Migration is a vast and multifaceted field, and ICMPD’s scope of work touches upon its many dimensions. From policy to practice, and spanning various regions and themes, our publications capture the complexities of this diverse landscape. Discover the breadth and depth of our expertise on an array of other migration-related topics, including the climate change-migration nexus and irregular migration.
2024
- Commentary - Breaking taboos: EU asylum and migration policy since 2020
- Infographic - Key migration policy developments during the 2019-2024 European Commission
- Commentary - Africa-to-Europe value chains: How nearshoring can mitigate Europe’s migration crisis and aid energy transition
- Commentary - Carrots and sticks in migration cooperation: Three uncomfortable truths
- Podcast - How migration is driving the EU elections
2023
- Event takeaways - 5 takeaways for strengthening migration governance for the future
- Commentary - Challenging misconceptions on human mobility and climate change
2022
- Event takeaways - 7 takeaways for migration governance in turbulent times
- Policy brief - The role of information campaigns in addressing irregular migration
- Commentary - Migration narratives across three levels of governance
- Commentary - Consensus, concession and compromise – taking migration partnerships to the next level
- Commentary - Committing to partners, staying flexible on the issues
- Event takeaways - 7 takeaways on Emerging Challenges in the Area of Migrant Smuggling
2021
- Commentary - Europe’s sharper edges: EU migration policy after Lukashenko
- Event takeaways - 6 takeaways for re-imagining migration partnerships
- Commentary - Revitalising migration partnerships
- Commentary - EU migration policy: an optimistic vision of the future
2020
- Study - The state of play of Schengen governance: An assessment of the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism in its first multiannual programme
- Commentary - Investing in communities and building human capital in Afghanistan - alternatives to irregular migration
- Commentary - VDL’s migration plan – The fine art of pleasing no-one
- Commentary - Why South Asian migrants need accurate information
- Study - Climate Change and Migration: Legal and policy challenges and responses to environmentally induced migration
- Commentary - Time to plan for victim support countermeasures amid the continuing pandemic
- Commentary - Migration Dialogues in times of COVID-19
- Policy brief - Establishing a Credible Narrative on Migration and Migration Policy
- Commentary - Schengen’s summertime blues
- Commentary - Iraq and migration – What challenges face the new administration?
- Commentary - How the COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’ targets migrants
- Commentary - Immunity passports: unwise and unnecessary
- Commentary - National consular services are stretched to the limit by COVID-19
- Commentary - How COVID-19 is changing border control
- Commentary - COVID-19 from Baghdad to Dhaka
- Commentary - ‘Too important to be neglected’: Refugees in Europe are now essential to keep societies afloat
- Commentary - Migration in the age of biosecurity
- Commentary - Migration communication and new approaches to target-group engagement
- Policy paper - International Migration: Drivers, Factors and Megatrends
2019
- Commentary - The Migration Policy Cycle: Making the case for evidence-informed and inclusive policy-making
- Policy brief - The Migration Policy Cycle: Making the Case for Coherent, inclusive and evidence-informed Policy-Making
- Commentary - Migration Policy-Making in Times of Crisis
- Report - The Migration Policy Cycle and Migration Crisis Response. A comparative report covering Germany, Italy Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom
- Policy brief - Return Migration Policies in the Context of Intra EU Mobility
2018
- Commentary - Making the case for regional cooperation on migration and mobility
- Commentary - Lost in Categorisation – Smuggled and Trafficked Refugees and Migrants on the Balkan Route
- Commentary - Free Movement in Africa - Time to Celebrate?
- Commentary - Making the case for regional cooperation on migration and mobility
2017
- Commentary - Are migrants and refugees a “vulnerable group” in the context of human trafficking?
- Commentary - Irregular migration and regular pathways: What we really should do
- Commentary - Fighting Human Trafficking: Three Priorities for the UN Global Compact for Migration
- Commentary - Counter-smuggling operations and protection: how can we marry the two?
- Commentary - Driving the sustainable development agenda forward – the role of migrants and diasporas
- Policy brief - Towards an Iraqi diaspora engagement policy
- Commentary - Driving the sustainable development agenda forward – the role of migrants and diasporas
2016
- Commentary - Addressing demand: A useful concept in the context of trafficking in human beings?
- Commentary - Commentary on the occasion of the 10th EU Anti-Trafficking Day
2015
- Commentary - Six more options for EU-Western Balkans cooperation to manage the migration and refugee crisis