GCRF South-South Migration, Inequality and Development Hub
Lead Research Organisation:
Coventry University
Department Name: Centre for Trust Peace & Social Relation
Abstract
Migration between the countries of the Global South, otherwise known as South-South migration (SSM), accounts for nearly half of all international migration, reaching almost 70% in some places. The potential of SSM to contribute to development and delivery of the SDGs is widely acknowledged but remains unrealised, largely due to existing inequalities at the global, national and local levels which determine who is (and is not) able to migrate, where to, and under which terms and conditions. These multidimensional inequalities are associated with a lack of rights for migrants and their families; difficult, expensive and sometimes dangerous journeys; and limited opportunities to access services and protection, which can, in turn, exacerbate inequalities. The challenge of ensuring that SSM reduces inequalities and contributes to delivery of the SDGs is intractable due to:
- A lack of evidence about the ways in which horizontal and vertical inequalities can undermine major development investments and policies, and about the types of interventions which can overcome inequalities associated with SSM;
- A failure of existing development approaches to take account of how SSM (and related policies) is/are influenced by broader economic, political and social processes (and relevant sectoral policies);
- A focus on individual ODA-recipient countries rather than on dynamic effects along migration 'corridors' which connect origin and destination countries and the development implications of (two-way) flows of people, finance, trade and knowledge;
- The politicisation of migration and a growing tendency to focus on migration management and border controls at the expense of equitable migration and development related outcomes;
- The top-down, high-level orientation of much development policy planning which can dehumanise migrants by focusing on economic indicators and outcomes rather than experiences and well-being, broadly defined; and
- A gap between policy and legal frameworks to limit inequalities associated with SSM (where these exist), and their equitable delivery / implementation in practice.
The Hub is oriented towards addressing this challenge and ensuring that SSM is able to make a more equitable and effective contribution to poverty reduction, development and delivery of the SDGs, particularly SDGs 1, 5, 8 and 10. It does so by bringing together, for the first time, research and delivery partners from 12 ODA-recipient countries which constitute six SSM 'corridors' (Burkina Faso-Cote d'Ivoire, China-Ghana, Egypt-Jordan, Ethiopia-South Africa, Haiti-Brazil, Nepal-Malaysia) who will work in partnership with five UN agencies and the OECD. The Hub will deliver challenge-led programmes of research and evaluation to address inequalities associated with SSM, undertaking extensive new data collection and policy analysis, and testing interventions and solutions in a range of geographical contexts. The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) will lead the Hub's communication and dissemination work, working alongside our research partners in the Global South to develop a range of outputs for different local, national and global audiences to maximise the Hub's impact on policy and practice.
The Hub builds on existing RCUK investments but also develops equitable new partnerships in order to generate novel and innovative perspectives on the intractable challenge which it seeks to address. In particular, by bringing together researchers from the Global South working across the countries making up the SSM corridors, and connecting these teams with leading migration scholars in the Global North, the Hub provides an opportunity for significant cross-learning within and between the corridors, and on SSM more generally. In so doing it offers considerable added value, strengthening capacity and capability for understanding - and responding to - the challenges associated with SSM and delivery of the SDGs.
- A lack of evidence about the ways in which horizontal and vertical inequalities can undermine major development investments and policies, and about the types of interventions which can overcome inequalities associated with SSM;
- A failure of existing development approaches to take account of how SSM (and related policies) is/are influenced by broader economic, political and social processes (and relevant sectoral policies);
- A focus on individual ODA-recipient countries rather than on dynamic effects along migration 'corridors' which connect origin and destination countries and the development implications of (two-way) flows of people, finance, trade and knowledge;
- The politicisation of migration and a growing tendency to focus on migration management and border controls at the expense of equitable migration and development related outcomes;
- The top-down, high-level orientation of much development policy planning which can dehumanise migrants by focusing on economic indicators and outcomes rather than experiences and well-being, broadly defined; and
- A gap between policy and legal frameworks to limit inequalities associated with SSM (where these exist), and their equitable delivery / implementation in practice.
The Hub is oriented towards addressing this challenge and ensuring that SSM is able to make a more equitable and effective contribution to poverty reduction, development and delivery of the SDGs, particularly SDGs 1, 5, 8 and 10. It does so by bringing together, for the first time, research and delivery partners from 12 ODA-recipient countries which constitute six SSM 'corridors' (Burkina Faso-Cote d'Ivoire, China-Ghana, Egypt-Jordan, Ethiopia-South Africa, Haiti-Brazil, Nepal-Malaysia) who will work in partnership with five UN agencies and the OECD. The Hub will deliver challenge-led programmes of research and evaluation to address inequalities associated with SSM, undertaking extensive new data collection and policy analysis, and testing interventions and solutions in a range of geographical contexts. The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) will lead the Hub's communication and dissemination work, working alongside our research partners in the Global South to develop a range of outputs for different local, national and global audiences to maximise the Hub's impact on policy and practice.
The Hub builds on existing RCUK investments but also develops equitable new partnerships in order to generate novel and innovative perspectives on the intractable challenge which it seeks to address. In particular, by bringing together researchers from the Global South working across the countries making up the SSM corridors, and connecting these teams with leading migration scholars in the Global North, the Hub provides an opportunity for significant cross-learning within and between the corridors, and on SSM more generally. In so doing it offers considerable added value, strengthening capacity and capability for understanding - and responding to - the challenges associated with SSM and delivery of the SDGs.
Planned Impact
The Hub will contribute to efforts to ensure that individuals, households, communities and countries in the Global South benefit fully and equitably from SSM and that its benefits are properly harnessed to support delivery of the SDGs. The Hub's impact work in countries at both ends of the corridors focuses on three main policy areas which are informed by UNDP's (2013) framework for addressing global inequalities: reducing income inequalities caused or exacerbated by SSM; closing gaps in education, health and other outcomes for migrants and their families; and tackling SSM-related prejudice, discrimination and exclusion. Specifically:
1. Policies to reduce income inequalities
Inequality, particularly income inequality, plays a key role in determining human well-being, intersecting with horizontal inequalities such as gender and age in specific ways in different geographical contexts. The Hub will generate evidence to support policies and approaches to ensure that SSM reduces these inequalities, for example by:
- Providing capital and other livelihood opportunities for those who do not want to migrate;
- Ensuring equal access to a range of (legal) migration opportunities;
- Regulating recruitment processes to ensure that migrant labour contracts are fair, accommodation is affordable, and abuses are minimised;
- Reducing the costs of migration, in particular recruitment fees and remittance transfers; and
- Supporting hometown, religious, community and wider diaspora associations which channel remittances and knowledge to community-level investments and initiatives.
2. Closing gaps in education, health and other outcomes
Delivery of the SDGs and economic growth depend on improved outcomes in education and health. Migrants and their families often experience difficulties in securing access to key services and social protections due to a lack of legal rights, knowledge and/or poverty, with disproportionate effects experienced by groups such as children who move independently or remain behind. The Hub will contribute to policy efforts that close gaps in education, health and other outcomes, for example by:
- Securing access to social protection for migrants regardless of status or sector;
- Expanding access to education, health and other opportunities for migrants (including migrant children and the children of migrants) through sectoral policies that address the needs of migrants and specific sub-groups;
- Developing appropriate legal frameworks to ensure migrants can access their rights to social protection; and
- Building legal empowerment movements to ensure migrants know about, and are able to access, their rights.
3. Tackling prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion
Prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion directed towards migrants serve to reinforce inequalities of outcomes and opportunities and impact on delivery of the SDGs. Anti-discriminatory legislation and universal service provision can help promote equal opportunity, but interventions are also required to develop and strengthen the agency, voice and political participation of migrants and their families so that they can shape their environment and the decision-making processes that affect their well-being. The Hub will work with project partners to shift dominant, often negative, political and policy narratives around SSM at local, national, regional and global levels, for example by:
- Strengthening civic engagement of socially excluded/marginalised groups;
- Working with policy makers and advocacy organisations to develop legislation based on the human rights principles of equality and non-discrimination;
- Using new technologies to create inclusive citizen networks and build transnational solidarity;
- Working with grassroots empowerment initiatives to ensure migrants are able to access legal rights and entitlements; and
- Creating political space for policy interventions that directly address inequalities arising from SSM.
1. Policies to reduce income inequalities
Inequality, particularly income inequality, plays a key role in determining human well-being, intersecting with horizontal inequalities such as gender and age in specific ways in different geographical contexts. The Hub will generate evidence to support policies and approaches to ensure that SSM reduces these inequalities, for example by:
- Providing capital and other livelihood opportunities for those who do not want to migrate;
- Ensuring equal access to a range of (legal) migration opportunities;
- Regulating recruitment processes to ensure that migrant labour contracts are fair, accommodation is affordable, and abuses are minimised;
- Reducing the costs of migration, in particular recruitment fees and remittance transfers; and
- Supporting hometown, religious, community and wider diaspora associations which channel remittances and knowledge to community-level investments and initiatives.
2. Closing gaps in education, health and other outcomes
Delivery of the SDGs and economic growth depend on improved outcomes in education and health. Migrants and their families often experience difficulties in securing access to key services and social protections due to a lack of legal rights, knowledge and/or poverty, with disproportionate effects experienced by groups such as children who move independently or remain behind. The Hub will contribute to policy efforts that close gaps in education, health and other outcomes, for example by:
- Securing access to social protection for migrants regardless of status or sector;
- Expanding access to education, health and other opportunities for migrants (including migrant children and the children of migrants) through sectoral policies that address the needs of migrants and specific sub-groups;
- Developing appropriate legal frameworks to ensure migrants can access their rights to social protection; and
- Building legal empowerment movements to ensure migrants know about, and are able to access, their rights.
3. Tackling prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion
Prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion directed towards migrants serve to reinforce inequalities of outcomes and opportunities and impact on delivery of the SDGs. Anti-discriminatory legislation and universal service provision can help promote equal opportunity, but interventions are also required to develop and strengthen the agency, voice and political participation of migrants and their families so that they can shape their environment and the decision-making processes that affect their well-being. The Hub will work with project partners to shift dominant, often negative, political and policy narratives around SSM at local, national, regional and global levels, for example by:
- Strengthening civic engagement of socially excluded/marginalised groups;
- Working with policy makers and advocacy organisations to develop legislation based on the human rights principles of equality and non-discrimination;
- Using new technologies to create inclusive citizen networks and build transnational solidarity;
- Working with grassroots empowerment initiatives to ensure migrants are able to access legal rights and entitlements; and
- Creating political space for policy interventions that directly address inequalities arising from SSM.
Organisations
- Coventry University, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- AHRC, United Kingdom (Co-funder)
- Medical Research Council (Co-funder)
- International Organization for Migration (Collaboration)
- United Nations (UN) (Collaboration)
- United Kingdom Research and Innovation (Collaboration)
- National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico (Collaboration)
- Government of Malawi, Malawi (Collaboration)
- Government of Zimbabwe (Collaboration)
- Zanmi Lasante (Collaboration)
- School of Oriental & African Studies, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) (Collaboration)
- SOFA (Collaboration)
- Praxis (Collaboration)
- International Board on Books for Young People (Collaboration)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Collaboration)
- University of Ghana, Ghana (Collaboration)
- Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) (Collaboration)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD (Collaboration)
- Africa Union (Collaboration)
- University of Miami, United States (Collaboration)
- International Labour Organization (ILO) (Collaboration)
- Association of Commonwealth Universities (Collaboration)
- Society for Participatory Research in Asia (Collaboration)
- Noyam African Dance Institute (Collaboration)
- Government of Zambia (Collaboration)
- Racines (Collaboration)
- NAWA, POLISH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ACADEMIC EXCHANGE (Collaboration)
- Chipawo (Collaboration)
- International Organization for Migration (Project Partner)
- United Nations Development Programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Project Partner)
- United Nations Human Rights OHCFHR (Project Partner)
- International Peace Research Institute (Project Partner)
- International Labour Organisation (ILO), Switzerland (Project Partner)
- OECD (Project Partner)
- United Nations Res Inst for Social Devel (Project Partner)
Publications
Bastia T
(2019)
Women migrants in the global economy: a global overview (and regional perspectives)
in Gender & Development
Bastia, T
(2020)
Migration and Development Handbook, Bastia, T
Crawley H
(2020)
Beyond here and there: (re)conceptualising migrant journeys and the 'in-between'
in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Crawley H
(2021)
The Politics of Refugee Protection in a (Post)COVID-19 World
in Social Sciences
Crawley H
(2021)
The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Migration
Cyprien Y
(2020)
Fieldwork Exploratory Report WP2
Hagen-Zanker J
(2020)
Understanding migrant decision-making: implications for policy
| Title | Animated map of the Hub proposal |
| Description | Animated map of the Hub project proposal (aims, objectives, corrdors) produced by Positive Negatives with music provided by the Haa Orchestra |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | The animated map has been used by project partners from the 12 countries to raise awareness about, and interest, in the MIDEQ Hub |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/ukri-south-south-migration-inequality-and-development-... |
| Title | Calabash Greetings - Video (Gameli Kodzo Tordzro, Uni of Glasgow) |
| Description | Record of calabash greeting for MIDEQ project supportive cultural sensitivities and integration |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | This video helps others to understand how to open a session with a mixed group of participants in a way that ensure everyone is able to contribute because there are no linguistics or hierarchical barriers to participation/engagement |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/349247401 |
| Title | Ese ne tekrema blog |
| Description | Blog intended to engage a general non-specialist audience in the relationships between food, community and migration in the countries in which the Hub is located or otherwise associated. The focus is on the foods and recipes that connect people regardless of race, nationality or language. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Intended to engage a much wider non-academic audience in some of the work in the Hub. Only just published and ongoing, impact as yet unknown |
| URL | https://ese-ne-tekrema.community |
| Title | Gifts are in the Feet - Poem |
| Description | Poem reading by MIDEQ Co-Director Alison Phipps and researcher Tawona Sitholé - "Gift of Feet" |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | The poem was recorded to accompany the book "Mapping Faith: Theologies of Migration and Community", edited by Lia Shimada, published by Jessica Kingsley. |
| URL | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkhhzmOmTey2QBJzcEgOjg6MrUBfK-zH |
| Title | Inclusion of 'The artist and the professor, the mother and the wife' as part of Coventry Creates |
| Description | Coventry Creates is part of the ongoing work by Coventry and Warwick universities in the lead up to the City of Culture. The University Partnership has funded over 30 creative research projects, involving over 50 Coventry organisations and local communities. During the March-May 2020 COVID-19 UK lockdown Coventry University and the University of Warwick selected 18 local artists to receive a grant that allowed them to continue their work during the pandemic. Coventry Creates received over 100 applications and has funded 18 collaborative projects with researchers from the social sciences, arts, science and medicine from across both the city's universities. The output is a digital exhibition of artworks created during lockdown and inspired by university research. Included amongst these 18 artistic responses to research are poetry about Coventry, Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matters movement as well as stories about what Coventry means to refugees, Coventry's twinning history, women's suffrage and how interactive games can help break down the complexities of homelessness. The creative connections between artists and researchers living in Coventry are highlighted by 'The Artist and the Professor' (see separate entry). |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Local and regional impacts through inclusion of the issues relation to migration and inequality highlighted through 'The artist and the professor' in the portfolio of work associated with Coventry City of Culture 2021 |
| URL | https://coventrycreates.co.uk/ |
| Title | Lungulungu Kpordomi (MIDEQ Inception Conceptual Interpretation Dance on Video) (Gameli Kodzo Tordzro, Uni of Glasgow) |
| Description | Video documentary of the South-South Migration Inequality and Development Hub inception |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | visual record |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/338505306 |
| Title | Mother Language Festival |
| Description | Performance at Festival |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | repeat invitations |
| Title | NOYAM Consent Video (Gameli Kodzo Tordzro, Uni of Glasgow) |
| Description | NOYAM Consent Video |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | The NOYAM Consent Video provides others with a resource for research delivery or teaching that can extend their understanding of how to secure oral consent from research participants. |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/339527911 |
| Title | Performance |
| Description | UNESCO Chair Performance |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | Invitations to further events |
| Title | Presenting MiDEQ work in Schools |
