We had the pleasure to hear prof. dr. Arul Chib from Erasmus University Rotterdam speak at his seminar ‘Strategizing silence: Digital non-use as agency for marginalized communities’ organized in part by RUNOMI at Radboud University. We had a panel consisting of Noemi Mena Montes and Joost Beuving led by Wolter Pieters. Professor Chib presented empiricalContinue reading “Strategizing silence: Digital non-use as agency for marginalized communities”
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RUNOMI-Risbo Knowledge Program on Labour Migration officially launched
On Tuesday, November 12, KCA officially transferred its research data to RUNOMI and Risbo. This marks the launch of the RUNOMI-Risbo Knowledge Program on Labour Migration, ensuring that critical research on labour migration continues sustainably, with valuable data and insights remaining accessible to the scientific community. KCA’s board will stay involved as an informal advisory council.
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The cabinet plans on naturalisation and integration
Reposted and translated from Verblijfblog (November 12, 2024)
As previously announced in the outline agreement , the government program of the Schoof cabinet contains several plans that relate to naturalization and nationality that, taken together, will complicate access to Dutch citizenship and make the loss of Dutch citizenship easier. Verblijfblog provides an overview of these plans, the legal bottlenecks and expected effects.
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Iris Poelen, Postdoctoral Researcher
Iris joined RUNOMI as a postdoctoral researcher in 2023 to fill a Sector Plan funded position titled “Digital pathways to good migranthood in Western Europe”.
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Podcast: Pascal Beckers on interdisciplinary cooperation within RUNOMI
In the sixth episode of the CMR Podcast, Tesseltje de Lange and Ricky van Oers (both connected to the centre for Migration Law of the Radboud University) sit down with Pascal Beckers, RUNOMI scientific coordinator. In the episode, they delve into several key research projects within RUNOMI, including DignityFIRM and the Global Strategy for Skills,Continue reading “Podcast: Pascal Beckers on interdisciplinary cooperation within RUNOMI”
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Interview: Digital Nomads and the evolving world of work
RUNOMI member Kaisu Koskela, a postdoctoral researcher and a digital nomad, spoke to the Republic of Estonia’s e-Estonia team about her work on Digital Nomad Visas. In this blog post, she discusses the rise of these visas, her own nomad lifestyle and Estonia’s credentials for location independent workers and entrepreneurs. https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/blog/posts/digital-nomads-and-the-evolving-world-of-remote-work
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IMISCOE conference 2024, CIES-Iscte Lisbon
It was great to join the IMISCOE Research Network 2024 conference last week, both as a discussant and a panelist in the session, “Digitalization and migration: rethinking socio-economic inclusions and exclusions. Noemi Mena Montes was an excellent Chair (we missed fellow panel co-chair and organizer Giacomo Solano), and we received thoughtful discussant input from Pascal Beckers. I presented “Navigating digital (hybrid) marketplace labour platforms,” looking at new (or perhaps reconfigured/perpetuated) dynamics affecting migrant parents and (often also migrant) domestic workers, with the rise of online marketplace platforms (like babysitting apps or Facebook groups).
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Interview: Migrant inclusion through entrepreneurship
In Radboud University’s Research News, our RUNOMI colleague assistant professor in Migrant Inclusion, Giacomo Solano, shares his views and his research on the unequal opportunities for migrant entrepreneurship. Read it here: https://www.ru.nl/en/research/research-news/migrant-inclusion-through-entrepreneurship-do-all-migrants-have-the-same-opportunities
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Thank you for attending our Annual Conference!
Our 5th Annual Conference day was a success, here’s a sneak peek of the day. !
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RUNOMI team at Night of the Refugee
Last week, a group of RUNOMI walked 20 kilometres during the Night of the Refugee, organized by Stichting Vluchteling. We raised more than €2.000 for emergency aid to people on the run all over the world. We are very thankful for all donations and we are excited that we even doubled our donation goal! In total, €1,3 million were raised during the night. Well done everybody and let’s do it again next year!