Urgent Invite - Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis (MEDMIG)
Lead Research Organisation:
Coventry University
Department Name: Ctr for Trust Peace & Social Relation
Abstract
In the first six months of 2015 more than 100,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean, arriving at the shores of southern Europe in search of protection or a better life. In the same period more than 1,800 people lost their lives, drowning as overloaded and often unseaworthy boats sank into the sea. Although the crisis is in many ways nothing new, these scenes have captured the public and media imagination and have challenged the ability of European States to respond appropriately. Recent months have seen increasingly heated discussions at the national and EU level about whether rescues at sea are a vital humanitarian intervention or simply encourage others to attempt the crossing, and whether those who arrive can be dealt with through mandatory or voluntary relocation quotas. Many of these discussions are underpinned by assumptions about why it is that migrants make the journey to Europe in the first place.
In this context the research aims to better understand the dynamics of migration in the Mediterranean region by providing the first large-scale, systematic and comparative study of the backgrounds, experiences, aspirations and routes of migrants in four European countries (Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey) gathered from 550 migrants who have recently arrived and 100 stakeholders. The research pushes the theoretical and conceptual boundaries of migration studies, encouraging critical reflexive dialogue and practice by opening new and inclusive spaces for questioning and challenging established ways of categorising and thinking about with the Mediterranean migration crisis. In so doing it will create opportunities for increased policy dialogue and academic collaboration between the case study countries - and across the EU more generally - around the evidence gathered.
The research is underpinned by a number of urgent research questions which inform the collection and analysis of the data:
1. What are the underlying factors shaping migration from countries of origin and how do the characteristics and backgrounds of migrants shape the response to structural issues?
2. What are the opportunity structures that shape, inform or constrain migrant journeys to Europe?
3. What are the differences between the Central Mediterranean (principally from Libya to Italy and Malta) and Eastern (Turkey to Greece) Mediterranean routes?
4. To what extent are migrant journeys to Europe, or particular countries within Europe, shaped or even determined by non-state actors (agents, facilitators and civil society)?
5. What are the impacts of policies intended to deter or prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean?
The research will be delivered by a team of leading UK migration scholars from the Universities of Coventry, Oxford, Birmingham and Sussex working in collaboration with academic partners in the case study countries and supported by experts from international, governmental and non-governmental organisations. The team has established relationships with local civil society organisations that will facilitate access to research participants and provide advice and information on policy or other developments which could impact on the delivery of the project.
The research will benefit a wide range of academic, governmental, international and civil society organisations and inform the development of strategic, political and policy responses to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean. This impact will be secured through a three-stage stage process involving: the production of evidence in formats accessible to a range of audiences; a clearly articulated process for securing impact involving dissemination events and outreach activities to connect the evidence with audiences that influence and inform the policy making process and; the development of cross-national networks of researchers, policy makers and practitioners to drive longer term policy change. These will create feedback loops and opportunities for further research.
In this context the research aims to better understand the dynamics of migration in the Mediterranean region by providing the first large-scale, systematic and comparative study of the backgrounds, experiences, aspirations and routes of migrants in four European countries (Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey) gathered from 550 migrants who have recently arrived and 100 stakeholders. The research pushes the theoretical and conceptual boundaries of migration studies, encouraging critical reflexive dialogue and practice by opening new and inclusive spaces for questioning and challenging established ways of categorising and thinking about with the Mediterranean migration crisis. In so doing it will create opportunities for increased policy dialogue and academic collaboration between the case study countries - and across the EU more generally - around the evidence gathered.
The research is underpinned by a number of urgent research questions which inform the collection and analysis of the data:
1. What are the underlying factors shaping migration from countries of origin and how do the characteristics and backgrounds of migrants shape the response to structural issues?
2. What are the opportunity structures that shape, inform or constrain migrant journeys to Europe?
3. What are the differences between the Central Mediterranean (principally from Libya to Italy and Malta) and Eastern (Turkey to Greece) Mediterranean routes?
4. To what extent are migrant journeys to Europe, or particular countries within Europe, shaped or even determined by non-state actors (agents, facilitators and civil society)?
5. What are the impacts of policies intended to deter or prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean?
The research will be delivered by a team of leading UK migration scholars from the Universities of Coventry, Oxford, Birmingham and Sussex working in collaboration with academic partners in the case study countries and supported by experts from international, governmental and non-governmental organisations. The team has established relationships with local civil society organisations that will facilitate access to research participants and provide advice and information on policy or other developments which could impact on the delivery of the project.
The research will benefit a wide range of academic, governmental, international and civil society organisations and inform the development of strategic, political and policy responses to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean. This impact will be secured through a three-stage stage process involving: the production of evidence in formats accessible to a range of audiences; a clearly articulated process for securing impact involving dissemination events and outreach activities to connect the evidence with audiences that influence and inform the policy making process and; the development of cross-national networks of researchers, policy makers and practitioners to drive longer term policy change. These will create feedback loops and opportunities for further research.
Planned Impact
The research seeks to push the theoretical and conceptual boundaries of migration studies, gather and analyse data on migrants who have made the journey across the Mediterranean into Europe with the view to better understand the dynamics of this particular migration process and to inform the development of appropriate strategic, political and policy responses to the current migration crisis.
The primary beneficiaries of this research will be:
1. Academic community working across range of disciplines will benefit from the improved evidence on migration across the Mediterranean (four distinct geographical contexts) and increased availability of systematic and comparative data available for further research. The evidence resulting from our multidisciplinary approach will reduce the significant limitations of the more frequent academic research on 'the migrant experience' driven by, and tied to, abstract and distinct migrant categories created by law and policy to contain - and make sense of - migration flows. Future research will be able to draw on the new insights into the ways in which nationality, economic status (class), gender, race and age shape the journeys and experiences of migrants, and situating the multidimensional individual within broader historical, social, economic, and political contexts at local, national and international levels.
2. National migration policy makers in Greece, Italy, Malta, Turkey and the UK will benefit from access to our systematic and comparative dataset and analysis on migration in the region which will provide insights into migrant motivations, aspirations and journeys and better understanding of the dynamics behind the migration process.
3. Civil society organisations working with migrants in each case study country which campaign for the rights of migrants and grassroots organisations and provide immediate assistance to arriving migrants will be able to use our data and findings to better understand the needs of their target populations and more effectively advocate on behalf of those implicated in the migration crisis.
4. International policy makers and practitioners from the European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs Irregular Migration and Return, European Asylum Support Office, Frontex, Europol) and international organisations (IOM, UNHCR, OHCHR, ICMPD, UNODC) will benefit from the data for the refinement and continued negotiation of the EU Agenda on Migration and emergency measures in response to the migration crisis. Improved communication of evidence to national and international policy makers will create better understanding of causes and implications of the migration in the Mediterranean and generate improved strategic, political and policy response.
5. International and national public audiences will benefit from media stories and narratives about the motivations, aspirations and challenges of migrants who undertake the journey to Europe. Better informed public narratives will, in turn, create increased political space for an appropriate policy response to the crisis.
6. The project team, advisory and stakeholder groups will gain longer term impact facilitated by increased opportunities for networking among national and international partners, improved cross-national dialogue on migration across the Mediterranean and the membership of the cross-national network.
The primary beneficiaries of this research will be:
1. Academic community working across range of disciplines will benefit from the improved evidence on migration across the Mediterranean (four distinct geographical contexts) and increased availability of systematic and comparative data available for further research. The evidence resulting from our multidisciplinary approach will reduce the significant limitations of the more frequent academic research on 'the migrant experience' driven by, and tied to, abstract and distinct migrant categories created by law and policy to contain - and make sense of - migration flows. Future research will be able to draw on the new insights into the ways in which nationality, economic status (class), gender, race and age shape the journeys and experiences of migrants, and situating the multidimensional individual within broader historical, social, economic, and political contexts at local, national and international levels.
2. National migration policy makers in Greece, Italy, Malta, Turkey and the UK will benefit from access to our systematic and comparative dataset and analysis on migration in the region which will provide insights into migrant motivations, aspirations and journeys and better understanding of the dynamics behind the migration process.
3. Civil society organisations working with migrants in each case study country which campaign for the rights of migrants and grassroots organisations and provide immediate assistance to arriving migrants will be able to use our data and findings to better understand the needs of their target populations and more effectively advocate on behalf of those implicated in the migration crisis.
4. International policy makers and practitioners from the European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs Irregular Migration and Return, European Asylum Support Office, Frontex, Europol) and international organisations (IOM, UNHCR, OHCHR, ICMPD, UNODC) will benefit from the data for the refinement and continued negotiation of the EU Agenda on Migration and emergency measures in response to the migration crisis. Improved communication of evidence to national and international policy makers will create better understanding of causes and implications of the migration in the Mediterranean and generate improved strategic, political and policy response.
5. International and national public audiences will benefit from media stories and narratives about the motivations, aspirations and challenges of migrants who undertake the journey to Europe. Better informed public narratives will, in turn, create increased political space for an appropriate policy response to the crisis.
6. The project team, advisory and stakeholder groups will gain longer term impact facilitated by increased opportunities for networking among national and international partners, improved cross-national dialogue on migration across the Mediterranean and the membership of the cross-national network.
