THROWBACK TO BIRMM PANEL ON MIGRATION AND THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
Looking back to BIRMM’s Migration and the European elections panel conversation on how to go beyond polarising campaigns?
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Vacancy PhD researcher in (Multi-Disciplinary) Legal Research in the Field of Migration
Position description. The Brussels School of Governance is looking for a PhD student with a doctoral grant.
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BIRMM Campaign for International Migrants’ Day
On the occasion of International Migrants' Day , BIRMM has celebrated this crucial event by devoting the week of 18 December to unpacking different aspects of migrants' experiences, ranging from the factors contributing to the decision to migrate to the several challenges migrants confr...
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BIRMM Newsletter: Keep up with the latest news!
Have you seen our December newsletter in your mailbox? No? There is still a chance to catch up! Click on the link below to download our latest issue. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter if you want to stay up to date with the latest events, projects and publications!
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New BIRMM publication: "Irregular migration is skilled migration: reimagining skill in EU's migration policies"
“My dream is to be a doctor. This was my dream since I was a child. I wanted to start studying medicine immediately, but it was very hard. Unfortunately, the long break [over the course of migration] from studying had a lot of influence on my knowledge in math, physics and chemistry”.
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New BIRMM publication on counter documentation by migrants without legal residence status in Brussels
“It’s not easy to put yourself out there in front of the media and tell your whole life story. It’s not easy because it’s sad – sometimes very, very sad. One needs a lot of courage to even accept to address this with you...”– Lucinne, undocumented migrant in Brussels since 2008.
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Throw-back to the 'Migration and Technology' Research Day
A week after the Research Day on ‘Migration and Technology’ took place, we would like to throw back to this inspiring event.
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Open Vacancy: Predoctoral Research Position
Predoctoral Research: "Intersectional inequalities and political activism" EDGE is curently inviting applications for doctoral research project on intersectional i nequalities and political activism within the framework of the strategic research programme on Enhancing Democr...
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PhD Defense Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar
We are pleased to announce that on November 7th, BIRMM member Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar successfully defended his PhD titled "International Migration Data: Challenges, Improvements, and ways forward".
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Throw-back to the last IMISCOE PhD school at BIRMM (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
As the call for the 2024 IMISCOE PhD school is out now, it is a good occasion to throw back to the previous one. BIRMM proudly hosted the IMISCOE PhD school on “Critical reflections on migration studies, racism and discrimination”.
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Listen to our new podcast episode with Ellen Debackere! (In Dutch)
A historical Lense on Belgium's migration policy In this episode we talk to VUB researcher Ellen Debackere to talk about her book “Welcome to Antwerp? Antwerp's immigration policy, 1830-1880”.
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Why anti-Roma racism is more than drunk talk.
The scandal surrounding Belgian politician Conner Rousseau shows once again that anti-Roma racism is not just something of right-wing extremists. For a well-known politician to insult the entire Roma community is nothing new.
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