About the International Conference on Migration, Mobility, and Integration
The International Conference on Migration, Mobility, and Integration (MMI) will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 28 to 30 May 2027. It is a hybrid conference: participants can attend in person in Copenhagen or take part virtually from anywhere in the world.
MMI exists because migration is one of the most discussed and least carefully understood subjects in public life. The research that could inform the discussion is strong but scattered — across disciplines that seldom meet, and across a divide between the academics who study migration and the officials, caseworkers, and organisations who deal with it every day.
As a migration and human mobility conference, MMI spans migration, mobility and integration: why people leave, how they travel, how they are received, and how they and the societies they join change one another over time. It gives forced and voluntary migration equal attention — the questions a migration and refugee conference asks about protection and displacement sit alongside those about labour mobility, family reunification, and long-term settlement.
MMI takes no position on migration policy. What it asks of every contribution is the same: that it be rigorous, honest about its evidence, and open to challenge.
MMI offers a focused programme, more time per presentation, and direct access to the Scientific Committee and keynote speakers. Every claim on this website describes what we have actually committed to deliver: double-blind review by a named committee, an Abstract Book with an ISBN, and Proceedings with an ISSN and a Crossref DOI.
Whether you come to present, to listen, or to take part online, you are welcome here.
What we are for
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
Public conversation and policy on migration that is informed by evidence, and research on migration that is informed by the realities of practice.
Our Mission
To give researchers, policymakers, and practitioners a credible, well-reviewed international platform where evidence and experience on migration, mobility, and integration can be presented, challenged, and published.
Audience
Who MMI 2027 Is For
- Researchers and academics in migration studies, sociology, demography, political science, economics, law, geography, and anthropology
- Policymakers and civil servants working on migration, asylum, and integration
- Local-government and municipal integration officers
- Humanitarian, refugee-support, and NGO practitioners
- International-organisation staff in migration and displacement
- Doctoral and master’s students researching migration and mobility
- Legal practitioners in immigration, asylum, and nationality law
- General attendees who want to follow developments without presenting
Scope
Academic Scope
MMI covers theoretical, empirical, methodological, and practice-based work on migration, mobility, and integration. Interdisciplinary contributions are particularly welcome, as are comparative studies, legal scholarship, and critical policy work — the research that tends to fall between the disciplines, and that an international migration studies conference exists to bring together.
The programme is organised into 18 tracks that are deliberately broad, interdisciplinary, and open to work from every part of the world. They describe the conference’s scope rather than set its limits. The full list of tracks and topics is on the Themes & Topics page.
Submissions are welcome from every region and every perspective, including from countries of origin and transit as well as destination. If your topic is related to these tracks but is not among the topics listed on the Themes & Topics page, you are still encouraged to submit.
Quality & ethics
Our Commitment to Quality and Ethics
Credibility is the only thing that makes a conference worth attending, so MMI commits to the following in writing:
Double-blind peer review
Every abstract and full paper is reviewed by Scientific Committee members without knowledge of author identity.
Plagiarism screening
All manuscripts are checked with Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) before evaluation. Work identified as plagiarised is declined without review.
Research ethics
Work involving human participants — and particularly people in vulnerable situations, such as refugees and undocumented migrants — should confirm appropriate ethical approval, informed consent, and protection of participants’ identity and safety.
Transparent criteria
Submissions are assessed on relevance, methodological soundness, clarity, originality, ethical conduct, and contribution to the field — never on the political conclusions they reach.
Inclusion
MMI welcomes participants regardless of nationality, career stage, sector, or resource setting, and provides virtual participation so that travel — and travel documentation — is not a barrier.
Format
How MMI 2027 Works
Three days, hybrid format:
- Oral presentations — 15-minute slots with Q&A, grouped by track
- Poster sessions — A1 posters with dedicated discussion time
- Virtual presentations — live-streamed with full Q&A participation
- Keynote and invited talks
- Panel discussions and special sessions
- Free guided Copenhagen tour
Take part
Ready to join MMI 2027?
Submit your abstract
Abstracts are reviewed double-blind by the Scientific Committee, with a decision within 7–14 business days. There is no fee to submit.
Not presenting? You can still join.
Register as a listener for full access to every session, without presenting a paper.