Mountain landscape with layered green hills and small settlements in the foreground, fading into misty valleys and three prominent peaks on the horizon under a cloudy morning sky. | © John Saunders / Adobe Stock

Join us tomorrow online or on site for a DEMIG Talk with Michael Collyer on "Support beyond the State: (in)formal social assistance and displacement", based on empirical research in the DR Congo, Lebanon, and Pakistan.
📅 16 Apr 2026 | 1 - 2 PM CEST
🌐 Zoom & Krems: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

Global Talent in Healthcare — HR experts from Austrian hospitals, staffing agencies & academia share strategies to recruit & retain international professionals.
14 Apr · 7 pm CEST · Online · Free
www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit...
Also new — Certificate Program:
www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/studium/r...

Full details: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

We’d love to see you there for a timely discussion on how global and local forces shape Tunisia’s migration debate.

Black-and-white view of the Roman ruins of Dougga (Thugga), Tunisia, framed by a stone doorway. @ Adobe Stock/ expatphotos

Online Talk — 9 Apr, 2–3 pm CET
Why has anti–sub-Saharan migrant discourse intensified in Tunisia since 2023? How do European narratives and domestic dynamics interact to shape this shift?
Riadh Ben Khalifa, Assoc. Prof. of Contemporary History, Univ. of Tunis
Zoom: donau-uni.zoom.us/j/6612337481...

Still time to apply for our In‑Person Residency on “Migration Politics and Violence” (28 Sept–2 Oct 2026, Austria).
Benefit from our author‑centred, dialogical approach to developing your manuscript with the Migration Politics team.
🗓️ Deadline: 6 April
🔗 Call: migrationpolitics.org/2026/02/24/c...

The European Commission’s response to national emergency regimes within the EU’s asylum policy: from rejection to accommodation National emergency laws restricting the entry of asylum seekers have become increasingly common across the European Union. This article investigates how the European Commission responds to such eme...

📢 New publication in the @jeppjournal.bsky.social 📚 @federicazardo.bsky.social and I examine how the European Commission has responded to national emergency regimes within the EU’s asylum policy over time and in different cases 🇪🇺 #openaccess #EU; #asylum;

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Global Talent in Healthcare — HR experts from Austrian hospitals, staffing agencies & academia share strategies to recruit & retain international professionals.
14 Apr · 7 pm CEST · Online · Free
www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/universit...
Also new — Certificate Program:
www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/studium/r...

The authors Lea Müller‑Funk, Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, and Lina Omran together with Adriana Harm, RESTATE project manager, in front of the University Krems building

New guest blog: @leamullerfunk.bsky.social, Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, and Lina Omran show how refugees rethink the state and create political spaces across borders. The piece also highlights how the RESTATE project studies these dynamics in practice.

📰 Read here: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

An open magazine showing a world map

Turning the Page, Staying the Course at Migration Politics

Now led by 6 researchers from our department, the journal remains committed to slow-science, author centred editing, and platinum open access — with expanded participation routes. See aims & open calls: migrationpolitics.org/2026/02/24/t...

Aerial view of a large, branching river in Iceland. © Adobe Stock/ MAGNIFIER

Spirituality in Spaces of Waiting:
How does faith support migrants facing long periods of uncertainty at the US–Mexico border? Sociologist Olga Odgers shares insights from Catholic, Evangelical, Muslim & secular shelters.

Join us on 12 Feb, 4–5 pm CET via Zoom:
www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

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When Staying Still Speaks Volumes:
Online talk with Diana Mata‑Codesal on the meanings of immobility.
📅 22 Jan 🕑 2–3 pm CET 🌐 Zoom
Why do people stay put — and what does it reveal? Join us for ethnographic insights into rootedness, intention, and feeling “stuck.”
www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

RURALITIC meets the public in Vienna with sprouting ideas - Ruralitic With interactive tools and engaging conversations, the team sparked fresh interest in migration, mobility, and the evolving roles of rural regions. Representatives of the RURALITIC project from the De...

We joined the Lower Austrian Research Festival this year, an event making science accessible.

