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Advanced #research and #training on the transnational governance of international #migration, #asylum and #mobility. We're part of the @eui-schuman.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · May 13

🚨 Now Accepting Applications: #Training on Effective Migration Governance

This October in Florence, join a global cohort of professionals tackling one of today’s most urgent and complex challenges: migration governance.

🗓 6–8 October

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 6d

The dates for the next Migration Winter Academy are official!📌 And early bird applications close on 5 October

👉 For policy analysts, private sector professionals, international organisation officials, civil servants, NGO and representatives, researchers, and journalists.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 13d

➡️ What if we could tackle food insecurity and the lack of legal identity at once?

This paper proposes a bold solution: a Humanity Identity Card and a Basic Income Supplement (BIS) of $1/day for the world’s most vulnerable.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 23d

👉 This year’s instructors include:

-Senior government #officials with first-hand policy experience

-Leading #scholars advancing cutting-edge migration research

-Analysts from Europe’s top policy #ThinkTanks

-Professionals working with #NGOs

Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 23d

Migration governance is never simple. That’s why our next training brings together a wide range of perspectives to make sense of it.

Meet the instructors 👇

Apply by 22 September!
📅 6–8 October
📍 Florence, Italy

In collaboration with the @eui-stg.bsky.social

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 27d

#Migration governance is shifting fast:

- Stricter U.S. deportation & visa rules

- EU Pact on Migration & Asylum coming next spring

- Conflicts up 25% in 2024, fueling displacement

Effective management needs a cross-sector approach, that’s what this course offers.
www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 27d

When migration shifts, so must your knowledge ➡️ this training keeps you ahead.

Applications are still open! 🔴 Register here: www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

📆 6-8 October
📍Florence, Italy

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 28d

U-LEAD is a youth research and leadership development programme that connects diverse youth and young adults in Florence equipping them with space and support to lead research on relevant issues and impact their communities. ➡️ Learn more: migrationpolicycentre.eu/u-lead/

U-LEAD - Migration Policy Centre

Empowering Youth and Young Refugees in Florence Through Participatory Research Overview U-LEAD is a participatory project that brings together unaccompanied minors, young-adult refugees and migrants, ...

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 28d

🔜 Starting 2 October 2025, U-LEAD will run for 12 weeks with weekly meetings in Florence. Participants will:

🔸Connect with youth from diverse cultures and backgrounds

🔸 Explore community challenges and design solutions

🔸Advocate for change on the issues that matter most to them

Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 28d

🍂 One of the things we at the MPC are most excited about this Autumn is the launch of the next U-LEAD Programme!

Today, we welcomed our new group of #ResearchCoaches for a training session. They’ll be the ones guiding and supporting participants every step of the way.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Sep 8

👉 Meet the #instructors and explore the migration dilemmas they’ll tackle.

Register here: 🔴 www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Sep 8

Is there such a thing as good #MigrationPolicy? ➡️ Learn what effective governance looks like in our next in-person training.

This three-day course blends original research, expert insights, hands-on tools, and in-depth case studies.

Applications are still open! 🔴 www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Sep 5

🔊 We’re looking for researchers working on migration at universities, research institutes, and think-tanks in Africa and Europe.

👉 We’re conducting a study to understand how researchers think about the drivers of international migration.

📋 Take the survey here: mpcsurveys.limesurvey.net/acd

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 28

🔍 Many migration policies involve conflicting yet equally important moral goals.

These aren't just philosophical puzzles, they're real tensions that shape decisions.

Here's how engagement w/ ethical dilemmas can improve debates and policymaking on migration➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Beyond Myth Busting: How Engagement with Ethical Dilemmas Can Improve Debates and Policymaking on Migration | Ethics & International Affairs | Cambridge Core

Beyond Myth Busting: How Engagement with Ethical Dilemmas Can Improve Debates and Policymaking on Migration - Volume 39 Issue 1

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 23

"Despite legal pathways, structural obstacles keep many women in long-term precarity & circle of irregularity"

Based on interviews, this report explores how irregular status affects the conditions of women from the former 'Eastern Bloc' employed in Italy’s #domestic & #CareSector
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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨 Refugees and migrants are too often scapegoated and falsely portrayed as threats.
🎓 Join us for the first seminar of the academic year with Daniel Ghezelbash, who will share practical tips on how to spot and counter false claims: loom.ly/ZlmPp0Y

📅 4 September
🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
📍 Hybrid

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 21

Policymakers often face a stark dilemma: restrict immigration to avoid democratic backlash, risking unjust exclusion, or maintain open policies and risk democratic instability.

But, are there other legal alternatives beyond this binary?

Read the debate 📚 loom.ly/_yFYRmI

Anti‑immigrant backlash: the Democratic Dilemma for immigration policy - Migration Policy Centre

Anti‑immigrant backlash: the Democratic Dilemma for immigration policy This section tackles a difficult choice policymakers often face: restrict immigration to prevent democratic backlash, risking unj...

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 18

As things slow down for summer, now is the perfect time to revisit our 3rd Shorts Series.

From the challenges of responding to climate mobility, to perceptions of fairness in asylum policies, these shorts offer research-based insights to inform today’s pressing migration issues.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 17

Why do some migrants stay in their first country of arrival, while others keep moving? And what are the consequences of that mobility?

✍️ This blog explores the complex mobility trajectories of arrived migrants in EU border countries, drawing on insights from the #PRIMEprojectEU.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 15

When it comes to migration governance, credibility matters 🤝

Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape.

📅 6–8 October 2024

📍 Florence, Italy

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 14

“Narratives are not optional. They are how people make sense of reality”

👉For communicators, that means narratives are essential tools to shape understanding & trust.

At the latest Club of Venice meeting, James Dennison briefed 🇪🇺 communication leaders on #migration narratives
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James Dennison briefs European communicators on migration at the Club of Venice

Migration remains one of the most politically charged and emotionally resonant issues in Europe, and communicators face new challenges amid competing policy o

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 10

Why do irregular migrants receive basic protections in some EU countries but not others?

In this podcast, the #PRIMEprojectEU team reflects on the stories of the migrants they meet, and the institutions that make their journeys easier, harder — or impossible.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 9

👉 Do Temporary Labour Migration Programmes reinforce power asymmetries and commodify workers? Or can they be redesigned to benefit all stakeholders fairly?

Let’s rethink this migration dilemma for both global and domestic justice through this debate: loom.ly/aIQS0Ug

Temporary labour migration - Migration Policy Centre

Temporary labour migration programmes: global vs domestic justice This debate delves into the ethical and political complexities of Temporary Labour Migration Programmes (TLMPs). The kick-off paper ar...

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 8

Displacement caused by #ClimateChange is often framed as a looming threat to rich countries. But in reality, most people displaced by environmental shocks stay close to home.

➡️This blog shares testimonials from displaced residents and humanitarian workers in Western Kenya

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Jul 7

Missed our webinar on the legal rights of irregular migrants in Europe?

You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration

Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Jun 30

My favorite photos from the #MPCSummerSchool on #migration at the European University Institute.

Sixty hours of lectures, group work, and even a little bit of dancing.

To be informed about future events: migrationpolicycentre.eu/subscribe/

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