| Description | performance and workshop including children's multilingual story telling |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | repeat invitations |
| Title | Short poem - Dead Beneath our Feet |
| Description | Short poem entitled 'The dead beneath our feet' reflecting on the Transatlantic slave trade following the Hub's visit to Elmina Castle, Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Intended to stimulate engagement in the emotional impacts/implications of visiting historic sites which are associated with forced migration i.e.e slavery |
| URL | https://heavencrawley.com/2020/02/17/the-dead-beneath-our-feet |
| Title | TEDx Glasgow |
| Description | TEDx |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | repeat invitations |
| Title | The Story of Migration |
| Description | A 7-minute animated 'pop-up book' that tells the story of migration and how MIDEQ is aiming to shift the narrative to include voices and perspectives from the Global South. The script was collaboratively produced with MIDEQ researchers and CO-I's and will be translated into 9 languages. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Yet to be publicly released at time of reporting - waiting for translations |
| Title | The artist and the professor, the mother and the wife: reflections on migration, resilience and hope in times of crisis |
| Description | An artistic collaboration between Laura Nyahuye (Maokwo Arts) and Heaven Crawley (Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University), respectively an artist and a professor based in Coventry, UK. Whilst theymight appear to have little in common, the COVID-19 lockdown has provided an opportunity to draw together their personal and professional experiences in order to reflect on issues of migration, resilience and hope in times of crisis. Individually and through conversations with each another by email, WhatsApp and Zoom, Laura and Heaven took the opportunity provided by the lockdown to explore their shared experiences as women, wives, (grand)mothers and survivors of hardship and domestic violence, producing a series of creative outputs (prose, drawings, body adornment, photography, video) which explore the ways in which personal and societal expectations of gendered and racialized roles and responsibilities have shaped theirlives. By sharing their experiences - often in very frank and explicit ways - the online exhibition highlights the ways in which, as women, can come together to push against the categories that limit individual and collective possibilities for change. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Online exhibition with multiple visual and oral outputs that has been incorporated into the Coventry Creates exhibition as part of Coventry City of Culture 2021. Ongoing collaboration between Heaven and Laura exploring the themes identified in the project |
| URL | https://theartistandtheprof.art.blog/ |
| Title | model junior UN Conference |
| Description | UN conference for schools - keynote artist on south south migration and borders |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | further invitations |
| Description | Some delays in research delivery due to COVID-19 have been inevitable, most notably the postponement of the fieldwork that was due to start in March 2020. Nonetheless we are able to report significant progress in relation to data collection and analysis in a number of countries. Following a period of adaptation to the new context which included the production of new research protocols for face-to-face fieldwork (including, for example, provision of PPE for both researchers and participants), data collection has now been completed for the Hub-wide survey in two countries (Burkina Faso, Haiti) and is nearing completion in a further two (Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana). A number of teams have adapted their methodological approach to include online data collection and many of the teams have been able to undertake qualitative data collection. Drawing on this initial wave of research, MIDEQ Hub members have produced nearly 100 publications, including more than 40 blogs reflecting on emerging challenges and issues. A key finding across virtually all contexts is that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified and deepened existing inequalities, including those associated with migration. The examples that follow are illustrative: - Malaysia is a country which is heavily dependent on the labour of both documented and undocumented workers. It produces two-thirds of disposable rubber gloves worldwide, largely using migrant labour from Nepal and Bangladesh. Whilst the companies producing disposable gloves are thriving during the pandemic, migrant workers are not. MIDEQ researchers found that governments seeking to secure PPE for their frontline healthcare workers have chosen to overlook concerns about the appalling conditions experienced by many of these workers due to increased demand. Meanwhile, the Malaysian government has chosen to blame migrants for the pandemic and used it as a pretext for arbitrary detention and deportation; - Nepali migrant workers are among those returning from Malaysia in significant numbers. According to MIDEQ researchers in Nepal, the consequences are not entirely negative: returnees are contributing to agricultural productivity and rebalancing a growing dependence on remittances from migrant labour and there is potential for the role of intermediaries to diversify. Nonetheless evidence from fieldwork in Nepal suggests that the significant downturn in the flow of resources into Nepali families and communities associated with COVID-19 is certain to have implications; - In Ethiopia, similarly, remittances make a crucial contribution to the macroeconomic balance, providing a much-needed source of foreign exchange. MIDEQ researchers have focused on better understanding the implications of COVID-19 for the significant flows that reach communities through informal rather than formal channels. The focus is on the Hadiya-Kembata region in Southern Ethiopia, a major place of origin for Ethiopian migrants to South Africa. It is clear from MIDEQ's research that the national lockdown has caused many migrant-owned small businesses to either collapse or find themselves of the verge of bankruptcy; - In Haiti too there are significant concerns that any decrease in remittance transfers poses an immediate threat to the health and well-being of many Haitian families. Mixed-methods research undertaken by the Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development (INURED) indicates a dire situation in terms of the impacts of the pandemic on households and the most vulnerable in Haitian society, including the poor, women, and girls. The pandemic arrived on the heels of political and economic crises, intensifying pre-existing conditions of vulnerability while further disrupting daily life. In addition, the study unearths the disparate impacts of the pandemic on urban and rural households, suggesting that although the public health risks in densely populated urban areas may be higher, the economic impacts on rural populations are, in many ways, more devastating. Remittances from key destination countries in the Global North, such as the United States and Canada, proved to be a vital mitigating force during the pandemic, whereas remittance transfers from the Global South such as Brazil and Chile decreased during the crisis. Methodologically, the study highlights the importance of flexible participatory approach in times of pandemic in a population already fragilized by violence and political instability; and - The findings of research from Ghana shows that income inequality between China and Ghana is a driving force of migration between the two countries. Migration between Ghana and China has yielded some positive outcomes (e.g. remittances, investments) not only for the nation-state but for migrants and their families. Remittances and investment flow from China to Ghana and from Ghana to China have increased in recent years. Harnessing the benefits from the Ghana-China migration has the potential to enhance livelihoods, reduce poverty and smoothen social inequalities in Ghana, but the institutional, policy and behavioural conditioning factors need to be addressed. As elsewhere, COVID-10 has had significant implications for the transfer of people and resources between the two countries. |
| Exploitation Route | The reach of MIDEQ's engagement and impact both within and outside academia is growing rapidly, facilitated by a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of how change happens based on the collective development of the Hub's Theory of Change (ToC). Our thinking in relation to the MIDEQ Hub's Pathways to Impact has evolved significantly since the proposal was first submitted and three main pathways have emerged through which MIDEQ's work might be taken forward and put to use by others, namely: 1) a pathway on contributing to knowledge production and academic capacity, particularly in the context of the Global South; 2) a pathway on making recommendations and supporting initiatives to improve the lives of migrants, their families and communities; and 3) a pathway on contributing to more nuanced and humanised narratives on migration. These pathways are not silos, but rather are mutually reinforcing and interconnected. They are also increasingly ambitious, so that pathway 1) lies more within MIDEQ's sphere of influence than pathways 2) and 3) with differential timescales that reflect this. Ensuring that the findings of the MIDEQ Hub are taken forward and put to use by others depends in part on socio-economic and political factors beyond on the Hub's control: the relationship between research and impact is rarely linear. Nonetheless we envisage that the reach and significance of the Hub's work will increase as the project gathers momentum and research findings, data and outputs increase, with multiplier effects through our relationships with local, national and regional partners including our international project partners who are well placed to amplify the project's findings across a range of different political and policy contexts. We intend to employ a wide range of different communication methods and tools (including blogs, policy reports, working papers, poetry, animation and the visual arts) to engage different audiences. In addition, embedding multilingual working into the heart and soul of the Hub's work will be critical to ensuring that the findings of the work can be understood, taken forward and put to use by others. The MIDEQ website is in four languages and members of the team are encouraged to communicate and write in multiple languages as appropriate to the contexts in which they are working. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Other |
| URL | http://www.mideq.org |
| Description | Members of the MIDEQ Hub have numerous partners with whom they are working to ensure that the findings of the research are taken forward and put to use by others. This includes our formal partnerships with international organisations such as IOM, ILO, OECD, OHCHR and UNRISD as well as a myriad of less formal partnerships and working relationships with local, national and regional organisations in the countries in which we are working, many of which are developing as the project progresses. The findings of the research are being both co-developed with, and communicated to, these constituencies. In Haiti for example the results of INURED's research are being circulated among policy makers and shared with multilateral agencies in the hope that they will impact policy decisions that affect the vulnerable populations in that country. In addition, partnerships are created with local civil society actors to boost advocacy for the vulnerable families. MIDEQ colleagues in Ghana are currently sharing the outputs of their work with policy makers and public officials involved in migration policy and practice and are using the findings to develop and implement capacity building programmes for policy makers, migrants and host communities. These programmes will enhance their capacity to protect migrants and maximise the developmental impacts of migration. In South Africa colleagues are working closely with local migrant advocacy organisations and support groups, including some established as a direct result of the research, to address the immediate and pressing needs of the local community as a consequence of the pandemic. Local organisations such IOM have reached out to the research team to better understand the ways in which migrants make use of technology in that context. At the global level, members of the MIDEQ Hub are working closely with the project's international partners to ensure that the findings of the research feed into policy discussions and dialogues, for example the OECD Policy Dialogue on Migration and Development. Others are working with the European Commission, Praxis, UNESCO Art Lab and/or are represented on various guideline drafting committees and project Advisory Boards (see report for details of the engagement activities and their outcomes). In countries where our partners are directly involved in the development of national migration and national labour migration policies and programmes, our work has increased understanding of how to incorporate inequalities and developmental issues associated with South-South migration into policy. For example, inequalities associated with South-South Migration have been discussed in the National Labour Migration Policy of Ghana which was drafted by MIDEQ's Co-Director Professor Joseph Teye and approved by the Ghanaian government in 2020. Migration-related inequalities are also addressed in the draft national migration policies of Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia with input from MIDEQ's researchers in Ghana. Dr Katharine Jones who leads the Hub's thematic work on intermediaries organised a global IOM conference for member states on the topic of ethical recruitment. The event brought together senior policymakers, leading experts and practitioners from ministries of Labour, Foreign Affairs and Immigration, supported by experts from international and regional organizations, including the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), International Labour Organization (ILO) and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Dr Jones drafted the resulting Montreal Recommendations based on negotiated agreement at the two-day event. This led directly to formation of the IOM Policy Network on Ethical Recruitment. The new Global Policy Network on Recruitment will address shortcomings in regulation and enforcement that can exacerbate vulnerabilities and lead to gaps in the protection of migrant workers. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | Artlab Working group: The imperative of cultural justice: arts for inclusion, equity and human rights" |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375117 |
| Description | Author of IOM global recommendations to states on ethical recruitment (Katharine Jones) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | Katharine Jones organised a global conference for IOM 173 member states on the topic of ethical recruitment. " With the aim of improving the inter-jurisdictional regulation of international labour recruitment, 100 regulators from more than 30 countries gathered at the Global Conference on the Regulation of International Recruitment, in Montreal, Canada. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) co-hosted this conference in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Gouvernement du Québec, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the United States. The event brought together senior policymakers, leading experts and practitioners from ministries of Labour, Foreign Affairs and Immigration, supported by experts from international and regional organizations, including IOM, International Labour Organization (ILO) and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Through two days of presentations, round-table discussions and break-out sessions, participants articulated recommendations to improve the regulation of international recruitment in nine principal areas (migrant welfare/ recruitment fees /protecting migrant workers/ Registration and licensing/ ratings rewards and rankings in regulatory systems / grievance mechanisms and access to justice/ bilateral and multilateral mechanisms). Participants included head of labour ministries immigration ministries and enforcement agencies. Katharine drafted the resulting Montreal Recommendations based on negotiated agreement at the two day event. This has led directly to the IOM Policy Network on Ethical Recruitment formation - The new Global Policy Network on Recruitment will address shortcomings in regulation and enforcement that can exacerbate vulnerabilities and lead to gaps in the protection of migrant workers. It will bring together policy makers, regulators, and practitioners from around the world to collectively identify solutions, highlight promising practices and address complex challenges. The Policy Network was launched by the IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino. |
| URL | https://www.iom.int/news/iom-launches-global-policy-network-promote-ethical-recruitment |
| Description | Chairperson, National Technical Committee for the establishment of National Migration Commission for Ghana /Implementation of National Migration Policy |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Contribution to World Bank and FCDO funded EdTech Hub report on Education for the Most Marginalised post-COVID-19 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Participation of staff from our WP in the Educational for the Most Marginalised report ensured that this included appropriate and relevant materials related to migrants in general as well as refugees more specifically (as in the Giodance Note on refugees). Without this participation, it is unlikely that the report would have addressed these issues |
| Description | Heritage for Global Challenges. A Research Report by PRAXIS: Arts and Humanities for Global Development. |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://changingthestory.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2021/02/Heritage-for-Global-Challe... |
| Description | Inclusion of mining and trading activities of Chinese migrants in Ghana in the labour migration policy of Ghana (Joseph Teye, University of Ghana) |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Impact | More policy discussions on Chinese migration to Ghana The labour migration situational analysis conducted by Joseph Teye who drafted the policy relies on the background research on the China-Ghana corridor to problematize mining activities of Chinese in the policy |
| Description | Incorporation of issues on south-south migration and inequalities into development plans of ministries and district assemblies |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Impact | The 2021 annual development working plans for ministries and agencies have addressed a number of issues on migration, as a result of the development of a toolkit and training organised for planners on migration and development |
| Description | National Labour Migration Policy for Ghana |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Policy workshops on resettlement |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Changed attitudes through sharing research |
| Description | Social Science Research Council |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | Improved gender representation in the award of grants |
| Description | AMIF: New Scots Integration Strategy towards an exemplar of international best practice |
| Amount | £4,500,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Home Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2020 |
| End | 12/2022 |
| Description | Academic Scholarship |
| Amount | ￥4,000 (CNY) |
| Organisation | China Agricultural University (CAU) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | China |
| Start | 11/2020 |
| End | 11/2020 |
| Description | CUSP |
| Amount | £2,000,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2019 |
| Description | Irish Aid (ODI, Jessica Hagen Zanker) |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Ireland |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 02/2024 |
| Description | Irish Aid (ODI, Stephen Gelb) |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Ireland |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | UNESCO Chair In Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (Phase 2) |
| Amount | £1,250,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | strengthening young leadership capacity for zimbabwes creative and cultural tourism economy |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | Global Challenges Research Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Description | Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Summer School 2020 |
| Organisation | Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The 2020 ACU Summer School entitled 'The Migration generation? Climate, youth and refugees' was due to be held at the University of Cape Coast in July 2020 but moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Heaven Crawley contributed to the development of the course content, took part in teh shortlisting and selection process for participants from across the Commonwealth and delivered one of the opening lectures with Professor Mariama Awumbila (University of Ghana) and Nnamdi Iwuora (IOM) on 'Who is migrating...and why?'. She also chaired the discussion that followed. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The ACU Summer School provides a forum for students from every corner of the Commonwealth to discuss multidisciplinary issues of global importance. Established in 2011, a key element of the School is its aim to mix local and regional students with their peers who may have not had the opportunity to leave their own regions. The School is hosted in a different country each year. In previous years, it has been held in Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Rwanda and the United Kingdom. In past years, themes have spanned public health, building sustainable communities, big data, global food security and more. This online event was organised by ACU as part of their programme. |
