citizenship in the housing market
Floris Peters, Maastricht University, Dept. of Political Science
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16-0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


September 2017

20 In the Absence of Social Justice – the Case of Migrating from Syria
Zina Nimeh, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16-0.17 (Boschstraat 24)
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


June 2017

02 Inaugural Lecture -- "Migration &: The Depth and Breadth of Migration Studies"
Melissa Siegel, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 16:30 - 17:30
abstract
07 Reaching the Poor - Targeting Food and Multi-Sectoral Cash Transfers in Niger
Dr. Theresa Beltramo , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 1.23
time: 13:00 - 14:00
abstract
07 Corruption & Migration: How Women and Girls Pay a Heavy Toll
PhD fellow Ortrun Merkle (among others), UNU-MERIT
category: External event
venue: European Development Days, Brussels
time: 14:00 - 15:15
abstract | More information
14 Oil and Norway’s 1975 Immigration Ban
Dr. Adrian Shin, University of Colorado Boulder
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 1.23
time: 10:00 - 11:00
abstract


May 2017

10 Migrant Entrepreneurship and Transnational Practices: the Case of Moroccan Entrepreneurs in Amsterdam and Milan
Dr. Giacomo Solano , Eindhoven University of Technology
category: Migration seminar
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
17 Migration and rural welfare: The impact of potential policy reforms in Europe
Dr. Fleur Wouterse , International Food Policy Research Institute
category: Migration seminar
time: 11:00 - 12:00
abstract
19 The Refugee Mental Health Crisis: Surprising Facts from Neuroscience and Genetics
Turhan Canli, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director, Mind/Brain Center on War and Humanity, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
category: public lecture
venue: 1.23-1.24, UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract | More information
24 Journeys on hold: how policy influences the migration decisions of Eritreans in Ethiopia
Dr. Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Overseas Development Institute
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 1.23
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


April 2017

19 Implications of the irregular migration and refugee situation on Official Development Assistance spending and practices in Europe
Anna Knoll, European Centre for Development Policy
category: Migration seminar
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


March 2017

14 Migration Issues: The Canadian Experience
Canadian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Sabine Nölke,
category: public lecture
time: 12:00 - 13:30
abstract
15 Using integration policy indexes to measure policy determinants and outcomes: The do's and don'ts for researchers
Thomas Huddleston, Migration Policy Group
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
22 Migration to the US from Mexico: The Experiences of a Mexican Diplomat
Mexican Ambassador to the Netherlands, Eduardo Ibarrola Nicolin,
category: public lecture
venue: Conference room 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:30
abstract
29 Mainstreaming integration governance: A critical analysis
Dr. Peter Scholten, Erasmus University Rotterdam
category: Migration seminar
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information


February 2017

15 Social Media & Migration: The Connected Migrant
Saskia Kok, University of Amsterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


January 2017

18 Refugee Integration and Social Media: A Local and Experiential Perspective
Dr. Amanda Alencar, Department of Media & Communication, Erasmus University
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract | More information


December 2016

02 The effect of residential segregation on fertility of socially-excluded and marginalized ethnic Roma minorities
Dr. Marianna Battaglia, University of Alicante
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 0.16/0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
14 Why do people (want to) migrate? Seeking new answers to an old question
Prof. Jørgen Carling, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract | More information


November 2016

24 Migration in the Periphery of the European Union
Natalia Popova, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 10:00 - 11:30


October 2016

12 Investigating the Role of Policies in Refugees’ Economic Integration: Potentials and Challenges of Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Ms. Asya Pisarevskaya , University of Milan/University of Turin
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 1.23
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information
14 Essays on Conflict-related Migration and Development in the case of Afghanistan
Craig Loschmann, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract
19-21 New Perspectives on Transnational Living
category: Course
venue: Room 0.16-0.17, UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht
abstract
21 Well being, transnational practices, and development: the case of Sub-Saharan highly-skilled migrant women in Europe
Dr. Camilla Spadavecchia ,
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


September 2016

08 Myths and Realities of Migration
, UNU-MERIT
category: public lecture
venue: Auditorium, MBB 4-6
time: 22:30 - 23:00
abstract | More information
21 Varieties of capitalism, variation in immigrant self-employment
Magda Ulceluse , Central European University
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract


July 2016

12-15 Measuring return and reintegration outcomes
category: Conference
venue: Poznan, Poland
abstract