Publications
Duvell F
(2015)
'The expert: I have a duty to share my work on migration. But high demand for it can be stressful'
in The Times Higher Education
Duvell F
(2017)
'Voice' or 'exit'? From the streets of Syria to the borders of the EU
in Geografie
Duvell F
(2015)
A crisis of Europe
in Society Now
Crawley, H
(2016)
Beyond 'mass movement': understanding the dynamics of migration into Greece
in Humanitarian Exchange Magazine
Crawley H
(2020)
Beyond here and there: (re)conceptualising migrant journeys and the 'in-between'
in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Crawley H
(2018)
Common agenda or Europe's agenda? International protection, human rights and migration from the Horn of Africa
in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
McMahon S
(2020)
Death and Migration: Migrant Journeys and the Governance of Migration During Europe's "Migration Crisis"
in International Migration Review
Crawley H
(2018)
Deciding Where to go: Policies, People and Perceptions Shaping Destination Preferences
in International Migration
| Description | In March 2016 we published our first Research Brief which set out some of our emerging findings based on the fieldwork interviews with 500 refugees and migrants and more than 100 stakeholders in Italy, Greece, Turkey and Malta. Over subsequent months we drilled down into the data to better understand the journeys and aspirations of those on the move and the impact of EU and national policies both on their decisions and choices and on patterns of movement into and cross Europe during the course of 2015. In September 2016 we published two further Research Briefs of the dynamics of migration through the Central and Eastern Mediterranean routes. Our final report was launch in Brussels on 3rd November 2016. Our final report unpacks the journeys and routes to Europe of the people who took part in this research and provides a framework for understanding the diverse array of strategies that individuals pursue in an attempt to secure safety and a livelihood for themselves and their families. It examines the factors that shaped the decision of our respondents to leave their home countries and, in the case of those who spent extended periods of time in a number of other countries, continue their journeys onwards towards Europe. And it explores the relationship between respondents and the smugglers who facilitated their journeys. The key findings of the research are as follows: - The representation of the movement of refugees and migrants as linear, singular uninterrupted journeys or flows of people heading toward Europe is grossly misleading. The focus on the points of departure and the sea crossings is equally misleading. These simplifications distract from what were often multiple separate movements which converged in Libya and Turkey helping to explain the arrival of refugees and migrants in Italy and Greece respectively. - The average duration of migration for those arriving in Greece via the Eastern Mediterranean route was considerably shorter than for those arriving via the Central Mediterranean route to Italy or Malta. The time between leaving the country of origin and arriving in Europe was shortest for Syrians and Iraqis and longest for Afghans and Eritreans. - Our findings challenge the idea that all those arriving in Europe have crossed all the borders on their journey irregularly (without authorisation and/or the necessary documentation). There are significant differences between groups depending on their access to documents and other resources which results in a mixture of regular and irregular crossings. - Many respondents witnessed death and/or experienced violence during their migration. Experiences of violence and death were not limited to the sea crossing but could be found along the entire route. More than three quarters (76%) of respondents who were interviewed in Italy and Malta said that they had directly experienced physical violence and nearly a third (29%) had witnessed fellow travellers dying. The majority of these episodes occurred in Algeria, Niger and Libya. - Conflict in the countries neighbouring Europe was a major factor contributing to the significant increase in the number of refugees and migrants arriving in 2015, both as a cause of primary and secondary movement. - More than three quarters (77%) of respondents explicitly mentioned factors that could be described as 'forced migration'. The figure was even higher at 91% for those interviewed in Greece reflecting the significant proportion of Syrians in our sample. - Although the situation is more complicated for the Central Mediterranean route, nearly two thirds (66%) of those who were interviewed in Italy and Malta made reference to factors associated with 'forced migration' when describing the reasons they decided to leave their home country. Many more had experienced conflict, persecution and human rights abuses in the countries to which they subsequently moved, most notably Libya. - More than a quarter (28%) of respondents interviewed in Greece told us that the activities of Islamic State (IS) had been an important factor in the decision to leave, particularly in Syria but also in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. - Respondents from Syria and Iraq described kidnapping by State and non-State agencies (including a range of militia groups) as a significant factor in their decision to leave their countries of origin. Those who had spent time in Libya also described the risk of kidnapping as a significant factor in the decision to move on. - For Eritreans, Syrians and Afghans living in Iran, the risk / fear of forced indefinite conscription into the government army, militia or rebel force was a major factor underlying the decision to leave. - There is often a complex and overlapping relationship between 'forced' and 'economic' drivers of migration to Europe. Many of those who left their home countries primarily due to economic reasons effectively became refugees and were forced to move due to the situation in Libya and elsewhere. - Others who decided to leave their homes due to conflict subsequently decided to move on again because they were unable to make a living or access healthcare and education. - A third of respondents interviewed in Greece had moved on for what might typically be understood as economic reasons. - There were significant differences between those interviewed in Greece and Italy as to whether they intended to stay in the first European country in which they had arrived. Virtually none of those who were interviewed in Greece intended to stay compared to more than two thirds (68%) of those interviewed in Italy. - All of our respondents engaged the services of a smuggler for at least one leg of their journey to Greece or Italy. This was primarily because they were unable to access a safe and legal route to safety and/or protection. - One in ten of our interviewees who entered Europe via the Eastern Mediterranean route had tried but failed to identify an alternative way to migrate legally, for example by applying for a visa for work or study, a UN resettlement programme or family reunification. - Smugglers performed two main functions for our respondents: they helped them to escape danger, conflict or persecution at home or en route and they enabled them to bypass controlled borders where these were a barrier to reaching safety, protection and/or livelihoods. - Contrary to the dominant representation of smugglers by politicians and the media as being part of vast criminal networks, our research found that smugglers were embedded in migrant social networks and local communities en route and were easy to find. By far the majority of interviewees across both the Central and the Eastern routes found their smugglers through friends, family members and extended social networks, either at home or along the way. - According to our respondents, State officials, the military, law enforcement and border guards were also involved in smuggling. - Many of our respondents experienced violence and threats from smugglers (along both routes), but it is important to acknowledge that violence also came from other actors (e.g. State officials, militias, military and the police). - We also found some examples of human trafficking along the Central Mediterranean route, in particular concerning women from Nigeria and many examples of forced labour intermingled with smugglers. Respondents were often not clear however of the boundaries between the various actors and their different roles. The findings of our research have significant implications for EU migration policy making. The key ones are highlighted below: - The humanitarian crisis that unfolded on the borders of the European Union - and is now increasingly unfolding inside - was not the result of a natural or unforeseen disaster. The arrival of large numbers of refugees and migrants was neither new nor unexpected. Rather the 'crisis' was, in large part, policy driven and sustained by the failure of the EU to put in place adequate and humane responses to deal with this unprecedented but also foreseeable movement of people. - The failure of EU policies to respond effectively to the increased movement of people across the Mediterranean in 2015 was partly a reflection of political differences and tensions within and between EU Member States but also reflected flawed assumptions about the reasons why people move, the factors that shape their longer-term migration trajectories and their journeys to Europe. These assumptions became deeply politicised over the course of 2015. - Due to the enormous diversity of geographies, people, drivers and motives a broad brush approach to migration across the Mediterranean will be insufficient. There is a need for nuanced, tailored and targeted policy responses which reflect the diverse, stratified and increasingly protracted and fragmented movements of people. - Policy makers need to address both the primary and secondary drivers of migration to Europe. Although there is growing awareness within the EU of the need to pay attention to the drivers of forced migration, including the need for co-ordination in the fields of foreign policy, development and trade, the focus at the EU level has instead been on tackling irregular migration through improved co-ordination of border controls in order to contain the movement of people within countries and regions of origin. The focus needs to shift towards improving access to rights and socio-economic security in the countries hosting significantly larger number of refugees and migrants than Europe. - There is a complex relationship between forced and economic drivers of migration to Europe. EU governments are legally obligated to treat all of those who arrive in accordance with international law, including with regard to the right to seek asylum. In practice this means providing access to protection for refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through irregular channels. It also means recognising that people's reasons for leaving their counties of origin and travelling to Europe are complex and cannot be determined by nationality alone. - EU politicians and policy makers have repeatedly declared they are 'at war' with the smugglers and that they intend to 'break the smugglers business model'. The evidence from our research suggests that smuggling is driven, rather than broken, by EU policy. - The closure of borders seems likely to have significantly increased the demand for, and use of, smugglers who have become the only option for those unable to leave their countries or enter countries in which protection might potentially be available to them. - At the same time the number of people drowning in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean has increased significantly. Since the beginning of 2016 the number of people dying has increased to 1 in 46 people among those crossing via the Central Mediterranean route and to 1 death in every 407 arrivals via the Eastern Mediterranean route. In other words the death rate for the short distance from Turkey to Greece has more than doubled. - There is an urgent need to significantly expand safe and legal routes for protection. This includes significantly expanding current resettlement programmes, increasing humanitarian visas or establishing temporary international protection for those with a prima facie case for refugee status and increasing the scale of family reunification. - The EU has focused almost exclusively on policies designed to contain refugees and migrants in countries and regions of origin at the expense of addressing the reception and protection needs of those arriving from situations of conflict, persecution and human rights abuse. There has also been a failure at the national and EU levels to address the longer-term integration needs of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe. - During the course of 2015 the EU has intensified pressure on other countries to stem the flow and assume responsibility for refugee and migrants from neighbouring countries so they do not travel onward to Europe. There is a risk that efforts to stem the flow of migration to the EU exacerbate the conflict, violence and human rights abuse that leads people to leave in the first place. - Policy makers need to engage with the issue of development as an important policy objective in its own right rather than primarily as a mechanism for preventing migration to Europe. And they need to be aware that the politics of containment - reflected in interdiction, interception and off-shore processing - have 'ripple effects' with developed countries taking a lead from the example of Europe and, in turn, reducing the protection they provide. As a result the European response to the so-called 'migration crisis' not only undermines access to protection for those arriving at Europe's shores but threatens the principle of international protection at a global level. |
| Exploitation Route | Both during and after the project we undertook an extensive programme of events and activities to disseminate the findings of the research. In March 2016 we held our first policy forum in Oxford to explore the implications of the research with policy makers, international and national organisations and academics based mainly in the UK. We subsequently secured additional funding for dissemination events in Rome, Athens and New York. Our final report was launched at a high-level policy event in Brussels in 2016 and in the period since then we have continued to engage with politicians, policy makers, practitioners and advocates through the media and through the wide range of national and international events to which we are increasingly invited. The objective of these engagement activities is to ensure that the findings of the research inform both the development of appropriate policy responses including safe and legal access to international protection, and the evolution of political and policy narratives on migration to Europe at the national and regional levels which better reflects the complex dynamics and drivers of migration to the region. Since the project funding ended we have continued to work with a range of organisations, most notably MSF, Friends of Europe, Positive Negatives and RGS to promote the findings of the research to new audiences most notably secondary school children through the 'Maths of Migration' project. We had also tried to ensure that the voices often not heard in debates on migration, those of migrants are refugees themselves, are able to have a platform. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Other |
| URL | http://www.medmig.info |
| Description | The fieldwork for this project commenced mid-September 2015 and was completed in January 2016. During the lifetime of the project we published three Research Briefs, a final report which was launched in Brussels, a book published by Policy Press (January 2018), a number of academic articles in leading journals and numerous op-eds and other contributions to the political, policy and public debates surrounding the so-called migration crisis' in Europe. The PI and Co-Is (Crawley, Sigona, Duvell) together with the two named researchers (Jones and McMahon) have been very actively engaged with a wide range of organisations and institutions (government, international organisations, NGOs, civil society) in the UK and Brussels, the case study countries (Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey) and beyond (US, South Africa, Russia) as the situation evolved and in the period since the funding ended. This included (1) published op-eds, blogs and opinion pieces (2) numerous radio and TV appearances (3) key note speeches at a number of high profile international events to engage politicians, policy makers and practitioners in the research project and our findings as they emerged (4) considerable social media engagement via Twitter, Facebook and our respective institutions. This engagement been undertaken with the aim of amplifying the impact of the research, bearing in mind the complex and cumulative interactions between different sectors and processes and our understanding of potential impact pathways. Our impact to date has been secured through a three-stage stage process involving: the production of evidence in formats accessible to a range of audiences; a clearly articulated process for securing impact involving dissemination events and outreach activities to connect the evidence with audiences that influence and inform the policy making process and; the development of cross-national networks of researchers, policy makers and practitioners to drive longer term policy change whilst creating feedback loops and opportunities for further research and policy engagement. These impacts are summarised below: (a) Better policy understanding of the dynamics of migration across the Mediterranean, especially migrant decision-making and the implications of protracted journeys We have engaged directly with national and EU policy makers to ensure that the findings of the research feed into policy development and thinking including through (a) convening a high-level policy roundtable in Brussels to launch the final project report with representation from the European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs Irregular Migration and Return, European Asylum Support Office), the British, Greek, Italian, Maltese and Turkish governments, and international organisations (IOM, UNHCR, OHCHR, ICMPD UNODC) (b) participating in meetings organised by DfID to discuss policies relation to migration, social protection and development and (c) meeting privately with UK and EU officials to discuss the implications of the research, most notably DfID and the European Commission Joint Research Centre (Brussels) and Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (Ispra). The findings have also been presented to British Parliamentarians including the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghanistan and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diaspora, Development and Migration. Professor Crawley was called to give evidence to the Home Affairs European Union Sub-Committee inquiry into unaccompanied children in the EU. (b) Contributing directly to the international policy development and thinking and, in particular, the UN Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration In September 2016 the research findings presented at a side-event to the first ever UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York organised in partnership with Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and focusing on 'Protecting human rights in the context of large movements of migrants and refugees'. Coventry University was the only British University to be represented at the Summit. Since that time Professor Crawley and Dr Jones have been closely involved in discussions around the Global Compact process. Professor Crawley was an invited expert at all five thematic discussions organised by UNHCR in Geneva (June, October, November 2017) and has subsequently been working closely with the Chief of the Protection Policy and Legal Advice Section of UNHCR to organise an expert roundtable on 'Ensuing a rights-based approach to refugee protection and assistance' (November 2017) which resulted in the production of a position paper presented at the High Commissioner's Global Dialogue (December 2017) published by UNHCR early in 2018. Professor Crawley is also a member of a High-Level Migration Task Force established by Friends of Europe under the chairmanship of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan which will feed directly into the Global Compact process. (c) More effective advocacy on behalf of those directly involved in the 'migration crisis' i.e. refugees and other migrants We have worked closely with a wide range of national and international organisations directly involved in delivering services to refugees and other migrants and advocating for policy improvements on their behalf. These include the Greek Forum for Refugees, ARCI (Italy), ECRE, Watch the Med, Caritas (Sweden), MSF, PICUM and Amnesty International who participated directly in the project. