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24/09/2021

The 2nd Mirnet Conference Programme is Now Live!

We are delighted to announce that the 2nd Mirnet Conference programme is now live. The conference “New Dynamics of East–West Migration and Migrant Integration Within Europe and Beyond” will take place as an in-person event at the University of Sussex on 15–16 November 2021. Go to programme.
17/09/2021

Keynote Speakers for 2nd International Conference Announced

We are thrilled to reveal that our 2nd International Conference "New Dynamics of East–West Migration and Migrant Integration Within Europe and Beyond" keynote speakers Prof. Daniela Sime and Prof. Anne White.
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19/08/2021

MIRNet consortium members from Tallinn University held a 3-day research and strategy seminar

The members of the MIRNet consortium from Tallinn University held a three-day research and strategy seminar on August 16-18, 2021. The agenda included overviews of and ideas for several paper drafts, as well as theoretical discussions related to migration studies and  administrative and strategic tasks.
12/08/2021

New paper: “Institutionalization of transnationalizing political parties: the case of the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia”

How do parties targeting the emigrant vote institutionalise transnationally? Check out a brand new paper by Mari-Liis Jakobson, Tõnis Saarts and Leif Kalev in Comparative Migration Studies.
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24/05/2021

New paper: “Mobility During Pandemics: Moving Borders and Citizenship into Uncharted Territories”

A new article by Victoria Finn and MirNET researcher Mari-Liis Jakobson "Mobility During Pandemics: Moving Borders and Citizenship into Uncharted Territories" out now!
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19/05/2021

Call for papers: “New Dynamics of East–West Migration and Migrant Integration Within Europe and Beyond”

Papers are invited for the 2nd MIRNet International Conference on ‘New Dynamics of East–West Migration and Migrant Integration Within Europe and Beyond’, planned as an in-person event at the University of Sussex, 15–16 November 2021.
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29/03/2021

MIRNet early career researcher workshop, May 17-18.2021

The second MIRNet training for publishing workshop held on May 17-18, 2021 targets early stage researchers in the MIRNet partner institutions. The workshop is arranged by the University of Sussex. Pariticipation via Zoom with pre-registration.
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Public webinar by prof Paul Statham, May 18 2021

Research seminar: Exposing sociological imagination deficits in survey research on Muslims: why lumping “Muslims” into a single “group” and focusing only on “religiosity” falls short.
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04/02/2021

New paper by Russell King: “Brexit & Migration as a wicked problem”

Check out Russell King's new paper "Brexit & Migration as a wicked problem" published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.
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02/02/2021

Training for Publishing Workshop in Migration Studies, Febr. 8-9.2021

The seminar will introduce the terrain of migration-related publications and will also serve tips and tricks on how to get published in the field. For more information contact Mari-Liis Jakobson at Tallinn University (mari-liis.jakobson@tlu.ee) or Farid Miah at University of Sussex (m.miah@sussex.ac.uk).

MIRNet RESESARCH SEMINAR Tracing Urban Diversity: Examples from Copenhagen, Febr. 9, 2021

On 9 February 2021, join us for a research seminar on migrant urban diversities where prof Garbi Schmidt, Linda Lapina, Aske Kvist and Christian Groes from Roskilde University will be presenting their latest research.
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12/01/2021

MIRNet welcomes Visiting PhD Candidate Victoria Finn for 9-month Resident Fellowship

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01/10/2020

First MIRNet seminar – “Can populists attract migrant voters?”, Oct. 21, 2020

Twinning project MIRNet launches a public research seminar series. In the first seminar, taking place on October 21, 2020, TLU associate professor in political sociology Mari-Liis Jakobson and her co-authors Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero (Diego Portales University/Leiden University) and Inci Öykü Yener-Roderburg (Strasbourg University/University of Duisburg-Essen) will be presenting their article on transnational populism.
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22/09/2020

MIRNet Consortium 3rd general meeting

Today we had the 3rd MIRNet Consortium General Meeting with our partners from the University of Sussex, the Roskilde University and the University of Tampere. Meeting agenda: Mirnet Research Seminar no. 2 and Administrative Content and Future Directions.
02/09/2020

Publication: “Citizenship, Post-Communism and the Age of Migration”

MirNet team members Leif Kalev and Mari-Liis Jakobson wrote a chapter "Citizenship, Post-Communism and the Age of Migration" for the book "Cosmopolitanism, Migration and Universal HumanRights Rights".
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13/07/2020

Call for abstracts: “The anxieties of migration and integration in turbulent times”

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12/10/2019

MIRNet Kick-off meeting

The opening event for project MIRNet took place on the 10th and 11th October 2019 at Tallinn University with the participation of consortium partners from Tallinn University, The University of Sussex, Roskilde University and University of Tampere. The consortium meeting was followed by a public lecture by Russell King from the University of Sussex on the topic of “Migration, Mobility, Transnationalism, Diaspora: the four keywords of human migration".
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