International Institute of Social Studies

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Focus on migration month

Using scenarios to explore the future of migration

Dr Simona Vezzoli discusses the 'scenario methodology' which offers tools to help understand upcoming changes, focusing specifically on migration

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Bringing migration research to life

Drawing on research carried out by the PACES research team, The Good Life tells the stories of three young people navigating migration decisions.

Download your copy of The Good Life
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'State of the art' conference on migration

ISS researchers contribute to the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security’s State of the Art conference that brings together researchers, policy-makers and other professionals in the field of migration.

Read about the ISS contributions to the conference
ISS researchers at the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security’s State of the Art conference

Migration, Im/mobility and Place Academic Team

Academic Team exploring how migration shapes the governance of place

Find out more about our migration research and teaching
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Governance of Migration and Diversity track

MA in Development Studies track focusing on current challenges around migration-related issues, particularly in the context of global development, and how to address them.

Find out more about this MA track

Water, Securitization Anxieties and Border Imaginaries (WASABI)

This research project investigates how communities living around water borders experience and influence security and territorial issues.

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Migrant Truckers Who Keep Europe Moving

Award winning article published in The Contrapuntal on the role of migrant workers in Europe's trucking industry

Read the article by Dr Nanneke Winters and ISS alumnus Wouter van de Klippe
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What might migration between Africa and Europe look like in 2045?

New report by the PACES research project explores future Africa–Europe migration scenarios

Read the report now
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Making migration and migration policy decisions amidst societal transformations (PACES)

PACES explores these questions by bringing together research, policy analysis and ongoing engagement with stakeholders.

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Highlights

Award-winning article on the role of migrants in Europe's trucking industry

Migrant Truckers who Keep Europe Moving

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MA Development Studies

Watch our video about our MA in Development Studies programme - a one-year, critically oriented programme for those interested in building and fair and just future

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Our country-based scholarship finder can help you identify funding opportunities for your MA at ISS

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