The Migration Conference Organizing Committee has been closely monitoring developments of the impact of COVID-19 emergency at local and global levels and has followed advice provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of the North Macedonia. Taking into account the rapid increase of cases worldwide, the Migration Conference Organizing Committee decided to…
DetailsWestern Balkan Migration Network (WB-MIGNET) invites applications for its Visiting Research Fellow (VRF) in migration. The VRF programme enables doctoral student (PhD students) to spend a period of time conducting research at following. The WB-MIGNET aims to put in place a programme to enable young research with a genuine and active commitment to social science…
DetailsUniversity of Bologna, Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione and Cantieri Meticci will host the International Summer School Performing arts and migration. Theories and Practices for Inclusive Cities at Arena del Sole Teathre from 9th to 14th June 2020 in Bologna (Italy), The summer school offers an interdisciplinary course on international migration, performing arts and public space.…
DetailsAs part of our mission to support researchers. policy makers and wider public with evidence on migration issues in the Western Balkans, we are starting to publish a series of visualisations of migration related data available for the Western Balkans. The first visualisation is presenting trends in the annual inflows of remittances to the Western…
DetailsThe journal Migration and Ethnic Themes published new special issue in December 2019. This special issue of the journal contains selected papers from the Third Annual Conference of the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET), which took place at the University College Effectus for Law and Finance, Zagreb, 25–26 May 2018. Our president of Academic Advisory…
Details“Are Forced Migrants More Skilled? A Theoretical Model of Self-Selection in Forced Migration” is the title of an article that fills a gap in theories of forced migration. Our director, Nermin Oruc, coauthored this article with Ian Jackson and Geoffrey Pugh. The article is presenting a new model, motivated by specific features of forced migration…
DetailsOur members Danica Šantić, Merita Zulfiu and Nermin Oruč, as Coordinator of WB-MIGNET, participated at a high level panel-discussion organized by OSCE on 18 December 2019 in Vienna, on the occasion of the International Migrants Day. The title of the panel discussion was “Advancing Human Capital Development Through Migration and Innovation”. OSCE diplomats, migration experts…
DetailsA book titled “Migration in the Western Balkans: What do we know?” co-edited by WB-MIGNET’s chair of the Academic Advisory Board, Prof. Russell King and by Coordinator of WB-MIGNET Nermin Oruc, was published by Taylor&Francis. The book is an outcome of recent activities of the WB-MIGNET. The book explores issues such as the complex geopolitics…
DetailsWestern Balkans Migration Network (further WB-MIGNET), organized the First Regional Winter School “Diaspora for Local Development”, held in Belgrade, Serbia in period of 10 – 11 December 2019 at ENVOY Conference Center. This innovative Winter School aims to involve experts and practitioners from the Western Balkans to establish connections, exchange knowledge and learn from the…
DetailsCenter for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research – CREDI (member of WB-MIGNET) invites applications for its Internship Programme. CREDI internship program provides students with a unique research experience that introduces all aspects of social science research and includes supported exploration of a research query from research question to a report, as well as data…
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