Online (Zoom)
The C-MISE project Research Exchange Webinar Series is a forum for invited researchers to share and discuss their findings with the C-MISE network.
Attendance is free, and all are welcome. However, to join via Zoom, you must register in advance (individual webinar registration links can be found below).
2 - 3 pm (UK)
Jacqui Broadhead, COMPAS, University of Oxford
In her latest book, Welcoming Cities: How Newcomers Shape Urban Policy Making, Jacqui offers a research-grounded, interdisciplinary framework for understanding what it means for cities to be truly inclusive. Drawing on empirical evidence and case studies from 12 UK cities and international partners, the book examines how local governments define, develop, and implement “welcoming” policies across governance, services, and social cohesion. It moves beyond critique to provide constructive, action-oriented insights on building more equitable, cohesive urban communities in increasingly diverse societies, making it essential reading for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners in urban governance and migration studies.
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2 - 3 pm (UK)
Ela Gökalp-Aras, Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (SRII)
This presentation explores how irregular migration is governed through sharply differentiated city-level practices in Türkiye, revealing a hidden geography of pushbacks and pushforwards. Drawing on multi-sited fieldwork in Van, Iğdır, Edirne, and İzmir, the webinar session shows how border control varies dramatically depending on geopolitics, migration routes, and European Union externalisation policies. By foregrounding cities as critical sites of migration governance, the analysis demonstrates how local actors, infrastructures, and spatial practices become central to managing irregular migration beyond formal legal categories.
The findings highlight the importance of city-level perspectives for understanding contemporary border governance and raise broader questions for European cities about responsibility-sharing, informal containment practices, and the human rights implications of differentiated migration control regimes.
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2 - 3 pm (UK)
Nick Dreher, Toronto Metropolitan University
European cities face a critical challenge: how to implement rights-based, effective policies to support precarious migrants and refugees, given that national and EU frameworks are often restrictive or contradictory. To best support these communities, cities must consider not only which specific policies to implement but also the characteristics and practices that enable them to develop and implement pro-migrant policies. This webinar will present findings from a recent study on the local dynamics of 28 cities across Europe. Drawing on data collected by the Berlin-based advocacy organisation Moving Cities, this research identifies three overarching themes: the empowerment of municipal actors, collaborative approaches, and integrated frameworks. These findings validate research on migrant solidarity policies conducted in cities across the continent and offer a more comprehensive framework for how cities can integrate migrant support across all levels of government and society. The presentation will be followed by a discussion on how these factors apply across contexts.
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