We are delighted to celebrate the success of our GAPs team member, Ngozi Louis Uzomah from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, who has achieved a remarkable milestone. On October 24, 2024, Ngozi defended his PhD research on the aspirations and challenges facing Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria. His work, deeply relevant to the EU-funded GAPs project, sheds light on the complexities of return…
Read MoreIn the last few months, over 30 Polish migration researchers, coordinated by the Migration Research Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and commissioned by the Ministry of Interior and Administration, conducted an extensive nationwide study on Poland's migration policy. Representing universities and research institutions across Poland, these experts brought complementary knowledge from various scientific disciplines…
Read MoreIn recent days, researchers from the GAPs project team at the Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw, have actively engaged in the Polish media to provide insights and analyses on Poland’s new migration strategy. Their contributions have been essential in fostering a deeper understanding of the policy's implications, especially in light of the controversial measures proposed by the government. On October 12, 2024, during the Civic Platform’s national convention, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Poland’s migration…
Read MoreThe HIDDEN COST Action and GAPs Horizon Europe Project announce a workshop titled "Migrant Aspirations and New Models of Citizenship: A Changing Landscape," scheduled for 20 February 2024 at the University of Glasgow, in a collaboration facilitated by Susan Rottmann (PDF here). This in-person event will explore the evolving dynamics of citizenship, belonging, and identification against the backdrop of contemporary global challenges, focusing on issues such as climate change, migration, and legal identity…
Read MoreIn August 2024, N. Ela Gokalp-Aras from the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (SRII) participated in the PhD Summer School organized by the Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies (NSMES). This year’s theme, "Exploring Migration, Urban Evolution, and Historical Continuity in a Megalopolis," provided a vibrant platform for academic discourse. Gokalp-Aras delivered two significant presentations during the summer school.…
Read MoreIn September 2024, Mateusz Krępa, a member of the GAPs team from the Centre of Migration Research at the University of Warsaw, appeared on episode 127 of the Outriders podcast titled Why Germans Are Becoming Radical on Migration. The episode explored the current migration dynamics...
Read MoreAs part of a short-term research visit to the Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CRS) at Uppsala University, Zühal Ünalp Çepel, Associate Professor Dr. at Dokuz Eylül University from Turkey conducted valuable research under the supervision of Andreas Önver Cetrez and Soner Barthoma, co-coordinators of the EU Horizon GAPs Project, Decentring the Study on Migrant Returns and Return Policies. This visit, supported by the COST Action 20107..
Read MoreOn September 24, 2024, the European Parliament hosted a high-level roundtable that addressed the widening gap between return migration policies and their practical implementation. The event, titled “Returns: Gaps Between Policies and Practice,” organized by the EU-funded GAPs project, fostered crucial debates on the future of return migration in Europe....
Read MoreThe preliminary phase of the GAPs Data Repository was unveiled at the 5th International Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies (NWFF), held in Bonn, Germany, from September 16-18, 2024. During the panel session, experts discussed the complex methodological challenges researchers encounter in return migration studies, focusing on both qualitative and...
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