MIGNEX - Aligning Migration Management and the Migration-Development Nexus
Led by Jørgen Carling
Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
Two of the most influential ideas in migration research and policy are ‘migration management’ and ‘the migration–development nexus’. In Europe no less than in other regions of the world, each of these notions has spawned substantial research. But the connections between the two remain elusive. Addressing migration challenges requires an approach that aligns the two research fields and translates the linkages into policy implications. This is the challenge at the heart of MIGNEX.
MIGNEX is one of the largest-ever European-funded research projects on migration. This attests to the complexity and potential impact of the project. Primary field research takes place in ten countries of origin and transit: Afghanistan, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Tunisia, and Turkey. Data collection will encompasses policy reviews, key informant interviews, focus groups, and a large sample survey. Most of the data collection is focused on 25 research areas spread across the ten countries, allowing for identifying mechanisms at the local level.
MIGNEX has a dedicated website at www.mignex.org.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 770453.
Early-Career Scholars Learn Survey Methods in Migration Research
Survey-based research is widespread but also replete with challenges. Researchers face a range of analytical, technical, managerial, and ethical dilemmas. Drawing on extensive experience, Research Professor Jørgen Carling and PRIO Global Fellow Jessica Hagen-Zanker have developed a new PhD-level course on survey methods, with a focus on migration research.
The course was taught in Oslo 7–9 September and covered the entire survey process, including research design, technical solutions, data management, quality assurance and communication of results. It drew upon ongoing survey research in the MIGNEX and FUMI projects.
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 Applications: Research Assistant Position at PRIO
PRIO seeks to recruit a full-time Research Assistant, initially for a period of one year, to work on two projects within the PRIO Migration Centre.
MIGNEX adapts to the coronavirus crisis
The initial fieldwork for MIGNEX was being completed when the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis erupted. The pandemic not only thwarts travel in the short term but has longer-term implications that are still unknown.
PRIO Migration Research Update
The latest issue of PRIO Migration Research Update provides an overview of recent news, events, publications, videos and more from the Migration research group.
PRIO Researchers Will Collaborate with Filmmakers to Share Insights on Migration
The new research communications project CINEMIG will use cinematic formats to increase the value-added of PRIO’s research on the causes of international migration.
PRIO coordinates MIGNEX, the largest-ever European funded research project on migration to Europe, which collects data in 25 communities across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
- What are the problems that make people want to leave their own country?
- Why do some countries have large numbers of people leaving, while other countries that are poorer and more insecure do not?
- Will fewer people want to leave poor countries if we invest more in development?
MIGNEX Team Selects Local Areas for Data Collection
The large PRIO-led project MIGNEX examines migration and development at the local level across Africa and Asia. A milestone was reached when the specific research areas were selected.
Open Position as EU Adviser, Development and Management of European Research Projects
PRIO invites applications for a research administrative position with the joint responsibilities of project development and project management of research funded by the European Commission (Horizon 2020/ Horizon Europe, collaborative projects and the ERC). The successful candidate will join PRIO’s Project Development Team, assist project leaders, and play a key role in the management of PRIO’s largest current research project, MIGNEX, which creates new knowledge on migration, development and policy. Our EU Adviser is going on leave, and we are seeking her temporary replacement. The current vacancy is for a fixed term of one year, with possibility of extension.
The Website of MIGNEX, the Largest-Ever PRIO-Led Project, Is Launched
PRIO leads the EU-funded project MIGNEX, which seeks to produce new knowledge on migration, development and policy. The project runs over five years, until 2023, and has a total budget of €5 Million, shared between nine institutions. The comprehensive project website was launched on 3 April, at mignex.org. It is a standalone site based on the project's own branding.
The website has been developed to facilitate content sharing between the site itself, electronic publications, and a quarterly e-mail newsletter, which will be launched later this spring.
An innovative feature is the presentation of every publication in the project plan, including forthcoming ones. Users can sign up to be alerted when a specific publication is released, several years into the future. Such advance planning, which is required in EU-funded projects, is thereby turned into a tool for more effective dissemination.
The development of the website has been a collaborative effort between PRIO (project lead), the Oveseas Development Institute (communications lead), and Soapbox, a London-based creative agency specialized in supporting policy, research and advocacy organisations.
The MIGNEX team at PRIO includes the project leadership (Jørgen Carling and Anne Duquenne) and two researchers (Marta Bivand Erdal and Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert). Tony Wai On Yam has provided valuable assistance for the website launch.
Survey data collection
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Communications and impact
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Research ethics and research integrity
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Qualitative Comparative Analysis for migration and development research
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Measuring migration aspirations and related concepts
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Empirical assessments of the development impacts of migration
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Data management plan
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Project management and quality assurance
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Key concepts in the migration–development nexus
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