Titel Deelnemers "Irregular migration is skilled migration: reimagining skill in EU's migration policies" "Tuba Bircan" "Estimation of Hip Prosthesis Migration: A Study of Zero Migration" "Mathias Polfliet" "Quels sont les facteurs de migration multiple en Europe? Les migrations sénégalaises entre la France, lU+2019Italie et lU+2019Espagne" "Sorana Toma, Eleonora Castagnone" "Searching for migration: estimating Japanese migration to Europe with Google Trends data" "Bert Leysen, Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe" "In recent research, Google Trends data has been identified as a potentially useful data source to complement or even replace otherwise traditional data for predicting migration flows. However, the research on this is in its infancy, and as of yet suffers from a distinctive Western bias both in the topics covered as in the applicability of the methods. To examine its wider utility, this paper evaluates the predictive potential of Google Trends data, which captures Google search frequencies, but applies it to the case of Japanese migration flows to Europe. By doing so, we focus on some of the specific challenging aspects of the Japanese language, such as its various writing systems, and of its migration flows, characterized by its relative stability and sometimes limited size. In addition, this research investigates to what extent Google Trends data can be used to empirically test theory in the form of the aspirations and (cap)ability approach. The results show that after careful consideration, this method has the potential to reach satisfactory predictions, but that there are many obstacles to overcome. As such, sufficient care and prior investigation are paramount when attempting this method for less straightforward cases, and additional studies need to address some of the key limitations more in detail to validate or annul some of the findings presented here." "Fish migrations | migration of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)" "David Righton, Pieterjan Verhelst, Håkan Westerberg" "The external impact of the EU immigration policy: a study of migration policy in the relations between the EU and Albania" "Sokol Dedja" "Migratie naar Brussel in de lange negentiende eeuw. La migration vers Bruxelles durant le long dix-neuvième siècle." "Annelore Brantegem" "Migratie naar Brussel is geenszins een nieuw fenomeen. Dit artikel exploreert de verschillende migratiestromen naar Brussel in de lange negentiende eeuw, met bijzondere aandacht voor diverse vormen van arbeidsmigratie." "Exo70-Mediated Recruitment of Nucleoporin Nup62 at the Leading Edge of Migrating Cells is Required for Cell Migration" "Thomas Hubert, Joël Vandekerckhove, Jan Gettemans" "Polish immigration in Belgium since 2004: new dynamics of migration and integration?" "Idesbald Goddeeris" "Belgium has been a traditional destination for Polish immigrants since the 19th century. In the period after the fall of the Iron Curtain, Polish migration to Belgium was largely characterized by pendulum movements and illegal stays, but following Poland's accession to the EU in 2004, the Belgian labour market was gradually opened to Polish citizens. To date, this new situation has not been the subject of research, and we therefore present the first analysis of the impact of EU enlargement on Poles in Belgium. By means of semi-structured interviews with both Polish key informants and Polish families, we illustrate the extent to which Polish migration and integration patterns have changed. Our results lead us to conclude that Poles are increasingly opting for longer and more permanent stays, which means that Polish migration no longer follows the pendulum pattern. Although this implies increased orientation toward Belgian society, it does not entirely preclude any attachment to Polish culture and identity. This confirms a widely accepted insight from migration studies: the desire to integrate in structural societal spheres does not reduce the importance that migrants attach to aspects they consider crucial to staying in touch and identifying with their regions of origin. © The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav." "Nouvelles migrations et nouveaux migrants en Belgique / Nieuwe Migraties en Nieuwe Migranten in België" "Wie zijn de migranten in België? Wat zijn hun prioriteiten en projecten? Hoe en waarom hebben ze de beslissing genomen om te migreren? In welke regio's vestigen ze zich? Onderscheiden ze zich van hun voorgangers? Wat is hun opleidingsniveau? In het kader van het onderzoeksprogramma 'Samenleving en Toekomst' heeft het Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid een project gefinancierd met betrekking tot de nieuwe migraties en de nieuwe migranten (NOMIBE). Dit project resulteerde in het eindrapport 'Nieuwe migraties en nieuwe migranten in België'."