June 2016

14 Mail-Order Brides in the European Union
Laura Barry, Manouk Media
category: External event
venue: Law Faculty, Bouillonstraat 1-3, Feestzaal (B 1.113)
time: 15:30 - 17:30
abstract
15 Displacement and the Elderly: An Age-Sensitive Approach to Durable Solutions
Ana Mosneaga (UNU-IAS) & Michaella Vanore (MGSoG/UNU-MERIT),
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
16 Prejudice and the Securitization of Migration as Global Security Threats
Dr. Valeria Bello, UNU-GCM
category: Migration seminar
venue: Lecture Hall 1.23
time: 16:00 - 16:45
abstract
23 CANCELLED: Book Launch: International Migration: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition
Prof. Khalid Koser, UNU-MERIT
category: Migration seminar
time: 16:30 - 18:00
abstract


May 2016

23 The relationship between immigrant political participation in receiving societies and transnational political engagement with countries of origin
Dr. Ali Chaudhary , Wolfson College, University of Oxford
category: Migration seminar
venue: 0.16/0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
30 Journeys to Europe: the role of policy in migrant decision-making
Dr. Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
category: Migration seminar
venue: 1.23
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


April 2016

01 Migration Policies and Practices in the Americas
Melissa Siegel (moderator), UNU-MERIT
category: Policy seminar
venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, The Hague
time: 09:00 - 13:00
abstract | More information
02-03 WUN Migration Conference 2016
category: Conference
venue: SBE, Tongersestraat 53, Maastricht, the Netherlands
time: 08:30 - 15:30
abstract | More information
12 Migration from the Mexican State Perspective
Ambassador Eduardo Ibarrola-Nicolín, Government of Mexico
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: UNU-MERIT conference room (R. 0.16/0.17) -- Open to all.
time: 16:00 - 18:00
abstract | More information
20 Labour Market Impacts of Forced Migration
Dr. Isabel Ruiz, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
26 Migrants as Agents of Change: Social Remittances in an Enlarged European Union
Prof. Izabela Grabowska , entre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw/University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


March 2016

16 The Dutch and (Future) EU Multilayered Regulation of the Admission of TCN Entrepreneurs
Dr. Tesseltje de Lange , University of Amsterdam
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


February 2016

16 Government of the People?: Right-wing Populism and Immigration Policy
Mr. Adrian Shin, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
18 Migrant subjectivities and crisis narratives in the Euro-Mediterranean region
Michael Collyer , University of Sussex
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: Conference room (room 0.16 & 0.17)
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract
22 Studium Generale: Migration and Violent Extremism - Current Affairs
Khalid Koser, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
category: public lecture
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 20:00 - 22:00
abstract | More information
24 A migration agenda for the private sector
Prof. Dr. Khalid Koser , Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 1.23/1.24
time: 13:00 - 14:00


January 2016

20 A Life Course Perspective on the Citizenship Premium: the Case of the Netherlands
Floris Peters , Maastricht University/Statistics Netherlands
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room (0.16/0.17)
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


December 2015

09 The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact
Prof. Dr. Josette Dijkhuizen,
category: Migration seminar
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information


November 2015

20 Borders, independence and post-colonial ties: the role of the state in Caribbean migration
Simona Vezzoli, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 10:00 - 11:30
More information
25 Obstacles to naturalization in the Netherlands: a case study of ‘Ranov Licensees’
Dr. Djamila Schans, WODC, Ministry of Security and Justice
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


October 2015

12 Which Way is Germany? Debate about the European Refugee Crisis
category: External event
venue: Boekhandel Dominicanen, Dominicanerkerkstraat 1, Maastricht
time: 20:00 - 21:30
abstract | More information
21 The Challenges of Harmonising Legal Migration
Dr. Ágnes Töttős , Ministry of Interior, Hungary; European Migration Network NFP Hungary
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information
30 The Inter-American Development Bank and the issue of Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Central America
Nicola Magri, Inter-American Development Bank
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information


September 2015

19 Public lecture: Who is a migrant?
Dr. Katie Kuschminder, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
category: public lecture
venue: Bureau Europa, Boschstraat 9, Maastricht
time: 13:00 - 14:30
abstract | More information
30 Disasters, displacement and livelihoods: The case of Japan’s Fukushima evacuees
Dr. Ana Mosneaga, UNU-IAS
category: Migration seminar
venue: Room 0.16-0.17
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