| Impact | Successful delivery of the ACU Summer School in an online format with more than 60 participants from across the Commonwealth. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | CUSP |
| Organisation | Racines |
| Country | Morocco |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Grant collaborator |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual and artistic development |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | CUSP - NOYAM African Dance Institute |
| Organisation | Noyam African Dance Institute |
| Country | Ghana |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Research collaborator, safeguarding training, access to resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Artistic and intellectual development. Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. |
| Impact | TBC |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | CUSP - University of Ghana |
| Organisation | University of Ghana |
| Country | Ghana |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Made intellectual input by conducting original research. Contributed to an upcoming literature review. |
| Impact | TBC |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Chipow |
| Organisation | CHIPAWO |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | impact work on multilingual theatre and deaf sign language theatre Tourism drama co-design of new grant application |
| Collaborator Contribution | impact work on multilingual theatre and deaf sign language theatre Tourism drama co-design of new grant application |
| Impact | Performance of several plays at Theatre Fest Harare New grant application |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Development of National Labour Migration Policy for Ghana |
| Organisation | International Labour Organization (ILO) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | CMS (Joseph Teye) was a lead consultant for the drafting of National Labour Migration Policy for Ghana |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | National Labour Migration Policy document |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Development of National Labour Migration Policy for Ghana |
| Organisation | International Organization for Migration |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | CMS (Joseph Teye) was a lead consultant for the drafting of National Labour Migration Policy for Ghana |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | National Labour Migration Policy document |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Development of toolkit for incorporating migration issues into development planning |
| Organisation | International Organization for Migration |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | CMS ( Joseph Teye) developed a toolkit for use by planning officials at ministries and district assemblies to integrate migration issues into development planning . The toolkit was also used to train planning officials on how to develop plans that would address migration issues |
| Collaborator Contribution | Financial contribution |
| Impact | Toolkit on how to incorporate migration into development planning |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Drafting of National migration policies in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia and National Labour migration policy in Malawi |
| Organisation | Government of Malawi |
| Country | Malawi |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | CMS led by Joseph Teye has been facilitating the development of migration policies in the countries mentioned |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | Draft national labour migration policies ( yet to be approved by cabinet) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Drafting of National migration policies in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia and National Labour migration policy in Malawi |
| Organisation | Government of Zambia |
| Country | Zambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | CMS led by Joseph Teye has been facilitating the development of migration policies in the countries mentioned |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | Draft national labour migration policies ( yet to be approved by cabinet) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Drafting of National migration policies in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia and National Labour migration policy in Malawi |
| Organisation | Government of Zimbabwe |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | CMS led by Joseph Teye has been facilitating the development of migration policies in the countries mentioned |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | Draft national labour migration policies ( yet to be approved by cabinet) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Drafting of National migration policies in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia and National Labour migration policy in Malawi |
| Organisation | International Organization for Migration |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | CMS led by Joseph Teye has been facilitating the development of migration policies in the countries mentioned |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | Draft national labour migration policies ( yet to be approved by cabinet) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | MOU |
| Organisation | University of Ghana |
| Country | Ghana |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Institutional MoU co-design of new research project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Institutional MoU co-design of new research project |
| Impact | new grant awards embargoed. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Migrant Research Centre |
| Organisation | Society for Participatory Research in Asia |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| PI Contribution | We have co-written a draft working paper on protection of migrant workers in Ghana, India and South Africa. It has passed the first review stage. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Two Co-Is participated in a webinar organised by PRIA on "Making Domestic and International Migration Safe and Dignified: Experience from Asia and Africa" on October 16, 2020; we held a meeting with PRIA on potential areas for collaboration; developed a joint working paper for publication (forthcoming). |
| Impact | 1. Participated in Webinar as a panellist and made presentation on policy implications of COVID -19 on migrants. 2. Draft Working Paper |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Nawa |
| Organisation | NAWA, POLISH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ACADEMIC EXCHANGE |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | research design of new grant |
| Collaborator Contribution | research design of new grant |
| Impact | embargoed |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PRAXIS |
| Organisation | Praxis |
| Country | Estonia |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Submitted evidence to Heritage for Global Challenges A Research Report by PRAXIS: Arts and Humanities for Global Development; assisted with workshops feeding into report development. Hosted panels at HERITAGE AND OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Research, Practice, Policy and Impact / Virtual Conference 22nd February - 2nd March 2021 |
| Collaborator Contribution | PRAXIS focuses on Arts and Humanities research across the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and Newton Fund portfolio. Specifically, its aims are to consolidate learning across research projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to amplify their impact and policy relevance, and to champion the distinctive contribution that Arts and Humanities research can make to tackling urgent development challenges. PRAXIS authored report and hosted Conference. |
| Impact | https://changingthestory.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2021/02/Heritage-for-Global-Challenges-Report-2021.pdf |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Partnership With Partners in Health - Haiti |
| Organisation | Zanmi Lasante |
| Country | Haiti |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Building up education network on Haitian migrant women's health. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing INURED's study results for community education |
| Impact | Early beginning. No output yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Partnership around South-South Migration and Health (Louis Herns Marcelin, INURED) |
| Organisation | University of Miami |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Parntership with Uni of Miami Global Health and Society Program to create additional proposals for submission to funders in the US; Develop internship programs for students. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Conceptualization of the project |
| Impact | Early beginning. No output yet. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Partnership with ILO |
| Organisation | International Labour Organization (ILO) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We are working closely with ILO as one of the Hub's formal international project partners to ensure that the findings of the project's research inform the development of ILO's thinking, policy and practice in relation to South-South migration, both centrally and in the countries in which the project is working. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to Research Symposium, attendance at Executive Meetings, input into thinking around the Theory of Change, ongoing discussion of possible publishing options/avenues for MIDEQ research findings and anaysis, blogs to raise awareness of MIDEQ's work and direct traffic to our website |
| Impact | Input of ILO expertise into development of Hub-wide survey instrument |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Partnership with IOM |
| Organisation | International Organization for Migration |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We are working closely with IOM as one of the Hub's formal international project partners to ensure that the findings of the project's research inform the development of IOM's thinking, policy and practice in relation to South-South migration, both centrally and in the countries in which the project is working. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to Research Symposium, attendance at Executive Meetings, input into thinking around the Theory of Change, ongoing discussion of possible publishing options/avenues for MIDEQ research findings and anaysis, blogs to raise awareness of MIDEQ's work and direct traffic to our website |
| Impact | Partnership and associated relationships are still being developed, however there have been some initial outputs e.g. IOM blog https://weblog.iom.int/south-south-migration-hub-kicks-accra-ghana-0 |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Partnership with OECD |
| Organisation | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We are working closely with OECD as one of the Hub's formal international project partners to ensure that the findings of the project's research inform the development of OECD's thinking, policy and practice in relation to South-South migration, both centrally and in the countries in which the project is working. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to Research Symposium, attendance at Executive Meetings, input into thinking around the Theory of Change, ongoing discussion of possible publishing options/avenues for MIDEQ research findings and anaysis, blogs to raise awareness of MIDEQ's work and direct traffic to our website |
| Impact | Various blogs written by OECD or members of the MIDEQ Hub and published by them. Contribution of MIDEQ members to annual OECD Policy Dialogue. Full details are listed under the relevant sections of the report. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Partnership with SOAS (and others) to submit ESRC Centre proposal for Global Knowledge Lab |
| Organisation | School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with SOAS around the possibility fo establishing a Global Knowledge Lab, submitted as a proposal to the ESRC Centre competition. Unfortunately the application was unsuccessful but we are exploring ways in which the ideas contained within it can be reworked into a new funding proposal which builds on the work of MIDEQ regarding the production of knowledge on migration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to the conceptual thinking and proposed methodology |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes as yet beyond the original funding proposal. Multidisciplinary team (Geography, Development Studies, Economics) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Partnership with SOFA - Haiti |
| Organisation | SOFA |
| Country | Haiti |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Building up education network on Haitian migrant women's rights. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing INURED's study results for community education |
| Impact | Early beginning. No output yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Partnership with UN Human Rights |
| Organisation | United Nations (UN) |
| Department | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We are working closely with UN Human Rights as one of the Hub's formal international project partners to ensure that the findings of the project's research inform the development of UN Human Rights' thinking, policy and practice in relation to South-South migration, both centrally and in the countries in which the project is working. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to Research Symposium, attendance at Executive Meetings, input into thinking around the Theory of Change, ongoing discussion of possible publishing options/avenues for MIDEQ research findings and anaysis, blogs to raise awareness of MIDEQ's work and direct traffic to our website |
| Impact | Partnership and associated relationships are still being developed |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Partnership with UNRISD |
| Organisation | United Nations (UN) |
| Department | United Nations Research Institute For Social Development |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We are working closely with UNRISD as one of the Hub's formal international project partners to ensure that the findings of the project's research inform the development of UNRISD's thinking, policy and practice in relation to South-South migration, both centrally and in the countries in which the project is working. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to Research Symposium, attendance at Executive Meetings, input into thinking around the Theory of Change, ongoing discussion of possible publishing options/avenues for MIDEQ research findings and anaysis, blogs to raise awareness of MIDEQ's work and direct traffic to our website |
| Impact | Partnership and associated relationships are still being developed, however there have been some initial outputs e.g UNRISD conrtribution to MIDEQ blog series https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/better-migration-governance/ |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | RSE |
| Organisation | Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Phipps sits on Africa working group; member of the International Committee and advises RSE on ARAR (At-Risk Academic/Refugee) matters. Is engaged as a speaker at party conferences in association with RSE (Greens and Lib Dems) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Hosted a number of collaborative events and talks (ARAR scholar portraits); |
| Impact | ARAR scholars continue to be named in Young Academy of Scotland annual intake |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Teaching Migration Through Data and Storytelling - Future Learn Online Course |
| Organisation | School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | There have been urgent recent calls for curricula to address issues of migration yet 78% of British teachers asked by the Runnymede Trust said they needed more support "to equip them to teach migration more sensitively and effectively." On this course developed as a partnership/collaboration between the University of Coventry and SOAS in partnership with Positive Negatives and Oaklands School, teachers can develop their skills to explain where and why migration happens. They also learn how to interpret big data sets, examining migration research through video and learning activities and explore creative methods of storytelling, visual arts, and design to humanise migration stories through arts and empathic learning. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Members of the MIDEQ consortium have contributed directly to the course content SOAS has hosted the Future Learn course Positive Negatives have coordinated content and engagement Oaklands School have contributed to lesson planning and content |
| Impact | A free three week online course, offered via the Future Learn platform, for teachers to develop their skills in explaining where and why migration happens, using the MEDMIG data set to teach how to interpret big data sets and with input from MIDEQ researchers from Nepal, Ethiopia and the UK. This is a multidisciplinary collaboration with contributions from migration studies, geography, anthropology and the creative arts.The first edition of this course ran from October - November 2020 with 632 learners from 31 countries, many of whom are teachers. Those taking the course provided very positive feedback on the impact on their own thinking around migration, with many indicating that they intend to use the ideas and resources provided by the course in their own lesson planning. Some feedback from the course: "I have become aware of friendly techniques allowing [students] to take a great interest in data sets and large research reports, and got a great data set for work." "I am planning to show students the animations and the data set too. I read many creative ideas on how to engage students in a deeper understanding of the experience of migrants, and I am convinced that I will definitely take the time to cover some personal stories of migrants. I discovered interesting projects and sources, the updates of which I intend to follow and tell about them to other people (in particular, not only students but also colleagues)." "[I learnt about] methods of showing stories to teach about migration... and that we should incorporate this with storytelling in the classroom. I love telling stories and from now on I will try using data sets and infographs as visual aids.On top of that, I will never miss a chance of discussing such issues as migration with my students." "The things I took away are more about my understanding of migration than about learning new facts, although I did learn new facts! People migrating often resettle various times, maybe integrating in a community and leaving it behind again-what does that do to your sense of belonging? I saw one of my students sending pictures about the earthquake in Izmir, and thought that maybe they have made friends there on the way or have family members still there." "I never thought before that the reason why people migrate is actually that diverse." "It has also made me want to show pupils data sets, rather than just processed/presented data." "I gained access to exciting examples of stories and student works on the topics of migration I had never knew before. I have advanced in my ability to streamline teaching. It was a fascinating time, thank you!" "Thank you for the insights into teaching data storytelling through a migration lens, teaching critical thinking and empathy." |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Training of African government officials on migration governance |
| Organisation | African Union Commission |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Development of training modules and facilitating training |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMS worked in partnership with GIZ and African Union to organise training for African governments |
| Impact | contribution to development of modules on migration governance |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Training of African government officials on migration governance |
| Organisation | German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Development of training modules and facilitating training |
| Collaborator Contribution | CMS worked in partnership with GIZ and African Union to organise training for African governments |
| Impact | contribution to development of modules on migration governance |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | UKRI GCRF Hub Cohort Programme Management Coordination Group |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The MIDEQ Hub Operations Team have collaborated with the other funded Hubs to establish a working group on Hub programme management to exchange ideas and best practice and address common areas of concerns with the Funder. Monthly calls are held between the programme management teams from all Hubs with biannual face to face meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The MIDEQ Hub Operations Team have collaborated with the other funded Hubs to establish a working group on Hub programme management to exchange ideas and best practice and address common areas of concerns with the Funder. Monthly calls are held between the programme management teams from all Hubs with biannual face to face meetings. |