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International have used the findings of the research to train their staff working in the field, including those involved in Search and Rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. Representatives from national and international CSOs participated in, and contributed to, our dissemination activities in London, Brussels, Athens, Rome, Istanbul, Moscow, New York and Washington. A number of CSOs have commented on the timeliness and relevance of the MEDMIG research, using the findings to inform their own policy and advocacy strategies. (d) Increasing political space for appropriate policy responses by improving public understanding of the 'migration crisis'. Media coverage and public debates on the Mediterranean 'migration crisis' often reflect misguided and ill-informed assumptions about the motivations and aspirations of refugees and migrants and limit the political space available for an appropriate policy response. In order for the research to have an impact on the policy response members of the research team have engaged extensively with the media and have presented the findings of the research at a wide range of public fora. To date we have published nearly 40 op-eds and articles in internationally recognised media outlets (Guardian, OpenDemocracy, LSE Blogs, The Conversation) ensuring that the findings reach broad UK, European and international audiences. Direct media engagement and coverage has been coupled with dissemination and comment through social media: the UK researchers collectively have been able to reach nearly 20,000 users on Twitter, amplifying this reach through the use of hashtags #ESRCMigrantLives #MEDMIG (excluding institutional accounts). Professor Crawley and Dr Sigona have produced podcasts for MOAS, the Migrant Offshore Aid Station in Malta: others have been produced for Talking Migration, Debating Europe and COMPAS. Discussions are currently underway with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for material from the project (including maps and case studies) to be included in teaching resources and material for GCSE and A level teaching in schools across the UK. Finally, Professor Crawley has drawn on the MEDMIG research to inform policy and practice at the UN level, speaking at an expert meeting organised by the OHCHR on building partnerships to promote inclusion and counter anti-migrant narratives (Geneva, May 2017) and to the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the main UN body which review issues related to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (Geneva, November 2017). Whilst the politics associated with Europe's response to migration across the Mediterranean have made it difficult to secure concrete policy changes, there is clear evidence that the MEDMIG project has brought clarity and evidence to a volatile and perplexing political situation. The rigour of the research is regularly acknowledged by those working in the field - and beyond. The project has also attracted public recognition: in 2017 the MEDMIG research was just one of three projects shortlisted for a prestigious Guardian University Award in the Research Impact category https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/mar/30/research-impact-category-award-winner-and-runners-up In the period since the last ResearchFish submission we have continued to engage academic and policy audiences in the findings of the research through a range of outputs and events including the publication of more detailed analysis of our findings in a series of high quality journal articles, all of which have been made available free of charge and some of which have been taken up by others to engage the public in the issues that continue to face those who feel that they have no choice other than to cross the Mediterranean in search of protection and an opportunity to support their families. In addition we have continued to engage schools in the findings of our research, for example through the Maths of Migration piloted in Tower Hamlets by PositiveNegatives and through the development of educational resources for schools by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). We have also continued to explore opportunities for better understanding the drivers of migration to Europe, most notably through the MIASA Interdisciplinary Fellowship Group on Migration, Mobility and Forced Displacement (Accra, Feb-May 2019), a Memorandum of Understanding between the Universities of Coventry and The Gambia, contributions to the ACU Summer School and the PI's role as Director of the UKRI GCRF South-South Migration, Inequalities and Development Hub (MIDEQ). We have continued to engage politicians, policy makers and the general public in the findings of the research, focusing in particular on (1) promoting the work through schools including the Maths of Migration project with Positive Negatives which has engaged nearly 8,000 secondary school teaching to date and a new Future Learn course completed by more than 600 people from 31 countries, many of whom are teachers; (2) engaging those responsible for the implementation of the Global Compacts on Refugees and Safe and Orderly Migration through participating in international side-events and panel discussions; (3) co-organizing the 18th biannual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration in partnership with the University of Ghana and re-orientating this event to an on-line format in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (now scheduled to take place in July 2021). In addition one member of the project team subsequently joined the European Commission and has been working with us indirectly with the MIDEQ project to ensure that the findings of the research inform EC policy development e.g. through better understanding the impacts of remittances on decisions about whether or not to migrate and journeys taken. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Consultancy with UNHCR on ensuring a rights-based approach to protection and assistance in the Global Compact on Refugees |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Evidence to House of Lords EU Sub-Committee Inquiry into Unaccompanied Children in Europe |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-home-affairs-subcommitte... |
| Description | Independent Commission for Aid Impact, consultation, 11/2016 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | I provided evidence to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) scrutinising UK Aid specifically UK's Aid response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean. This contributes, I suppose, in some small way to British development policy. The report is not yet available. |
| URL | http://icai.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/ICAI-Migration-approach-paper.pdf |
| Description | Turkish Ministry for European Affairs, 1/2017 |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | http://www.ab.gov.tr/index.php?p=50532&l=2 |
| Description | Coventry Creates |
| Amount | £2,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Estancias Cortas de Investigación |
| Amount | £4,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Mexican Academy of Science |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Mexico |
| Start | 07/2017 |
| End | 10/2017 |
| Description | IMPACKT-SS |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Coventry University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 08/2016 |
| Description | Impact Case Study Support |
| Amount | £18,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Coventry University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2019 |
| End | 02/2020 |
| Description | UKRI GCRF South-South Migration, Inequality and Development Hub |
| Amount | £19,863,201 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/S007415/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2019 |
| End | 02/2024 |
| Title | MEDMIG Final dataset |
| Description | The research generated a large dataset within a short period of time. Interviews were transcribed in English to ensure consistency across the dataset. It was then cleaned and coded at different levels and analysed using spreadsheets, NVivo software and GIS Mapping software. This particular dataset includes quantitative data on who was on the move, the journeys that they made and the routes that they took. Specifically it shows two levels of data: 1. Micro-level (individual): who was interviewed and their key demographic and socio-economic characteristics 2. Journey and route level: who moved through which locations, across which routes and the timeframe that this took place in. Together, the data across these two levels enables an examination of the relationship between micro-level characteristics and the geographies of migration that were recorded during our interviews. The team member responsible for the database is in the process of uploading the database and metadata to the UK Data Service and the ReShare portal. He registered on those website on 20th February but is still awaiting confirmation to be able to upload the files themselves. Once the upload is complete the url will be inserted here. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The data from this file has supported many of our key project findings, which have subsequently been widely reported in the press and during public speaking. In particular, the dataset of the journeys and stops making up migration routes, employed to map out the geography of the migration crisis as we heard it from interviewees was used to produce a series of maps. The maps illustrated the routes taken by people from their country of origin to the place at which we interviewed them. These maps and the articles describing them were reported in numerous media outlets, such as The Independent (No direct flight: new maps show the fragmented journeys of migrants and refugees to Europe, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/no-direct-flight-new-maps-show-the-fragmented-journeys-of-migrants-and-refugees-to-europe-a7393736.html) and by international organisations such as the World Economic Forum (These two maps will change how you think about the journeys of migrants and refugees, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/these-two-maps-will-change-how-you-think-about-the-journeys-of-migrants-and-refugees-36f4a603-f461-4521-80e3-9b50dbb5acd3). |
| Description | Data4Refugees project |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Department | Machine Learning Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project proposal, research plan, research questions, project report |
| Collaborator Contribution | algorithms, Bayesian analysis, data visualisation, conference presentation |
| Impact | Project report Conference paper project proposal |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Maths of Migration (MoM) |
| Organisation | Oaklands School |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Maths of Migration is part of a series of cross curricular lessons looking at stories of migration. The series is freely available - with more subjects being added in due course. Professor Heaven Crawley contributed to the course content and the MEDMIG database is available for students to understand the numbers and what they mean in their broader context |
| Collaborator Contribution | Lesson plans and other learning materials were devised by staff at Oaklands School, London Positive Negatives coordinated the development of the educational resources and their dissemination |
| Impact | Significant uptake by teachers at UK secondary schools (nearly 8,000 teachers). Resources now available online free of charge via the TES website https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-maths-of-migration-12081327 |
| 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 | '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 | 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 | 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 | Al Jazeera's Inside Story on Denmark's new asylum law |
| 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 | I sat on a panel to discuss the new Danish asylum law and how it impacts on asylum seekers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2016/01/denmark-migration-law-160127200834468.html |
| Description | Article about MEDMIG research in DeMorgen (Belgium) |
| 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 | DeMorgen, the Belgian newspaper covered the MEDMIG final report in this article published November 2nd. Using the exclusive article published by The Independent as a source, DeMorgen highlights that the various operations aiming to control the 'refugee crisis' have triggered the use of smaller and less seaworthy vessels for trafficking people across the Mediterranean. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.demorgen.be/buitenland/-europese-leiders-zijn-verantwoordelijk-voor-recordaantal-dode-vlu... |
| Description | Article and interview with Sputnik News |
| 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 | Sputnik News covered the MEDMIG final report in this article published 3rd of November. The website also includes a short interview Professor Heaven Crawley gave to Radio Sputnik, in which Heaven highlights some of the contradictions of European migration policy. The efforts to make the routes safer have forced smugglers to seek alternative ways to use the existing routes, often leading to higher risks to the migrants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://sputniknews.com/europe/201611031047029836-eu-migrants-leadership-crisis/ |
| Description | Article for Europe's World on EU-Turkey deal |
| 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 | Article for Europe's World published on the day that Greece began to return refugees and migrants to Turkey under the EU-Turkey deal |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://europesworld.org/2016/04/04/beginning-end-start-something-new/#.VwKqj3ocqPB |
| Description | Article for Europe's World on the problems associated with SEZs |
| 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 | Article interceded to challenge the idea promulgated by Betts / Collier that SEZs can solve the 'refugee crisis' primarily by preventing onward migration from countries such as Jordan hosting large numbers of refugees. This article was a series of responses which dealt head on with some of the difficult political issues raised by the proposal which others appeared willing to ignore. As such it generated significant interest in the findings of the MEDMIG research. I was subsequently asked to join a high-level panel on migration and the global compacts organised by Europe's World (Brussels, November 2017) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://europesworld.org/2017/05/23/providing-jobs-refugees-wont-fix-broken-system/#.WTmMNuvyt00 |
| Description | Article for OpenDemocracy on refugee rights in Turkey |
| 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 | Article for OpenDemocracy entitled 'Turkey and refugee rights: the missing link' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.opendemocracy.net/turkey-and-refugees-missing-links |
| Description | Article for The Conversation on first research brief |
| 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 | Article for The Conversation discussing the findings of the first research brief and exploring the relationship between EU policy developments (specifically EU-Turkey agreement) and deaths in the Aegean |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/european-policy-is-driving-refugees-to-more-dangerous-routes-across-the-... |
| Description | Article for The Conversation on the Global Compact process to coincide with publication of new Policy Press book |
| 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 | Article reflecting on the problems with the twin Global Compact processes and the failure to position rights at the centre of negotiations. Has helped to generate interest around related work being undertaken with UNHCR which draws upon the findings of the MEDMIG research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/why-rights-must-trump-politics-if-new-global-plans-on-refugees-and-migra... |
| Description | Article for The Conversation on the failure of the EU to meet its own targets for the relocation of refugees |
| 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 | Article for The Conversation reflecting on the EU relocation scheme and the failure of countries to provide sufficient places. The article has been read more than 4,000 times at the time of writing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/named-and-shamed-eu-countries-are-failing-to-share-responsibility-for-re... |
| Description | Article for The Guardian on refugee resettlement in UK |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Guardian article with Sabir Zazai entitled 'A refugee is for life, not just for Christmas', reflecting on the UK's resettlement programme for Syrian refugees |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/coventry-university-partner-zone/2015/dec/24/a-r... |
| Description | Article in Deutche Welle on research findings |
| 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 entitled 'Refugees forced to depend on human smugglers@ study' describing the findings of the final report at length and extensively quoting the report's authors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.dw.com/en/refugees-forced-to-depend-on-human-smugglers-study/a-36266888 |
