Migration
The Migration research group addresses central theoretical aspects of migration and transnationalism, and the ways in which these phenomena are connected with peace and conflict. We seek to understand migration processes, the transnational ties created after migration, and their consequences for individuals and societies.
HumBORDER project wrap-up: Humanitarian borders from 2015 to 2022
The HumBORDER project held its closing seminar on 1-2 December 2022 at PRIO. Looking back at the humanitarian borders of Europe from 2015-2022 the first part of the seminar assessed different manifestations and dynamics of these borders.
Two new special issues: Art, conflict and contexts of displacement
In two new special issues of Conflict and society and Music and Arts in Action, the editors, PRIO researchers Katarzyna Grabska & Cindy Horst, and Katarzyna Grabska & Roy Huijsmans respectively, bring together important new research contributions.
Case Study Briefs and other MIGNEX publications
Following the completion of data collection in 26 research areas, across 10 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the MIGNEX project has published one Case Study Brief for each of the research areas.
FUMI Survey Data Collection Completed in The Gambia
Since the end of August, a thousand young adults in Serekunda, The Gambia, have been interviewed about their lives and dreams.
Successful PhD Defence by Rojan Tordhol Ezzati
Rojan Tordhol Ezzati defended her PhD successfully on 10 October 2022 at the University of Oslo. The title of her thesis is: Debating diversity, affirming unity: Contestations over we-hood in post-terror Norway.
Congratulations from all at PRIO!
Lise Endregard Hemat Successfully Defends Master's Thesis
Lise Endegard Hemat has succesfully defended her thesis ‘Just’ Research: A Case Study of EU-funded Research with Experimental
Artificial Intelligence Technology for Border Control at the University of Oslo.
Katrine Fangen Reviews ‘Hate in the Homeland’ by Cynthia Miller-Idriss
In an extensive book review published in the journal YOUNG, Katrine Fangen offers a nuanced assessment of Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, by Cynthia Miller-Idriss (Princeton University Press, 2020).
Next Steps toward New Insights on Migration, Development and Policy from MIGNEX
Successful MIGNEX consortium meeting in Istanbul, with inspiring discussion as the project members continue to build new knowledge on migration, development and policy.
New PhD-Level Course: Survey Methods in Migration Research
PRIO invites applications for this course, which will be taught in person in Oslo in September 2022. The application deadline is 10 June.
Call for Bids: Developing Comics and Educational Kit on Migration and Social Mobility
As part of the European Research Council funded 'Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia' project, PRIO invites bids to develop comics based on family history interviews to be collected in four Asian cities in 2023.
External Voting: The Patterns and Drivers of Central European Migrants' Homeland Electoral Participation
Monograph
Humanitarian racism and “pet exceptionalism”: confronting hierarchies of life in refugee protection (3/3)
Popular Article in Refugee Law Initiative
Ukrainian companion animals: unsettling humanitarian borders (2/3)
Popular Article in Refugee Law Initiative
Migrant transnationalism, remittances and development
Book Chapter in Handbook on Transnationalism
Theorising voluntariness in return
Book Chapter in Handbook of Return Migration
Understanding variation and change in migrant transnationalism
Book Chapter in Handbook on Transnationalism
External Voting among Central European Migrants Living in Western Europe
PRIO Paper
'Something Is Better than Nothing': Online Learning Pursuits of Rohingya Youth and Teachers in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Report - Other
Migration and development dynamics in Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Report - External Series
Living Here, Owning There? Transnational Property Ownership and Migrants’ (Im)Mobility Considerations Beyond Return
Journal Article in Central and Eastern European Migration Review
Migration of the Soul: A Conversation with Visual Artist Khalid Shatta - INSPIRE Seminar Series
Visual Artist Marisa Cornejo in Conversation With Katarzyna Grabska - INSPIRE Seminar Series
Humanitarian Borders & the Governance of Mobility in Europe: from 2015 to 2022
It Depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia
Seeking Refuge in Greece: Local and EU Responses, Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
Refugee Education Reimagined: A Pedagogy of Hope
Helping Refugees from Ukraine and Preventing Exploitation
Stories from the Past - Inspiring the Future: Acts of Courage in Somali History and Today
Book Launch - Documenting Displacement
Transnational lives: the meanings and implications of living in two countries
Critical Perspectives on Migrant Smuggling
Education and Displacement: An Impact Evaluation of an Accelerated Education Programme in Uganda
Forced Migration and Social Unrest
Future Migration as Present Fact (FUMI)
Geographies of Conflict-Induced Migration (CONMIG)
International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE)
Meaning of Migrants
MIGNEX - Aligning Migration Management and the Migration-Development Nexus
Migration of asylum seekers and the politics of labelling: The discursive construction of the refugee label in the Norwegian government 2016-2021
Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia
Non-Formal Faith Education, the Public School, and Religious Minorities in Norway (FAITHED)
QuantMig: Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy
Reaching Out to Close the Border: The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM)
Refugee Education. Building Durable Futures (PhD)
Rights, Duties, Belonging and Citizenship during COVID-19
The Power of Ideas: Muslim Humanitarians and the SDGs (HUMA)
To Restore a Hospital as Resistance: Transformative Collective Action in Northern Somalia in the 1980s (PhD)
TRUST: Attitudinal Impacts of Refugees on Host Communities in the Global South
Coordinator
Jørgen Carling
Research Professor
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