June 2015

03 Stigma, Coercive Isomorphism and Pakistani Migrant Organizations in London, Toronto and New York City
Ali Chaudhary , University of California, Davis/International Migration Institute
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
15 CHANGED: Seminar Khalid Koser -> Koko Warner
category: PhD seminar
venue: Conference room, Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 14:00 - 14:45
abstract | More information
15 International Migration
Ronald Skeldon, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD seminar
venue: Conference room, Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 16:45 - 17:30
abstract
15 Where the rain falls: Evidence from 8 countries on how vulnerable households use migration to manage the risk of rainfall variability and food insecurity
Koko Warner, United Nations University
category: PhD seminar
time: 14:00 - 14:45
abstract | More information
16 The economic and social effects of remittances and return migration in conflict-affected areas: The case of Burundi
Sonja Fransen, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 12:00 - 13:30
abstract
17 Family-Member Migration and the Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Children in Moldova and Georgia
Michaella Vanore, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 12:00 - 13:30
abstract


May 2015

26 Displacement, refugees and the new world disorder
Ewen MacLeod, UNHCR
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information


April 2015

08 Why Diaspora Matters: New Trajectories in Diaspora Engagement and Research
Dr. Martin Russell, Diaspora Matters
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information


February 2015

11 The Effectiveness of Migration Policies: New Evidence from the DEMIG Project
Dr. Hein de Haas, University of Oxford, International Migration Institute
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
25 Realities and illusions of human migration: a geographical perspective
Dr. Ronald Skeldon, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance
category: public lecture
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 16:30 - 17:30
abstract | More information
25 Key Findings from Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Migrants
Prof. Dr. Khalid Koser , Geneva Centre for Security Policy
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract | More information
27 Attracting the Highly Skilled
category: Migration seminar
venue: Conference room, Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 15:00 - 17:00
abstract


December 2014

17 Exploring the Benefits and Potential of City-to-City Partnerships in Integration Governance
Dr. Özge Bilgili, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


November 2014

18 An Evaluation of Tax-Benefit Systems Impact on the Welfare of Frontier Workers. The Case of Luxembourg and Belgium
Irina Burlacu,
category: PhD defence
time: 16:00 - 17:30
abstract
19 U.S. Border Control, Migratory Policies, and Criminal Violence in Mexico
Francisco Alonso , European University Institute
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: Conference Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
20 Moving Back or Moving Forward? Return migration after conflict
Marieke van Houte,
category: PhD defence
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract
21 Simultaneity in transnational migration research: Links between migrants' host and home country orientation
Özge Bilgili, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract


October 2014

15 Neoliberal Government of Integration: Governing by Enterprise and Law
Ms. Özden Ocak, George Mason University
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: Board Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


September 2014

10 Female Return Migration and Reintegration in Ethiopia
Katie Kuschminder, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract | More information
17 Migration and School Performance of Children Who Stay Behind in Moldova and Georgia
Dr. Victor Cebotari,
category: UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
venue: Board Room
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract
18 When is Migration a Security Issue? Inaugural Lecture
Khalid Koser, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: public lecture
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 16:30 - 17:30
abstract | More information


June 2014

25 Highly skilled migration and new destination countries: How government policies shape destination choices
Metka Hercog, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: PhD defence
venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht
time: 14:00 - 15:30
27 Inaugural Lecture, Prof. Hein de Haas
Prof. Hein de Haas, UNU-MERIT / School of Governance
category: public lecture
venue: University Aula, 4-6 Minderbroedersberg, Maastricht
time: 14:30 - 15:30
abstract | More information


May 2014

21 Report Launch: Migrant and Refugee Integration in Global Cities: The Role of Cities and Businesses
category: External event
time: 14:00 - 17:00
abstract | More information
21 Developing EU immigration and asylum policy: thinking laterally and adding value
Elizabeth Collett, Migration Policy Institute Europe
category: Migration seminar
time: 12:30 - 13:30
abstract


April 00

24 Diaspora Mobilisation in a Conflict Setting: The Emergence and Trajectories of Syrian Diaspora Mobilisation in Germany
Nora Ragab, UNU-MERIT
category: PhD defence
venue: Virtual defence
time: 10:00 - 11:30
abstract

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