Reports and Other Publications
Reports
Cangiano, A., I. Shutes, S. Spencer and G. Leeson, 2009, Migrant Care Workers in Ageing Societies: Research Findings in the United Kingdom. Click here for more information. Click here to download the report.
Spencer, S., 2008, Equality and diversity in jobs and services: City policies for migrants in Europe, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Click here for further information and to download the full report. Click here to download the 'resume' (.pdf)
Anderson, B. and M. Ruhs, 2008, "A Need for Migrant Labour? The micro-level determinants of staff shortages and implications for a skills based immigration policy". A paper prepared for the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). Link to the MAC website for further details. Click here to download the paper [external links].
Jayaweera, H., and B. Anderson, 'Migrant workers and vulnerable employment: an analysis of existing data'. Report written for TUC Commission on Vulnerable Employment.Click here to download final report [.pdf].
Penninx R., D. Spencer and N. Van Hear, 2008, Migration and Integration in Europe: The State of Research. Click here to download the full report [.pdf].
Jayaweera, H., and T. Choudhury, 2008, Immigration, faith and cohesion:
Evidence from local areas with significant Muslim populations, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Click here to download the report. Click here to download the 6-page findings document.
Anderson, B., N. Clark & V.Parutis, 2007, NEW EU MEMBERS? Migrant Workers' Challenges and Opportunities to UK Trades Unions: a Polish and Lithuanian Case Study. A report written for the Trades Union Congress. Click here to download the full report.
Vertovec, S., 2007, 'New Complexities of Cohension in Britatin: Super-diversity, Transnationalism and Civil-Integration', report written for the Commission on Integration and Cohesion (CIC). Click here for the full report.
Spencer, S., Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson, Ben Rogaly, 2007, Migrants lives beyond the workplace: The experiences of Central and East European migrants in the UK. Report funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Click here for full report.
Spencer, S., Social integration of migrants in Europe, a literature review, co-authored, OECD, 2007. Click here for more details.
Spencer, S., (ed), 2006, Refugees and other new migrants: a review of the evidence on successful approaches to integration. Report commissioned by the Home Office. Click here for more details.
Charsley, K., Ross Bond and Sue Grundy (2006), Scottish Graduate Migration and Retention: a case study of the University of Edinburgh 2000 cohort. Click here for full report.
Ruhs, M. (2006) "Current policy framework" (chapter 3) and "Labour market policy considerations" (chapter 7) and in National Economic and Social Council of Ireland (2006) Managing Migration in Ireland: A Social and Economic Analysis. A report by the International Organization for Migration for the National Economic and Social Council of Ireland, No. 116, September 2006. Click here for full report.
Spencer, S. and Sarah Cooke, 2006, The Contribution of the Voluntary Sector to Migrant Integration in Europe. Report commissioned by the Barrow Cadbury Trust and King Badouin Foundation. Click here for full report.
Spencer, S., 2006, Migration and Integration: The Impact of NGOs on Future Policy Development in Ireland. Report written for The Atlantic Philanthropies, published as a COMPAS report. Click here for further information.
Anderson, B., Martin Ruhs, Ben Rogaly, Sarah Spencer, 2006, Fair Enough? Central and East European migrants in low wage employment in the UK, Report written for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, published as a COMPAS Report - Link
Ruhs, M., 2005, The potential of temporary migration programmes in future international migration policy - Download. Annex to Global Commission on International Migration Report: 'Migration in an interconnected world: New directions for action' - Link to GCIM.
Xiang, B., 2005, Promoting Knowledge Exchange through Diaspora Networks (The Case of People’s Republic of China), report written for the Asian Development Bank. Click here for further details.
Spencer, S., 2005, Common Ground: Equality, good race relations and sites for Gypsies and Irish Travellers, Report of a CRE Inquiry in England and Wales (co-authored) Commission for Racial Equality - Link
Spencer, S., 2005, The Challenge of Integration in Europe, Chapter for Managing Migration: A Policy Agenda for Economic Progress and Social Cohesion. Migration Policy Institute, Washington (forthcoming). Click here for further information.
Ruhs, M., 2005, Managing the Immigration and Employment of non-EU Nationals in Ireland. “Blue Paper” (Policy Paper) published jointly by TCD’s Policy Institute and COMPAS is now available. Click here for further information.
Castles, S and N. Van Hear, 2005, Developing DfID's Policy Approach to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. Click here for summary and to download the full report.
Levinson, A 2005, The Regularisation of Unauthorized Migrants: Literature Survey and Country Case Studies. Click here for summary and to download the full report.