| Description | Article in Middle East Eye on Syrian refugees in Izmir, Turkey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article in The Conversation on changing situation for Syrian refugees in Izmir reproduced in Middle East Eye which has a very different reach and audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/how-turkish-neighbourhood-adapted-its-syrian-refugees-109019912... |
| Description | Article in 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 | Article in The Conversation entitled 'After the Calais Jungle: is there a long-term solution? Views from France and Britain' written in response to the decision to close and clear 'The Jungle' at Calais |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/after-the-calais-jungle-is-there-a-long-term-solution-views-from-france-... |
| Description | Article in The Conversation on situation in Izmir post EU-Turkey agreement |
| 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 | Article written jointly with Gokay Ozerim (Yasar University) entitled 'Selling up, settling down: how a Turkish neighbourhood adapted to its Syrian refugees' which considers the implications of the EU-Turkey agreement for Syrians living in Basmane, Izmir |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/selling-up-settling-down-how-a-turkish-neighbourhood-adapted-to-its-syri... |
| Description | Article in The Conversation on the Global Compacts for Refugees and Safe and Orderly Migration |
| 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 | This piece co-written with Dr Katharine Jones directly engages with the need to ensure that a rights-based approach underpins the Global Compact process |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/why-rights-must-trump-politics-if-new-global-plans-on-refugees-and-migra... |
| Description | Article in The Conversation on the experiences of Syrian refugees stuck in Lebanon awaiting resettlement |
| 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 | This piece draws directly on the experiences of one particular family with whom I have worked directly in the months that followed in an effort to secure access to protection for them and others like them. An interview was held with the family by a humanitarian organisation in December 2018 and an outcome is currently awaited regarding the possibility of resettlement to Italy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/stuck-in-lebanon-a-syrian-refugee-familys-life-in-limbo-99707 |
| Description | Article in The Conversation on why SEZs won't solve the 'refugee crisis' |
| 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 | Article written in response to book published by Betts/Collier claiming that SEZs in countries such as Jordan and Uganda hosting large numbers of refugees might solve the 'refugee crisis' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/why-jobs-in-special-economic-zones-wont-solve-the-problems-facing-the-wo... |
| Description | Article in The Independent |
| 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 | Follow up article entitled 'Refugees dying from hypothermia as deadly Mediterranean boat crossings continue into winter' on rescues in the Mediterranean referencing MEDMIG research and earlier exclusive report on findings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-migrants-asylum-seekers-mediterranean-... |
| Description | Article in the Conversation |
| 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 | Seizing Valuables from Asylum Seekers - Denmark has lost the plot, and it's heart. Published Jan 28, 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/seizing-valuables-from-asylum-seekers-denmark-has-lost-the-plot-and-its-... |
| Description | Article in the Conversation, reproduced in Newsweek |
| 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 | Article in the Conversation with Esra Kaytaz (published Jan 30th, 2017) If the US Won't Take Refugees: Where do they Go? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/if-the-us-wont-take-refugees-where-do-they-go-72124 |
| Description | Article in the Independent |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 'No direct flight: new maps show the fragmented journeys of migrants and refugees to Europe' - Maps showing the intricate network of varied routes refugees and migrants have taken to get to Europe reveal how their paths have come to converge in the search for safety, write Heaven Crawley, Frank Duvell and Nando Sigona Reproduction of article written for The Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/no-direct-flight-new-maps-show-the-fragmented-journeys-of-mi... |
| Description | Article on first research brief reproduced by Newsweek |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Op-ed with Nando Sigona and Franck Duvell on first research brief and deaths in the Mediterranean reproduced by Newsweek Europe |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.newsweek.com/europe-driving-refugees-more-dangerous-routes-442085?rx=us |
| 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 by World Economic Forum |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Article entitled 'These two maps will change how you think about the journeys of migrants and refugees' based on MEDMIG final report - reproduction of article published in The Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/these-two-maps-will-change-how-you-think-about-the-journeys-o... |
| Description | Article written by InfoMigrants drawing on findings of MEDMIG research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article written independently by InfoMigrants drawing on International Migration article authored with Jessica Hagen-Zanker (ODI) and previous research undertaken on migrant decision-making. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/14891/how-do-migrants-decide-where-to-go |
| Description | Artiicle about final MEDMIG report in Left |
| 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 Left entitled 'Medmig: accuse pesanti contro la gestione politica della crisi migratoria' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://left.it/2016/11/02/medmig-accuse-pesanti-contro-la-gestione-politica-della-crisi-migratoria/ |
| Description | BBC News - interview on EU responses to refugee crisis |
| 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 | 'It's just a token, refugees need help!', interview on BBC NEWS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEbxJG-93lg |
| Description | BBC Scotland, interview, 4/2016 |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview to BBC Scotland discussion the Mediterranean refugee crisis, I clarified a couple of issues, and addressed certain misperceptions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | BISA Workshop, Oxford |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Keynote at British International Studies Association (BISA) workshop on migration security nexus, Triggered lively discussion, reframed the audience's believes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.bisa.ac.uk/index.php/bisa-news/684-imprg-working-group-call-for-papers-the-migration-sec... |
| Description | Baobab Centre lecture on refugee children in Europe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lecture by Professor Heaven Crawley gave a lecture in the Baobab Centre's 2015-16 lecture series: 'Unaccompanied Children in the Asylum System: Meeting their Needs in the Current Climate'. The audience included psychologists, social workers and other practitioners and professionals working with, or concerned about, the situation of refugee children entering and crossing Europe in search of protection. The event sparked questions and discussion which have led to further conversations about potential for future research in this area including research with the Baobab Centre on the experienced of children in the asylum process |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.baobabsurvivors.org/pages/events/baobab-talks---upcoming.php |
| Description | Berlin Exceed Conference, 10/2016 |
| 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 | Exceed conference on 'Forced Migration' of development policy practitioners and academics from Asia, Africa and South America. I talked about the research policy dialogue and how to generate and manage impact. This lead to a wealth of requests from practitioners and researchers from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Columbia and elsewhere. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://exceed.global/ |
| 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 for Verso Books |
| 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 'Deconstructing 'The Jungle', Reconstructing the British Border' written for Verso Books to mark the publication of 'Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move' by Reece Jones |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/2905-deconstructing-the-jungle-reconstructing-the-british-border |
| Description | Blog to mark 'Unravelling Europe's Migration Crisis' being made available open access by Policy Press |
| 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 'Crocodile tears: Why safe and legal migration routes are the only answer' published by Policy Press on their 'Transforming Society' webpage in response to the deaths of migrants crossing the English Channel and the decision to make the findings of our MEDMIG research available free of charge so that they could inform public and policy understanding of the reasons why people feel they have no alternative other than to get in boats |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2021/11/29/crocodile-tears-why-safe-and-legal-migration-routes... |
| Description | Blog, COMPAS, 19/12/2015 |
| 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 | Assessing EU migration policy making with regards the refugee crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/2015/mediterranean-migration-crisis-mixed-policies-mixed-results/ |
| Description | Blog, COMPAS, 20/9/2015 |
| 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 addressing the refugee crisis, alerting public to on-going research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/2015/unravelling-the-mediterranean-migration-crisis/ |
| Description | Book launch for The Refugee System |
| 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 | This webinar, hosted by UNU-CPR, was held to launch The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach - the story of how one Syrian family, spread across several countries, tried to survive the civil war and live in dignity. Departing from studies that create siloes of knowledge about just one setting or 'solution' to displacement, the book's sociological approach describes a global system that shapes refugee movements. The event provided an opportunity to engage an online audience in new approaches to refugee policy thinking and making |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cpr.unu.edu/events/archive/event/launch-of-the-refugee-system.html |
| Description | CMPR Film Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A series of film showings at the Taliesin Arts Centre on migration-related themes followed by a panel discussion and opportunity to discuss the issues raised which sparked some interesting comments and reflections on the issues in the local context Increased interest in the work of CMPR |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | COMPAS seminar series, 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Seminar series, eight events, experts on migration crisis shared their research and analysis, sparked great discussions, and facilitated further collaboration with colleagues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/open-the-way-understanding-the-mediterranean-refugee-crisis/ |
| Description | CPD training on Maths of Migration at RGS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | CPD event co-run with Positive Negatives and the RGS on the 'Maths of Migration', engaging secondary school teachers from across the South East and Midland in how to use the MEDMIG data to improve understanding of migration issues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Summer Course, York University, Toronto May 2018 |
| 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 | Invited to present the findings and implications of the MEDMIG research at the annual CRS Summer Course which is attended by postgraduate students and professionals from a range of institutions and organisations in Canada and beyond. Led to extensive ongoing discussions about the research and associated outputs (including JEMS article on categories and the Policy Press book). Potential for future collaboration with CRS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://crs.info.yorku.ca/programs/summer-course |
| Description | Chairing Panel at IOM / ODI Event: Refugees, Migration and the SDGs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chaired a Panel on the topic of refugees and migration in the Sustainable Development Goals for an IOM event held in London on 14th December 2014 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Cited in an article in The Economist |
| 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 | Interviewed for an article on Channel crossings by The Economist and findings of MEDMIG research cited |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/08/05/a-country-with-few-asylum-seekers-wants-even-fewer |
| Description | Commentary piece in the New Internationalist |
| 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 | Reflection of the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/30/07/2018/europe-migration-deal |
| Description | Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC) AGM and Professorial lecture, Coventry University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professorial lecture at Coventry University. Event was immediately proceeded by AGM of Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC) in an effort to ensure that the findings of the research reach a wider audience including the general public, policy makers and professionals. The event was opened by the Bishop of Coventry and chaired by Sabir Zazai, Director of CRMC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://covrefugee.org/huge-turnout-helps-make-agm-stunning-success/ |
| Description | Coverage of my research in Nature |
| 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 | Interview for special issue of Nature on human migration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.nature.com/news/data-on-movements-of-refugees-and-migrants-are-flawed-1.21568 |
| Description | DIIS workshop, Copenhagen |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Seminar at Danish Institute for International Studies, one of the leading IR institutes in Europe on the 'Drivers of irregular migration from Turkey and the limits of policy responses'. The audience consisted of representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Defence and research staff. It was followed by an informal Chatham House rule exchange of views on Turkey. The activity led to collaboration in setting up a new research project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.diis.dk/node/8018 |
| Description | Debate on MEDMIG research briefing on BTMTV.com |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Debate between journalists and business leaders about MEDMIG research briefing on BFMTV.com business programme (in French) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/les-livres-d-avant-et-d-ailleurs-alain-vernay-et-heav... |
| Description | Debating Europe podcast - 'Is Western geopolitics to blame for the refugee crisis?' |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Contributed to a Debating Europe podcast aimed to engage members of the public in key issues facing the EU. The podcasts have been extensively accessed and have received more than 300 comments |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.debatingeurope.eu/2017/06/08/western-geopolitics-blame-refugee-crisis/#updates |
| Description | DfID / FCO roundtable on future migration scenarios |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Roundtable discussion with officials from DfID and FCO to explore future European migration scenarios for 2016. This provided an opportunity to feed some of the emerging findings of the research directly to UK policy makers working on these issues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| 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 | EUStory, berlin 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | On invitation of the Korber Foundation I addressed a panel at the EUStory Conference 'Next Generation Summit - Re:member Europe', assembling 100 young people from diverse member states. It was a 4-hour intensive reflection on the migration challenges and related processes of xenophobia and radicalisation in European aiming to discuss counter-strategies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.koerber-stiftung.de/mediathek/eustory-next-generation-summit-2017-1465 |
| Description | Educational work in Tower Hamlets - The Maths of Migration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Educational work undertaken in collaboration with PositiveNegatives using the MEDMIG database to engage secondary school children in Tower Hamlets with the stories and journeys underpinning migration data that is used in the press to describe 'the migration crisis'. The work was targeted towards the backgrounds and interests of young people in this particular school (mainly of Bangladeshi heritage) as a pilot for a larger piece of work which will be undertaken in collaboration with other schools and potentially the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | Essay, ESRC News website, 24/9/2015 |
| 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 | Alerting readers of ESRC News to the complexities of the refugee and European crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-events-and-publications/news/news-items/from-a-refugee-crisis-to-a-crisis... |
| Description | European Foundations Centre, 1/2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Meeting at SOAS, London with key donors under the umbrella of the European Foundations Centre to discuss past donors activities and future priorities. Sparked intensive discussion on research versus humanitarian activities. To early to see any impact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Exclusive coverage of MEDMIG final report launch in The Independent |
| 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 | Exclusive report in The Independent of findings of MEDMIG research and launch of final report in Brussels. Article was based on press release and lengthy interview with Professor Heaven Crawley together with journalist's own experiences on MSF rescue boat off the Libyan coast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/refugee-crisis-closing-borders-people-smugglers-human... |
| Description | Expert roundtable with DfID on migration, social protection and the Global Compact process |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Expert workshop organised by DfID to better understand the evidence around migration and social protection and what interventions can have an impact and reduce vulnerability within the migration space. The meeting was attended by 25 academics and a number of officials from DfiD and other government departments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Expert, Thematic discussion 1 for the Global Compact on Refugees, UNHCR, Geneva |
