To date, research from the MADE project has resulted in over ten articles published in peer-reviewed journals, 18 working papers in the working paper series of the International Migration Institute, and several other outputs. Our core conceptual article, entitle "Social Transformation" elaborates a novel conceptual framework to studying 'big change' across space and time. The paper defines social transformation, its key characteristics in relation to time and space, and its operationalization in 5 dimensions & 25 sub-dimensions. We apply this framework to systematically compare the common trends and distinct-unique features in the migration-development trajectories of our six country case studies. We have now published five within-country case studies applying a 'social transformation perspective' to examine development-migration interactions in Ethiopia, Italy, the Netherlands, Brazil and Morocco.
In addition to our country case studies, we have several other quantitative articles that examine the relationship between key development indicators and mobility trends more broadly. In one article entitled '‘Social transformation and migration: An empirical inquiry’, for example, the authors draw on global migration data covering the 1990‐2010 period to corroborate the idea that there is an inverted U‐shaped relation between processes of development and emigration. They also find a robustly negative effect of urbanization levels and urban growth on emigration, suggesting that rural‐to‐urban migration can be a substitute for international migration in fast growing urban economies. In another article, entitled ‘Formal Education and Migration Aspirations in Ethiopia,’ the authors explore expanding education as a core driver of rising migration. They find that even primary levels can increase migration aspirations.
Finally, the MADE team has been regularly engaged in the dissemination of its findings through keynote addresses, guest lectures and presentations at seminars, workshops and conferences.
