Migration and Integration | Population Europe

11/09/2015

Population Europe Inter-Faces: Jakub Bijak

"Migration is one of the worst predictable elements of the puzzle". An interview with Jakub Bijak (University of Southampton), winner of the Allianz European Demographer Award 2015. Questions: 1. People often think of projections as a “crystal ball” to predict the future. What do you personally find fascinating about forecasts and projections in the field of demography? 2. What are the main reasons that make projecting international migration in Europe so difficult?

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27/08/2015

Population Europe Inter-Faces: Sorana Toma

An interview with Sorana Toma (ENSAE–Laboratoire de Sociologie Quantitative) on migration and immigration. Questions: 1. I am planning to live in another country once I finish my studies and I feel it is very important to already know some people there. Is that generally the case when people decide to move to another country? 2. What can be the downsides of such “migrant networks” for the newcomer? 3. Is it easier to find a good job in your new home country if you already studied there?

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Population Europe’s Interactive Exhibition in Berlin

Thu Apr 10 - Wed Apr 23

Play "Pac-Man" for a healthy lifestyle, take a look at yourself at old age and discover the secrets of longevity. Find out why the risk of dying is the same for newborns and at age 50, why some singles are not really single and why the war between generations is not going to happen. Discover what demographic change means for your own life with the interactive exhibition "How to get to 100 - and enjoy it".

24/08/15

Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2015

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This publication presents the first broad international comparison across all EU and OECD countries of the outcomes for immigrants and their children. It is the fruit of a joint co-operation between the European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs) and the OECD’s International Migration Division, in the perspective of a regular monitoring of comparable indicators of integration across EU and OECD countries.

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24/08/15

20 New Population Europe Inter-Faces Give Answers to Demography-Related Questions

PEs Video Series Continues

Why do women remain childless, why is 60 the new 70, what factors influence migration decisions? In our Population Europe Video Series "Population Europe Inter-Faces", 20 well-respected researchers from the Population Europe network answer demographic questions in a very intelligible and comprehensive way. Each one of them is also explaining one figure, that they find interesting an important. You can watch the videos here

Population Europe Event: Who Pays for Demographic Change?

Tue Jan 27

In cooperation with Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital and Lund University, Population Europe invites around 40-60 experts from research, policy and NGOs to discuss the concept of National Transfer Accounts and the most recent findings of the AGENTA project in a confidential atmosphere. On invitation only.

29/06/2015

The Pitfalls of a European Migration Policy

Migration and political challenges in times of crisis in the EU

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Key messages: A European migration policy is hampered by structural and institutional limits on cooperation between the Member States and between different policy fields at the European level. The divisive issues of today’s migration debate are fears of alleged “welfare shopping”, mixed flows of migration and the secondary movement of migrants, which are all situated in grey areas between the current institutional baskets.

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16/06/15

The International Handbook on Gender, Migration and Transnationalism

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The International Handbook on Gender, Migration and Transnationalism represents a state-of-the-art review of the critical importance of the links between gender and migration in a globalising world. It draws on original, largely field-based contributions by authors across a range of disciplinary provenances worldwide.

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04/05/15

Multiple Pathways Towards Integration: The Diversity of Immigrant Families in Europe

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This policy brief summarises recent research findings of the project FamiliesAndSocieties with regard to the impact of transnational families on children’s wellbeing in both origin and destination countries, as well as to the demographic behaviour of immigrants and their descendants. The brief also presents suggestions for policy interventions.