BROAD-ER Bridging the Migration and Urban Studies Nexus is a Twinning Project coordinated by @MiReKoc funded by the EU w @UvA_Amsterdam @UPFBarcelona @gritimupf
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📣 Our new working paper is live
Now Out! The third paper in our MiReKoc BROAD-ER Working Paper Series, "Trusted with Keys, Denied Citizenship Rights: Unionising as Means to Shape Urban Migration Governance from Below" by Norma Schemschat.
Read it here: research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/p…
📢 New from BROAD-ER:
"Mobility and the City: Toward an Integrated Urban–Migration Research Agenda" by @AhmetIcduygu
Why #migration & #urbanization must be studied as co-constitutive processes—across scales, mobilities, #governance & #space.
@MiReKoc broad-er.eu/2025/12/23/mobil…
New on the BROAD-ER blog: West Lake, Hanoi as a contested space of belonging. Local youth navigate expat enclaves, othering, and hybrid venues that sustain attachment. By Van Hoang (UvA). broad-er.eu/2025/10/31/belon…
#Hanoi #Belonging #Urban
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How can cities like Istanbul respond when migration policy is tight controlled by the national government?
A new International Migration Review article by Pelin Kılınçarslan & @bircealtiok of Koç University’s @MiReKoc explores how city diplomacy creates space for local action.
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The study introduces the concept of “maneuvering practicality” — showing how cities balance local needs with international engagement to strengthen their role in migration governance.
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New BROAD-ER blog post ⬇️
Based on 10+ years of fieldwork, Ayşen Üstübici and Zeynep Sena Uzunboy explores how Istanbul’s #Zeytinburnu became a space of both migrant inclusion & securitization.
broad-er.eu/2025/10/09/migra…
#Migration #UrbanStudies #Istanbul
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📢 NEW PUBLICATION: OPEN ACCESS
by Pelin Kılınçarslan & Birce Altıok (2025). "Local Turn Through International Networking: Istanbul’s Migration City Diplomacy" from International Migration Review, available at doi.org/10.1177/019791832513…
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📣 We are pleased to share that a new article emerging from BROAD-ER fieldwork in Istanbul has been published in International Migration Review by #PelinKılınçarslan and @bircealtiok doi.org/10.1177/019791832513…
The study examines Istanbul’s role in #migration city diplomacy and the significance of international networking at the local level.
The article is available open access here: lnkd.in/dfdyGYgs
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📣 We are pleased to share that a new article emerging from BROAD-ER fieldwork in Istanbul has been published in International Migration Review by #PelinKılınçarslan and @bircealtiok doi.org/10.1177/019791832513…
📣 We are pleased to share that a new article emerging from BROAD-ER fieldwork in Istanbul has been published in International Migration Review by #PelinKılınçarslan and @bircealtiok doi.org/10.1177/019791832513…
In our final Reels feature, Marie McAuliffe — a participant in the BROAD-ER closing conference — reflects on the legacy and future of International Geneva, a vital hub for diplomacy, dialogue, and global governance.
#InternationalGeneva #GlobalGovernance instagram.com/reel/DPN7s05jJ…
In our new Reels video, Dr. @JaninaSturner — one of the speakers at our BROAD-ER Conference explains how cities are taking a central role in shaping responses to climate-driven mobility.
@EU_Commission #horizoneurope #ClimateAction
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Our @UPFBarcelona postdoc Rafik Arfaoui shares how the networks built will continue to inspire collaboration, exchange, and new ideas well beyond the project’s lifetime.
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Closing our PI series, Prof. #JanRath explores BROAD-ER’s vision, its contributions, and the impact it aimed to generate.
#broad_er #urbanstudies #migrationgovernance #urbanspacesmigrantlives #academiclife
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From collaboration to fresh insights @MiReKoc General Coordinator and @kocuniversity postdoc researcher @bircealtiok looks back on her experience in the BROAD-ER Project and what she has personally taken away from it.
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Our @UPFBarcelona PhD researcher Diletta Marcucci shares her personal takeaways from the BROAD-ER Project — highlighting learning and fresh perspectives gained along the way.
#migration #academiclife #conference #phd #phdlife
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In the second episode of our PI series, Prof. @RicardZapata discusses BROAD-ER’s vision, contribution and the impact it sought to achieve.
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#urbanstudies #migrationgovernance #urbanspacesmigrantlives #academiclife
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🌟@MiReKoc hosted BROAD-ER Conference was the final #HorizonEurope #Twinning event—showing how collaboration drives insights for #research & #policy.
Grateful to all who joined this 3-year journey & to the BROAD-ER team for making it a success 👏
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✨ Wrapping up the International Conference, Urban Spaces, Migrant Lives Conference with closing remarks from the PIs of the BROAD-ER Project
In our new reels video, our @uva_amsterdam postdoc reflects on what she personally gained from being part of the BROAD-ER Project — a journey of learning, collaboration, and new perspectives.
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Today we started with Panel 8: New Themes, Comparative Perspectives & Innovative Methodologies, exploring fresh approaches to studying cities of migration, from QCA comparisons to transnational homeownership between Toronto & Istanbul, and bridging #migration with #memorystudies
