migration

Several  weeks have passed since the second International Migration Review Forum has come to a close in New York – which allows me to look back at the IMRF beyond immediate impressions and maybe look a bit ahead, as well. The goal of the IMRF is to review the implementation of the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) – but this year, multilateralism as a whole was under scrutiny, too. On both…

Unequal Access to Digital Education, Ethical Governance of Data, Decision-Making with New Technologies – these were some of the topics at a roundtable on “New Technologies and Digitalization” at the 15th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) this September in Ríohacha Wendy Panchi a social justice advocate from Ecuador, participated as a delegate from the Migration Youth and Children…

A chaotic opening, a long-talking President, an uncertain future – but also a “chance to dream of a more dignified future arm-in-arm with like-minded people around the world”: These are just some of the observations Vivian Sieger shares in her guest contribution on being a fresh(wo)man at the 15th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) this September in Ríohacha : Read more: A swift…

A new Special Issue on IOM has been published today in the journal Geopolitics. ,edited by Sabine Dini, Shoshana Fine & Antoine Pécoud. Several (for some institutions: all)  f the articles are open access – including the Introduction and my contribution on IOM’s Role as Coordinator of the UN Migration Network and the Socialisation of International Organisations: “International Organisations Are…

December 18 is #InternationalMigrantsDay– and this year we will see once more plenty of activities, including online events, releases of statements and publications, around this date. I have started compiling a list of relevant announcements; this will be updated and feel free to share your own activities. The week has started with the release of the 4th edition of the ILO Global Estimates on…

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My colleagues Antoine Pécoud and Hélène Thiollet have edited a comprehensive and innovative Research Handbook on the Institutions of Global Migration Governance, published with Edward Elgar. Three sections with a total of 27 chapters cover 1. an in-depth analysis of Intergovernmental Organisations 2. Intersections, Conversations and Arragangements in Global Migration Goverrnance and 3. Fifty…

I have contributed a blogpost to the ASILE Forum on The Partnership Approaches in the UN Global Compacts on Refugees and and Migration – assessing the space for migrant civil society and other stakeholders in last years IMRF and the follow-up, including the next GFMND scheduled for January 2024 in Geneva. It is an ongoing struggle – hence I chose the title Sisyphus keeps on rolling. You can find…

The “Routledge Handbook of Civil and Uncivil Society” in #SoutheastAsia has just been published. These handbooks usually provide a very comprehensive overview of the field – but on the downside tend to be very pricey (175 pounds for the printed version in this case). Therefore it is great, that the whole book can be downloaded for free, including my article on “Multi-Level Migrant Civil Society…

Out now: My book “Global Migration Governance from below” – discount available

My book “Global Migration Governance from Below: Actors, Spaces, Discourses” has now been published in the Palgrave Pivot series. It builds upon 15 years of participant observation at all levels of migration governance – and it is very much related to this blog. When working on the manuscript, I went back to my blog entries to see what my immediate impressions of these events were, went through…

Out now: Special Issues on #Migration Politics across the World / Regions in Global Migration Governance

A new Special Issue on The Politics of Migration Policies has been published in Third World Quarterly, guest edited by  Katharina Natter and Hélène Thiollet. And Sandra Lavenex and Nicola Piper have guest edited a SI in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies on “Regions in Global Migration Governance”. I had the pleasure to contribute to both SIs; find more information on the content and…

Schedule of migrant civil society events during the #IMRF is taking shape #migration2022

Only two weeks are left until the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place at in New York. The meetings at the United Nations headquarter will not be the only events, though – migrant civil society has announced several parallel and preparatory events, most of which will take place in a hybrid format. Here is an overview which will be updated as more events are…

“Space for migrant civil society is shrinking at the UN”: Interview with Colin Rajah on the upcoming IMRF

It is less than two months until the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place at the UN headquarter in New York. While preparations and consultations are ongoing, several migrant civil society networks have sent an open letter to the President of the General Assembly, to express their concerns on the shrinking space for civil society in the UN in general and calling for…

Global Migration Governance Outlook 2022: All eyes on the IMRF

2022 is going to be a crucial year for global migration governance – with the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) expected to set the standards for the implementation and monitoring of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). In this blogpost, I will provide an overview of the confirmed events and schedules, including the “migration week” starting February 14, and a note on the…

GFMD Blog Reloaded –free eprints and open access articles

The Philippine delegation to GFMD 2021 in UAE Things have been a bit quiet around here in the past year, but with the upcoming International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) on the horizon this May, it is high time to reload this blog. I will post my “Global Migration Governance 2022 Outlook” in the next days. Until then, please find below a list of resources I have published during the blog…

#Migration and #Development in times of #COVID-19: #GFMD13 starts this Monday – all online

There were plans for hybrid participation (some in person, some online) being discussed until late last year, but in the end, “Zoomification” has now also reached the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). This Monday, January 18, the 13th edition of the summit – theme: “The Future of Human Mobility: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development” – will be held as an “online…