| Impact | Alignment on UKRI GCRF Risk Management approach for the Hubs Exchange of knowledge and ideas concerning management of the Hubs. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | UNESCO ART LAB |
| Organisation | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual conceptualisation; policy briefs; partnerships; networks; arts praxis UNESCO ART LAB The Art Lab Platform was initiated during a Design Thinking workshop co-organized by UNESCO and OHCHR in Geneva in February 2020. The worksho brought together practitioners, cultural operators, artists, experts in human rights, cultural rights and intercultural dialogue, and humanitarian workers. The workshop resulted in a workplan to mainstream the arts in humanitarian and development programmes, basedon three major pillars: Raising awareness within UN agencies and other stakeholders on the transformative power of art and culture in humanitarian work; Consolidating the Art Lab Platform in facilitating exchanges between cultural and humanitarian workers, artists and researchers; Strengthening research and capacity-building, and pilot-testing tools in the field. The UNESCO Chair is a key collaborative partner in Art Lab. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Art Lab Platform was initiated during a Design Thinking workshop co-organized by UNESCO and OHCHR in Geneva in February 2020. The worksho brought together practitioners, cultural operators, artists, experts in human rights, cultural rights and intercultural dialogue, and humanitarian workers. The workshop resulted in a workplan to mainstream the arts in humanitarian and development programmes, basedon three major pillars: Raising awareness within UN agencies and other stakeholders on the transformative power of art and culture in humanitarian work; Consolidating the Art Lab Platform in facilitating exchanges between cultural and humanitarian workers, artists and researchers; Strengthening research and capacity-building, and pilot-testing tools in the field. The UNESCO Chair is a key collaborative partner in Art Lab. |
| Impact | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375018 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Organisation | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Country | Mexico |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | co-design of research |
| Collaborator Contribution | co-design of research |
| Impact | not available - news embargoed |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | ibby |
| Organisation | International Board on Books for Young People |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | research design |
| Collaborator Contribution | research design |
| Impact | embargoed |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | African Studies Global Virtual Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 30 October 2020: PENN STATE COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS African Studies Global Virtual Forum-Alison Phipps and Piki Diamond Alison Phipps from the University of Glasgow and Piki Diamond of the Auckland University of Technology speak on "Decolonizing Multilingualism" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://events.la.psu.edu/event/african_studies_global_virtual_forumalison_phipps_and_piki_diamond#.... |
| Description | CHCI-Global Humanities Institute Webinar, "Interventions from the South: Theoretical perspectives and pragmatic issues of migration, logistics and unequal citizens in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is a global webinar organised by the Institute for Social Research and Cultural Studies, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan funded by the Mellon Foundation and the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | How to improve data security and ethics when using big data, UCL Workshop on big data and migration, 3rd July 2019, London (Unwin T) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Panel discussion on How to improve data security and ethics when using big data at the UCL Workshop on big data and migration, 3rd July 2019, London. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | 'Musings of a migration researcher' blog by Heaven Crawley |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Personal blog written by Heaven Crawley entitled 'Musings of a migration researcher' which aims to engage a non-academic audience in some of the issues arising from the research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://heavencrawley.com/ |
| Description | ?utefe ??driba (Memory Dragon) - MIDEQ Blog (Gameli Tordzro) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog from Gameli Tordzro introducing his concept of the 'Memory Dragon'. This blog is part of a larger series from the researcher-artists working in the MIDEQ Hub we will begin introducing some concepts from traditions outwith those which are more normally associated with the discourse of migration studies or intercultural communication in the academic literature. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/memory-dragon/ |
| Description | ACU piece on engagement with the MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article from the American University in Cairo on their involvement in the MIDEQ Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://schools.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/resaffl/Pages/InhouseResProj.aspx |
| Description | ARTLAB - Working Group - Imperative of cultural justice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Working group brought together to generate report for UNESCO - Imperative of cultural justice: Arts for inclusion, equity and human rights |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | About the non/sense of distinguishing between migrants and refugees |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Panel debate organised by Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and KNowledge Transfer (FFVT) at the Institute for Migration Research and International Studies (IMIS), Osnabruek University. The panel explored the distinctions often made in policy and public debates between 'migrants' and 'refugees'. This panel debate, hosted by IMIS, aimed to shed light on the diverse legal, scholarly and discursive practices and carve out lines of controversies to better understand the reasoning behind the different approaches. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwUYVSreHGs&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | Adaptive programming brief (Cathy Zimmerman) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ brief on work package ten: adaptive programming. The brief explains what methodology the team will employ to evaluate other work packages and outlines key research questions for the package. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/adaptive-programming-brief/ |
| Description | African Perspectives conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Co-organised an event with Friends of Europe to showcase African perspectives on migration to Europe This event entitled 'African perspectives: holding a mirror up to Europe's migration policies' specifically aimed to engaged policy makers and practitioners based in Brussels in the different perspectives on migration of those originating from and/or based in Africa, especially West Africa. The Hub Director contributed to the conceptualisation of the event and brought in speakers. Follow up discussions also held with Friends of Europe to ensure that these voices are front and centre of future events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.friendsofeurope.org/events/african-perspectives-holding-a-mirror-up-to-europes-to-migrat... |
| Description | Ale School of Fine Arts, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Addis Ababa university engagement meetings (Dereje Feyissa Dori, PDC Ethiopia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Exploratory contact is also made with the of Ale School of Fine Arts, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Addis Ababa university. Inspired by the innovative art exhibition organised by Gebre Kiristos Desta Cente with graduates of the Ale School of Fine Arts, the Ethiopian team is exploring the possibility of partnering with local artists), and have them travel to different locations and talk to people in all kinds of positions and migration experiences. That could help them capture the complex migration processes, and then present it in some form as an exhibition. This will also help in the policy communication section and bring a range of media attention |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Art-Lab 4 - The imperative of cultural justice: Arts for inclusion, equity and human rights |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On 10 December 2020, Human Rights Day UNESCO Art-Lab hosted a special event "The imperative of cultural justice: arts for inclusion, equity and human rights." The Art-Lab Platform was initiated during a Design Thinking workshop co-organized by UNESCO and OHCHR in Geneva, in February 2020, bringing together practitioners, cultural operators, artists, experts in human rights, cultural rights and intercultural dialogue, and humanitarian workers. The workshop resulted in a workplan to mainstream the arts in humanitarian and development programmes, based on three major pillars: Raising awareness within UN agencies and other stakeholders on the transformative power of art and culture in humanitarian work; Consolidating the Art-Lab Platform in facilitating exchanges between cultural and humanitarian workers, artists and researchers; Strengthening research and capacity-building, and pilot-testing tools in the field. At the event on 10 December, members of the Art-Lab platform presented findings and recommendations of the four working groups. A key issue running through the entire programme is the exploration of the idea that cultural rights might be brought to embrace cultural justice. What new spaces can be accessed through such a move and with what gains for human rights and dignity? This event featured RILA Artists in Residence Dr Gameli Tordzro and Tawona Sitholé, and UNESCO Chair Prof Alison Phipps. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375117 |
| Description | Article published by The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog entitled 'I've been watching desperate people seek protection in Europe for 20 years - it's time the narrative, and policies, changed' examining the politics of migration in teh UK and the historical evolution of narratives in relation to migration across the English Channel |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/ive-been-watching-desperate-people-seek-protection-in-europe-for-20-year... |
| Description | Article published in national media (Pierre Rigaud Dubuisson) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog published as an article in Haitian national press |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article26508#nb1 |
| Description | Audience with the team of the consul of Burkina Faso in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (IGDP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This audience with the Consul followed the meeting with of the platforms, a presentation and planning of the quantitative survey. It was an opportunity to strengthen the links between MIDEQ and the Burkinabè community in Côte d'Ivoire for a better impact of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Blog for Friends of Europe #criticalthinking insights blog series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog for the Friends of Europe #Criticalthinking insights blog series entitled 'The politics of migration in a (post) COVID-19 world |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/the-politics-of-migration-in-a-post-covid-19-world/ |
| Description | Blog for The Conversation on how COVID-19 became a cover to reduce refugee rights |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This blog, which draws on research undertaken for Heaven Crawley's 2021 article in Social Sciences argues that COVID-19 has been used as an excuse by governments already restricting access to refugee protection to further reduce their rights, by closing borders and but using migration policies to demonstrate the robustness of their response to the pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/how-covid-19-became-a-cover-to-reduce-refugee-rights-156247 |
| Description | Blog piece by IOM on the launch of the MIDEQ Hub in Accra |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Blog piece written by Adrian Kitimbo at IOM on the launch of the Hub's work in Accra and the importance of focusing on South-South migration in the context of development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://weblog.iom.int/south-south-migration-hub-kicks-accra-ghana |
| Description | Brazil keynote - Decolonising Languages in Rural Settings: Towards Equatorial Epistemologies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Alison Phipps gave a keynote talk on "Decolonising Languages in Rural Settings: Towards Equatorial Epistemologies", this event was organised by Abralin. A recorded version of the talk is available on their YouTube channel which currently has 30.7K subscribers. Nazmi Al Mansri (CUSP Co-I at the Islamic University of Gaza) also presented. The talk provided a genealogical view of the urban and rural political economy. Artists were also invited to get their reflections on speech and its urban, educational, and rural, educational inflections. The talk aimed to explore the rural dimension of language. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWr5h7nYiAc |
| Description | Broadcast on national television to talk about the MIDEQ (Dabiré Bonayi) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | An interview during the MIDEQ launch with the television channel the Canal+ bouquet. It was an interview of the Co-I on the MIDEQ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Burkina Faso - Côte d'Ivoire migration corridor brief (Dr Bonayi Hubert Dabiré and Dr Kando Amédée Soumahoro) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on Burkina Faso - Côte d'Ivoire specifically focused on relevant work packages and research questions for this corridor. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/burkina-faso-c%C3%B4te-divoire-migration-corridor-brie... |
| Description | COVID-19 and Remittance Losses in Haiti - MIDEQ Blog (Dr Toni Cela and Professor Louis Herns Marcelin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on remittance in Haiti. For Haiti, any substantial reduction in remittances will further weaken an already feeble economy while negatively impacting the livelihood and health of families and communities. Written by MIDEQ researchers Dr Toni Cela and Co-Director, Professor Louis Herns Marcelin |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/covid-19-and-remittance-losses-haiti/ |
| Description | COVID-19 and food security in China - MIDEQ Blog (Dongsheng Wang) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on COVID-19 and its impact on food security in China. Blog written by researcher Dongsheng Wang |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/covid-19-and-food-security-china/ |
| Description | COVID-19 and women migrant workers: impacts and implications (Nicola Piper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | IOM Research Office created this high level advisory group of migration experts to discuss new trends in migration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | COVID-19 as a "crisis" to Egyptian labor migration? - MIDEQ Blog (Dr. Nada El-Kouny and Sarah Yousry) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on understanding the historical context of migration and labour in Egypt and how that is changing due to COVID-19. Blog written by Dr. Nada El-Kouny and Sarah Yousry, MIDEQ researchers in Egypt. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/covid-19-as-a-crisis-to-egyptian-labor-migration/ |
| Description | COVID-19 in South Africa: Whither Migrants? (Ncumisa Willie and Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | African Arguments article on South Africa's response to COVID-19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://africanarguments.org/2020/06/covid-19-in-south-africa-whither-migrants/ |
| Description | COVID-19's impact on Bangladeshi international migrants - MIDEQ blog (Mohammad Rashed Alam Bhuiyan) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog by researcher Mohammad Rashed Alam Bhuiyan on how COVID-19 has impacted international migration from Bangladeshi migrants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/covid-19s-impact-bangladeshi-international-migrants/ |
| Description | COVID-19, migration et vulnérabilités des femmes haïtiennes - MIDEQ blog (Kéthia Charles) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog that explores the vulnerabilities that impact Haitian women and their ability to migrate as a way to analyse why more Haitian men migrate rather than women. Blog written by Kéthia Charles, researcher with MIDEQ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/fr/blog/covid-19-migration-et-vuln%C3%A9rabilit%C3%A9s-des-femmes-ha%C3%AFtien... |
| Description | COVID-19: the humbling and humbled virus - MIDEQ Blog (Professor Francis B. Nyamnjoh) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on COVID-19 has exacerbated social and economic inequalities rather than serving was "the great equaliser". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/covid-19-humbling-and-humbled-virus/ |
| Description | CTPSR/CDS Bath online event on COVID-19: consequences for global inequalities and prospects for development |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Jointly hosted by the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University and the Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath. Presenters Heaven Crawley - The great amplifier: Covid-19, migration and inequality Yixian Sun - Mask diplomacy? China's Covid-19 aid and the changing international development landscape |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/covid19-consequences-for-global-inequalities-and-prospects-for-develo... |
| Description | Challenging the rhetoric around migration and digital technologies: Virtual ICT4D Non-Conference 2020 Panel Discussion (Tim Unwin, G Hari Harindranath) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interactive panel session at the Virtual ICT4D Non-Conference 2020 on exploring what affecting digital migrants. What roles are international agencies and regional/local civil society organisations playing in this space? Panellists from key stakeholder organisations (IOM, Migrant Forum Asia) and research institutions (Oxford Refugees Centre, Oxford University; AUT University, Auckland; Royal Holloway): Tanja Dedovic - Senior Regional Thematic Specialist on Labour Mobility and Human Development for the Middle East and North Africa, International Organisation for Migration (IOM); Antonio Diaz-Andrade - Associate Professor, AUT University, Auckland; Evan Easton-Calabria - Senior Research Officer, ; Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford; William Gois - Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA); Tim Unwin, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Royal Holloway, University of London. The panel was chaired by G Hari Harindranath (WP9). The panel has led to further discussions with IOM and MFA for future collaboration to extend WP9 work beyond MIDEQ countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://ict4d.org.uk/2020/09/28/challenging-the-rhetoric-around-migration-and-digital-technologies-v... |
| Description | Childhood inequalities brief (Nassim Majidi) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on work package two: Child Inequalities. The brief focuses on research questions and methodological tools being employed to examine child inequality in the context of South-South migration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/childhood-inequalities-brief/ |
| Description | China - Ghana migration corridor brief (Joseph Teye and Jixia Lu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | China - Ghana migration corridor brief focusing on research questions and relevant work packages |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/china-ghana-migration-corridor-brief/ |
| Description | China-Ghana Migration corridor: Unpacking the invisible representation of women - MIDEQ Blog (Professor Mariama Awumbila and Mary Setrana) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog written by Co-Investigator Professor Mariama Awumbila and researcher Mary Setrana on the increase of women migrating, specifically from Ghana to China. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/china-ghana-migration-corridor-unpacking-invisible-representation-wome... |
