IMISCOE - International Migration Research Network
@imiscoe
IMISCOE is the largest interdisciplinary scholarly network in the field of migration with 71 member institutes & 1500+ scholars. It provides a platform for scholars throughout the world to get together in studying different migration topics. 🔗 imiscoe.org
📣 2026 Vienna Migration Conference (VMC) This year's Vienna Migration Conference, organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (@icmpd.org), will take place in Vienna and online on 16–17 November 2026. 👉 Further details are available here: vienna-migration-conference.org
🚨 Last Reminder | 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference Submit your paper proposal by today, 15 July 2026, at 23:59 EDT (Toronto time). The event will take place from 10–12 March 2027 (on-site and online). 📣 There are no registration fees for the conference! 👉 More: www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...
And that’s a wrap! 🎉 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us—both onsite and online—and contributed their work, ideas, and reflections throughout the four days of the conference. Next event -> The IMISCOE Forum in Agadir, Morocco 👋
📢 Comparative Migration Studies is inviting proposals for Special Issues. ✨ Bringing together cutting-edge comparative research on migration, integration, and race and ethnic relations. 🗓️ Deadline: November 1, 2026. 👉 Proposal form: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo... @springernature.com
🌐 Day 2 | 23rd IMISCOE Annual Conference We continue our activities at @univgirona.bsky.social bringing together participants under the theme "Strengthening Migration Studies through Community Engagement." 📖 Check out the conference booklet (on the conference portal) for the detailed programme!
We continued with an inspiring discussion on knowledge production and epistemic justice featuring Shahram Khosravi (Stockholm University), Dr. Dounia Bourabain (Hasselt University), and Yousif M. Qasmiyeh (University of Oxford).
Amy Sabaly Baldé (Councillor for Equality and Social Justice, Girona City Council), and Josep Calbó Angrill (Rector of the University of Girona).
The opening plenary featured Daniela Vintila (IMISCOE Coordinator), Angeliki Konstantinidou (Senior Network Officer), Òscar Prieto-Flores (Coordinator of the Organizing Team at the University of Girona).
Closing day 1 - 23rd IMISCOE Annual Conference @univgirona.bsky.social de Girona with the opening plenary! 💫A heartfelt thank you to all the presenters who contributed to our first panel sessions this afternoon. We look forward to many more stimulating exchanges and debates over the coming days. 👏
The 24th IMISCOE Annual Conference, hosted by the Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies (@brispo-vub.bsky.social) and the Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities at VUB, accepts submissions until 28 September 2026. 👉 More: www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...
🎉 The 23rd Annual Conference has just kicked off at the @univgirona.bsky.social Check out the conference booklet (available in the conference portal) for the full programme, venue information, and the exciting activities planned throughout the week. We look forward to an inspiring week!
📰 IMISCOE Bulletin #15 Our latest Bulletin, released just ahead of the 23rd IMISCOE Annual Conference, hosted by the Migratory Movements Group, at the @univgirona.bsky.social, offers a snapshot of the dynamism and diversity of research across IMISCOE. 👉 Read here: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
🌐 2025 IMISCOE Annual Report We are pleased to share our latest Annual Report, celebrating the many milestones and initiatives that marked the past year across our network. ➡️ Full report here: www.imiscoe.org/about-imisco...
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION | Call for Papers | 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference in Toronto The new deadline for paper submissions is 15 July 2026, at 23:59 EDT (Toronto time zone). 💡 Check the full call here: www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...
📣 REMINDER | Call for Papers | 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference in Toronto 🚨The deadline is approaching — submissions close in 3 days! 💡 Full call here: www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...
🌐 In one week, we will come together in Girona and online for the 2026 IMISCOE Annual Conference! We recommend checking the pages of our Standing Committees to keep up to date with their activities during the conference: @methatmig.bsky.social @reflexivities.bsky.social @migcitpol.bsky.social
📣 REMINDER | Call for Papers | 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference in Toronto The deadline is approaching — submissions close in 10 days! 💡 Full call here: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
🌐 2026 IMISCOE Annual Conference In two weeks, we will come together in Girona and online! 💡 For registered participants, the conference programme is available at www.imiscoe.org/conference. Log in with your IMISCOE account for full details! We look forward to seeing you there!
✍ Writing Session Aiming to create a space dedicated to writing and community, the Gender and Sexuality in Migration Research – IMISCOE Standing Committee is launching its monthly "Shut Up & Write" series. 📅 26 June ⏰ 15:00–16:30 BST/WEST | 16:00–17:30 CEST | 10:00–11:30 EDT 🔗 lnkd.in/e3QmAkJc
📣 REMINDER | Call for papers Submit paper proposals to the 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference, organised by @torontomet.bsky.social and @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social, exploring the digital transformations shaping migration governance and migration research! 💡More: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
📚 The MiReKoc – BU CFD International Summer School brings interdisciplinary perspectives to the theme "Crossing Regions, Shaping Lives: African Migration Corridors in Global Perspective" through several activities. 🔗More: research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/miss/! 🚨Deadline: 26/06 📆 7-12 September 📍Istanbul
Are you interested in participatory and visual methods? Join the 2026 DIVCULT Spring Webinar! 📆June 25th ⏰15-17h CEST 🔗 Registration here:https://www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blog/news/news-from-members/2655-save-the-date-divcult-spring-webinar-2026-participatory-and-visual-methods-in-migration-research
📣The 2026 IMISCOE PhD School, hosted by the Center for Migration and Societal Change - Eurac Research was a success! Bringing together early-career researchers, this edition was dedicated to the theme “Peripheries in Motion: International Migration and Migrant Inclusion beyond the Urban Spheres”.
📣 Conference | Global Perspectives on Multilingualism in (Mental) Healthcare The conference focuses on current perspectives on multilingualism in healthcare. 📍 University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) 📆 June 26-27, 2026 ❗ Free of charge, registration required 🔗 www.mim2m.net/conference
📚 Book Release 'Agents of Migration: Institutional Embeddedness of Labour Brokerage in Nepal' by Sandhya A.S. examines the growing presence of “middle elements” — intermediaries and migration agents — in the facilitation of labour migration. 🔗 More information: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
📣 GenSeM Seed-corn Research Funding 2026 | Deadline Approaching ❗️ An opportunity for early-career members to obtain funding (up to €2,000) to conduct a small project aimed in the field of gender/sexuality in migration research. ⚠️ Deadline: June 1st, 2026. ℹ️ More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
📣 Hard-to-Reach: Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal and Excluded Populations This Summer School introduces applied research methods for conducting research with marginalized, hidden, and excluded groups. 📍University of Oxford, Nuffield College 📅24-28 August 2026 🔗 hard2reachresearch.org
📣 CfP for the 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference (10-12 March) 💫 Studying Migration in the Digital Era: Innovation, Regulation, Ethics, and Rights 📍Global Migration Institute atT oronto Metropolitan University Full call: shortlink.uk/1pfd0 @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social @researchtmu.bsky.social
👉 15th Conference of the Committee for Migration Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences 📣 CfP “Refugee Accommodation in Humanitarian Settings: Challenges, Lived Experiences, and Possibilities ❗ Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2026 All details here: czrug.ug.edu.pl/.../15th-con...
🗣️ Call for papers international seminar- "Remote work and emergent mobility regimes. Return, multilocality and processes of re-territorialisation” 📍 November 5–6, Cádiz (Spain) ❗ Submit your abstract by June 5, 2026 Registration here: forms.gle/rAEnLPodWSdx...