Video Panel session: Refugee crisis, economic and social impacts
MeRSA project: The short and long-term impact of migration on regional innovation and technological diversification: An analysis of US cities during the ages of mass migration (1870-1930)
#EURegionsWeekUniversity: Refugees’ crisis: economic and social impacts
The recent refugee crisis has dramatically challenged European cohesion, generating social unrest and political tensions among Member States. Underlying this overall climate is the implicit belief that massive immigration generates negative economic outcomes for European citizens. This session explores ways in which Europe can deal with these challenges, including those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it possible to turn integrating refugees into an opportunity for European regions, especially for those who fear the most immigration?
Podcast - From Migrant to Innovator
Interview - Migrations and space inequality
RSA blog: High skilled migration in the Age of Mass Migration in the US
With this project we investigate a crucial event in American history, the age of mass migration: between 1860 and the mid-1920s more than thirty million people migrated to the US in search for a better life. Along with the millions of immigrants entering the US during these six decades, in the order of thousands were or became inventors and patentees...
#EURegionsWeek UNIVERSITY: Global Talents, Immigration Policy and Regional Innovation
This session explores ways in which European cities and regions can deal with immigration challenges by keeping borders open to global talents as well as addressing the fear and concerns of those who feel excluded by the benefits of high-skilled immigration.
with Cornelia Lawson, Senior Lecturer (University of Manchester), Ernest Miguelez (University of Bordeaux); Andrea Morrison ( Bocconi and Utrecht University); Marte Solheim (University of Stavanger).