Projects
Gender, migration and distance. Maidservants as agents of change in the democratization of long-distance migration: a comparative case study of international migration by men and women to Brussels and Antwerp, 1850-1900. University of Antwerp
International Migrants Values StudyInsights on the cultural and political consequences of international migration KU Leuven
International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition Ghent University
The first International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition was organized by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2019. The Ghent University team won the first edition and will organize the next edition in March 2022 (after postponement due to Covid in 2020). A moot court simulates a court hearing, (i.e. an appeal against a negative decision regarding an international application) in which participants file a legal submission, ...
Unveiling international environmental migration and the migration-adaptation nexus. A Belgian case-study - second phase (MIGRADAPT-2). University of Antwerp
Unveiling international environmental migration and the migration-adaptation nexus. A Belgian case-study (MIGRADAPT). University of Antwerp
Consequences and Policy Implications of International Migration Ghent University
Never before have so many people been living outside their country of birth. If migration keeps growing at its current pace, the global migrant stock could grow from 214 to 405 million between 2010-2050. A clear understanding of its causes and effects is crucial to develop sound policies to manage it.
Despite significant process in the recent literature, a number of key issues still need exploring. The project has two main objectives and ...
Research in the field of international migration and integration of immigrant communities. University of Antwerp
Families on the Move: The Coordination between international family law and migration law Ghent University
FAMIMOVE’s general objective is to contribute to the effective and coherent application of the EU acquis in the field of international
family law, in particular by ensuring more awareness of international child protection instruments applicable to migrant children. To
this end, the project seeks to implement the recommendations of the studies published in June 2017 by the European Parliament’s
Committee on Legal Affairs ...
Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR): Migration and Social Mobility: Creating Impact through Participation Ghent University
The interdisciplinary Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR) already recognizes Ghent University as ‘Centre of Excellence’ on the social dimensions of migration and fleeing. Through an increasing focus on participation in its diverse dimensions, this excellence will be further strengthened and the entire university community will be supported in the effective realization of impact on society from research.