MIGPOL data in academic research

On this page you will find links to ongoing work and upcoming original contributions by the MIGPOL team itself. The page also contains a compilation of recent academic publications that use the data generated by us and our partner projects.

Have you published a study in comparative migration policy research that we missed? Please get in touch: migpol@uu.se

The project “Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe” (PRIME) uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to study how national institutions shape the conditions of irregular migrants across Europe. The MIGPOL team contributes to PRIME by generating indicators of policy responses to irregular migration in terms of social and economic rights. The dataset will be added to MIGPOL in 2025.

The research program “Aging migrants, labor market transition and the welfare state” (IMLABX) is designed to study transitions between working life and welfare support of older migrants. The MIGPOL team supports the program by providing quality assurance for a new database on welfare systems in countries with high rates of emigration. The dataset will be integrated into MIGPOL during the fall of 2024.

The project “Every Immigrant is an Emigrant” (IMISEM) investigates migration regulations from a systematic policy perspective. It comprises exit, entry, diaspora, integration and citizenship policies for both immigrants and emigrants. It considers a selection of cases from Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. IMISEM Data is currently updated in cooperation with the MIGPOL team. Version 2 will be available in 2025.

Recent Publications

Dataset
Extending Migrants’ Rights but Limiting Long-Term Settlement: Migrant Integration Policy Trends in EU and OECD Countries Between 2010 and 2019
Giacomo Solano et al., 2024, International Migration Review
MIPEX
Bridging the citizenship law implementation gap: a typology for comparative analysis
Luuk van der Baaren, 2024, Comparative Migration Studies
GLOBALCIT
Integration of immigrant women in Europe: a multifaceted approach
Autiero, G. and Nese, A, 2024, International Journal of Manpower
MIPEX
Higher economic growth in poor countries, lower migration flows to the OECD – Revisiting the migration hump with panel data 
Benček, David; Schneiderheinze, Claas, 2024, World Development
IMPIC
An Indicator-Based Approach to Comparative Policy Analysis: Measuring Regional Governance of Migrant Integration
Francesco Pasetti et al., 2024, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
DEMIG/IMPIC/MIPEX
Adopting restriction: how coalition governments respond to radical right parties
Fabio Ellger & Heike Klüver, 2024, West European Politics
DEMIG
Historical Immigration Policies: Trends and Lessons
Margaret E. Peters et al., 2024, International Studies Quartely
DEMIG/HIP/IMPIC
Standardised integration requirements for naturalisation: less rights and less discretion? A qualitative meta-analysis of ethnographic studies of naturalisation procedures in Europe
Djordje Sredanovic, 2024, Comparative Migration Studies
GLOBALCIT
Categorical and spatial interlinkages within the European migration policy mix
Mathias Czaika et al., 2024, European Union Politics
DEMIG
Citizenship and integration 
Christina Gathmann and Julio Garbers, 2023, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
GLOBALCIT
Missing links in migrant enfranchisement studies
Umpierrez de Reguero, S., Finn, V., & Peltoniemi, J., 2023, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
IMISEM
Dimensions of emigration policy: An indexing exercise for polities across three regions
Pedroza, L., & Palop‐García, P., 2023, International Migration.
IMISEM
Enacted but neither regulated nor applied: exploring emigrant enfranchisement in deviant cases
Umpierrez de Reguero, S., 2023, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
GLOBALCIT