In an upcoming seminar at Radboud University, I will explore how migrant families negotiate care arrangements across borders, focusing on transnational care arrangements and the role of self-directed support (PGB). Care is often imagined as something that takes place locally—within a home, a neighbourhood, or a national welfare system. Yet for many migrants from TürkiyeContinue reading “When care crosses borders: negotiating family, state, and social norms”
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Call for Abstracts DAMR Annual Conference 2026
The Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR) invites abstract submissions forits 2026 Annual Conference. The conference will be hosted by the Radboud UniversityNetwork on Migration Inclusion (RUNOMI) at Radboud University. This event providesan interdisciplinary platform for scholars at different career stages to share theirresearch and engage in discussions on pressing issues in migration studies andContinue reading “Call for Abstracts DAMR Annual Conference 2026”
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RUNOMI PhD Autumn School 2026
We are pleased to share the call for the RUNOMI PhD Autumn School 2026, titled “Supporting Health(-Care) among Migrant Residents: Methodological, Ethical and Empirical Dilemmas”, which will take place on 13–15 October 2026 at Radboud University & Radboudumc (Nijmegen, the Netherlands). The Autumn School invites PhD candidates working on migration and health to engage withContinue reading “RUNOMI PhD Autumn School 2026”
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The Recast Blue Card Directive: Bringing together institutional, academic, and practitioners’ perspectives
By Samuel Ballin (samuel.ballin@ru.nl) and Sandra Mantu (sandra.mantu@ru.nl) On Friday 28 November 2025, the Centre for Migration Law hosted a seminar on the Recast Blue Card directive. Presented as a tool to boost the EU’s attractiveness for highly skilled migrants, the recast directive is yet to fully achieve its potential. While tensions concerning state sovereigntyContinue reading “The Recast Blue Card Directive: Bringing together institutional, academic, and practitioners’ perspectives”
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RUNOMI Annual Congress: Migrant Inclusion and Inequality Wednesday 24 June 2026, 10am-5:30pm
Join the 8th edition of RUNOMI’s annual congress on 24 June 2026. This year’s congress is dedicated to the topic of migrant inclusion and inequality. We proudly present the following keynote speakers: Halleh Ghorashi (VU Amsterdam), Mpanzu Bamenga (member of the second chamber for D66) and Mitchell Esajas (New Urban Collective and The Black Archives). Moreover, representatives of all RUNOMI faculties (Nijmegen SchoolContinue reading “RUNOMI Annual Congress: Migrant Inclusion and Inequality”
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The observer and the observed: conceptions of time and observation in field work
This blog was written by Simone Wilke as part of our ongoing blog series written by Radboud master students. In mid-April 2024, my colleagues from the local NGO WEAVE and I were driving through muddy paths and villages in the North-East of Thailand. Near the border of Myanmar, we would pass a gate guarded byContinue reading “The observer and the observed: conceptions of time and observation in field work”
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RUNOMI World Cafe-Lunch Roundtable: Migration in an Anti-Immigration Climate Thursday 11 December 2025, 12pm-2:30pm
Join us for a free lunch and contribute to shape more inclusive and grounded conversations on migration! We are happy to invite students, researchers and teachers for an open dialogue on talking about, living, teaching and researching migration in challenging times. Migration is consistently framed as a problem to be solved, different groups of migrantContinue reading “RUNOMI World Cafe-Lunch Roundtable: Migration in an Anti-Immigration Climate”
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IMISCOE Research Network event: the “Future of Work”
RUNOMI will host the next IMISCOE Research Network event in collaboration with the Centre of Migration Research and Centre of Excellence in Social Sciences on 13–14 November 2025 at Radboud University, Nijmegen. The event is on the Future of Work: Labor Markets and the “Migrant worker” in Light of Technological Transformation: an Interdisciplinary Dialogue. DuringContinue reading “IMISCOE Research Network event: the “Future of Work””
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Seminar on the recast Blue Card Directive Friday 28 November 2025, 9:30am-5pm
Directive 2021/1883/EU governs the work and residence conditions and rights of highly qualified non-EU workers and their families. It was adopted to enhance EU states’ chances in the global race for talent. This seminar, which is an initiative of the Centre for Migration Law, will bring together a range of institutional, academic and Member State perspectives on the recastContinue reading “Seminar on the recast Blue Card Directive”
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Rethinking Refugee Policies: Admission and Integration as Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Giacomo Solano The Netherlands passed two major asylum laws just before the summer to get a tighter grip on migration. Other Western countries also want stricter policies and at the European level, many policy makers are also thinking along these lines. Against this backdrop, Salvo Nicolosi (Utrecht University) and RUNOMI member Giacomo Solano (RadboudContinue reading “Rethinking Refugee Policies: Admission and Integration as Two Sides of the Same Coin”
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Reflections on the “Urban Cultures in the AfroDiaspora” Working Group
By Catherina Wilson What happens when music leaves Nigeria, travels across the Atlantic, and reaches Colombia, the US, and The Netherlands? How are rhythms, instruments and dance styles mediated, consumed and commodified in these different contexts? How does music change across borders and what can we learn about the AfroDiaspora through these changes? And howContinue reading “Reflections on the “Urban Cultures in the AfroDiaspora” Working Group”
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Work and Migration Law Congress: the value of dialogue
By Tesseltje de Lange, Karen Geertsema & Ricky van Oers What a day! On 22 May 2025, over 170 people gathered in Nijmegen to share knowledge on the topic of ‘Work and Migration Law’. Topics discussed included Central and Eastern European workers in distribution, posted drivers from outside Europe, international students and researchers, and theContinue reading “Work and Migration Law Congress: the value of dialogue”
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A Silent Exodus: Climate Change and the Crisis of Displacement
By Noemi Mena Montes UNHCH tents in the Jordanian desert, Al Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan “My name is Aya, and I am 32 years old. I was born in southern Syria, near Daraa. My family worked in agriculture, and at 18, I married a local farmer. We lived a modest life, but we alwaysContinue reading “A Silent Exodus: Climate Change and the Crisis of Displacement”
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Symposium ‘Decolonizing’ Data: Epistemologies, Imaginaries, and Sovereignties Thursday 9 October 2025, 10am-5pm
Join us for the ‘Decolonising’ Digital Data symposium on October 9th. In this one-day event, we will explore how to critically examine and reimagine prevailing digital practices and infrastructures through a decolonial lens. We will bring together scholars and practitioners who work at the intersection of digital research, critical epistemologies, and data justice. We areContinue reading “Symposium ‘Decolonizing’ Data: Epistemologies, Imaginaries, and Sovereignties”