IOM RESEARCH NOVEMBER 2019

We are pleased to share with you IOM’s latest research outputs and updates, including information on the forthcoming World Migration Report 2020 and link to the Report's webpage, the latest Migration Research Series (MRS) paper authored by Rasadhika Sharma and Ulrike Grote and IOM Research at lunchtime seminar presentations by Professors Ronald Skeldon and Vincent Chetail. This update also includes a link to IOM's Migration Health Research Portal, early view articles in the journal, International Migration and information on the upcoming 17th IMISCOE Annual Conference.



World Migration Report 2020


The next edition in the World Migration Report (WMR) series, WMR 2020, will be launched on 27 November 2019 by IOM's Director General, Antonio Vitorino. Visit the WMR 2020 webpage and sign up to recieve the weblink to the online report on launch day.



Latest Migration Research Series Paper authored by Rasadhika Sharma and Ulrike Grote


The latest Migration Research Series paper, authored by Rasadhika Sharma and Ulrike Grote, analyses what determines Internet usage among internal migrants in two countries in South-East Asia: Thailand and Viet Nam.



Professor Ronald Skeldon: Migration Research at Lunchtime Presentation


During a recent Migration Research at Lunchtime Seminar at IOM HQ, Professor Ronald Skeldon extended his thinking originally published in an MRS paper and further explored why migration remains one of the most problematic of the population variables. Watch the presenation here.


Professor Vincent Chetail: Migration Research at Lunchtime Presentation


At IOM's Migration Research at Lunchtime event, Professor Vincent Chetail of the Graduate Institute discussed the legal nature and effect of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Watch the presentation here.


IOM's Migration Health Research Portal



IOM’s Migration Health Research Portal is an open-access global repository which provides information on more than 1,800 IOM’s health related projects global including access to over 700 migration health related publications. Click
  here to access the portal.


International Migration journal: Early View Articles


Read the latest early view articles in IOM's International Migration journal, a refereed, scientific journal on migration issues as analysed by demographers, geographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists from all parts of the world.



The 17th IMISCOE Annual Conference: 'Crossing borders, Connecting Culture'


The 17th IMISCOE Annual Conference will focus on the theme: 'Crossing borders, connecting culture'. This conference will dig deeper into people’s migration experiences by foregrounding how migration is connected to culture. IOM's head of research, Marie McAuliffe, will speak at the event. The Annual Conference will be held in Luxembourg from 30 June to 2 July 2020.