| 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 | Invited to participate in the first round of thematic discussion in my role as consultant to UNHCR advising on how to ensure that a rights-based approach to refugee protection and assistance is at the heart of the Global Compact process. Subsequently invited to thematic discussions 2,3,4 and 5 as part of my role in organising an expert roundtable on rights-based approaches to inform the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Global Dialogue. The paper summarising the discussion and conclusions will be published by UNHCR early in 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.unhcr.org/thematic-discussions-for-the-global-compact-on-refugees.html#july |
| Description | Expert, Thematic discussions 2 and 3 for the Global Compact on Refugees, UNHCR, Geneva |
| 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 | Invited to participate in the second and third rounds of thematic discussion in my role as consultant to UNHCR advising on how to ensure that a rights-based approach to refugee protection and assistance is at the heart of the Global Compact process. Subsequently invited to thematic discussions 4 and 5 as part of my role in organising an expert roundtable on rights-based approaches to inform the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Global Dialogue. The paper summarising the discussion and conclusions will be published by UNHCR early in 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.unhcr.org/thematic-discussions-for-the-global-compact-on-refugees.html#october |
| Description | Expert, Thematic discussions 4 and 5 for the Global Compact on Refugees, UNHCR, Geneva |
| 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 | Invited to participate in the fourth and fifth rounds of thematic discussions in my role as consultant to UNHCR advising on how to ensure that a rights-based approach to refugee protection and assistance is at the heart of the Global Compact process. Subsequently organised and co-chaired (with UNHCR) an expert roundtable on rights-based approaches to inform the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Global Dialogue. The paper summarising the discussion and conclusions will be published by UNHCR early in 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.unhcr.org/thematic-discussions-for-the-global-compact-on-refugees.html#november |
| Description | FIERI seminar, Turin, Italy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public seminar convened by FIERI as part of a public exhibition "Exodus - migratory routes, stories of people, arrivals, Inclusion" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.fieri.it/category/seminari-e-convegni/ |
| Description | Feature profile on E-IR.info |
| 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 | Long interview with E-IR, the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics, on the refugee crisis and how it is shaping our research agenda |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.e-ir.info/2015/11/01/interview-nando-sigona/ |
| Description | Fragmented mobility and Europe's migration crisis (University of Leiden) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk at the University of Leiden (Netherlands) under the title of 'Fragmented mobility and Europe's migration crisis'. He spoke alongside Aurelie Ponthieu of Medecins Sans Frontieres. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | From Libya to Italy: the Quest for Security across the Mediterranean (King's College London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk at the event From Libya to Italy: the Quest for Security across the Mediterranean organised by King's College London's Middle East and North Africa forum and King's College London Italian Society. The event attracted Libyan nationals, third sector representatives and students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Global Strategy Forum, London, 10/2016 |
| 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 Event 'Geopolitics of Fear' at the Global Strategy Forum in the Liberal Club, London attracted an audience of around 100 Westminster policy makers and foreign diplomats. It sparked a discussion on international relations with respect to addressing migration crises. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.globalstrategyforum.org/events/the-october-2016-seminar-the-geopolitics-of-fear-south-eas... |
| Description | Greece/Tinos summer seminar, 7/2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture at summer school attended by 30 post graduate students, colleagues, and some professionals including civil society, journalists and army personnel, sparked lively debate, discussion continued for a couple of days. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.idis.gr/?p=3574 |
| Description | Guest Lecture to Undergraduate Students, University West of Scotland, November 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on MEDMIG findings to fourth year undergraduate students at University of West of Scotland (migration module) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Helsinki, Ministry presentation, 2017 |
| 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 at the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. the request was to contextualise and explain the sudden and unexpected influx of Syrian and other refugees in Finland. The presentation addressed the questions of the audience. This lead to another invitation by the Ministry for the Interior on irregular migration in March 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Holborn Labour Party, Camden, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation (alongside Dr Nando Sigona) at an open meeting organised by Holborn and St Pancras Labour Party entitled 'Making sense of the refugee crisis: what can we do?'. The aim of the event was to help people in the area understand the migrant crisis and respond to it as part of a series of open meetings designed to engage with our communities to explore together how we tackle key issues at a local level. The meeting brought together speakers, local charity groups and members of the community. Speakers' input provided stimulus for a conversation about what Europe's 'migration crisis' means for the local area and how best the local Labour Party and individuals might respond. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Humboldt University Conference |
| 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 | Expert panel on refugee migration methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bim.hu-berlin.de/en/projects/2018/01/01/2019/12/31/exitt-exit---transit---transformation... |
| Description | IASFM16, Poznan, Poland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Opening plenary session on 'The European Union and the Challenges of Forced Migration: From Economic Crisis to Protection Crisis?' organised by Professor Heaven Crawley who gave overview of MEDMIG research findings and invited Aurélie Ponthieu (MSF) and Federico Soda (IOM) to respond. The MEDMIG team also organised three sessions on the Mediterranean migration crisis with a total of 12 papers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://iasfm.org/iasfm16/program/ |
| Description | IMISCOE London conference, Feb 2017 |
| 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 | International conference on the 'tyranny of categories', I presented a paper on the Mediterranean migration crisis at a panel attended by around 30 participants. My categorisation was perceived positively, agreed exchange of ideas with a couple of colleagues, suggested to a colleague comparison of the respective cases we work on. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.imiscoe.org/news/network-news/614-cfp-imiscoe-spring-conference-2017-deadline-4-november... |
| Description | IMISCOE conference, semi keynote, 6/2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Semi keynote explaining the Mediterranean refugee crisis, sparked intensive debate, got enthusiastic feedback, leading scholars approached me sating this was the best analysis they had heard so far. Talk will be podcasted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.imiscoe.org/docman-docs/609-final-program-imiscoe-prague/file |
| Description | IOM/ODI workshop, London, 10/2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Overseas Development Institute workshop on migration crisis attended by UK policy makers and stakeholders. This facilitated a comparison of two large projects, MedMig and the IOM project and lead to requests for further collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Immigration and Refugee Law Advocacy Seminar at Harvard University, Cambridge MA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Seminar at Harvard University with graduate students at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC). Other speakers included Ellen Gallagher from the US Department of Justice, Homeland Security and Shannon Erwin from the Muslim Justice League. The seminar convened by Sabi Ardalan, Assistant Director at HIRC. The presentations explored the securititization of migration policy in the US and Europe and were followed by a lively debate with students who are in training to become lawyers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://hls.harvard.edu/dept/clinical/clinics/harvard-immigration-and-refugee-clinical-program/ |
| Description | International Metropolis conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk explaining the European refugee crisis and the drivers of the public and policy concerns this raised to an international audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://metropolis2018.org.au/presentations/ |
| Description | Interview BBC4, 5/3/2016 |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Explaining escalation of refugee on Western Balkans |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b071ld79 |
| Description | Interview for CNN |
| 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 | 'Deeply concerning': Why the rise in migrants crossing the English Channel? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/28/uk/english-channel-migrants-christmas-gbr-intl/index.html |
| Description | Interview for Sunday Times |
| 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 Sunday Times based on finding of MEDMIG and MIDEQ research, views/findings cited in the published article |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-do-migrants-come-to-the-uk-mzgfhdk9k |
| Description | Interview on Al Jazeera |
| 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 on migrant arrivals in Spain |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://nandosigona.info/2018/08/20/migration-spain-is-not-the-new-greece-or-even-italy/ |
| Description | Interview on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire breakfast show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire breakfast show about the drowning of 27 people crossing the channel and the reasons why people come to the UK in search of protection |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Interview on BBC Radio 4 The Briefing Room |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | As the Home Secretary Priti Patel promises to fix a 'broken' asylum system, what measures could the government take to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000n48v |
| Description | Interview on BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 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 | BBC Radio 5 program with Adrian Chiles interviewed Professor Heaven Crawley on Tuesday 6th September. Heaven's interview discusses why people cross the Mediterranean and was preceded by an interesting and empathetic piece by a 5 live reporter on an MSF boat just off the coast of Libya. The section covering the migrant crisis starts at 07:45, and Heaven's interview starts at 17:47. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07rkgkc#play |
| Description | Interview on BBC Radio Wales breakfast show |
| 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 | Radio interview on BBC Radio Wales in response to drowning of people crossing the English Channel in search of protection |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_wales_fm |
| Description | Interview on La Vanguardia newspaper |
| 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 | La Vanguardia, Nando Sigona: "El cierre del paso de Calais hace que se abran nuevas rutas", 24/10/2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20191024/471027303550/nando-sigona-migraciones-39-cadaver... |
| Description | Interview on national news |
| 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 | A year on from the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal, numbers of irregular crossings of the Aegean remains dramatically lower than before. Since March 2016, arrivals have averaged 90 per day, compared to 10,000 in a single day in October 2015. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://nandosigona.info/2017/04/01/a-year-on-from-the-eu-turkey-deal-interview-with-bbc-world-servi... |
| Description | Interview with Belgian online newspaper Apache.be |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Jans Walraven from Belgian online newspaper Apache.be about the evolving situation since the EU-Turkey deal and comments by a Belgian Minister that 'the worst of the crisis is over'. My contribution challenged this statement by refering to the evidence from the MEDMIG project and latest figures from Frontex |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.apache.be/2016/04/21/enkel-volgens-francken-is-het-ergste-van-de-asielcrisis-voorbij/?sh... |
| 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 | Interview with Talk Radio Europe |
| 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 | 20 minute radio interview with Pippa Jones from Talk Radio Europe (based in Spain) exploring the initial findings of the MEDMIG research following publication of Research Brief 01 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.talkradioeurope.com/clients/hcrawley.mp3 |
| Description | Interview with Thompson Reuters Foundation |
| 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 | Interview with Thompson Reuters Foundation published as online article on 26th October 2016 'Deaths in Aegean likely to rise as migrants grow desperate - migration expert' and subsequently reported in Daily Mail |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3290387/Deaths-Aegean-likely-rise-migrants-grow-des... |
| Description | Interview with Washington Post |
| 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 | Media interview with Washington Post which led to quote in article entitled 'Spring could bring a new wave of refugees. But Europe isn't ready for them', 16th February 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/spring-could-bring-a-fresh-surge-of-refugees-but-europe-... |
| Description | Interview, Aksyon, 6/10/2015 |
| 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 Turkish magazine, explaining British and EU migration policy to an international audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Interview, Cumhuriyet 15/9/2015 |
| 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 on British migration policy towards refugee crisis, explaining British policies to international audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/dunya/369315/ingiltere_nin_siginmaci_politikasi_elestiriliyor.htm... |
| Description | Interview, Der Spiegel, 9/2/2016 |
| 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 | Explaining refugee migration and EU migration policy to wider audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/closing-balkan-route-means-migrant-crisis-for-greece-a-10... |
| Description | Interview, Foreign Affairs, 2/11/2015 |
| 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 | Explaining Turkish migration and refugee policies to international audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/turkey/2015-11-02/akps-golden-opportunity |
| Description | Interview, Kapital (Bulgaria), 1/3/2016 |
| 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 | Commenting on refugee crisis on Balkans |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/sviat/2016/03/02/2716332_tiktakaneto_na_bejanskata_kriza/ |
| Description | Interview, La Presse, 11/2/2016 |
| 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 | Explaining EU refugee crisis to overseas audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Interview, Radio Luxembourg, 2/3/2016 |
| 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 | Explaining the Calais refugee crisis, follow up from interview in 2015 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Interview, TRT World, 3/3/2016 |
| 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 | Speaking on Turkish TV and commenting on EU council president's visit to Turkey, was circulated widely on social media |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Interview, The Guardian, 19/9/2015 |
| 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 | Interview to Guardian, commenting on British migration policy vis a vis the refugee crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/19/refugee-crisis-europe-needs-to-take-big-numbers |
| Description | Interview, Time, 24/11/2015 |
| 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 Time magazine, explaining the underlying drivers of Calais refugee crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://time.com/fear-in-the-jungle/ |
| Description | Interview, der Spiegel, 28/9/2015 |
| 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 der Spiegel, international outreach, explaining an international (German) audience the drivers of the refugee crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://magazin.spiegel.de/digital/?utm_source=spon&utm_campaign=inhaltsverzeichnis#SP/2015/40/13899... |
| Description | Invited speaker at JEMS annual conference, Sussex University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk on death and rescue in the Mediterranean sea |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/migration/seminars/conferences/5thconference |
| Description | Invited speaker at event organised by working group of Academy of Social Sciences |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker, Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS), symposium on refugee crisis and 'hostile environment', UEL. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Invited speaker, Migration and Refugees, Royal College of Defence Studies (Ministry of Defence), London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lecture to senior MoD staff on the topic of migration and refugees, drawing on data and evidence from the MIDEQ and MEDMIG projects |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://da.mod.uk/colleges-and-schools/royal-college-of-defence-studies/ |
| Description | Invited speaker, UCLA, US |
| 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 | Invited to speak at annual event on refugees at UCLA. Paper based on MEDMIG data |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited talk at Columbia University, US |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker, Italy and the Euro-Mediterranean migration crisis, Columbia University, USA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNe5Tv3b9XE |