| Description | Conference Paper/Conference Proceeding, Digital technologies and migration: Reducing inequalities or creating new ones? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TREO Talk, International Conference on Information Systems, 15th Dec 2019, Munich on digital technologies and migration. Presented by Hari Harindranath and Tim Unwin |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference Presentation - 2021 African Migration Summit (Joseph Teye) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Joseph Teye was a named speaker on the topic Labour migration: what is it going to take to make the paradign shift to benefit Africa' during the 2021 African migration summit in Accra.The presentation focused on the policy changes needed to ensure that all forms of migration (including south-south) benefit Africans. Presenting alongside all the leading migration experts and policy makers in Africa enhanced the image of the Centre for Migration studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Conference Presentation - Africa Knows! Conference (Leander Kandilige) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Leander Kandilige was invited as a named a speaker on the topic "West African migration regimes in the context of EU externalised migration management policies: the case of EU-Niger agreement." This was during Africa Knows! Knowledge migration conference.The presentation enhanced participants understanding of how Niger-EU border management agreements affect free movement of Africans across Niger. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Conference Presentation - Critical migration narratives from West Africa (Joseph Teye) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joseph Teye was a named speaker on the topic "Critical migration narratives from West Africa" during a conference on migration narratives at the age of global compacts which was organised by Ryerson University in Canada in 2020. The presentation enhanced the image of the Centre for Migration Studies as many of the named speakers were top migration scholars. The presentation also challenged the notion that there is an exodus from West Africa towards Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ryerson.ca/research/news-events/2020/03/cerc-migration-conference/ |
| Description | Conference presentation - African Academic Union Diaspora Homecoming: Advancing African and Diaspora Academic Relations (Mary Setrana ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mary Setrana was invited as a named speaker to speak at the virtual conference on African Academic Union Diaspora Homecoming: Advancing African and Diaspora Academic Relations. The virtual conference organised from the US and attended by over 300 participants. Presentation enhanced participants understanding of Ghana's academic diaspora programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Conference presentation - State of Arts of Migration Governance in Africa (Mary Setrana) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mary Setrana was invited to speak at this virtual conference on Knowledge Platform for Migration Governance in Africa. The presentation enhanced the visibility of the Centre for Migration Studies. It also enhanced understanding of participants on migration governance in Africa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Conference presentations on migration and development (Centre for Migration Studies) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Researchers from CMS made several face-to-face and virtual conference presentations in Ghana and internationally |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Contribution for conference panel on Migration in Development Policy - ODI |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Contributed to a panel with five others speakers including policy-makers from the EC to discuss the aims of migration policies, their impact and links with development policy. Attended by Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.accelevents.com/e/OxFID2021#agenda |
| Description | Contribution to panel on CONTRIBUTION OF THE GFMD TO GCM IMPLEMENTATION |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Contributed to a panel, discussing the GFMD and the Global Compact for Migration and how it links with development policy, particularly the 2030 Agenda, with more than 200 policy/ practioners; they were particularly interested in my comments on the link between social protection and migration and inequalities in portability of benefits. Panellist was Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.gfmd.org/files/documents/gfmd_summit_2021_-_dialogue_gcm_imrf_-_final_biographies.pdf |
| Description | Corona-Impfungen oder die Suche nach globaler Solidarität (Faisal Gabra and Isabelle Ihring) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog on MiG AZIN, which is an independent online magazine. The article by Co-Investigator Faisal Garba and Isabelle Ihring is on the race for the COVID-19 vaccines. This process is leaving countries in the Global South at a significant disadvantage in terms of access. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.migazin.de/2020/11/02/postkoloniale-intervention-corona-impfungen-suche/ |
| Description | Coventry University website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Webpage on Coventry University site outlining the project and providing a summary so that those outside of academia are easily able to access information about the project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-directories/current-projects/2019/ukri-gcrf-south/ |
| Description | Covid-19, the Working Class and the Poor in South Africa - African Arguments (Ncumisa Willie and Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in African Arguments on the impact of COVID-19 and its impact on inequality, specifically focusing on the working class in South Africa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://africanarguments.org/2020/06/covid-19-the-working-class-and-the-poor-in-south-africa/ |
| Description | Creation of online course with the Global Health Program (INURED) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Created a course based partially on migration and health in the Global South |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | DSA panel on migration and inequality (Tanja Bastia, University of Manchester, Laura Hammond, SOAS and Anita Ghimire, Nepal Inst. Social and Environmental Research) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Panel discussion on migration and inequality, organised between Tanja Bastia, Laura Hammond and Anita Ghimire |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.devstud.org.uk/conferences/2020/ |
| Description | De Carle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | De Carle Distinguished Fellowship - 20 public lectures on Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts; South South Migration and Idioms of Distress |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Decolonising gender and migration research through collaborative thinking and practice - MIDEQ Blog (Tanja Bastia, Nicola Piper, Kavita Datta, Matthew Walsham, Dr. Katja Hujo) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog recapping a virtual two day session on the MIDEQ gender work package from ranging on topics intersectionality to methodology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/decolonising-gender-and-migration-research-through-collaborative-think... |
| Description | Digital technologies and migration: Reducing inequalities or creating new ones? TREO Talk, International Conference on Information Systems, 15th Dec 2019, Munich, Germany (Harindranath, G & Unwin T, ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 30 academics and PG students attended a session at the conference on social inclusion related research talks. There was a lot of interest in MIDEQ's work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://github.com/mschermann/treoaticis2019 |
| Description | Digital technologies, migration and inequality, Copenhagen Business School-Royal Holloway School of Management Joint Workshop, (Harindranath G) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Digital technologies, migration and inequality at a joint workshop between Copenhagen Business School-Royal Holloway School of Management |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Discussant of Conference Proceeding (Louis Herns Marcelin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Served as a discussant for the "International Migration and Social Change at a Global Turning Point" conference hosted by the University of Miami |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Disseminating WP9 work to the wider community of researchers and general public (Hari Harindranath and Tim Unwin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 'Get to Know' column on Royal Holloway Newsletter highlighting WP9 work - available on College website for general access. We are already using this to highlight our work and to seek potential collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/staff/news-events/news-articles/2021/february/get-to-know...gcr... |
| Description | Disseminating WP9 work to the wider community of researchers and practitioner (Royal Holloway University of London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A dedicated website at Royal Holloway's UNESCO Chair in ICT4D to disseminate the work of WP9-Digital technologies and inequality |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://ict4d.org.uk/technology-inequality-and-migration |
| Description | Diversifying the roles of recruitment agencies for post-pandemic livelihoods in Nepal - MIDEQ Blog (Karan Kunwar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on how recruitment agencies are supporting Nepali workers returning home due to COVID-19. Blog written by Karan Kunwar, MIDEQ researcher |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/impact-covid-19-nepals-recruitment-sector/ |
| Description | Drawing Lessons from COVID-19 to Migration Management - National Center of Competence in Research Blog ( Dr. Henrietta Nyamnjoh) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog written by MIDEQ researcher Dr. Henrietta Nyamnjoh on how to draw lessons on migration management from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/drawing-lessons-from-covid-19-to-migration-management/ |
| Description | ECAS 2019 Panel Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Chaired a panel discussion at the European Conference on African Studies: Chaired a panel entitled 'Decolonising Africanist migration research?' at the invitation of Jesper Bjarnesen, The Nordic Africa Institute |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | ECAS 2019 Roundtable |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Participant on roundtable at the European Conference on African Studies: Member of a roundtable discussion entitled 'Turning Down the Heat: (Mis-) Representation of African Migration in the Media and the Role of Researchers' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://ecasconference.org/2019/home |
| Description | Egypt - Jordan migration corridor brief (Ibrahim Awad and Zaid Eyadat) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on the Egypt - Jordan migration corridor focusing research questions and outlining the work packages. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/egypt-jordan-migration-corridor-brief/ |
| Description | Engagement meetings with North-South Initiative, Malaysia (Yeoh Seng-Guan, Monash, Malaysia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Series of meetings between Monash and key stakeholder - the North-South Initiative -- to help us design and execute the MIDEQ research in Malaysia with regards to the Malaysia-Nepal migration corridor. The NSI is also key in getting the Malaysian team in contact with civil society groups involved with Nepali migrant workers etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Engaging with Civil Society (Mariama Awumbila and Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation as panellist on "COVID-19, Policy Responses and Migrants in Ghana" at Webinar organised by PRIA On October 16, 2020. Other panellist were senior policymakers form India and other Asia countries. Several questions and interests was raised on south-south migration and its potential for reducing inequalities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Ethiopia - South Africa migration corridor brief (Dereje Feyissa and Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Ethiopia - South Africa brief on migration corridor, focusing on research questions as well as relevant work packages for this corridor. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/ethiopia-south-africa-migration-corridor-brief/ |
| Description | European Development Days 2019 Lab Debate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lab Debate held as part of EDD entitled 'Maximising the benefits of South-South migration for development' chaired by Professor Heaven Crawley with contributions from Prof Joseph Teye (University of Ghana), Dr Katja Kujo (UNRISD) and Jason Gagnon (OECD) Opportunity to engage a very informed development audience in the aims and objectives of the MIDEQ Hub leading to in-depth audience questions and discussion and a number of follow up opportunities and events, both at the EDD and beyond |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://eudevdays.eu/past-editions#anchor-2027 |
| Description | Expert Group Meeting on Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2020, UNESCAP Bangkok (Nicola Piper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of expert commentary on "supporting the integration of migrants and their contribution to development" from gender perspective. Regional UN Commissions have to provide reports on the implementation activities on the Global Compact for Migration; UNESCAP organised this event to gain input from external experts and I was invited as one of those; the commentary was then considered for the final revision of the regional report for the Asia Pacific. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Fieldwork training for the Burkina Faso survey (ISSP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Burkina Faso MIDEQ team, coordinated by Dr Bonayi Dabiré, began training enumerators who will carry out the quantitative survey. In total, around fifty candidates were selected to take part in this training. The training lasted 10 days during which participants will learn about the various questionnaires and fundamental elements of this research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/events/fieldwork-training-burkina-faso-survey/ |
| Description | Five Takeaways on Migration and Development - Blog (Jason Gagnon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog based on the Policy Dialogue on Migration and Development (PDMD), organised by OECD Development Centre - with major players, governments, experts and policy-makers looking at the links between migration and development across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Blog written by Jason Gagnon, OECD Economist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://oecd-development-matters.org/2019/12/23/five-takeaways-on-migration-and-development/#more-11... |
| Description | Forced Return Migration to Haiti during the COVID-19 Pandemic - MIDEQ Blog (Olriche Fortin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on Haitians return migrants during COVID-19, many of whom have come from flights via the United States or the Dominican Republic. The blog examines how these waves of mass deportations will further weaken the country's health system, which was already characterized by its limited capacity to meet the needs of the population. Blog written by Olriche Fortin, MIDEQ researcher. French version: https://www.mideq.org/fr/blog/covid-19-et-la-migration-de-retour-forc%C3%A9e-en-ha%C3%AFti/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/forced-return-migration-haiti-during-covid-19-pandemic/ |
| Description | Fredrich Ebert Foundation, Migration Competence Centre engagement meetings, Addis Ababa ( Dereje Feyissa Dori, Peace and Development Centre Ethiopia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Initial contact made with the Fredrich Ebert Foundation in Addis Ababa and its Migration Competence Centre - the FMCC (Flight and Migration Competence Centre). FMCC was founded to coordinate and strategically align the work of the FES in the areas of flight and migration on the African continent. The aim is to improve the dialogue between Africa and Europe and to ensure an objective and fact-based discussion. FMCC is very keen to work with the Hub in generating and sharing knowledge about migration dynamics and in the design of appropriate policies in the nexus between migration and development. FMCC is also closely networked with the Addis Ababa Goethe Institute which it uses for the artistic representation of migration processes - also relevant for the Hub's intervention packages. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Gender and Migration - Training (Nicola Piper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Women in Migration Network as a training session for civil society organisations around the world |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Gender and migration in the Global South - Intersectional reflections on International Women's Day (Matthew Walsham and Tanja Bastia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog on International Women's Day reflecting on the heavy toll that Covid-19 has had on migrants across the world and how the pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated the gendered inequalities that many migrant women face. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/gender-and-migration-in-the-global-south/ |
| Description | Gender inequality brief (Kavita Datta, Nicola Piper, Tanja Bastia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on gender work package which outlines research questions and approach to understanding the relationship with gender and migration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/gender-inequality-brief/ |
| Description | Gendered migration in the COVID-19 era - MIDEQ Blog (Laura Foley, Nicola Piper, Matthew Walsham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog by researchers Laura Foley, Nicola Piper and Matthew Walsham on exploring two main issues in relation to gender, labour migration and the pandemic - care work and gender responsive policies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/gendered-migration-covid-19-era/ |
| Description | Glasgow Motherlanguage Day Keynote |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | At the opening ceremony of the BHASHA Glasgow Language Festival on Sunday 21 Feb 21, Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and Arts took the opportunity to call for a Languages Strategy for Scotland "Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/unesco-chair-calls-for-languages-strategy-for-scotland |
| Description | Grappling with South-South migration and inequalities at the Development Studies Association annual conference - MIDEQ Blog (Matthew Walsham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog written by researcher Matthew Walsham on a panel discussion with MIDEQ researchers on Global South-South migration and inequality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/grappling-south-south-migration-and-inequalities-development-studies-a... |
| Description | H THOMAS: ONLINE EXHIBITION FOR UN 75TH ANNIVERSARY |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Hannah Rose Thomas is PhD student with MIDEQ. Her PhD thesis is in 'Evaluating the human and social Impact of Art for migratory and marginalized people - An Intercultural, Multilingual Approach to Equity.' Her research interest is in investigating the restorative and transformative potential of the arts to support conflict-affected and migratory communities to reconcile, to heal the past and to re-build a future. Hannah's work is featured in a virtual exhibition with Google Arts & Culture to mark the UN's Official 75th Anniversary Programme, 'The Future is Unwritten: Artists for Tomorrow'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-future-is-unwritten-hannah-thomas-tears-of-gold/lQKC25... |
| Description | Haiti - Brazil migration corridor brief (Professor Louis Herns Marcelin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Published brief on the Brazil -Haiti migration corridor including research questions that are being considered and relevant work packages. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/haiti-brazil-corridor-brief/ |
| Description | Haitian Families and Loss of Remittances During the COVID-19 Pandemic - OCED Development Matters (Toni Cela and Louis Herns Marcelin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog on OCED Development Matters on COVID-19 and its impact on remittances in Haiti. The blog is part of a larger series covering COVID-19 in developing countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://oecd-development-matters.org/2020/05/29/haitian-families-and-loss-of-remittances-during-the-... |
| Description | Hamadzi, memory as silence: memory in sound, silence and the compassion of music - MIDEQ Blog (Gameli Tordzro) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog from Gameli Tordzro on the relationship between migration and music. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/hamadzi-memory-silence-memory-sound-silence-and-compassion-music/ |
| Description | Hamadzi, memory as silence: memory, language learning and remembering a forgotten language - MIDEQ Blog (Gameli Tordzro) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog from researcher Gameli Tordzro on reflections on memory, language learning and remembering a forgotten language |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/hamadzi-memory-silence-memory-language-learning-and-remembering-forgot... |
| Description | Heading south: a reflection of child migration patterns from southern Ethiopia - MIDEQ Blog (Meron Zeleke) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on child migration in southern Ethiopia specifically from the lens of irregular migration and gender. Blog written by MIDEQ researcher Meron Zeleke |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/fr/blog/heading-south-reflection-child-migration-patterns-southern-ethiopia/ |
| Description | How to improve data security and ethics when using big data, UCL Workshop on big data and migration, 3rd July 2019, London (Unwin, T, ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | All day event at UCL, London on bid data and migration attended by around 30 academics and PG students. The audience were keen to find out about MIDEQ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/events/2019/jul/workshop-can-big-data-help-migration-research |
