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PUBLICATIONS
Check the Comparative report. It brings together findings from the six country reports, and a report examining EU policies.
MEETING
3 July 2024
In the context of the MIrreM project, I-Claim is participating in the Workshop 'The ethics of researching irregular migration'.
CONFERENCE
2 July 2024
I-Claim is organizing a panel at the 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference in Lisbon on 2nd July 2024.
VIEWS & NOTES
19 June 2024
Our Fairwork colleagues presented a paper at the conference "Making Rights Reality: The Human Rights of Undocumented Migrant Workers".
VIEWS & NOTES
June 2024
On the 13th of May 2024 the Focus Area on Migration and Societal Change organized a film screening called ‘Living Labour’. Ilse van Liempt is presenting us here her reflections.
ENGAGEMENTS
29 May 2024
Prof. Nando Sigona gave a talk at UC Berkeley about the irregularisation of migration and migrants in Europe.
WEBINAR
7 May 2024
This webinar gives the opportunity to our researches to present the report 'The Legal and Policy Infrastructure of Irregularity in Italy'.
PRESS & MEDIA
Nando Sigona interviewed by AFP/France24 on intra-European co-operation on irregular migration and its impact on irregularised migrants.
VIEWS & NOTES
April 2024
The Dutch I-CLAIM report on policy and legal infrastructures of irregularity reveals an alarming trend towards exclusion of irregular migrants in the Netherlands.
PUBLICATIONS
Check the new country reports looking at the legal and policy infrastructures of irregular migration in Poland and Italy.
PRESS & MEDIA
Ilse van Liempt (University of Utrecht) was interviewed by the Het Financieele Dagblad on the new deal with Egypt.
VIEWS & NOTES
Everyone has the right to enjoy the nightlife. The Beats Beyond Borders: Uniting in Solidarity event was organized as part of the week against racism, the night before a large demonstration against racism and discrimination starting at Dam Square.
PODCASTS
Nando Sigona / March 2024Is the UK immigration system really 'fairer' as the government claims? Fairer for whom? In the latest episode of the Conversations with Iris podcast, Nando Sigona discusses these questions with Luke Piper, Head of Immigration at the Work...
ENGAGEMENTS
14.03.2024 – 15.03.2024
Bastian Vollmer, I-Claim member, participated at the „Illegality“ Conference 2024 at the Catholic Academy in Berlin
ENGAGEMENTS
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
This roundtable aims to facilitate an inclusive and open discussion among stakeholders engaged on relevant migration and F2F policies.
It will focus on the CAP social conditionality mechanism and the new corporate due diligence framework.
WEBINAR
13 March 2024
Drawing from the findings of the six I-Claim country reports on the topic of “Politics of irregularity”, in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Poland, Finland and Italy, this webinar will offer an overview of the ways in which irregularity is generated and shaped in prac...
WEBINAR
12 March 2024
The webinar will offer an introduction to the Horizon Europe I-CLAIM study that investigates the living and working conditions of irregular migrants in six European countries.
WEBINAR
5 February 2024
In this webinar, representatives from Horizon Europe projects working on these topics would like to critically elaborate on various models of return and readmission arrangements.
MEETING
6 December 2023
In this meeting, a group of key stakeholder organisations and institutions engaged with the preliminary research results produced by the I-CLAIM team at Ca’ Foscari University concerning the national policies on migration, labour and welfare that have an impact on the...
MEETING
5 December 2023
This meeting took the form of an expert discussion moderated by prof. Aleksandra Grzymała-Kazłowska (Faculty of Sociology, Migration Research Center, University of Warsaw). It was attended by representatives of institutions - ministries, think-tanks and non-government...
MEETING
29 November 2023
On 29th November, the I-Claim Finnish team held a Stakeholders Meeting in Helsinki. The two themes discussed were family and work through the perspective of different services that are available for people in irregular situation in Finland.
WEBINAR
1 December 2023
On December 1, from 13.00 to 14.15 CET, the Centre for Migration Law and a group of Horizon Europe projects focusing on irregular migration in Europe (including I-Claim) will present the second online joint webinar.
MEETING
28 November 2023
I-Claim is starting its series of Stakeholder Meetings. The first meeting took place in The Netherlands where key stakeholders in the field of irregular migration reacted to the draft version of the first I-CLAIM report: ‘The Legal and Policy Infrastructure of Irregul...
PRESS & MEDIA
The government's controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing has hit a roadblock as the court deems it unlawful. But hold on, the saga isn't over!
VIEWS & NOTES
This post explores the role of community researchers, highlighting the epistemic advantages they bring and the unintended consequences of their involvement. It suggests ways to address power dynamics and promote more equitable and ethical research practices.
VIEWS & NOTES
This post problematises the positions from which research on irregular migrants is produced and the “access problem” is constructed. While emphasising the benefit of sharing experiences and identities between researchers and researched, the post highlights the impor...
VIEWS & NOTES
Migrants are still risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean; we must challenge the rhetoric of ‘invasion’ and examine the deeper reasons for migration, writes Nando Sigona
PRESS & MEDIA
Interview to Nando Sigona on BBC News. How to address irregular sea crossings and the secondary mobility of migrants are igniting tensions at the border between Italy and France, and with other EU member states.
PRESS & MEDIA
Recently, the Dutch newspaper AD featured Zaenal's story as a victim of modern slavery as part of a podcast produced by Fairwork, our engagement partner from The Netherlands.
WEBINAR
18 October, 1-2pm CET. Webinar
Irregular migration is an important feature of the political economy of migration and associated patterns of legal, social and economic inequality in Europe and elsewhere.
PRESS & MEDIA
In an opinion column for Spanish daily El Pais, Nando Sigona examines the link between border externalisation and the normalisation of state violence across Europe.
PRESS & MEDIA
Our I-CLAIM migration expert Ilse van Liempt commented on the news on the EU Tunis deal. Check all the related articles.
PRESS & MEDIA
Experts doubt whether Sunday’s migration agreement with Tunisia will help reduce the number of people trying to reach the European Union, the Financieele Dagblad reported on Thursday.
ENGAGEMENTS
May 2023
In a world where people have always migrated seeking safety and opportunity, it is disheartening to witness the UK's current treatment of those who make it their home.
ENGAGEMENTS
May 2023
The Berlin Smuggler's Gala, which challenges the political narrative and public discourse surrounding the topic of "smuggling," will be held on June 25th.
ENGAGEMENTS
May 2023
Celebrate International Domestic Workers Day on June 16th! Join thousands of domestic workers worldwide as they raise their voices in solidarity and commemorate a significant milestone in their lives.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Launching the handbook on irregular migration at the Migration and Societal Change Conference in Utrecht.
PRESS & MEDIA
Feature interview in Al Jazeera for comms track record and social media
ENGAGEMENTS
We are excited to invite you to submit individual paper proposals to the kick-off symposium of the project Tackling Precarious and Informal Work in the Nordic Countries (Future Challenges in the Nordics programme)
PUBLICATIONS
May 2023
In March 2023 a research handbook on irregular migration was released with Edward Elgar edited by Ilse van Liempt, Joris Schapendonk and Amalia Campos-Delgado.
ENGAGEMENTS
At the 20th IMISCOE Annual conference in Warsaw this year I-CLAIM will host two panels on the production of irregular living and working conditions for migrants and racialized communities in Europe.
PODCASTS
New podcast series on migration and citizenship out now