| Description | Invited to IOM expert group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker, Expert group on irregular migration, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Berlin |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/231508205 |
| Description | Invited to MSF directors expert group |
| 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 | Invited to contribute to MSF working group on rescue at sea |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Invited to contribute to Friends of Europe High-Level Migration Task Force |
| 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 | Invited to join a High-Level Migration Task Force meeting that was held as part of the Friends of Europe 'State of Europe' event. The meeting brought together a selected number of leading stakeholders under the chairmanship of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, Chairman of the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Institute, allowing for a frank dialogue and build relationships of trust in view of preparing policy recommendations to be submitted to the 2018 UN Intergovernmental Conference on International Migration at which the Global Compact will be presented. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.friendsofeurope.org/event/state-europe?tab=programme |
| Description | Katharine Jones and Simon McMahon article for The Conversation on smuggling to Europe |
| 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 | Katharine and Simon published the article As long as people are pushed to flee their homes for Europe, smuggling networks will remain a necessity on The Conversation, summarising MEDMIG findings on smuggling to Europe |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/as-long-as-people-are-pushed-to-flee-their-homes-for-europe-smuggling-ne... |
| Description | Keynote at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Keynote Speaker, Annual Nordic Migration Conference, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Keynote speaker at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Conference in Poznan, Poland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to give the main keynote speech at the annual IASFM conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | LE DÉCOMPTE DES RÉFUGIÉS EN EUROPE POSE QUESTION - Swiss National Broadcasting |
| 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 | Spin off to my work unpacking FRONTEX double-counting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h30/video/le-decompte-des-refugies-en-europe-pose-question?id=7200152 |
| Description | LSE Europp Blog - On the expected failure of EU strategy to address the refugee crisis |
| 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 | The editorial offers a timely response to the latest plan put forward by the EU to address the refugee crisis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2016/01/18/why-the-jury-is-still-out-on-the-commissions-latest-pro... |
| Description | Launch of Patrick Kingsley's book 'The New Odyssey' at the Frontline Club |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public debate on Europe's refugee crisis to mark the publication of new book by Patrick Kingsley (Guardian's migration correspondent). Very engaged audience of journalists, general public, civil society organisations and others. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.frontlineclub.com/the-new-odyssey-the-story-of-europes-refugee-crisis/ |
| Description | Lecture, Lviv, Ukraine, 10/2016 |
| 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 | Talk at Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine on 'From the Refugee Crisis and Brexit to the Crisis of the EU'. Raised a lively debate on the linkages between the three main themes and sparked continuous discussion on social media. UCU followed up with requests for future collaboration, this resulted in a joint funding application (H2020), more collaborations regarding research collaboration and teaching pending. Also led to one interview and a media article. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Lectures, Austin/US, 2/2017 |
| 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 | Gave two lectures on the Mediterranean migration crisis at University of Texas, Austin, Middle Eastern Studies. This attracted a mixed audience of post-graduate students and professionals (a policy advisor, a lawyer, a civil society representative). I also spoke to a group of exiles from Turkey which lead to suggestions on future research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/events/event.php?id=42856 |
| Description | MEDMIG findings cited in article in The Independent |
| 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 | Further follow up article in The Independent on deaths in the Mediterranean citing from MEDMIG final research report and linking to project website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugees-europe-never-wanted-to-come-libya-mediterran... |
| Description | MEDMIG research reported by The Turkish news website Anadolu Agency |
| 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 | The Turkish news website Anadolu Agency covered the MEDMIG final report in this article published November 2nd. The article includes a series of quotes from Professor Heaven Crawley in relation to European migration policy and the political agenda related to immigration. Heaven mentions the difficulties of integration and points out that deaths and the use of human traffickers is increasing, which indicates the failure of the response to the refugee crisis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | MEDMIG research reported in Iran Daily |
| 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 | The Iran Daily website covered the MEDMIG final report in an article published on 4th of November. The article includes details of the MEDMIG research project and emphasises the role of European governments in the increase of people smuggling due to the lack of legal alternatives for leaving countries or finding safety and protection within them |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.iran-daily.com/News/171514.html |
| 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 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 | MOAS Podcast 15: Labels and Linguistics |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) formed in 2014 and has been saving the lives of men, women and children making the perilous Mediterranean sea crossing ever since. The aim of the podcasts are to engage the public in what MOAS does, to learn about why the people they save make the crossing and importantly, to hear from the people themselves. This podcast engages with the complex terminology associated with migration and the political uses to which different categories are put. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.moas.eu/blog-podcast-15-labels-linguistics/ |
| Description | Maths of Migration with Positive Negatives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A programme of work has been developed with Positive Negatives to use the data from the MEDMIG project to engage secondary school children in the issues associated with the 'migration crisis' though maths and other lessions. There has been engagement to date by hundreds of children at Oaklands school in Tower Hamlets and we are currently looking to roll this work out to other schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://positivenegatives.org/about/education/maths-of-migration-educational-resources/ |
| Description | Media interview with YLA, Finland |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview with YLE Finland on experiences of undertaking fieldwork with refugees and migrants arriving on the Greek island of Lesvos 16th November 2015 'Forskare: EU:s enkla svar på folkvandringen är farliga [The EU's simple answers to people's journeys is dangerous], YLE (Finland), |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2015/11/16/forskare-eus-enkla-svar-pa-folkvandringen-ar-farliga |
| Description | Media interview with the Telegraph |
| 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 | Interview on the likely impact of the EU-Turkey deal on flows into Europe and subsequently quoted in article |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/02/migrants-wait-in-limbo-on-edge-of-europe-ahead-of-turkey-... |
| Description | Meeting with Ministry for Interior, Czech Republic, 6/2016 |
| 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 | Intervention and frank discussion of Czech Republic's migration policy and policy response toward refugee crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Meeting with senior staff at European's Commisison's Joint Research Centre (JRC) |
| 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 | Meeting with senior staff including Alessandra Zampieri, Head of Unit, at the Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demongraphy (KCMD) at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy. This provided an important opportunity to ensure that the findings of the MEDMIG research are including in their synthesis of existing research which informs the approach and decisions taken by European Commission staff |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/migration-and-demography |
| 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 | Migration/Diplomacy seminar, MfA Turkey, 5/2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I was invited by the Strategic Studies centre of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Turkey and talked to a mixed audience of policy makers, embassy staff and other practitioners. This event facilitated informal conversations and thus building links with the MfA Turkey. Led to invitation for publication in the ministry's journal 'Perception'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://sam.gov.tr/international-migration-and-diplomacy/ |
| Description | Moscow conference 9/2016 |
| 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 | International conference in Moscow hosted by Russian International Affairs Council, a state agency, addressing about 100 Russian and international agency stakeholders (IOM, ICMPD, Red Cross). Apart from sharing knowledge on migration management and crisis management the event had a science diplomacy purpose as it was aiming to bridge the Russia-EU divide. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://russiancouncil.ru/en/inner/?id_4=8151#top-content |
| Description | Multiple discussions with the Department for International Development (DfID) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ongoing discussions with DfID about the findings of the research and the implications for policy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Narratives of Migration - Contribution to On the Media (US) |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited to speak to New York Public Radio about the problems with prevailing narratives of migration, and how they affect policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.wnyc.org/story/narratives-migration |
| Description | National conference on migration to Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A one-day conference to explore the experiences of migrants and migration in Wales undertaken in collaboration with the Wales Strategic Migration Partnership. During the conference there was considerable discussion of the issues raised in my presentation on migration in the Welsh context I was invited to work with the WSMP on a series of briefing papers to educate and information practitioners and the public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Swansea-University-professor-speak-national/story-17556589-d... |
| Description | ODI Public Event 'Understanding Refugee and Migrant Journeys' to mark launch of book |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Expert panel discussion hosted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) to mark the launch of our Policy Press book 'Unravelling Europe's 'migration crisis': journeys over land and sea'. The event explored the messy reality of refugee and migrant journeys and the decisions people make along the way, challenging the assumption that 'everyone wants to come to Europe'. Speakers included Professor Heaven Crawley (PI), Dr Joanne Liu, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker, ODI and Ahmad Al-Rashid, author, Syrian campaigner and Violence, Conflict and Development Postgraduate. The event was chaired by Kate Adie OBE DL, Presenter, From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4 and live streamed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.odi.org/events/4526-understanding-refugee-and-migrant-journeys-europe |
| Description | ODI roundtable, humanitarian response in Greece/EU |
| 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 | Professor Heaven Crawley was invited to speak at a roundtable meeting on the humanitarian and policy responses to the refugee/migrant crisis on Lesvos and the wider European refugee crisis organised by Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. This has led to a publication (see link below), ongoing discussions with ODI about the potential for future research collaboration and direct engagement with a policy document currently being drafted by UK-based NGOs and international organisations in response to the European migration crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://odihpn.org/resource/humanitarian-europe-responses-to-the-2015-refugee-and-migrant-movements-t... |
| Description | Op ed in The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | NGOs under attack for saving too many lives in the Mediterranean |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/ngos-under-attack-for-saving-too-many-lives-in-the-mediterranean-75086 |
| Description | Op-Ed in Newsweek on UN summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Op-Ed in Newsweek on the UN summit on refugees |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://europe.newsweek.com/theresa-mays-britain-wont-be-haven-refugees-501877?rm=eu |
| Description | Op-ed for The Conversation on the use of COVID-19 to reduce refugee rights and protection |
| 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 | Op-ed for The Conversation entitled 'How COVID-19 became a cover to reduce refugee rights' examining the impacts of COVID-19 on the ability of refugees in Europe to secure access to protection and rights |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/how-covid-19-became-a-cover-to-reduce-refugee-rights-156247 |
| Description | Op-ed in Newsweek |
| 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 | Piece drawing on MEDMIG data on death rate in the Mediterranean |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://europe.newsweek.com/europe-driving-refugees-more-dangerous-routes-442085?rm=eu |
| Description | OpenDemocracy - Mind the gap: Why are unaccompanied minors disappearing in their thousands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Drawing on preliminary findings from Becoming Adult, the piece critically engages with current debate on the disappearance of young migrants and the decision to fund a EUROPOL agency to focus on the issue. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2016 |
| URL | https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/nando-sigona-and-jennifer-allsopp/mind-gap-why-are-unaccompanied-... |
| Description | OpenDemocracy article on attitudes to migration |
| 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 | Article for Open Democracy challenging the tendency of policy makers and politicians to draw on ill-informed public opinions to justify and legitimate migration policy making |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.opendemocracy.net/heaven-crawley/migration-beyond-what-people-think |
| Description | Organised an expert roundtable with UNHCR on a rights-based approach to refugee protection and assistance |
| 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 | On 13th November 2017 Professor Crawley co-organised an expert meeting with UNHCR which brought together critical thinkers with experts and representatives from international and civil society organisations including those working with refugees in different settings around the globe, for a frank and open exchange around how to ensure respect for refugee rights is central to, and promoted throughout, the Global Compact process. The discussion was both detailed and wide-ranging. A document summarising the key themes and recommendations made by participants to guide the Global Compact process will be published by UNHCR early in 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Overseas Development Institute - Sutherland report |
| 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 | I was invited to contribute to a meeting with the UN Special Representative on Migration to discuss draft recommendations on improving the global governance of migration . The closed workshop followed a public lecture by Peter Sutherland |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.odi.org/events/4332-global-migration-crises-opportunity |
| Description | Oxford Policy Roundtable |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | High-level policy roundtable to present the preliminary findings of the research to an audience of 40 representatives from international organisations (UNHCR, IOM), third sector organisations (Oxfam, Save the Children, MSF, British Red Cross, Refugee Council, ODI), policy makers (FCO, DfID, Cabinet Office) and academics on the other ESRC-funded projects in the programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.medmig.info/roundtable-unravelling-the-mediterranean-migration-crisis/ |
| Description | Panel on the refugee crisis at the European Parliament Office in London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I joined a high profile panel on the refugee crisis at Europe House |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/uk-events/past_events/past2016/relocation.html;jsessionid=8A0434DB65B1... |
| Description | Panellist, 15th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, UN, Geneva |
| 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 | Invited to speak at a panel on 'Migrants and refugees: protection against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance'. Audience was primarily representatives of UN Member States and international CSOs. Considerable interested generated in MEDMIG research and emails subsequently received requesting further information and links to published outputs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Racism/IntergovWG/Pages/Session15.aspx |
| Description | Panellist, Europe's refugee 'crisis': where are we now? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hosted by London School of Economics and Political Science European Institute as part of the series 'Beyond Eurocentrism' (online) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2021/06/202106161600/refugee |
| Description | Piece for The Conversation on NATO in the Aegean |
| 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 | Article by Dr Ioannis Chapsos for The Conversation on the geo-politics underlying the announcement that NATO ships will be deployed in the Aegean |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/who-are-natos-ships-in-the-aegean-really-keeping-an-eye-on-54665 |
| Description | Piece for The Conversation on geopolitics of refugee crisis |