| Description | In conversation; Tanja Bastia and Ronald Skeldon on Migration and Development (Tanja Bastia and Ronald Skeldon) - Podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Podcast with MIDEQ researcher Tanja Bastia. They discuss their long-term collaboration in the fields of migration and development and their wish to build on long-standing research by bringing together established thinkers and new areas of research - an approach which has culminated in a new handbook, Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/in-conversation-bastia-skeldon-migration-development/ |
| Description | Infrastructures of mobility: rural-transnational migration and social mobilization in Egypt's Nile Delta - Hosted by Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, The American University in Cairo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Disseminated findings from qualitative research on migration infrastructures on Egypt's Nile Delta to members of the general public and professional practitioners in the field of migration in an online webinar hosted by CMRS. Led by Nada El-Kouny, MIDEQ Researcher |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/events/infrastructures-mobility-rural-transnational-migration-social-mobili... |
| Description | International Forum on Migration Statistics - How can statistics better reflect migration realities in Africa? (Jason Gagnon, OECD) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Jason Gagnon presented at the International Forum on MIgration Statistics with a talk on - How can statistics better reflect migration realities in Africa? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://gmdac.iom.int/iom-oecd-undesa-organise-second-international-forum-migration-statistics |
| Description | Interview to the New Humanitarian (Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Co-Investigator Faisal Garba granted an interview to the New Humanitarian in February 2021 on COVID's impacts on migrants, asylum seekers and refugees |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Interview with Eric Reidy (The New Humanitarian) about refugee protection in context of COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media interview with Eric Reidy (The New Humanitarian) about the politics of protection in a post COVID-19 world and exploring both the impacts of the pandemic on refugee protection over the first year (2020) and anticipated impacts over year two (2021). One of the consequences of this discussion was an agreement that MIDEQ will be able to pitch op-ed ideas to The New Humanitarian in future and/or he may approach MIDEQ colleagues about potential contributions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/migration |
| Description | Introduce MIDEQ to Policymakers at OECD in Paris - INURED |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | About 25 policymakers and diplomats participated in a policy briefing at the OECD Headquarter in Paris. INURED introduced the objectives and methodology of MIDEQ in the Haiti-Brazil corridor. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Introduction to MIDEQ meeting - Open Day hosted by Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, The American University in Cairo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hosted introductory meeting with various professional practitioners in the migration field to introduce MIDEQ and explore potential for future collaboration and synergies; attendees included the ILO, IOM, and officials from the Egyptian Ministry of Planning |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Item about MIDEQ Hub on News Ghana website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News item in Ghanaian press on the work of the MIDEQ Hub and the University of Ghana's involvement through Professor Joseph Teye's role as Co-Director |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.newsghana.com.gh/migration-study-centre-gets-opportunity-to-participate-in-global-resear... |
| Description | Lab Panel on south-south migration, inequality and development - European Development Day (Joseph Teye, University of Ghana) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The engagement activity was a lab panel organised by MIDEQ consortium members to discuss the ways in which South-South migration help to address developmental inequalities. About 100 attendants of the EDD participated in our lab presentation and discussion. Four members of the consortium presented on different issues related to south-south migration, inequality and development and there was a general discussion on the issues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Launch of Handbook of Migration and Development at the Development Studies Association conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was the launch of the Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development. In addition to Tanja Bastia, multiple chapters are authored by academics involved in MIDEQ . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Lecture for A level students at Highgate School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online lecture given to A level students at Highgate School on the MIDEQ project and the relationships between migration, inequality and development in the context of South-South migration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Left behind, anxious and forgotten: the impact of COVID-19 on the wives of migrants - MIDEQ Blog (Indu Dhungana and Anita Ghimire) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on COVID-19 and its impact on the family members that Nepali workers leave behind. Blog written by Indu Dhungana, Resercher and Anita Ghimire, Co-Investigator. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/left-behind-anxious-and-forgotten-impact-covid-19-wives-migrants/ |
| Description | Leveraging ICT to address inequality brief (Hari Harindranath and Tim Unwin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ brief on work package nine: leveraging ICT to address inequality. The brief examines digital technology in the context of migration, the proposed workplan and key research questions that their work aims to address. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/leveraging-ict-address-inequality-brief/ |
| Description | LitFest Harare - Tawona Sitholé - Opening Keynote |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tawona Sitholé - A Poetic Address on the State of Being in the Face of a Pandemic LitFest Harare 2020 International literature festival, Harare Zimbabwe |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/3TgiWCweQW/ |
| Description | MIASA Conference Panel on 'Decolonising migration research' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Heaven Crawley chaired a panel discussion at the MIASA conference entitled 'Migration, Mobility and Forced Displacement' held at the University of Ghana, Accra as part of the MIASA Interdisciplinary Fellowship Programme (IFG) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ug.edu.gh/mias-africa/content/follow-conference-migration-mobility-and-forced-displaceme... |
| Description | MIASA Fellowship for Heaven Crawley |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Heaven Crawley spent one month in Accra as part of the first International Fellowship Group of the MIASA programme where she engaged fellow academics and postgraduates in the work of the Hub generating considerable engagement with the project's work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ug.edu.gh/mias-africa/interdisciplinary-fellow-group-%E2%80%98migration-mobility-and-for... |
| Description | MIASA Public Lecture by Heaven Crawley at the Universty of Ghana |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture at the University of Ghana, Accra as part of the MIASA programme entitled 'Europe's war': African migration and the politics of representation in European policy making. Active particpation of around 40 postgraduate and undergraduate students, and a lot of interest in the work of the Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ug.edu.gh/mias-africa/content/ifg-1-public-lecture-series-%E2%80%98europe%E2%80%99s-war%... |
| Description | MIDEQ ASEAN region Stakeholder Engagement workshop (Philippines, February 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | A meeting with stakeholders in the Philippines to explore issues related to South-South migration in the ASEAN region Around 20 stakeholders from different backgrounds (government, third sector and international organisations, migration-led organisations) attended a stakeholder meeting to explain the Hub's strructure and objectives and identify opportunities for future collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Project Introduction (Rufaro Moyo) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Project was introduced to Ethiopian women migrants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Project Introduction in Belville, Epping and the Cape Town (Edewin Nsah) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The project was introduced to groups of Ethiopian businesses in Belville, Epping and the Cape Town CBD, Cape Town |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Project Introduction in Cape Town, South Africa (Dr. Henrietta Nymanjoh) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The MIDEQ Project was introduced with a presentation to a group of Ethiopian Orthodox church members in Cape Town |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Project Introduction in Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa (Yordanos Seifu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online sessions were held to introduce the Project to groups of Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg and Durban |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Project Introduction in Hermanus, South Africa (Faisal Garba, Azwi Netshikulwe, Nurudeen Oladokun) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Project was introduced to a group of Ethiopian business owners and workers in the town of Hermanus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Project Introduction in Langa, Khayelithsa and Phillipi Townships of Cape Town (Mujib Rahman) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Project was introduced to groups of Ethiopians living and working in Langa, Khayelithsa and Phillipi Townships of Cape Town |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | MIDEQ Share Out - 'Changing the Story': Piensamento y libertad (Thought and Freedom) and Tribal Education Methodologies in Venezuela and India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This MIDEQ Share Out event focussed on arts-based methodologies, youth/participant led research and sustainability in two Changing the Story (CTS) projects: Pensamiento y libertad (Thought and Freedom) in Venezuela and Tribal Education Methodology (TEM) in Kerala, India. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/events/mideq-share-out-changing-the-story-piensamento-y-libertad-thought-an... |
| Description | MIDEQ Share Out - COVID-19 and the resilience of systemic suppression, oppression and repression (Professor Francis B. Nyamnjoh) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ webinar on the notion of individual resilience without an analysis on the structural inequalities that exist and have been exacerbated by COVID-19. In order to generate true resilience to, rather than reinforce, suppression, oppression and repression, Professor Nyamnjoh called for carefully negotiated and inclusive action, creativity and innovative and convivial solidarity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/events/covid-19-and-resilience-systemic-suppression-oppression-and-repressi... |
| Description | MIDEQ blog on COVID-19 as the great amplifier |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog entitled 'The great amplifier: COVID-19, migration and inequality' exploring the impacts of the global pandemic on deepening existing inequalities and creating new ones. Led to further requests for blogs and event engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/great-amplifier-covid-19-migration-and-inequality/ |
| Description | MIDEQ blog on the implications of COVID-19 for migration and inequality |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on the implications for COVID-19 for the relationships between migration and inequality. Led to several other related blogs and an article for Social Sciences |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/understanding-migration-and-inequality-context-covid-19/ |
| Description | MIDEQ researchers (Crawley, Garba) interviewed for The New Humanitarian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article in The New Humanitarian entitled 'One year on: How the pandemic has affected refugees, asylum seekers, and migration' with quotes from Crawley and Garba drawing on MIDEQ research findings including the lead quote in the piece 'It's the poverty and inequality that kills people, not the virus.' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2021/3/10/one-year-how-pandemic-has-affected-refugees-as... |
| Description | MIDEQ website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The MIDEQ website was commissioned by ODI, the Hub's communications delivery partner and built by DEV with content supplied by the PI and Co-Is. The website was launched in September 2019. It is intended to be the main 'go to' place for information about the Hub's work including Co-Is and their research teams, corridors, thematic areas and project partners as well as publications and resources produced by the Hub over time (blogs, policy papers, working papers, substantive research reports). As such it is a key mechanism for engaging audiences outside of academia in the Hub's work. Importantly the website is available in languages other than English (French, Arabic and Portuguese currently). It has also been designed to ensure functionality in low bandwidth areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.mideq.org |
| Description | Making South-South Migration work for Development - Perspective and initiatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America, Quito (Jason Gagnon, OECD) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Global Forum on migration and development - Jason Gagnon presented at this global forum sparking debate around the role that south-south migration can play in development and the initiatives of the South-South Migration Inequality and Development Hub. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.gfmd.org/making-south-south-migration-work-development-perspectives-and-initiatives-afri... |
| Description | Malaysia-Nepal Migration Corridor Advisory Board 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | First convening of the Malaysia-Nepal Migration corridor advisory board. Session to bring together key stakeholders from across the Malaysian and Nepalese migration sector. This is a formal advisory board that will input into the migration research work taking place across Malaysia and Nepal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Manchester University and the MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release from the University of Manchester outlining their involvement in the MIDEQ Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/headline-711374-en.htm |
| Description | Mazwi e Nzendo: Midziyo (items/objects) - MIDEQ Blog (Tawona Sitholé) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ Blog from researcher Tawona Sitholé reflecting on sayings in relation to migration. This blog is part of a series on 'expressions of travel' and is divided into three groupings - sezvazviri (literal); midziyo (items/objects); and zvirevo (proverbial). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/mazwi-e-nzendo-midziyo-itemsobjects/ |
| Description | Mazwi e Nzendo: Sezvazviri (literal) - MIDEQ Blog (Tawona Sitholé) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog by researcher Tawona Sitholé on using drama and creative writing techniques as a way of developing a 'ways of working' document between two hubs. This blog is part of a series of on 'expressions of travel' and is divided into three groupings - sezvazviri (literal); midziyo (items/objects); and zvirevo (proverbial). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/mazwi-e-nzendo-sezvazviri-literal/ |
| Description | Mazwi e Nzendo: Zvirevo (proverbial) - MIDEQ Blog (Tawona Sitholé) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog post from researcher Tawona Sitholé on reflections various saying in relation to migration. This blog is part of a series on 'expressions of travel' and is divided into three groupings - sezvazviri (literal); midziyo (items/objects); and zvirevo (proverbial). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/mazwi-e-nzendo-zvirevo-proverbial/ |
| Description | Media |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Over 20 media recordings broadcasts and authored articles in broadsheet press from PI. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Media |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scottish Parliament Panel on borders |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Media engagement 2020-2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | At least one media engagement per week as PI on several projects. Details of all media engagements are housed on the UNESOC RILA website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/media/newsandviews/ |
| Description | Meeting between Hub Director and ILO |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with Andrew Allieu to explore opportunities for future collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meeting between Hub Director and IOM |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with Katy Barwise, Migration and Development Programme Manager, IOM Regional Office |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meeting between MIDEQ Hub Director and DEVCO |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with members of DG DEVCO (European Commission) including Erwan Marteil (Team Leader) and Anna Schmidt (Planning and Programmes Officer) to explore opportunities for future collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meeting between the Hub Director and Friends of Europe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with Amanda Rohde to discuss opportunities for future collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meeting with ILO - NISER |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Email exchange followed by face to face meeting to share about MIDEQ research and to understand ILO's work and identify potential for uptake of research outputs from MIDEQ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meeting with Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysian government - Monash University Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The purpose is to alert the Ministry of Human Resources of the MIDEQ Project with the hope that they will visit the MIDEQ website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meeting with NGO group - NISER |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Met at NGO office to disseminate information about MIDEQ research and to understand knowledge gap for implementation of migration related programmes and their desire to use MIDEQ generated information |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meeting with Pourakhi Nepal - NISER |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Phone call to share about the research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meeting with Women's Commission Nepal - NISER |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Met at NGO office to disseminate information about MIDEQ research and to understand knowledge gap for implementation of migration related programmes and their desire to use MIDEQ generated information |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Meeting with local stakeholders - NISER |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Shared about the MIDEQ research and potentials to use them as gatekeepers to identify potential respondents for MIDEQ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Migrant perceptions, knowledge and decision-making brief (Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on work package four which examines migrant perceptions, knowledge and decision-making. The brief outlines specific research questions related to the project and context on the work package. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/migrant-perceptions-knowledge-and-decision-making-brie... |
| Description | Migrant rights are key to development - interview with Caritas |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Caritas Europa to support their #whatishome campaign exploring the challenges and opportunities of migration for Europe and the policies the EU should pursue to enable migrants to fulfil their potential and contribute to development nationally, regionally and globally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.caritas.eu/interview-with-prof-heaven-crawley/ |
| Description | Migrants in Malaysia: Scapegoats in times of crises - MIDEQ Blog (Dr Nadiah Ahmad) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on how the Malaysian government uses migrants as a scapegoat, specifically in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blog written by MIDEQ researcher Dr Nadiah Ahmad |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/migrants-malaysia-scapegoats-times-crises/ |
