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The International Migration Institute gathers researchers who are committed to develop new thinking about migration and mobility across the world.
IMI students winners in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference Competition
Event MSc in Migration Studies
9 February 2014
A group of current Dphil students and MSc in Migration Studies alumni are one of two teams that won a competition to coordinate an Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference sponsored by The Oxford Humanities Division through the Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH).
The numbers game | Christina Boswell
Podcast
5 February 2014
Listen to the podcast of the 05 February 2014 seminar, part of the 2014 Hilary term Seminar Series.
Are migrants trapped on a hedonic treadmill?
Publication
29 January 2014
This new article by Mathias Czaika and Marc Vothknecht published in IZA Journal of Migration ask whether migrants are trapped on a hedonic treadmill.
Understanding the political success of the Golden Dawn in Greece
MSc in Migration Studies Publication
27 January 2014
In this latest IMI Working Paper, MSc in Migration Studies graduate Roxani Roushas examines the recent political breakthrough of extreme right group the Golden Dawn in Greece.
What determines migrants' political engagement?
Publication Research
27 January 2014
A new working paper by Luis E Guarnizo and Ali R Chaudhary compares how two migrant groups, from Dominica and Columbia, in two different destination countries, Spain and Italy, assimilate and engage with their country of origin
Creolization in rural Louisiana: A photo essay
Publication Research
23 January 2014
During recent fieldwork Robin Cohen completed this photo essay capturing his journey through Louisiana.
Nationality acquisition in Spain | Amparo González-Ferrer
Podcast
22 January 2014
Listen to the podcast of the 22 January 2014 seminar, part of the 2014 Hilary term Seminar Series.
Challenging notions of belonging, nationality, and the foreigner
MSc in Migration Studies Publication
20 December 2013
A new working paper by MSc in Migration Studies graduate Phoenix Paz argues that ideas of nationhood and nationality are often constructed by foreigners and 'outsiders'.
IMI Seminars Hilary Term 2013
Event
19 December 2013
Hilary Term 2013 Seminar Room 2, QEH, 3 Mansfield Road, 1-2pm
Free online: 50th anniversary issue of International Migration
Publication
11 December 2013
To mark its 50th anniversary, International Migration has published a free virtual issue comprised of key articles from each volume
Examining migration dynamics: Networks and beyond
Blog Research
4 December 2013
In a new blog Oliver Bakewell and Agnieszka Kubal provide some reflections on the THEMIS conference 'Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond' that took place in Oxford from 24-26 September 2013.
Mathias Czaika asks are unequal societies more migratory?
Publication
28 November 2013
In a new article published in the inaugral issue of Comparative Migration Studies, IMI's Mathias Czaika questions whether societies with high inequality are more migratory.
Explaining the rise of diaspora institutions: new working paper
Publication Research
26 November 2013
Alan Gamlen, Michael Cummings, Paul M. Vaaler and Laura Rossouw present three perspectives on the emergence and importance of diaspora institutions in this new working paper.
Oliver Bakewell calls for relaunch of migration systems
Publication Research
26 November 2013
In a new article published in the Migration Studies journal, IMI Co-Director Oliver Bakewell puts forward a new conceptualization of migration systems as the basis for its revival.
Mixed marriage: A new working paper
Publication Research
17 November 2013
This paper by Hélène Neveu Kringelbach examines how recent migration policy changes and their enforcement shapes the experience of citizenship in contemporary France.
The Age of Migration - New edition
Publication
17 November 2013
The 5th edition of The Age of Migration is written by IMI Co-Director Hein de Haas, former Director and Honorary Associate Stephen Castles, and Mark J. Miller.
Hein de Haas comments on Lithuanian immigrants and the economy
Media coverage
10 November 2013
Hein de Haas and other experts have spoken to Lithuanian press about the position of Lithuanian immigrants in the UK and their effect on the British economy.
Will legal citizenship prevent persecution and exclusion of the Rohingya in Burma?
MSc in Migration Studies Publication
28 October 2013
In this latest IMI Working Paper, MSc in Migration Studies graduate Cresa Pugh examines the historic exclusion of the Rohingya in Burma and forms of non-formal exclusion that have contributed to their statelessness.
New working paper provides a global assessment of human capital mobility
Publication
23 October 2013
Erhan Artuç, Frédéric Docquier, Çaglar Özden and Christopher Parsons introduce the first global overview of human capital mobility in IMI's latest working paper.