| 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 | Article for The Conversation entitled 'Crisis or opportunity? How European countries use refugees for political gain', published 25th February 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/crisis-or-opportunity-how-european-countries-use-refugees-for-political-... |
| Description | Piece for The Conversation on sea crossings to Lesvos |
| 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 | Article for The Conversation reflecting on dangers associated with sea crossings to Lesvos, based on fieldwork undertake in October 2015 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/report-from-lesvos-without-safe-access-to-asylum-people-will-keep-riskin... |
| Description | Piece in The Conversation on refugees in Italy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Rome mayor's anti-migrant stance signals shift further to right for Italy's Five Star Movement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/rome-mayors-anti-migrant-stance-signals-shift-further-to-right-for-italy... |
| Description | Podcast for MOAS |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Audio interview for MOAS podcast series on the refugee/migration crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.moas.eu/moas-podcast-1-nando-sigona-migrant-journeys/ |
| Description | Podcast for Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) |
| 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 | Video podcast for the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) commenting on the findings of the MEDMIG research and the contribution of geography to the study of international migration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/PEVFy27v6JQ |
| Description | Policy roundtable at the European Commission, Athens, Greece |
| 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 | Policy roundtable organised by ELIAMEP (International Co-Investigator) and supported by Coventry University's IMPACK-SS fund to share preliminary findings with policy makers embassy staff, civil society organisations and others, speakers included Secretary General of Migration Department together with the Head of Integration for Athens as well as MSF and UNHCR. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation at conference on 'Gendering the Refugee Crisis' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at a half day conference organised by the Open University, University of Warwick and Centre for Transnational Development and Co-operation offering a pressing critical reflection on the so-called 'refugee crisis' in Europe. In light of recent heated debates and widespread coverage of Europe's border controls and the flow of refugees, the event offered a space to critically think through the gendered politics of refugee and forced migration, and its intersections with nationalism, geopolitics, and global patterns of inequality. A podcast of the presentation was also made available online after the event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.open.ac.uk/ccig/events/gendering-the-%E2%80%98refugee-crisis%E2%80%99 |
| Description | Presentation to CDCI Conference Changing Migration Policy, Bucharest |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on MEDMIG findings to the CDCDI Conference, Changing Migration Policies, Bucharest, Romania, November 2016. The conference was part of the project "Developing a network of active organisations in the field of migration (EMINET)", co-financed by a grant from Switzerland through the Swiss Contribution to the enlarged European Union. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.cdcdi.ro/en/event/3rd-cdcdi-international-conference-changing-migration-policies-national... |
| Description | Presentation to DfID Inclusive Communities Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Lunchtime Keynote Speaker to a DfiD Inclusive Communities Department Event, Glasgow, February 2017 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation to GRAMNet (Glasgow Refugee and Migrant Network) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on MEDMIG emerging findings in a GRAMNet seminar |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation to Human Rights Watch, New York |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Opportunity to present preliminary findings of MEDMIG research and implications for policy at Human Rights Watch head office in New York. Around 20 people attended the event but a further 30 joined online from HRW offices across Europe including Brussels and Geneva. Excellent discussion and plans for further collaboration as a result of this engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation to Sussex University Resettlement Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on MEDMIG findings at Sussex University Refugee Resettlement Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Public event at the University of Leicester organised by Civic Leicester / University of Leicester / City of Sanctuary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture at the University of Leicester organised by Civic Leicester / University of Leicester / City of Sanctuary entitled 'Unravelling Europe's 'Migration Crisis': Journeys over land and sea' to mark the launch of our book by the same name and present some of the key findings. Attended by an audience of around 30 people but recorded and made available on the Civic Leicester website in order to reach a larger audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unravelling-europes-migration-crisis-journeys-over-land-and-sea-ticke... |
| Description | Public lecture on 'Europe's war: African migration and the politics of representation in European policy making' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This event was held at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana and attracted an audience of around 40 people from a range of backgrounds. The event provided an opportunity to engage participants in the broader politics of EU migration policy making as it relates to migration from Africa |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public talk, University of Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker, The politics of death and mourning in the 'refugee crisis', public seminar series, University of Glasgow |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | RGS Conference panel organised by Political Geography |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | From the ongoing 'migrant crisis' to the UK referendum on EU membership, the instability of the Euro and the potential expansion of the Union to include Turkey, the European project is facing unprecedented pressures. This panel discussion will reflect on the political geographies of these emerging challenges to the idea and space of Europe. This panel of 'Europe's political future' was sponsored by Political Geography and resulted in an intervention (published February 2017) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://conference.rgs.org/AC2016/97b949f8-616d-40b3-a207-2c40124566a5 |
| Description | RGS-IBG 21st Century Challenges Policy Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Policy forum organised by the RGS-IBG to explore 'Europe's Migration Crisis?'. The event was chaired by David Walker (Guardian Public). Other speakers included Madeline Sumption (Oxford Observatory), Max Nathan (Birmingham University) and Christina Boswell (Edinburgh University). The conversation continued over dinner |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://21stcenturychallenges.org/policy-network/policy-seminars/past-events/europes-migration-crisis... |
| Description | RLI seminar: 'Between conflict and survival: unravelling the drivers of migration across the Mediterranean in 2015' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited to give a seminar as part of the Refugee Law Initiative's 7th International Refugee Law Seminar Series on the theme of: 'Protection in the context of large-scale movements of refugees and migrants' on 24th October 2016. The International Refugee Law Seminar Series at the Refugee Law Initiative provides a public space for discussion, promotion and dissemination of research between academics, practitioners, students and others with an interest in the refugee and forced migration field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://rli.sas.ac.uk/about-us/news/7th-international-refugee-law-seminar-series-launched |
| Description | Reference to MEDMIG research in article by Left Foot Foward |
| 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 | MEDMIG research cited in article entitled 'Seven things the government did in 2016 to devastate the lives of migrants and refugees' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://leftfootforward.org/2016/12/seven-things-the-government-did-in-2016-to-devastate-the-lives-o... |
| Description | Refugee Reporting Awards, One World Media, Judge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Acted as a judge in the Refugee Reporting Awards Category (Chaired by Polly Toynbee) of the One World Media Awards, aimed at recognising and rewarding good quality and ethical journalism. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Reproduction of article published by The Conversation by Politics Means Politics (PMP) |
| 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 | Reproduction of The Conversation blog on the politics of migration across the English Channel |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://vip.politicsmeanspolitics.com/2020/09/01/i-have-been-watching-desperate-people-seek-protecti... |
| Description | Research on Lesvos reported by Mashable |
| 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 | Professor Heaven Crawley's research on Lesvos, including her attendance at the funeral of a baby who drowned making the crossing from Turkey to Greece, was report by the author Megan Specia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://mashable.com/2015/11/06/lesbos-cemetery-runs-out-of-space-after-drowning-deaths/#e3GYAVgQZkq9 |
| Description | Research reported in The National (UAE) |
| 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 | MEDMIG research reported in The National, the UAE's largest English-language newspaper (government-owned) including several quotes from Professor Heaven Crawley |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/death-of-the-european-dream-the-mediterraneans-deadliest-migr... |
| Description | Roundtable at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), Washington DC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Roundtable discussion with researchers and policy analysts at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) who are directly engaged in advising policy makers and politicians on their responses to the European migration crisis including through their role in leading the Transatlantic Council on Migration. Members of the MPI Brussels office also joined the discussion remotely. Subsequently invited to write an article for their online journal, the Migration Information Source, which presents timely research from top migration experts in an accessible and newsworthy way for an audience of about 30,000 researchers, policymakers, the media, NGO representatives and others. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/transatlantic-council-migration |
| Description | Roundtable organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afghanistan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited to speak alongside Christian Aid, Global Witness and BAAG (British & Irish Agencies on Afghanistan Group) at a round table in Westminster organised by Christian Aid and hosted by the the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghanistan). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| 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 | Sanctuary in Parliament 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On the 1st December 2015, City of Sanctuary and Sanctuary Alliance partners converged on Westminster for the second time to hold the annual Sanctuary in Parliament event. Almost 200 refugees, asylum seekers and their supporters from scores of City of Sanctuary local groups attended the event held in Committee Room 14. Many shared their stories, and over 40 MPs came to hear them speak. Professor Heaven Crawley spoke about the factors driving the arrival of large numbers of refugees in Europe and the need for safe and legal access to protection |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://cityofsanctuary.org/2015/12/15/report-sanctuary-in-parliament-2015/ |
| Description | Sci Dev Net - interview on mobile banking and refugee crisis |
| 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 | I explain that, to move money around, refugees tend to use a mixture of informal money brokers, borrowed bank accounts, hard cash and valuables such as gold or jewellery. All these systems are open to grotesque abuse by the criminals who feed off the refugee crisis, and bribery and robbery are common. Even where people have temporary access to a bank account, there are stories of people never getting their money back or being charged huge fees. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.scidev.net/global/migration/analysis-blog/view-on-migration-protect-refugees-with-mobile-... |
| Description | Seminar at COMPAS, University of Oxford |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Seminar on 'Unravelling the Mediterranean migration crisis: Reflections from the field' given as first in COMPAS series 'Open the way: Understanding the refugee crisis'. Subsequently made available as a podcast significantly increasing reach |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/unravelling-mediterranean-migration-crisis-reflections-field |
| Description | Seminar at Columbia University, New York |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Seminar organised by the Migration Working Group at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Excellent discussion chaired by Professor Harris Beider and follow-up with both students and staff who attended |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/events/1665469113718902/ |
| Description | Seminar at ISIM, Georgetown University, Washington DC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Public seminar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Around 50 people attended, a mixture of undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and some practitioners. Very positive feedback and subsequent emails exchanges |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://guevents.georgetown.edu/event/unravelling_the_mediterranean_migration_crisis?utm_campaign=wi... |
| Description | Seminar for PhD researchers at Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana |
| 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 | Seminar held at the Centre of Migration Studies, University of Ghana to engage PhD students working in Ghana in the findings of the MEDMIG research and in broader discussions about the relationship between research evidence and policy making. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Seminar organised by Harvard European Law Association, Cambridge MA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Seminar organised by the Harvard European Law Association (HELA) to discuss the European migration 'crisis' from a legal perspective. Other speakers included Prof Saime Ozcurumez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University and Prof Iris Goldner Lang HLS Visiting Professor and Fulbright Fellow, UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue at the University of Zagreb. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/events/118057228595030/ |
| Description | Side-event at UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York |
| 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 | Professor Crawley presented the findings of the MEDMIG research at a side-event on human rights in the context of mass movement co-organised by the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations and PICUM in partnership with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://refugeesmigrants.un.org/summit |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Border Control and the Precarious Lives of Migrants in Italy - University of Oxford Border Criminologies |
| 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 | Simon McMahon published the blog Border Control and the Precarious Lives of Migrants in Italy for the Border Criminologies blog at the University of Oxford. The blog was distributed through social media and led to subsequent media enquiries and speaking invitations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/centre-criminology/centreborder-criminologies/blog/... |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Death and rescue in Europe's refugee crisis (University of Pavia) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk at the University of Pavia (Italy) on Death and rescue in Europe's refugee crisis. He spoke alongside forensic doctors and search and rescue NGOs to a varied audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Il controllo dei confini e la vita precaria dei migranti in Italia (Melting Pot Europa) |
| 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 | Simon McMahon published the blog Il controllo dei confini e la vita precaria dei migranti in Italia on the Italian website Melting Pot Europa. The article was shared on social media and led to subsequent media enquiries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.meltingpot.org/Il-controllo-dei-confini-e-la-vita-precaria-dei-migranti-in.html#.Wk3hSnnL... |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Italy's bluff to close its ports to migrant boats heightens tensions in the Mediterranean (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 | Simon McMahon published the article Italy's bluff to close its ports to migrant boats heightens tensions in the Mediterranean on The Conversation website, reaching an international audience of readers and leading to further media enquiries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/italys-bluff-to-close-its-ports-to-migrant-boats-heightens-tensions-in-t... |
| Description | Simon McMahon - La crisis migratoria en el Mediterraneo (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Tapachula, Mexico, to international NGOs, local civil society networks and local authorities working on migration and border security between Mexico and Guatemala. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Moving policies, but with what evidence? (European Migration Network) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk at the European Migration Network conference on research-policy dialogues, organised by the Luxembourg contact office. Around 90 attendees from diverse ministries and government offices across Europe attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Slave auctions in Libya are the latest evidence of a reality for migrants the EU prefers to ignore (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 | Simon McMahon published the article Slave auctions in Libya are the latest evidence of a reality for migrants the EU prefers to ignore for The Conversation. By 4th January 2018 the article had been read over 40,000 times and shared repeatedly on social media and other news websites including Malta Today (http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/blogs/82987/slave_auctions_a_reality_the_eu_prefers_to_ignore_#.Wk3pyHnLjIU) and Forbes (https://www.forbesafrica.com/current-affairs/2017/12/08/slave-auctions-libya-latest-evidence-reality-migrants-eu-prefers-ignore/) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/slave-auctions-in-libya-are-the-latest-evidence-of-a-reality-for-migrant... |
