Project description
Understanding and assessing irregular migration
Irregular migration represents a serious challenge worldwide. However, it is difficult to develop and monitor policies because relevant quantitative data are scarce and often outdated or contested. Many questions remain unanswered regarding the way that legal frameworks define migrant irregularity, the characteristics of irregular migrants concerning age, gender, nationality and other socioeconomic variables and the assessment of policies like regularisation. The EU-funded MIrreM project will assess the policies, data needs and estimates that define migrant irregularity in 11 EU Member States, the UK, Canada, US and five transit countries. The project will develop new and innovative methods for measuring irregular migration and 'regularisation scenarios' actively involving relevant stakeholders at every stage of this project.
Objective
Targeted policy responses for irregular migration require better knowledge about the characteristics of the irregular migrant population and dynamics of irregular migration, as well as about the effects of policy measures. Yet, quantitative data relating to irregular migration are scarce, often outdated and contested. The inadequecy of current data makes it challenging for stakeholders to develop and monitor policies. How do legal frameworks in different countries define migrant irregularity? What are the characteristics of irregular migrants in terms of age, gender, nationality or other socioeconomic variables? How can the effects of policy measures, such as regularisation, be assessed?
MIrreM adresses the challenge of insufficent knowledge about irregular migration and regularisation in Europe by actively involving relevant stakeholders in every stage of this project – as co-creators of its results and as stakeholders to its mission. In a rigorous comparative and multi-level study, we will assess the policies, data needs and estimates that define migrant irregularity in 11 EU member states, the UK, Canada, the USA and five transit countries. Using several coordinated pilots we will develop new and innovative methods for measuring irregular migration and ‘regularisation scenarios’, and we will explore if and how these instruments can be transferred or scaled up to other socio-economic or institutional conditions.
Based on these insights, we will develop two public databases: a) a database with estimates on irregular migrant stocks and b) a database on irregular migration flows, that will also include data on regularisations. Together with the expert groups, we will synthesize our findings into a Handbook on data on irregular migration and a Handbook on regularisation that will support evidenced-based and targeted policymaking concerning irregular migration. Finally, we will develop training resources for policymakers, practitioners, journalists and early-career researchers.
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.2.2 - Culture, creativity and inclusive society Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
3500 Krems
Austria
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Participants (14)
50014 Fiesole
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49074 Osnabrueck
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6200 MD Maastricht
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20014 Turku
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28040 Madrid
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106 76 Athens
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20122 Milano
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14469 Potsdam
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1010 Wien
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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00-927 WARSZAWA
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1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1649 026 Lisboa
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Partners (3)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
M5B 2K3 Toronto
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
LE1 7RH Leicester
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
OX1 2JD Oxford
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