| Description | Migration Post-Pandemic: A Pan-African Perspective Discussion (Dr. Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A Berlin based Pan-Africanist group, Isusu Ffena, invited Co-Investigator Dr. Faisal Gabra to a talk on "Migration Post-Pandemic: A Pan-African Perspective" on 30 April 2020 to a general audience made up of activists, students and young people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.isusuffena.de/latest-news/2016/fusce-rhoncus-vulputate-ex-eget-lacinia-orci-727h9 |
| Description | Migration and Development, OECD, Paris 2019 (Louis Herns Marcelin, Anita Ghimire, Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Jason Gagnon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Aim: Introduce MIDEQ to Policymakers at OECD in Paris About 25 policymakers and diplomats participated in a policy briefing at the OECD Headquarter in Paris. INURED introduced the objectives and methodology of MIDEQ in the Haiti-Brazil corridor. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Migration and Solidarity", Lessons from The Decolonisation Era in Confronting the COVID Crisis Webinar (Dr. Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Faisal Garba made a presentation titled ""Migration and Solidarity", Lessons from The Decolonisation Era in Confronting the COVID Crisis" at a Webinar organised by the Post-Colonialism Today on 29 July 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Migration and development: What now with Covid-19? (Dr Tanja Bastia and Professor Ronald Skeldon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog from MIDEQ Co-Investigator Tanja Bastia and Ronald Skeldon on COVID-19 and its impact on migration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/migration-and-development-what-now-with-covid-19/ |
| Description | Migration data gaps and the challenges of understanding Haitian mobility in the Global South - MIDEQ Blog (Mario Fidalgo) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on data gaps which make it difficult to study Haitian mobility in the Global South. Blog written by Mario Fidalgo, Data Manager at MIDEQ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/migration-data-gaps-and-challenge-understanding-haitian-mobility-globa... |
| Description | Migration intermediaries brief (Katharine Jones) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on work package five: migration intermediaries. The brief outlines specific research questions as well as provide further context on intermediaries in the global south |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/migration-intermediaries-brief/ |
| Description | Migration is helping Africa in many ways - The Economist Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in The Economist with commentary from MIDEQ Co-Investigator Dr. Stephen Gelb on the benefits of migration in Africa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.economist.com/special-report/2020/03/26/migration-is-helping-africa-in-many-ways |
| Description | Multi-Disciplinary Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented MIDEQ Hub at event organised by SOAD and ICRC to engage stakeholders in the Horn of Africa at the following session: 'Multi-disciplinary Symposium Migration and Displacement: Roots of Vulnerability, Roads to Solutions' organised by SOAS and ICRC which provided an opportunity to engage a regional audience in the work of the Hub and meet with partners working in Ethiopia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://regionaldss.org/index.php/event/durable-solutions-technical-training-civil-society-organizat... |
| Description | Multilingual arts, creative resistance and mental well-being brief (Alison Phipps) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ brief on work package 11: multilingual arts, creative resistance and mental well-being. The brief provides further context on the work package objectives, its research questions and importance of using the arts as a way to examine migration and inequality within the migration corridors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/multilingual-arts-creative-resistance-mental-well-bein... |
| Description | Narratives of Displacement - Atlantic Fellowship, Oxford (Dr. Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | One of the Atlantic Fellows, from Oxford University, is based at the City of Cape Town. Dr. Faisal Garba has made presentations at two events organsied by the Atlantic Fellowship, Oxford. One was on COVID and displacement and the other on health systems. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Nepal - Malaysia migration corridor brief (Seng-Guan Yeoh and Anita Ghimire) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Nepal - Malaysia migration corridor brief focusing on research questions and related work packages |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/nepal-malaysia-corridor-brief/ |
| Description | Nepali migrant workers lured with misleading promises - MIDEQ Blog (Sharmini Ann Nathan) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on the influence of recruitment agencies on Nepali migrants and their decision to move to Malaysia. Blog written by MIDEQ researcher Sharmini Ann Nathan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/nepali-migrant-workers-lured-misleading-promises/ |
| Description | News item in Ghanaian press on MIDEQ Hub inception event in Accra |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News item in Ghanaian press on MIDEQ Hub inception event in Accra generating further local and national interest in the work of the Hub in Ghana |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://dailyguidenetwork.com/cms-undertakes-global-migration-research-2/ |
| Description | ODI webpage on MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Webpage outlining ODI's work with the MIDEQ Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.odi.org/projects/2925-ukri-gcrf-south-south-migration-inequality-and-development-hub-mid... |
| Description | OECD Policy Dialogue on Migration and Development - impacts of COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Formal invited presentation at OECD's annual PDMD on the evidence from the MIDEQ project on the relationships between migration, inequality and development and the ways in which these have been deepened/extended by COVID-19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.oecd.org/dev/ |
| Description | OECD Policy Dialogue on Migration and Development - migration narratives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Ben Dixie (Positive Negatives), one of MIDEQ's project partners, on the ways in which animation and other visual outputs can contribute to shifts in migration narratives |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.oecd.org/dev/ |
| Description | OECD blog written by Heaven Crawley |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | OECD written by Heaven Crawley entitled 'Why understanding the relationship between migration and inequality may be the key to Africa's development' and reprinted on the INCLUDE website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://includeplatform.net/blog/why-understanding-the-relationship-between-migration-and-inequality... |
| Description | Objects series: Burkina Faso - MIDEQ Blog (Bonayi Hubert Dabiré and Alison Phipps) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ Blog series from Bonayi Hubert Dabiré and Alison Phipps. Dabiré describe the objects he has chosen to bring to this element of our work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/objects-series-burkina-fasso/ |
| Description | Official launch of MIDEQ (ISSP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Official launch of the MIDEQ in Burkina Faso. The launch event was chaired by the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. The event included a presentation on MIDEQ and was attended by representatives of NGOs, civil society organisations, state institutions and international organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.issp.bf/index.php/fr/site-map/articles/248-contenu/nouvelles-et-evenements/528-corridor-b... |
| Description | Online teaching in China during the COVID-19 pandemic - MIDEQ Blog (Feng Chen) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on how teachers and students have adjusted to online teaching in China throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Blog written by researcher Feng Chen |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/online-teaching-china-during-covid-19-pandemic/ |
| Description | Opening up legal remedies and access to justice brief (Heaven Crawley) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ brief on work package eight: Opening up legal remedies and access to justice. The brief provides background information on access to justice in the context of south-south migration. It also outlines key research questions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/opening-legal-remedies-and-access-justice-brief/ |
| Description | Opinion Piece in National Daily (Indu Dhungana, Karan Kunwar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | With recent proposal on amendment on labour migration laws, two of RAs work together to share their opinion on national daily to create a vibrant discussion around the migration issues. Written by Indu Dhungana, Karan Kunwar, researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/proposed-amendment-on-visit-visa-law-is-deeply-flawed/ |
| Description | PRIO Research seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker presented journal article to get feedback, sparked a lot of useful discussion and help finalise journal article |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Panel discussion. How to improve data security and ethics when using big data, UCL Workshop on big data and migration, 3rd July 2019, London (Unwin, T,) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | All day event at UCL, London on bid data and migration attended by around 30 academics and PG students. The audience were keen to find out about MIDEQ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/events/2019/jul/workshop-can-big-data-help-migration-research |
| Description | Participation in Challenge-led Research Fair (Royal Holloway University London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 20 academics, PG students and external visitors attended the fair which showcased GCRF and other challenge-led research projects at Royal Holloway. Attendees were interested to hear about MIDEQ and WP9-Digital technologies and inequality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://intranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/staff/news-events/event-articles/challenge-based-research-fair.... |
| Description | Participation in GCRF Gender Workshop (Louis Herns Marcelin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Co-Presentation with Heaven Crawley of "Disaggregation of Data by Gender: The Work of the MIDEQ Hub" for GCRF Gender Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Participation in the annual activities of CAMJBCI with the theme of social cohesion during electoral periods (IGDP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Within the framework of this conference, it was a question of MIDEQ supporting the activity by granting certain visibility and above all finding a speaker to co-lead this theme. The event opened for the presentation of MIDEQ as a research project and ties were made with all the associations of Burkinabé migrants. This activity received media coverage. It laid the foundations for the collaboration between MIDEQ and CAMJBCI. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Policy Dialogue on Migration and Development (Dr. Jessica Hagen Zanker, ODI) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Jessica Hagen-Zanker contributed to a panel on youth migration based on some early findings from her work package on Migrant perceptions, knowledge and decision-making, which was well received, sparking discussion and questions and follow-up conversation and email exchanges afterwards, with policy makers, including a number of ambassadors who were very interested in my work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Policy Dialogue on Migration and Development (PositiveNegativies) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A presentation on how to better engage with the discourse of migration through different mediums. I presented to the 54 Member states of the OECD the various ethnographic methods and artistic outputs of PositiveNegatives work and how we help shape the conversation about migration. I used MIDEQ as a primary example of our work and the animations and comics that we're producing as part of MIDEQ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Political mobilisation and transnational solidarity brief (Faisal Garba and Mariama Awumbila) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ brief on work package seven: political mobilisation and transnational solidarity. The brief presents key research questions and provides background information on the work package theme in the context of south-south migration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/political-mobilisation-and-transnational-solidarity-br... |
| Description | Politiques migratoires en Amérique Latine entre 2010 et 2020 et choix du Brésil comme pays de destination par les migrants haïtiens - MIDEQ Blog (Pierre Rigaud Dubuisson) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on how Haitian migration has increased to South America, starting in 2010, after the earthquake. The article analyses policy changes in Brazil, Peru, Panama and Ecuador that have impact the migrant journey from Haiti to Brazil. Blog written by Pierre Rigaud Dubuisson, MIDEQ reseacher. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/fr/blog/politiques-migratoires-en-am%C3%A9rique-latine-entre-2010-et-2020-et-c... |
| Description | Poverty and income inequalities brief (Laura Hammond and Oliver Bakewell) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on work package three which spans across three corridors. The brief outlines the research questions and provides more details about the relationship between poverty, income inequality and migration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/poverty-and-income-inequalities-brief/ |
| Description | Presentation - Mo Ibrahim Special Lecture Series (Joseph Teye) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joseph Teye as an invited speaker made a presentation on "Climate Induced Migration in West Africa" as part of MO Ibrahim governance lecture series hosted by SOAS, University of London and was aired on London radio. The lecture enhanced participants understanding of climate induced migration and its economic impact in West Africa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation for School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) students at Columbia University (Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Co-Investigator, presented ideas for journal article to test them and to get the work on the journal article started |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Press release from CSS Jordan on initial Hub meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release engaging audiences outside academia in the early work of the MIDEQ Hub in the Egypt-Jordan corrdior |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://jcss.org/ShowNews.aspx?NewsId=730 |
| Description | Press release from Royal Holloway on their role in the MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release from Royal Holloway outlining their role in the MIDEQ Hub's work and potentially generating interest in the project beyond academia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/news/royal-holloway-joins-20m-research-hub-on-south-south-m... |
| Description | Press release from University of Jordan on involvement in MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release outlinin the University of Jordan's role in the MIDEQ Hub and promoting the project more generally |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://jcss.org/ShowNews.aspx?NewsId=706 |
| Description | Proposed amendment to visit visa law is deeply flawed - Article ( Karan Kunwar and Indu Dhungana) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Opinion piece written by MIDEQ researchers Karan Kunwar and Indu Dhungana on proposed the Nepali's governments proposed amendment to visa laws which would restrict freedom of movement for Nepali migrants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/proposed-amendment-on-visit-visa-law-is-deeply-flawed/?c... |
| Description | RGS Monday Night Lectures Greatest Hits Q&A Session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Follow up session organised by RGS (with IBG) to re-run Heaven Crawley's Monday Night Lecture on the relationships between migration and inequality with a live Q&A session for RGS members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.rgs.org/events/ |
| Description | RGS interview to promote Monday Night lecture on migration and inequality |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) on the need to focus on the relationship between migration and inequalities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlhngZpZhRw |
| Description | Resource flows brief (Stephen Gelb) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brief on work package six: resource flows. The brief outlines research questions related to the package as well as provides more context on resource flows in relation to south-south migration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/resources-index-page/resource-flows-brief/ |
| Description | RoundTable Discussion - EMN Roundtable, European Commission (Joseph Teye) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joseph Teye was a named speaker during the EMN Roundtable on 9th December 2020 on 'Sustainable Migration from Africa to Europe'. He spoke on the topic sustainable emigration from Africa to Europe:Perspectives from countries of origin, This conference was organised by the European Commission to discuss sustainable migration between Africa and Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.udi.no/en/statistics-and-analysis/european-migration-network---norway/conferences-and-ev... |
| Description | SA Migrant Solidarity (Faisal Garba) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | In April 2020 Dr. Faisal Garba founded a group that raised funds and provided food and other basic necessities in the form of vouchers and cash transfers to precarious migrants (mainly women and children), living in and around Cape Town during the lock down |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://samigrantsolidarity.com |
| Description | SOAS involvement in MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release from SOAS highlighting their role in the MIDEQ Hub and generating interest in the project outside of academia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem138461.html |
| Description | SOLAS, Refugee Cycle, Refugee Walks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | outreach events using research and arts outputs with refugee groups |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | SSAHE webinar 'Migrant rights? From policies to politics in a post-Covid era' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In the years around the turn of the millennium it seemed conceivable that a rights-based approach to immigration policy might be adopted by the leading liberal democracies. Initiatives promoted by the United Nations and the World Bank linked migration to development. An International Convention on the Rights of Migrants and their Families gained support among some governments and an annual Global Forum on Migration and Development brought the UN affiliated nations into discussions about the practical measures that might be taken to move in this direction. The actual history of immigration policy, in the UK and elsewhere since this time has gone in a very different direction. Many of the pre-existing rights that assisted immigrants become established in new countries have been badly eroded, with the framework for policy having taken the track of 'hostile environment' in the UK and closure on asylum protection for refugees across the rest of Europe. What lessons are to be learnt from the earlier failure to advance a rights-base for immigration policy? How will the current economic crisis impact on the rights of migrants? What might emerge for the rights agenda from the confused haze of Brexit and the Covid virus? Has public reaction to the hostile environment scandal opened up space for an intersectional mobilisation in support of the rights of migrants? These and other questions were considered by a panel of discussants as part of a Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment (SSAHE) on1 June 2020 consisting of Don Flynn, Adam Hanieh, Heaven Crawley and Eleonore Kofman and co-chaired by Nira Yuval-Davis and Rachel Humphris. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://acssmigration.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/webinar-migrant-rights-from-policies-to-politics-in-a... |
| Description | Se anomaa entua obua da: 'The bird that does not fly does not eat' - MIDEQ Blog (Naa Densua Tordzro) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ Blog from researcher Naa Densua Tordzro on wax prints in Ghana. This blog is part of a larger MIDEQ series introducing some concepts from traditions outwith those which are more normally associated with the discourse of migration studies or intercultural communication in the academic literature. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/se-anomaa-entua-obua-da-bird-does-not-fly-does-not-eat/ |