The theme ‘What does a migration researcher actually do, and what does our food have to do with migration?’ proved to be fertile ground for conversation.

🔗 bit.ly/45Oo94c
#HorizonEU
@unikrems.bsky.social

👀#RURALITIC spotted!

We were featured in @unikrems.bsky.social 's latest newsletter edition.

💡Need a refresher what the project is about? Click the link: bit.ly/4pNuLHQ

#HorizonEU #RuralDevelopment

Become an Ernst Mach Fellow at the Department for Migration and Globalisation in Krems We invite early-stage researchers to apply for the Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide, funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. This prestigious fellowship supports young ...

🌱 Are you an early-career researcher eager to conduct research in Austria, supported by a network of leading migration scholars?
Apply by January 11 for the Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide and become part of our dynamic international team in Krems!
👉 All details here www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

🎉 We’re very happy to share that @julia-mp.bsky.social Permoser has received an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grant for her project Ethics in Action. She’ll study how political & civil society actors navigate ethical dilemmas in migration policy across 10 sites worldwide:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

Univ.-Prof.in Dr. in Julia Mourão Permoser, Politikwissenschafterin am Department für Migration und Globalisierung der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, erhält ERC Consolidator Grant für ihr Forschungsprojekt „Ethics in Action". @demigkrems.bsky.social

Mehr dazu: l1nq.com/ELRDL

#UniKrems

Still a few days to apply to the Section on EU borders, migration and mobility at the #SGEU26 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference in wonderful Catania next July, chaired by Stefania Panebianco and me! More info here 👇🏻

Don’t miss out on this really interesting talk! Taking place online this Thursday as part of our DEMIG talks. Everyone is welcome to join!

Interdisciplinary perspectives on migration and asylum We warmly invite you to the next session of the DEMIG talk series, taking place on 23 October from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET). In this online lecture, political scientist Giorgia Zogu will explore the polit...

Navigating Legal Uncertainty – DEMIG Talk with Gisela P. Zapata, Assistant Professor at @ufmgbr.bsky.social
🎙️ “Complexity and Unevenness in Migrants’ Regularization Pathways in Latin America”
🗓️ 13 November 2025 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CET | 📍 Online
🔗 Details & Zoom link: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

NOeG Annual Conference 2025 - YouTube The keynote speeches from the 2025 Annual Conference of the Austrian Economic Association, held on 23–24 September at the University for Continuing Education...

On 23–24 September, the Austrian Economic Association held its Annual Conference in Krems, focusing on the theme Migration as an Economic Reality
🎥 Keynotes www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
📸 Photo Highlights www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...
📘 Conference booklet www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:e4ba...

🧭 More details here: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...

The JR Onuma Koen train station platform, quiet and empty during snowfall | Photo Credits: PixHound/Adobe Stock

🌍 WEBINAR | Migrants’ Political and Social Participation in Rural Italy
🗓️ Oct 23 | 🕒 2–3 pm CEST | 💻 Online via Zoom
🎙️ with political scientist Giorgia Zogu
Drawing on 9 municipalities, we'll explore how institutions and personal traits shape migrant engagement.
📳 donau-uni.zoom.us/j/6824488418...

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🔬 Lower Austria Research Festival 2025 – we’re in!
📍 Swing by our booth to explore how global movements shape food & society. Dive into our latest projects!
📹 Can’t make it? Watch our videos on YouTube:
youtube.com/embed/HY96DW...

🗓️ 10 Oct | 1–9 PM
📍 Palais Niederösterreich, Vienna
🎟️ Free entry!

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🎙️ Happening today!
Join us at 14:00 CEST for the launch of this year’s DEMIG hybrid talk series with Katharina Natter:

Between Knowledge and Assumptions: The Migrant in the Eyes of the Policymaker

💻 Attend in Krems or online via Zoom: donau-uni.zoom.us/j/6554235641...

The analysis shows how “the migrant” is portrayed in fundamentally different ways across policy areas, with clear consequences on whether knowledge is used, cherry-picked, disregarded, or even distorted. Find out more about Katharina's research at: katharinanatter.com