| Description | Simon McMahon - The politics of Italy's sea border (Talking Migration 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon took part in an extended interview on the ongoing situation in Italy and the Mediterranean for the Talking Migration podcast. This followed on from the article Italy's bluff to close its ports to migrant boats heightens tensions in the Mediterranean, published on The Conversation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://talkingmigration.com/2017/07/25/is-italy-closing-its-ports-for-migrants/ |
| Description | Simon McMahon - Welcome? What is it and who does it? (Goldsmiths University) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk at the Welcome is a Radical Act event, at Goldsmiths University (UK). The event was organised by artists, activists and charity organisations working with refugees in the UK and France. The presentation drew on MEDMIG research on reception centres in Italy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Simon McMahon article for LSE Europp blog on arbitrary decisions on migrant status in Sicily |
| 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 | Simon wrote the article The grey areas of migration control: quick asylum decisions risk denying individuals their right to protection for the LSE Europp blog on the production of illegality in Sicily |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/12/02/the-grey-areas-of-migration-control-quick-asylum-decisi... |
| Description | Simon McMahon article for LSE Europp blog on migration from Libya |
| 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 | Simon wrote an article under the title The UK's plans to prevent migration from Libya show a dangerous unwillingness to learn from the past, which examined the history of migrant pushbacks to Libya and current claims from British government that they could be used to prevent migration today |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2016/03/31/the-uks-plans-to-prevent-migration-from-libya-show-a-da... |
| Description | Simon McMahon article for Middle East Institute, Washington DC |
| 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 | Simon wrote the article After the Boats: Refugee Reception and the Production of Irregularity in Italy's Migration Crisis for the blog of the Middle East Institute, an elite thinktank based in Washington DC, USA. The article was re-published by the Rights in Exile blog and sent around their mailing list in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.mei.edu/content/map/after-boats-refugee-reception-and-production-irregularity-italy-s-mig... |
| Description | Simon McMahon article for The Conversation on migrants in Sicily |
| 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 | Reflections on MEDMIG fieldwork in Sicily, under the title of For migrants in Sicily, group expulsion is the order of the day - but is it legal? on The Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/for-migrants-in-sicily-group-expulsion-is-the-order-of-the-day-but-is-it... |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Antonia Roupell (Middle East Monitor) |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon was interviewed for Middle East Monitor on the arrival and reception of unaccompanied minors in Italy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20160622-unaccompanied-refugee-minors-in-europe-trapped-between-de... |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Bettina Mueller for Radiotelevisione Svizzera |
| 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 | Simon McMahon was interviewed for a news section on the Mediterranean migration crisis, following on from previous articles for The Conversation, for Radiotelevision Svizzera (Swiss Radio) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Louise Hunt (IRIN News) |
| 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 | Simon McMahon was interviewed by Louise Hunt for an article in IRIN News under the title Cracks widen in 'impossible' Italian asylum system, on the lives of newly-arrived migrants and refugees in limbo in Italy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.irinnews.org/news/2016/08/15/cracks-widen-%E2%80%9Cimpossible%E2%80%9D-italian-asylum-sy... |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Niamh McIntyre (The Independent, UK) |
| 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 | Simon McMahon was interviewed for The Independent and referenced extensively in the article EU to conduct border patrols in Libya to stop migrants reaching Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eu-libya-border-controls-stop-migrants-reaching-europ... |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Rop Zoutberg, NOS Netherlands |
| 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 | Simon McMahon spent a day in Bari (Italy) with Rop Zoutberg of the Dutch public news channel, NOS. Simon supported Rop to shape a feature for the evening news on the most-watched channel in the Netherlands, as well as two radio features on the shortcomings of European responses to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean and the lives of migrants and asylum seekers in limbo in southern Italy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://nos.nl/artikel/2126990-herverdeling-vluchtelingen-over-eu-totaal-mislukt.html |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Sally Hayden for The Independent (UK) |
| 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 | Simon McMahon was interviewed for the piece New mafia-led militia may be stopping refugees from leaving Libya for Italy in The Independent. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/mafia-refugees-libya-italy-stop-leave-militia-mediter... |
| Description | Simon McMahon interviewed by Vicky Spratt for The Debrief |
| 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 | Simon McMahon was interviewed and referenced extensively for the piece There's an anti-slavery march in London - this is why for The Debrief news and lifestyle website. The request was in response to an article published in The Conversation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://thedebrief.co.uk/news/politics/anti-slavery-march-libya-cnn |
| Description | Special issue of Escapism Magazine |
| 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 | Contributed to a special issue of Escapism Magazine including article on 'Understanding the refugee crisis', published 3rd December and given out free at all London Underground stations in Zones 1 and 2, also significant online presence |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.escapismmagazine.com/the-situation/ |
| Description | St Antony's workshop, 12/2016 |
| 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 | St Antony's College/Oxford workshop on 'Turkey's turmoil and the West's conundrum: How should Europe and the US approach post-coup Turkey?'. Addressed the anels are on migration. Participants were (ex) ambassadors, IMF, FCO, journalists and many leading experts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/research-centres/south-east-european-studies-oxford/programme-contemporary... |
| Description | State of the Art Conference, Ministry of Justice and Security, The Netherlands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Heaven Crawley was invited by the Dutch government's Ministry of Justice and Security to give a lecture entitled 'Migrant or refugee? The politics of categories in migration policy' at their annual State of the Art conference. The lecture provided an opportunity to engage policy makers directly in academic debates about the politics of categories |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Talk at the European Parliament |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at the European Parliament on Europe's refugee crisis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://nandosigona.info/2017/03/29/undocumented-germans-diary-of-an-eu-citizen-in-the-uk-22/ |
| Description | Talking Migration 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talking migration is committed to bringing academics, stakeholders, policy makers, NGOs and activists together in conversations about issues in international migration today. The podcast aims at engaging a wide range of people in thought-provoking discussions and illuminating debates, from a variety of perspectives. It provides an in-depth take on issues in international migration; current but beyond the headlines. In this episode Heaven Crawley joined David Goodhart and David Owen to talk about the findings of the MEDMIG research and the reasons why large numbers of people crossed the Mediterranean in 2015. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://talkingmigration.com/2016/05/12/what-is-the-right-to-asylum-and-why-are-people-crossing-the-... |
| Description | The Conversation, No direct flight: new maps show the fragmented journeys of migrants and refugees to Europe |
| 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 | Op-ed accompanying the launch of MEDMIG final report. It was republished by The Independent |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/no-direct-flight-new-maps-show-the-fragmented-journeys-of-migrants-and-r... |
| Description | The Conversation/Internazionale |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Op-ed: If the EU wants to be the bastion of liberal democracy, it too must stop demonising refugees and migrants The Op-ed was widely circulated through social and mainstream media and translated in Italian by the news magazine Internazionale: http://cartadiroma.waypress.eu//RassegnaStampa/LeggiArticolo.aspx?codice=PG06055.TIF?cod=20170211#Pag=1& |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/profiles/nando-sigona-94472/articles |
| Description | The Conversation: Seeing double? How the EU miscounts migrants arriving at its borders |
| 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 | This piece was shared hundreds of times and republished in French and Italian. I challenge how FRONTEX, the EU border agency, reports data on irregular migration in the EU and manage to get FRONTEX to issue a clarification on their data. The piece was republished also as an editorial by the French broadsheet Liberatio (http://www.liberation.fr/planete/2015/10/22/quand-frontex-surestime-les-migrants_1407746) . A number of media outlets run the story as a news and Swiss National TV interviewed me to explain the matter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/seeing-double-how-the-eu-miscounts-migrants-arriving-at-its-borders-4924... |
| Description | The Global Refugee Crisis (Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | The Centre for Trust Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University organised a Breakfast Briefing event with Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre on The Global Refugee Crisis, which sought to better inform local organisations on the ongoing situation in the Mediterranean and further afield. Attendees included local charities, representatives from Coventry City Council, refugees and the local research community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | The great migration of summer 2015: trajectories, journeys and hubs |
| 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 at Migration Institute Finland. As a result I was invited to give a talk to government officials in Helsinki in May and again in March 2018 and to participate in a research projected. I was invited to a meeting with the chief researcher of the Finish border guards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/en/news/guest-lecture |
| Description | The migration crisis in Europe (West Midlands Funders and Birmingham Red Cross) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited talk to a selection of local NGOs and charities working on migration and refugee issues in the Midlands, organised by the West Midlands Funders consortium (chaired by Barrow Cadbury Trust). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | The politics of Europe's migration 'crisis' (University of Bath) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited lecture under the title of The politics of Europe's migration 'crisis' at the University of Bath, UK. In attendance were postgraduate and undergraduate students, local third sector workers on migration and refugee issues, researchers and members of the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bath.ac.uk/polis/research/seminars/cluster-seminars/2015-16/ |
| Description | Transforming Society blog |
| 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 | Transforming Society (Policy Press) blog on deaths in the Mediterranean to mark 'Unravelling Europe's 'Migration Crisis: Journeys Over Land and Sea' being released as a free ebook in light of the death of at least 27 people crossing the English Channel |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2021/11/29/crocodile-tears-why-safe-and-legal-migration-routes... |
| Description | Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited seminar to MA students under the title of Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis at the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain. He has since been invited to return to repeat the session with the next cohort of students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis (University of Salento, Italy) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited lecture under the title of Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis at the University of Salento, Italy. Researchers, students and local third sector workers were in attendance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.formazionescienzesociali.unisalento.it/news/-/news/viewDettaglio/63690375/886128 |
| Description | Vienna Festival, keynote 6/2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Keynote at Open Forum of Vienna Festival, reaching a mixed audience of artists, arts scholars, civil society and general audience. Talk was reprinted in the catalogue. I engaged with a critical though rather non-academic audience, the talk sparked a lively debate, received enthusiastic feedback. The funders, Erste Bank Austria, ask for my contact details for further collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.festwochen.at/en/programdetails/universal-hospitality-open-forum-1/ |
| Description | Webinar: Migration Trajectories and Transnational Support Within and Beyond Europe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Webinar organised by The Utrecht University Focus Area on Migration and Societal Change, the Dutch Association for Migration Research and the IMISCOE Standing Committee on Migrant Transnationalism (MITRA) entitled "Migration Trajectories and Transnational Support within and beyond Europe". The webinar lined up the contributors to a recently published Special Issue in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and will bring together new empirical analyses from diverse settings documenting the experiences of migrants residing within and beyond the boundaries of Europe. Four main questions were discussed. First, migration journeys are not necessarily linear and unidirectional movements from 'origin' to 'destination' countries. It is a myth that migration follows a "fixed plan". Then how do migrants develop their journey step by step as they travel from one place to another? Second, who are the in/visible actors that play a role in (re)shaping migration trajectories and make this a dynamic process? How do these actors, including human smugglers, operate in a transnational social field? Third, what are the policy implications of taking seriously such a dynamic view on migration trajectories and the variety of actors? Fourth, what is the way forward for academic research on migration trajectories both theoretically and methodologically? The webinar was jointly convened by Özge Bilgili (Utrecht University), Erik Snel (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Richard Staring (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and features the contributions of Heaven Crawley (Conventry University), Katharine Jones (Coventry University), Joris Schapendonk (Radboud University Nijmegen), Matthieu Bolay (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies), Janine Dahinden (Université de Neuchatel), Katie Kuschminder (Maastricht University), Marie Godin (University of Oxford), Giorgia Donà (University of East London) and Ahmet Içduygu (Koç University Istanbul). The webinar concluded with a screening of the award-winning short movie "Gifts from Babylon" and a short discussion with Emiel Martens (University of Amsterdam) as the producer. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.uu.nl/en/events/webinar-migration-trajectories-and-transnational-support-within-and-beyo... |
| Description | Why the UK-Rwanda Asylum Deal Risks Harming Global Standards |
| 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 | Blog in response to UK policy change undermining the rights of refugees seeking protection in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cpr.unu.edu/publications/articles/why-the-uk-rwanda-asylum-deal-risks-harming-global-standar... |
| Description | Workshop on 'Alternative Approaches to Refugee Protection', Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), York University, Toronto June 2018 |
| 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 | Workshop to explore alternative approaches to refugee protection in context of discussions around Global Compact on Refugees which has failed to adequately engage with rights and the political context within which the international refugee regime currently operates. Organised by CRS, the workshop brought together a small group of leading international scholars, practitioners and advocates to explore new ways of thinking about the problem of refugee protection that go beyond the limited scope of existing work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | World Humanitarian Summit/Academic Forum, 5/2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to present at the academic forum of the World Humanitarian summit, addressed a mixed audience of policy makers, representatives of international (UN) organisations, national embassies, and civil society. Sparked some discussion, afterwards a couple of participants approached me to further discuss my research findings and thoughts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://sam.gov.tr/world-humanitarian-summit-academic-forum/ |
| Description | You can't go back. Navigating the Central Mediterranean During Europe's Refugee 'Crisis' (University of Bath) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Simon McMahon gave an invited lecture under the title of You can't go back. Navigating the Central Mediterranean During Europe's Refugee 'Crisis' at the University of Bath, UK. Researchers, students and local third sector workers were in attendance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bath.ac.uk/polis/research/seminars/cluster-seminars/ |