Migration Studies: Research Institutes in Europe


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Research institutions
Publications
Research papers
Expert individuals
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RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS:
  Research Institutes in the UK
  Research Institutes in Europe
  Research Institutes World-wide

Research Institutes in Europe (EU):

Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark (AMID)
http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/amid/about.html
A consortium of researchers and research centres make up this new centre for the study of migration issues in Denmark.

CEIFO, Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations
http://www.ceifo.su.se/
The Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations' research programme covers international migration, ethnicity, nationalism, xenophobia and racism, ethnic relations, immigration policies and refugee reception models.

Centre for Migration Law University of Nijmegen
http://www.jur.kun.nl/cmr/
The purpose of the Centre is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas and discussion on issues surrounding migration and minority protection. The work carried out by participants of the Centre is part of its long term research strategy which focuses on migration and minority issues in an European context, be that European Union, Council of Europe or OSCE.

CIAL, Center for International and European Law on Immigration and Asylum
http://www.uni-konstanz.de/FuF/ueberfak/fzaa/english/
The Center for International and European Law on Immigration and Asylum was founded in 1994 by Prof. Dr. Kay Hailbronner. He holds a professorial chair for public law, international law and European law at the University of Konstanz, Germany.

Central Europe Review
http://www.ce-review.org/
Central Europe Review (ISSN 1212-8732) is the award-winning weekly Internet journal of Central and East European politics, society and culture, published by the independent, employee-owned UK publisher, Central Europe Review Ltd.

EMC European Migration Centre
http://www.emz-berlin.de/
The overall aim of the organisation is to intensify networking between European institutions working in the wide field of migration and ethnicity.

European Migration Information Network (EMIN)
http://emin.geog.ucl.ac.uk/
This web site provides links to more than 100 research projects on various European Migration issues.
Click here for list of Research Projects

Research Organisations - major organisations in EU and other countries
Researchers - names of individual experts involved in European Migration, by country.

The ultimate objective of EMIN is to provide "one-stop-shopping" for information on international migration for the widest user-group. It's database will hold comprehensive detailed registers and directories containing metadata on information sources of all types and for all aspects of migration in Europe.

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European Research Centre On Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER)
http://www.ercomer.org/
ERCOMER is a European research centre with a strong interest in comparative research in the fields of international migration, ethnic relations, racism and ethnic conflict within the European context. We are based at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

ALSO
The World Wide Web Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER)
http://www.ercomer.org/wwwvl/index.html

Eurostat (European Statistics Site)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-catalogue/EN?catalogue=Eurostat
Statistical yearbook for all European Countries

Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) (University of Amsterdam)
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/mru/imes.html

IMES, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies
http://www.pscw.uva.nl/imes/
The Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Amsterdam which has existed since 1994. The Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES)is an interdisciplinary research institute based in the Faculty of Political and Socio-Cultural Sciences (PSCW)of the University of Amsterdam. It's aims are to promote, coordinate and carry out research in the field of migration and ethnic studies.

IMIS, Institut für Migrationsforschung und Interkulturelle Studien
http://www.imis.uni-osnabrueck.de/
Migration, integration and intercultural problems are crucial issues in the world of today and are concerns for a wide variety of academic disciplines and research institutions. Interdisciplinary cooperation is, therefore, of utmost importance. Against this background, IMIS examines historical and contemporary demographic, geographic, social, economic, political and legislative, psychological and educational issues of migration and integration from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Migration Research Institutes
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/mru/europe.html
For contact details for the various migration research units in Europe click the above address

Migrations Recht Net
www.european-migration-law.net
www.migrationsrecht.net (Geman language only)

The centre covers the latest developments in German and European migration law. Political, parliamentary and legal news are provided, researched and commented on by experts. Essays and summaries are given on each separate theme. An important section is the relevant national and supranational case law. New publications are listed and reviewed. Contributions to journals are briefly summarized.

Ionad na hImirche / Irish Centre for Migration Studies
http://migration.ucc.ie/
The Irish Centre for Migration Studies exists to promote all aspects of the study of Irish migration. It will do so by the provision of information, the promotion of original research in all aspects of this field and in co-operation with other appropriate institutions world-wide. The dissemination of new knowledge and critical analytical thinking about all aspects of Irish migration, through teaching programmes, publications and on-line information services.

Odysseus, European academic network for legal studies on asylum and immigration in Europe
http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/odysseus/odnetuk.html
The network aims to analyse the legislation of EU member states and legislation of the EU in the areas of migration and asylum. The objective is to furnish universities, policy-makers, practitioners and NGOs with a deeper insight on the relevant, from a European perspective. The results of our analysis will be addressed to the European Institutions to help them in the preparation of legislation based on the new provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam. The working languages are English and French.

Passenger Immigration lists
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/passengerlists/
Locate ships passenger lists on the Internet, as well as passport records, border crossings and other online immigration records

Population Links
http://www.magnet.at/heilig/Links/links_2e.htm
A useful A-Z list of population institutions in many countries. Includes Research Centres, Population Institutes, Universities and Projects.

SOCO Project Papers SOCO Project papers
http://www.univie.ac.at/iwm/
Research results of the SOCO program covering a wide range of issues on Central and Eastern Europe including unemployment, labor market policies, housing policy, pension reform, health care, education, poverty, individual and family coping strategies, local social welfare delivery, demographic change, disadvantaged groups, regional disparities.

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
http://www.rwi.lu.se/
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is an academic institution formed in 1984 at Lund University, Sweden. The purpose of the Institute is to promote research, training and academic education in the fields of human rights and humanitarian law.

Western European Studies Section (WESS)
http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/nboerner/migration.html
A useful Immigration and Migration Studies link for the countries of Western Europe. Provides links to research institutions, libraries and colleges.

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