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What counts as “diversity” in EU institutions?

The first week of July 2025 marked a key moment for migration scholars from around the world as we gathered in Paris for the annual IMISCOE Conference, hosted this year at Campus Condorcet in Aubervilliers (France). With the timely and critical -if somewhat ironic, given the location- theme of “Decentring Migration Studies”, the conference created space for much-needed conversations on power, voice, and representation in our field. As… Read More »What counts as “diversity” in EU institutions?

Collaborative migration research? The role of the Lab in engaging in cross-sectoral knowledge production

Last July 2024, the INTEGRIM Lab organised a workshop focused on “collaborative migration research”, at the occasion of the IMISCOE annual conference. This gathering brought together representatives from academic and non-academic institutions across Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. Participating institutions included: CIDOB, Collège de France, Czech Academy of Sciences, DeZIM Institute, FIERI, Osnabrück Institute of Geography, PICUM, University of… Read More »Collaborative migration research? The role of the Lab in engaging in cross-sectoral knowledge production

INTEGRIM Lab at the MILE final event

These days, multistakeholder events on migration and inclusion are everywhere. But how to plan an event that really stands out from the crowd? Here are a few things I have learnt at the MILE final event!  From 2022 to 2023, INTEGRIM Lab was part of Migrant Integration through Locally-Designed Experiences (MILE), an AMIF-funded project. Four European municipalities – Birmingham, Ripollet, Riga, and Ioannina – participated… Read More »INTEGRIM Lab at the MILE final event

Highlights from the MILE event in Brussels “Bridging the democracy gap”

How can we make political participation more inclusive and accessible? Last September 28 – jointly with UNITEE and New Women Connectors, and in collaboration with the European Parliament – INTEGRIM Lab engaged with civil society representatives and policymakers to explore how to foster civic engagement and political participation, especially by migrant individuals and communities. Two interactive sessions organized by UNITEE and New Women Connectors highlighted… Read More »Highlights from the MILE event in Brussels “Bridging the democracy gap”

Presenting the MILE project at the European Sociological Association Conference in Lisbon

Lisbon’s Lusofona University and Nova University hosted the mid-term conference of the European Sociological Association RN27 (Southern European societies) these 21 and 22 September 2023. This year, the Research Network focused on “Territories, Communities and Sustainability” in the South of Europe.  At this occasion, I presented the results of the INTEGRIM Lab’s research done within the framework of the MILE project; and my own research conducted last year, with the Localacc… Read More »Presenting the MILE project at the European Sociological Association Conference in Lisbon

Is there a way to bridge the gap between research, policy-making and practice?

From 14 to 16 September 2023, the University of Genoa hosted the 36th annual conference of the Italian Political Science Association – SISP, Società Italiana di Scienza Politica -, one of the top political science events in Europe. Integrim Lab was in Italy to participate to #SISP2023 to keep pursuing its main objective, bridging the gap between academic research, policy-making and practice. I presented the… Read More »Is there a way to bridge the gap between research, policy-making and practice?

INTEGRIM Lab’s participation in the 20th IMISCOE Annual Conference

From 3 to 6 July 2023, the Centre for Research in Migration at the University of Warsaw hosted the 20th edition of IMISCOE annual conference. IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the field of migration. Over 800 participants from all over the world joined at the occasion of its yearly event. For many years, the conference has been a key moment for… Read More »INTEGRIM Lab’s participation in the 20th IMISCOE Annual Conference

MILE Policy Brief

Political participation and inclusion of migrants in European societies start at the local level. Municipal administrations and civil society organizations, including those led by migrants themselves, can play a key role in this process. But how can we make the most out of it and ensure it benefits local communities as a whole? Since 2022, INTEGRIM has been part of MILE – or Migrant Integration… Read More »MILE Policy Brief

Errant imaginaries: weaving utopias

Why are our daydreams important? Because what we crave, what we long for, can reveal what is truly essential. The pandemic has shed light on the urgent need to change our current systems – economic, political, social and affective. Radical imagination is what we need to envision a change in our society, and then to begin to take action. At the end of March 2020,… Read More »Errant imaginaries: weaving utopias

Collective diary of imagination

The Mujeres Errantes group, initiated by INTEGRIM Fellow Kitti Baracsi together with Marta Ruffa and Daniela Adarve in 2018 and since that kept going by several other women, invites errant womxn to inhabit their imagination and contribute to the collective diary of imagination. How do you live in your imagination? How do you feel?  Where are you now? With whom? What are you doing?  Send… Read More »Collective diary of imagination