| Description | Series of interviews granted to written and online press organisations to present MIDEQ and its objectives (IGDP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | When the survey was formed, IGDP granted interviews to press organisations to increase visibility of the project. It was the opportunity to answer several questions on the relationship between inequalities, migration and development as well as an opportunity for further impact of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://lifemag-ci.com/inegalites-sociales-entre-migrants-et-populations-autochtones-des-agents-form... |
| Description | Sharing theories and practices related to the Belt and Road Initiative and women's development (Jixia Lu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | About 100 scholars and others participated in the meeting, and research assistants deepened their understanding of population mobility and gender by participating in the meeting. Professor Lu Jixia delivered a keynote speech at the meeting, which sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cUKd6psRT1LlKuZgM93oIw |
| Description | Social inequalities between migrants and indigenous populations: Training for the MIDEQ project (IGDP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An training hosted by IGDP on MIDEQ and its aims. The event was attended by academics, researchers and media figures. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://lifemag-ci.com/inegalites-sociales-entre-migrants-et-populations-autochtones-des-agents-form... |
| Description | South-South Mgration, Migration and Development, Conceptualization - INURED |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A presentation of MIDEQ to students and faculty (about 60 participants) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | South-South Migration, Migration and Development, Conceptualization |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A presentation of MIDEQ to students and faculty ((about 60 participants) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | TV/Radio talk shows and interviews migration and development issues on national TVs, and BBC (Joseph Teye) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviews by Joseph Teye on TV/Radio talk shows and interviews migration and development issues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Tawona Sitholé - Keynote address - Schools model UN conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Tawona Sitholé, RA with WP11 - Opening keynote address for the model UN schools conference, with an international group of schools. Keynote entitled 'is Africa on the rise'. Awareness raising of MIDEQ project and objectives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Technology, Inequality and Migration (TIM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog run by Professor Tim Unwin reporting on the work of the UNESCO Chair and Professor Hari Harinadrath leading work on the interface between technology, inequality and migration that they are leading for the MIDEQ Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://ict4d.org.uk/technology-inequality-and-migration/ |
| Description | The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - Interview with BBC Times (Alison Phipps) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview on BBC Sounds on the importance of refugees connecting to the land |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p096hx7m |
| Description | The Know Show interview (Tim Unwin and Hari Harindrath) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A video interview/podcast on You Tube and various social media channels - by The Know Show. Recorded 20th Aug 2020 with G Harindranath and Tim Unwin on the research we are undertaking within workplan 9 - Leveraging ICT to address inequality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfWsHwgczE&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | The challenges faced by Malaysia's migrant workforce during COVID-19 movement restrictions - MIDEQ Blog (Professor Nicola Piper and Dr Laura Foley) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on how COVID-19 is impacting movement of migrant labourers, specifically given that Malaysian government enacted what was ranked as the fourth strictest restriction in Southeast Asia. Blog written by Co-Investigator Nicola Piper and researcher Laura Foley |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/the-challenges-faced-by-malaysias-migrant-workforce-during-covid-19-mo... |
| Description | The growing Ghana-China migration flows: consequences for Ghana's development and migrant household well being - MIDEQ Blog ( Leander Kandilige and Joseph Awetori Yaro) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog by MIDEQ researchers Leander Kandilige and Joseph Awetori Yaro on the challenges and benefits that migrants from Ghana to China experience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/the-growing-ghana-china-migration-flows-consequences-for-ghanas-develo... |
| Description | The impact of COVID-19 on China's economy - MIDEQ Blog (Xiuling Zhang) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on COVID-19 and the economic impact of the country lockdown and self isolation. Blog written by MIDEQ researcher Xiuling Zhang. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/impact-covid-19-chinas-economy/ |
| Description | The impact of COVID-19 on the flow of remittances in the Ethiopia-South Africa migration corridor - MIDEQ Blog (Dereje Feyissa, Fana Gebresenbet, Meron Zeleke) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on the COVID-19 and its impact on remittances sent from South Africa to Ethiopia. Blog written by co-investigator Dr Dereje Feyissa and researchers Dr Fana Gebresenbet, Dr Meron Zeleke. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/impact-covid-19-flow-remittances-ethiopia-south-africa-migration-corri... |
| Description | Training for advice professionals: Dealing with language barriers in refugee and asylum advice and support work |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Together with Dr Katy Brickley, and with the support of the Refugee Council (who hosted the event in London and collaborated with us in advertising the event), Judith Reynolds co-designed and delivered a free half-day training session in September 2019 for refugee and asylum support professionals (asylum legal advisors and others working in migrant support organisations) The training event was focused on language awareness and practical strategies for improving communication with clients who speak other languages, grounded in both Dr Reynolds' research in asylum legal advice communication settings and Dr Brickley's research on Assisted Voluntary Return information provision. Dr Brickley and Dr Reynolds used a range of practical exercises and discussion tasks to expand participants' knowledge of language and multilingualism, and encourage participants to reflect on their use of oral and written language their daily working practices when engaging with asylum and refugee clients. They were joined in co-delivering the event by a current asylum seeker with extensive communications training professional experience, whose engagement enriched the event. They advertised 25 places and the event was booked out. Advice professionals who attended were enthusiastic about the content and reported increased reflection on their use of language with clients, and greater knowledge of practical strategies they could use to support communication with clients. There were requests for the training to be re-run, and Dr Brickley and Dr Reynolds are considering funding options to deliver similar sessions in future both in London and other UK locations in asylum dispersal areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dealing-with-language-barriers-in-refugee-and-asylum-support-work-tic... |
| Description | Training workshop for African governments on migration governance (Centre for Migration Studies) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Public officials from a number of African countries participated in the training on migration governance which was facilitated by Centre of Migration Studies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | UN Secretaries-General Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Alison Phipps attended Online meeting on the UK National Commission Report "National Value of UNESCO to the United Kingdom". The report featuring a Case study for UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, which develops themes of the ARHC funded RMBorders and Idioms work. This was a key case study presented at the event to the assembles UN Secretaries-General. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | UNESCO RILA Sofa Cafes 2020/21 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A series of discussions around topics that touch on integration through languages and the arts. These informal discussions held on Zoom, with audience members being encouraged to join in and ask their own questions to the panelists. Thursday 29 October 2020 11.00am - 12.30pm Sofa Café #1: Indigenous peoples and languages Professor Alison Phipps with Piki Diamond (Auckland University of Technology), Fiona Dunn (University of Glasgow), Beverley Costa (Pasalo Project) and Tawona Sitholé (University of Glasgow). Tuesday 17 November 2020 Sofa Café #2:Women in peace-making, crafts and cooking Professor Alison Phipps with Deborah May (Küche), Naa Densua Tordzro (University of Glasgow), Giovanna Fassetta (University of Glasgow) and Nazmi Al-Masri (Islamic University of Gaza). Wednesday 16 December 2020 Sofa Café #3: Access to education for students from refugee background Professor Alison Phipps with Melanie Baak (University of South Australia), Rachel Burke (University of Newcastle, Australia), Sara Kindon (Victoria University Wellington), Sally Baker (University of New South Wales), Veronica Crosbie (University of Sanctuary Ireland), Gün Orgun (City of Sanctuary) 24 Feb 2021 Sofa Café #5 - Health and Hospitality conversation with Selina Hales (Refuweegee), Mohamed Omar (Mental Health Foundation) and Vivienne Anderson (University of Otago) to discuss the link between health and hospitality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/unesco-chair-in-refugee-integration-through-languages-and-the-arts-16... |
| Description | UNESCO World Radio Day 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Giulio Bajona of the University of Leeds went on a month-long journey through radio. The UNESCO RILA team worked alongside him to remember how 'revolutionary' radio was, when it was first invented, and still is, in many ways. Rediscover its power and resilience through the piece written during his research at the UK National Commission for UNESCO. The report is informed by not only academic articles, but also, and more importantly, the lived experience of several interviewees, who are all personally and professionally invested in the world of radio. The article explores the relationship between radio, orality and storytelling and, in doing so, it is faced with a paradox: that of describing the power of the spoken word through the written word. Several audio clips are embedded throughout the text, in order to exemplify the concepts being discussed, but also to demonstrate how irreplaceable our voice is. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://unesco.org.uk/radio-witness-and-guardian-of-our-world |
| Description | UNRISD webpage on MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Page outlining the MIDEQ Hub's work on the UNRISD website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/projects.nsf/(httpProjects)/A89AD45E754BB854C12583AE002D16DA?Op... |
| Description | UNU-Merit Research Seminar (Jessica Hagen-Zanker, ODI) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I presented an early draft of my MIDEQ working paper to academics and students at Maastricht University - answered questions and had some follow on conversations. I subsequently revised the paper drawing on the feedback I received. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.merit.unu.edu/events/event-abstract/?id=1905 |
| Description | UVT article on their involvement with the MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online article outlining UCT's involvement with the Hub and the important of looking at issues of migration and inequality from the perspective of teh Global South |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.humanities.uct.ac.za/news/uct-involvement-world%E2%80%99s-largest-migration-project |
| Description | University of Glasgow press release on involvement in MIDEQ Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release outlining the contribution of the Glasgow team to the work of the MIDEQ Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2019/january/headline_630609_en.html |
| Description | UoSanctuary Annual Conference Keynote |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The University of Sanctuary conference was an ambitious two day programme of online workshops and webinars which covered a range of topics to appeal to staff, students and practitioners across the network Keynote speaker, Alison Phipps framed the notion of sanctuary in education as both a struggle and a celebration, be prepared to fight for our values and to unite in our differences if we are to ultimately act in solidarity with people who have sought sanctuary here. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://cityofsanctuary.org/2020/11/09/notes-videos-from-university-of-sanctuary-2020-conference/ |
| Description | Uof Glasgow Black History Month 2020 Workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Series of events for Black History Month 2020 in collaboration with partners in the Global South. Presenting research from several historic projects and MIDEQ. Each panel hosted by a MIDEQ researcher. 20 October: WHO TELLS OUR ANCESTRAL HISTORIES? Panel discussion with Dr Gameli Tordzro, Prof Kofi Anyidoho and Kojo Yankah. Hosted by Dr Gameli Tordzro, a conversation between Prof Kofi Anyidoho and Kojo Yankah, two of Ghana's prominent academics, whose work has a particular focus on Africa and its heritage. 21 October: TEXTILES: OUR ANCESTRAL STORIES Workshop with Naa Densua Tordzro and Chandra Brooks. Discussion and shared stories session on textiles and quilting. Fabrics, patterns, migration, connections and the importance to Africans through migration in the global south, and its significance to Black American and Africans in the Diaspora in the global north. Oral stories of migration and decolonisation of textiles and quilts, as told by their ancestors. 22 October: MARTIN PLAUT ON DR ABDURAHMAN AND ANTI-RACISM IN SOUTH AFRICA - A BOOK DISCUSSION Book discussion with Martin Plaut, Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé. Conversation marking Dr Abdullah Abdurahman as an important figure in the history of University of Glasgow, and his contribution to the case against white supremacism, and for improvements in education, the welfare of the Cape poor, and public health. 22 October 2020: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN ZIMBABWE: PROTECTING HERITAGE AND THE HERITAGE RETURNED FROM COLONIAL ACQUISITIVENESS. LESSONS FOR THE GLOBAL NORTH. Panel discussion with Tawona Sitholé, Stephen Chinhuwo and Alison Phipps. Discussion around UNESCO World Heritage Site Great Zimbabwe near Masvingo. We will be discussing the relevance of the UNESCO designation for the local community and the ways in which UNESCO's work and research helps to correct colonial assumptions about important sites and civilizations. 30 October 2020: Reclaiming the Narrative Pan-African Heritage World Museum (UK) event to celebrate Black History Month. Dr Gameli Tordzro (Ghana) Pan-African Arts and Cultural Traditional Bearer. Lecturer and Researcher at University of Glasgow. Topic: Excavating our languages and the arts to retrieving our cultural heritage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/blackhistorymonth/bhm2020/ |
| Description | Vessels, Thread and Cloth - MIDEQ Blog (Alison Phipps) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ Blog introducing series from Director Alison Phipps on artists in WP11 working with objects to produce a poem, or a reflection or a further audio recording as part of the work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/vessels-thread-and-cloth/ |
| Description | Visit to Refugee Centre (Faisal Garba, Azwi Netshikulwe, Nurudeen Oladokun) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | 20 leaders of African migrant associations in the city of Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, met to set up the structure of their body. The MIDEQ team in South Africa was invited to present their work by the Eastern Cape Refugee Centre, which is the Convener of the body. The team shared some lessons on migrant organising from our previous work and established contacts with the Ethiopian members of the body. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Wachemo University engagement meetings - Southern Ethiopia ( Dereje Feyissa Dori, Peace and Development Centre, Ethiopia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | During a scoping visit to the main study site, the Ethiopian team has explored the possibility of forging partnership with a local University - Wachemo University - in Southern Ethiopia where most of Ethiopian migrants in South Africa come from. The University is keen to partner with the Hub, including taking the lead in the design, conduct and analysis of the Hub household survey (it has prior experience in survey work). The University has also showed interest for a possible support by Hub in its efforts to establish a Centre for Migration Studies which has been floated as an idea for quite some time. MIDEQ could as well integrate this local initiative as part of its intervention packages and local capacity building intervention through the flexible funding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Webinar - "Prospects for a World's Migration Survey" (Mariama Awumbila) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Mariama presented as a named speaker on "Prospects for a World's Migration Survey" during Africa Union Commission STG-Migration webinar. The presentation highlighted the African perspective on the prospects of a world migration survey. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Webinar - Making Domestic and International Migration Safe and Dignified: Experience from Asia and Africa (Mariama Awumbila) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mariama Awumbila was invited to speak on the topic "COVID-19, Policy Responses and Migrants in Ghana" on Making Domestic and International Migration Safe and Dignified: Experience from Asia and Africa. This was a virtual conference. This presentation enhanced participants understanding of the effects of COVID-19 on south-south migration, especially within Africa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://pascalobservatory.org/pascalnow/pascal-activities/events/webinar-making-domestic-and-internat... |
| Description | Webinar on decolonising gender and migration (Tanja Bastia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Taking Professor Eleonore Kofman's latest work on decolonizing the field of gender and migration as a starting point, this IMISCOE Gender and Sexuality in Migration Research Standing Committee Migration Dialogue between Tanja Basita and Eleonore Kofman aimed to discuss what it may mean, how it could be done, by whom and for whom. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decolonising-gender-and-migration-a-dialogue-with-e-kofman-and-t-bast... |
| Description | Why equality matters if we want to harness the benefits of migration - MIDEQ Blog (Heaven Crawley) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on the importance of tackling social and spatial inequalities to harness the benefits of migration. Written by Professor Heaven Crawley, Director of MIDEQ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/why-equality-matters-if-we-want-harness-benefits-migration/ |
| Description | Why migrant technology research needs 'values' at its core - MIDEQ Blog (Professor G Hari Harindranath) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog on the importance of recognising how ICT interventions can empower as well as exacerbate existing inequalities and vulnerabilities. Blog written by Professor G Hari Harindranath, MIDEQ Co-Investigator |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/migrant-technology-research-values/ |
| Description | Why we need better migration governance for achieving the SDGs - MIDEQ blog (Katja Hujo) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on mainstreaming migration issues, a cross cutting issue, within the goals for achieving the SDGs. Blog written by Dr Katja Hujo, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/better-migration-governance/ |
| Description | Working with, not for: migrants, technology and inequalities - MIDEQ Blog (Tim Unwin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ blog on centring the experience and expertise of migrants to inform design and implementation of technological innovations to improve the migrant experience in the Global South. Blog written by Tim Unwin, MIDEQ Co-Investigator. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.mideq.org/en/blog/working-not-migrants-technology-and-inequalities/ |
| Description | hekani pa ruwaré - MIDEQ Blog (Tawona Sitholé) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MIDEQ Blog written by Tawona Sitholé on where he introduces the concept of the ruwaré. The blog is part of a series introducing some concepts from traditions outwith those which are more normally associated with the discourse of migration studies or intercultural communication in the academic literature. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | keynotes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 20 public lectures and keynotes given by Pi which drew on the research from all three associated projects, from conceptualisation to findings and deliverables. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |