Themes & Topics — Conference on Migration, Mobility, and Integration
MMI welcomes research on how people move across borders, how societies receive them, and what it takes for newcomers and communities to build a shared life. The conference is for researchers, policymakers and practitioners who study migration, mobility and integration across countries of origin, transit and destination. Contributions from migration studies, sociology, demography, political science, economics, law, geography and related fields are welcome, as are practice-based and policy contributions, when they address these questions.
Topics
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The topics are intentionally broad, interdisciplinary, and globally inclusive. They are indicative rather than exhaustive, and related submissions that advance research on migration, mobility, and integration are welcome.
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Migration Patterns, Drivers and Demography
- International and Internal Migration
- Migration Flows, Routes and Corridors
- Economic, Political and Social Drivers of Migration
- Circular, Temporary and Seasonal Migration
- Return, Remigration and Onward Mobility
- Migration Aspirations, Decisions and Immobility
- Complex and Mixed Migration Trajectories
- Rural-Urban and Urban-Urban Mobility
- Migration and Demographic Change
Labour, Skills and Economic Inclusion
- Labour Migration and Migrant Workers
- Labour Market Integration and Segmentation
- High-Skilled Migration and Talent Mobility
- Skills Recognition and Credential Transfer
- Skills Mismatch and Migrant Deskilling
- Migrant Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
- Care and Health-Worker Migration
- Platform Work and Digital Labour
- Fair Recruitment and Migrant Worker Rights
- Automation and Migrant Employment
Education and Academic Mobility
- International Student Mobility
- Academic and Researcher Mobility
- Migrant and Refugee Education
- Education and Social Inclusion
- Language Learning and Multilingual Education
- Skills Development and Lifelong Learning
- Educational Inequalities
- School-to-Work Transitions
Forced Migration, Refugees and Displacement
- Forced Migration and Displacement
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Internal Displacement
- Asylum and International Protection
- Reception, Resettlement and Humanitarian Pathways
- Protracted Displacement and Durable Solutions
- Return, Deportation and Reintegration
- Statelessness and Protection Gaps
- Refugee-Led Governance and Participation
Climate, Environment and Disaster Mobility
- Climate Change and Human Mobility
- Environmental Migration
- Disaster Displacement
- Climate Adaptation and Mobility
- Food Security, Livelihoods and Migration
- Planned Relocation and Community Resettlement
- Climate Mobility, Vulnerability and Inequality
- Climate Justice and Migration
Migration Governance, Law and Borders
- Migration Governance and Public Policy
- Migration and Asylum Law
- Borders and Border Governance
- Regular and Irregular Migration
- Migration Pathways, Visas and Admission Policies
- Externalization of Migration Governance
- Detention, Deportation and Return Policies
- Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking
- Human Rights and Access to Justice
- Migration Diplomacy and Geopolitics
Integration, Inclusion and Social Cohesion
- Migrant and Refugee Integration
- Integration Policies and Outcomes
- Employment and Economic Inclusion
- Education and Language Integration
- Housing and Residential Integration
- Access to Services and Institutions
- Social and Digital Inclusion
- Local and Place-Based Integration
- Community Relations and Social Cohesion
- Integration, Identity and Belonging
Citizenship, Participation and Political Life
- Citizenship and Nationality
- Political Participation and Civic Engagement
- Migrant and Refugee Organizations
- Diaspora Political Engagement
- Migration Politics and Policymaking
- Public Attitudes toward Migration
- Democratic Inclusion and Representation
- Migration, Nationalism and Populism
- Civil Society and Migrant Advocacy
Families, Gender, Care and the Life Course
- Family Migration and Reunification
- Migrant Families and Kinship
- Gender and Migration
- Care and Transnational Families
- Children and Youth Migration
- Intergenerational Migration Experiences
- LGBTQ+ Migration and Mobility
- Migrant Ageing
- Welfare and Care Across Borders
Race, Inequality and Discrimination
- Race, Racism and Migration
- Xenophobia and Anti-Migrant Discrimination
- Intersectionality and Migration
- Social Class and Mobility
- Migrant Precarity
- Institutional Discrimination
- Migration and Social Inequality
- Social Networks and Migrant Opportunities
Diasporas, Transnationalism, Identity and Culture
- Diasporas and Transnational Communities
- Transnational Lives and Practices
- Identity and Belonging
- Religion and Migration
- Language and Migration
- Cultural Diversity and Superdiversity
- Arts, Media and Cultural Production
- Return and Transnational Mobility
- Diaspora Engagement
Health, Wellbeing and Social Protection
- Migrant and Refugee Health
- Mental Health and Migration
- Health Inequalities
- Access to Healthcare
- Migration, Disability and Care
- Social Protection and Welfare
- Migrant Wellbeing and Resilience
- Digital Health and Migrant Communities
Cities, Housing, Place and Infrastructure
- Urban Migration and Mobility
- Migration and Housing
- Migrant Neighbourhoods and Communities
- Cities and Local Migration Governance
- Migration, Place and Infrastructure
- Rural Migration and Mobility
- Borderlands and Cross-Border Regions
- Urban Displacement
- Spatial Inequalities and Segregation
Migration, Development and Remittances
- Migration and Sustainable Development
- Remittances and Household Development
- Social and Knowledge Remittances
- Digital Remittances and Financial Technologies
- Diaspora Contributions to Development
- Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Circulation
- Migration, Poverty and Inequality
- Development Cooperation and Migration
- Migration, Trade and Investment
Media, Communication and Migration Narratives
- Media Representations of Migrants and Refugees
- Migration Narratives and Public Discourse
- Migration Information and Misinformation
- Social Media and Migration
- Public Communication on Migration
- Communication within Migrant Communities
- Securitization and Migration Discourses
- Storytelling and Migration Research
Technology, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Migration Governance
- AI in Migration Governance
- AI in Asylum and Visa Systems
- AI and Border Management
- Biometric Borders and Automated Identification
- Algorithmic Bias and Migrant Rights
- AI Risk Assessment and Human Oversight
- Generative AI for Migrant Information and Services
- AI, Language Technologies and Integration
- AI for Skills and Labour-Market Matching
- AI, Automation and Migrant Work
- Digital Platforms and Mobility
- AI for Migration Forecasting and Analysis
- AI, Misinformation and Synthetic Media
- AI in Migration Research
- Data Protection and Responsible AI
Migration Theory, Methods, Data and Research Ethics
- Migration and Mobility Theories
- Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods
- Comparative and Longitudinal Migration Research
- Migration Data and Measurement
- Spatial, Digital and Computational Methods
- Participatory and Co-Produced Research
- Community-Engaged Migration Research
- Research Ethics and Vulnerable Populations
- Reflexivity and Positionality
- Decentring and Diversifying Migration Studies
Regional, Comparative and Historical Migration Studies
- Comparative Migration and Integration Studies
- Regional Migration Systems
- South-South Migration
- Cross-Border Mobility
- Migration in Africa
- Migration in Asia and the Pacific
- Migration in Europe
- Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Migration in the Middle East and North Africa
- Migration in North America
- Migration in Oceania
- Historical Migration
- Migration Regimes in Historical Perspective
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Topics are not limited to the areas listed above. The conference welcomes other theoretical, empirical, methodological, comparative, and policy-oriented contributions that are clearly relevant to migration, mobility, and integration. Relevance is assessed through the normal review process, and a topic’s inclusion on this page does not guarantee acceptance. If you are unsure whether your work fits, please contact us.
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