International migrations have become the focus of current public debates and policies in various regions of the world, including Europe.
With the creation of the Migration Program in 2005 and then the Center for Migration and Citizenship in 2011, the French institute of international relations - Ifri was the first research institute to analyze migration and new practices of citizenship as a matter of international relations. In order to respond to a complex and polarizing issue, the Center for Migration and Citizenship aims at better shaping the debate and research with an independent and non-polemical approach. The Center’s work is directed to all kind of stakeholders active in the field of migration at the local, national, European and international levels: decision and law makers, authorities, not-for-profit organizations and the private sector.
The Center for Migration and Citizenship offers a unique perspective on migration and citizenship issues in France through:
The promise of democracy enshrined in the "Arab Spring" has been accompanied by significant developments in migration flows across North Africa and to Europe. With political turmoil sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East, hundreds of thousands of persons, mainly from Libya, have been...
Spain represents in many ways an exceptional case study for research on immigration and especially irregular immigration.
Irregularity of status, or „illegal‟ migration, has become a significant issue of public interest over the last 10 years. It is argued that the numbers game and moral panic shifted from black communities in the early 1980s to „bogus‟ asylum seekers in the early 1990s, and to irregular migrants...
In order to understand the present configuration of immigration policies in Italy, it is necessary to follow a path of double logic at every step of the analysis. On one side, the study will identify consistent trends in the country’s “immigration history” that continue to shape the main...
"Diversity" is a structuring dimension of healthcare institutions in France today. Public and private hospitals employ a very socially and culturally diversified staff, to which they offer upward social mobility opportunities. This diversity constitutes an asset, which allows healthcare...
This book questions the reality of a crisis of immigrant integration and citizenship in Europe, a crisis that has gained a huge attention in the public and political debates since the 2000s. More often than not,...
This paper analyzes the future of migrations related to climate changes and environment degradations.
Migration is a universal phenomenon rising complex issues in sending countries as in receiving or transit countries. Yet, issues and stakes linked to the migratory phenomenon are often simplified by public debates as in public policies supposed to solve this “problem”.
The potential synergy between development and migration has become a key feature of most international migration politics. However, this relationship is far from evident.
This article endeavours to take stock of the progress made thus far in shaping Europe's response to the contemptible practice of traffficking in human beings and to highlight the objectives for the future. Trafficking in human beings is both a grave violation of human rights and a serious...
Intervention de Christophe Bertossi et Laurence Neumayer à l'Université d'été du Conseil de l'Europe, Strasbourg.
Intervention de Christophe Bertossi, séminaire franco-britannique, Université d'Oxford (COMPAS) et INED, Church House Conference Centre, Londres.
Intervention de Christophe Bertossi, Runnymede Trust, Londres.
Intervention de Christophe Bertossi dans le cadre de l'Atlantic Conference 2007 du Chicago Council on Global Affairs en partenariat avec le Real Instituto Elcano, Séville.
