Our international team has conducted the first large-scale comparative study of the backgrounds, experiences, aspirations and routes of migrants in four European countries in the Mediterranean region – Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey. The project is led by the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, with a team of leading migration scholars from the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham and Sussex as well as academic partners and international, governmental and non-governmental organisations from across Europe.
UK team
Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) undertakes innovative, impactful, world-class research that enables dialogue and builds trust in order to foster peaceful relations and strengthen human security.
Our research crosses disciplinary boundaries, drawing on a range of knowledge, skills, interconnections and methods in order to better understand issues and contexts. We work across geographies and sectors developing integrated approaches and practical, effective and sustainable solutions at the local and global levels.
University of Oxford
The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford is a research centre geared to deepening our understanding of the relationship between migration and societal change.
COMPAS has five core research clusters: flows and dynamics, labour markets, citizenship and belonging, urban change and settlement and welfare. COMPAS has also established the Migration Observatory, a multi-media platform providing user-friendly access to authoritative and independent analysis of data on migrants and migration issues.
University of Birmingham
The Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) works to advance and promote the University of Birmingham’s expertise in the emerging field of superdiversity. It is the first institute in the UK and one of the first globally, to focus on superdiversity.
The institute addresses important issues related to: population dynamics, security, cohesion and integration, identity, global networks, rights and citizenship, service delivery, well-being, social exclusion, and the opportunities that a superdiverse society offers to support economic recovery.
Greece team
ELIAMEP
ELIAMEP is an independent, non-profit and policy-oriented research and training institute. It neither expresses, nor represents, any specific political party view. It is only devoted to the right of free and well-documented discourse.
ELIAMEP’s mission is to provide a forum for public debate on issues of European integration and international relations and to conduct scientific research that contributes to a better informed and documented knowledge of the European and international environment.
Greek forum of Refugees
The Greek Forum of Refugees is a multinational network, the main goal of which is to create a viable network that will unite all refugees living in Greece through a joint course of action. GFR aims to provide assistance to refugees during the asylum procedure, to protect their rights and help their integration in the Greek society.
Italy team
FIERI – International and European Forum of Migration Research
FIERI is a research centre and an interdisciplinary network based in Turin, Italy. Its research focus concerns migratory phenomena in contemporary societies. The main aim is to feed the public debate and provide public decision-makers with solid empirical evidence and knowledge tools on the migration phenomenon and its management.
FIERI activity is articulated in various areas: integration, immigration and flows, transnationalism, gender and generation, welfare. In all these areas, FIERI carries out projects which look at the socio-economic and cultural processes on the one hand, and at policies on the other.
ARCI
The largest social welfare association in Italy, with 1,200,000 members. It works on issues of culture, education, peace, rights, welfare and democracy. ARCI also runs over 100 reception centres across Italy for more than 4,000 migrants.
Turkey team
Yasar University
Yasar University’s Department of International Relations aims to provide its students with the skills to view and analyse a variety of cases and problems concerning international economic, political, social, and diplomatic issues by using the basic premises of political science. The European Union Research Center at Yasar also stimulates participation in projects under different EU grants, organize seminars, trainings and certificate programmes on EU specific matters.
Malta team
People for Change Foundation
Since 2007, the People for Change Foundation have been conducting on-the-ground legal and policy research in Malta in the fields of migration, asylum and racism in the European Union. They also work in the areas of children’s rights and development and humanitarian aid, expanding these areas starting in 2013. The Foundation operates at the intersection between law, policy and social science, delivering analysis that is practical in input and pragmatic in outcome.
The project is part of the ‘Mediterranean Migration Research Programme’ which has been established through the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) £1 million ‘Urgency Grant’ and is co-funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID). Findings will be used to inform the development of policy and responses by governments, European agencies, and charities.
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