International Migration Institute (IMI)
The International Migration Institute (IMI) aims to advance new thinking of migration as an intrinsic part of global change and development. This is achieved through promoting research, generating new data, and publishing IMI’s working paper series. IMI is based at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) and regroups a network of research fellows from around the world.
What's new
Katharina Natter defends PhD dissertation on the role of political regimes in immigration policymaking
14 November 2019
On 8 November 2019, IMI researcher Katharina Natter was awarded a Cum Laude distinction for her PhD dissertation at the University of Amsterdam, entitled "Political Regimes and Immigration Policymaking. The Contrasting Cases of Morocco and Tunisia."
Launch of Robin Cohen’s new book "Migration: the movement of humankind from prehistory to the present”
12 November 2019
Today, Professor Robin Cohen’s new book "Migration: the movement of humankind from prehistory to the present” was launched.
Researcher Kerilyn Schewel defends PhD dissertation on development and migration in rural Ethiopia
11 November 2019
On 15 October 2019, IMI’s researcher Kerilyn Schewel successfully defended her PhD dissertation, entitled "Moved by Modernity: How Development Shapes Migration from Rural Ethiopia," at the University of Amsterdam.
Vacancy: Two PhD candidates in the politics of family migration
19 September 2019
Are you interested in researching political struggles over immigration? Do you want to work at the crossroads of migration studies and gender & sexuality studies? Is it your ambition to become an accomplished social scientist?
New working paper published: "'Supermaids': Hyper-resilient Subjects in Neoliberal Migration Governance"
13 September 2019
New working paper by Liberty Chee was just published.
Latest Working Papers
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Immigrants, Markets, Brokers, and States: The Politics of Illiberal Migration Governance in the Arab Gulf
Helene Thiollet , (2019), IMI Working Paper Series, 155, 1 - 35
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Adapting to staying, or imagining futures elsewhere: Migration decision-making of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Working paper
Lea Müller-Funk, (2019), IMI working paper series, 154, 1 - 41
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‘Supermaids’: Hyper-resilient Subjects in Neoliberal Migration Governance
Working paper
Liberty Chee, (2019), IMI working paper series, 153, 1 - 25
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Migration and Social Transformation in Ethiopia
Working paper
Kerilyn Schewel and Asmamaw Legass Bahir, (2019), IMI working paper series, 152, 1 - 45