This book investigates how migration policies have been problematised at the EU institutional level, in particular by the European Commission. It critically assesses the assumptions lying behind the Commission’s political priorities, agendas and policy outputs.
New I-CLAIM Policy Brief! It calls for policy reforms to address irregular migration in Europe by promoting regularization paths, coordinated policy responses, and protections for migrant workers’ rights.
Nando Sigona spoke to the Inside Story Podcast of Aljazeera on irregular crossings, safe routes to asylum and Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘strange infatuation’ for Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.
This Policy Brief shows that a home affairs and criminalisation approach prioritising law enforcement and policing has dominated the von der Leyen Commission on questions related to migration policy.
Check the Comparative report. It brings together findings from the six country reports, and a report examining EU policies.
In the context of the MIrreM project, I-Claim is participating in the Workshop ‘The ethics of researching irregular migration’.
I-Claim is organizing a panel at the 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference in Lisbon on 2nd July 2024.
Nando Sigona interviewed by AFP/France24 on intra-European co-operation on irregular migration and its impact on irregularised migrants.
Ilse van Liempt (University of Utrecht) was interviewed by the Het Financieele Dagblad on the new deal with Egypt.