Anderson, B. and B. Rogaly, 2005, Forced Labour and Migration, TUC: London. Click here for summary and to download the full report.
Pieke F., N. Van Hear and A. Lindley, 2005, Informal Remittance Systems in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, Written for the Department of International Development (DFID) UK, European Community’s Poverty Reduction Effectiveness Programme (EC-PREP), Deloitte & Touche. Click here for further information.
Spencer, S and Anna de Matti, 2004, Policy Brief on: 'Introductory Programmes and Initiatives for New Migrants in Europe', in “Turning Principles into Actions” - A report written for The Ministerial Integration Conference in Groningen, 9-11 November 2004. Click here for summary and to download the full report.
Van Hear, N., Frank Pieke and Steven Vertovec, 2004, The contribution of UK-based diasporas to development and poverty reduction. Click here for summary and to download the full report.
Anderson, B., 2004, Is trafficking in human beings being demand driven? A multi-country pilot study, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Geneva. Click here to download the full report (.pdf)
Ruhs, M., 2003, Temporary Foreign Worker Programmes: Policies, Adverse Consequences, and the Need to Make Them Work, Perspectives on Labour Migration 6, International Migration Branch, International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva. Click here to download the full report (.pdf)
Castles, S, M. Korac, E. Vasta,and S. Vertovec, 2003, Mapping the Field: Integration Research in the UK, Home Office, UK.
Castles, S. Rogers, A. Vasta, E and Vertovec, S., 2003, Migration and Integration as Challenges to European Society, Assessment of research reports carried out for the European Commission Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER) Programme, Centre for Migration and Policy Research, University of Oxford.
Spencer, S. and Anja Rudiger, 2003, Social Integration of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities, Policies to Combat Discrimination. OECD/European Commission
Other publications
Including journal articles, conference papers, consultation documents, etc:
Düvell, F., 2008 Transit, Migration and Politics: Trends and Constructions on the Fringes of Europe,A Summary paper written for the EU Network on International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE) and COMPAS - Download. This paper has also been published by IMISCOE - Link
Spencer, S., 2006, Delivering Equality: Towards and Outcome Focused Positive Duty (co-authored) submission to the Cabinet Office Equality Review and DTI Discrimination Law Review.
Vertovec, S., 2006, 'Diasporas good, diasporas bad,' Metropolis World Bulletin, Vol. 6.
Vertovec, S., 2006, 'Circular migration: The way forward in global policy?' Around the Globe, Vol. 3. Melbourne: Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements.
Vasta, E., 2006, 'The Paper Market: 'borrowing' and 'renting' of identity documents', work in progress paper presented to Paper tigers or tiger papers: the paper regime of modern societies, International Migration Institute workshop, University of Oxford, June 16. Link
Düvell, F., 2006, 'Applying sustainable conflict resolution strategies in disputes over Migration'. In Chahrokh, Haleh; Stryjewski, Radoslaw; and Suter, Brigitte (eds.). Innovative Concepts for Alternative Migration Policies. Conference Report on the ICMPD / IMISCOE Workshop Vienna , 24/25 March 2006. Amsterdam: IMISCOE, pp. 8-10, see also IMISCOE Policy Briefings. Link
Anderson, B., 2006, Response to "Tackling Human Trafficking - Consultation on Proposals for a UK Action Plan". Click here to download (.pdf)
Schuster, L., and A. Bloch, 2005, ‘Asylum Policy under New Labour’, Benefits, 43: 13 (2), 2005 pp.115-118.
Düvell, F., 2005, 'Towards sustainable migration policies.' 1st Global International Studies Conference, WISC/ECPR, Istanbul, 23-28 August.
Anderson, B., 2005, 'Definition of domestic work', International Encyclopedia of Social Policy, Routledge.
Ruhs, M., 2005, Temporary migration programmes in theory and practice. Part of 'Migration: A welcome opportunity', Report Chapter, London : RSA.
Vertovec, S., 2003, 'The political importance of diasporas,' Migration Information Source, Migration Fundamentals - Link. [Reprinted as a COMPAS Working Paper, WP-05-13]
Spencer, S., M. Ruhs, B. Anderson, H. Jayaweera, A. Cangiano and E. Newcombe, 2005, 'Making Migration Work for Britain', Response to Home Office Consultation on proposals for a new points-based system for managed migration from COMPAS, Sent to Home Office and published on COMPAS Website
Rogers, A, 2005, GCIM Migration Futures Report- Link