-
Global Compact for Migration: Migration Research Leaders Syndicate
In 2017, IOM invited the world’s leading migration researchers to join in sharing their expertise and knowledge in support of the 2018 Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. We designed the Syndicate to take into account a range of factors, including the ambitious timeframe set for the global compact for migration, the wealth of expertise of leading academic and applied researchers working on a wide range of migration topics, and the substantial body of migration research and analysis currently existing globally that could usefully support global compact for migration processes. With this in mind, we asked Syndicate members to contribute in ways that reflected their leadership in migration research, their busy schedules and ongoing commitments.
As a first step, we asked Syndicate members to provide their ‘top three reads’ to inform discussions and negotiations ahead of the global compact for migration. In other words, we asked Syndicate members: “If you had the chance to provide only three pieces of research and analysis on aspects of (un)safe, (dis)orderly and (ir)regular migration to policymakers, what would they be?” A workshop was also held in late September 2017 with Syndicate members and advisors to refine ideas on some of the most complex and pressing issues in international migration today (please see link on the right-hand side of the page for more information). A final publication comprising Syndicate members' contributions was later launched during IOM's 108th Council, in November 2017.
In undertaking this targeted initiative, IOM strove for geographic and thematic diversity, with a focus on objectivity, neutrality and non-partisanship. Importantly, the views expressed by members of the Syndicate do not necessarily reflect those of IOM or any of its member states.
- Advisors
- Convenors
- Syndicate Outputs
-
Documents
Videos and Podcasts
- Video of the Syndicate publication's launch at the 108th IOM Council (Geneva, November 2017)
- Video of the event "Effective and Sustainable Solutions for Migration Management" on the margins of GCM negotiations (New York, April 2018)
Blogs
- "We need to talk about integration after migration. Here are four ways we can improve it" by Anne Gallagher
- "Why cities hold the key to safe, orderly migration" by Harald Bauder and Loren Landau
- "3 reasons all countries should embrace the Global Compact for Migration" by Anne Gallagher
- "Four dangerous assumptions about human trafficking" by Anne Gallagher
- "Refugees are not the creators of the crisis. They are the victims" by Liliana Jubilut
- "Migrant smugglers are winning. Here's why" by Anne Gallagher and Jørgen Carling
- "Migrants will keep coming. We should give them the skills they need to thrive" by Michael Clemens
- "Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees: how they should intersect" by Liliana Jubilut
