Category Archives: EU

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

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

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 … Continue reading →

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Out now: publications on regional migration governance – the case of ASEAN

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The regional level of migration governance is gaining increasing scholarly attention – being situated at a meso-level between national and bilateral migration policies and the emerging global migration governance structure. The appearance and more widespread usage of the concept of … Continue reading →

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On a right(s) path? My first thoughts on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact #ForMigration

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The zero drafts for the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees are out now, with the compact for “safe, orderly and regular migration” having been being made available earlier this week. The compact is to be agreed upon in a … Continue reading →

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#InternationalMigrantsDay in the times of Compacts: A #MigrantsDay compilation #IMD2017

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Today is International Migrants Day, marking the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since last year there … Continue reading →

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Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay : Compact instead of Convention? A Collection of #MigrantsDay ressources

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Today is International Migrants Day, marking the 26th anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since last year there … Continue reading →

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3rd European #Migration Forum – Application process has started

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

 A “Call for Expressions of Interest” for the 3rd meeting of the European Migration Forum has been released. The forum will take place in Brussels, 2-3 March 2017, with the theme “Migrants’ access to the EU, to rights and to … Continue reading →

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Global #migration and #refugee governance outlook 2016

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

“2016 has well become THE migrant year”, stated Peter Sutherland, UN Secretary Generals’ Special Representative for International Migration, in a recent webinar. Obviously, migration has been brought to the top of the international agenda for some time now, but this … Continue reading →

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#European #Migration Forum 2016: Call for applications open

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) have launched the call for applications to participate in the 2nd meeting of the European Migration Forum, which will take place on 6-7 April 2016 in Brussels. The goal … Continue reading →

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