MIGNEX (or, Aligning
Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus) will be carried
out over the course of five years. The project aims to forge new connections
between two policy fields: how migration is regulated, and how migration and
development affect each other. Such connections are essential for developing a
more effective, coherent and sustainable approach to the challenges and
opportunities that migration brings.
The research will be led by PRIO Research Professor
Jørgen Carling and managed by Anne Duquenne. It will be carried out by an international team of nine institutions including the University of Maastricht, The University of Oxford, Koç University, and the Overseas Development Institute. The funding was
awarded following a highly competitive process within Horizon 2020, the
European Union’s primary Research and Innovation programme.
One innovative aspect of the project is the approach to
‘development’. Instead of seeing it as a generic process towards higher
standards of living, the team will examine the specific ways in which
development unfolds in particular settings. Such a perspective creates new
opportunities for understanding the causes and consequences of migration. This
research will be carried out in 25 communities across ten countries in Africa,
the Middle East and Asia. The team will also examine the role of national and
European policies.
For regular information about MIGNEX, please visit
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Jørgen Carling and Anne Duquenne. Photo: PRIO/Iver Kleiven