Publications
2025
Scholarly publications
Leung, M., Hao, Y., Bilgili, Ö., & Dolphijn, R. (2025). Racialization and Counter-Actions in COVID-19 Times: Experiences Among Asians in the Netherlands. In Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation: Infrastructures, Intersectionalities, and Sustainable Development (pp. 199-210). Springer. [Portal]
Bilgili, Ö., & Bivand Erdal, M. (2025). Migrant Transnationalism: IMISCOE Short Reader. (IMISCOE Research Series). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-91554-3 [Portal]
2023
Scholarly publications
Bilgili, Ö., Leung, M. W. H., & Malinen, K. (2023). New Perspectives on Migrant Transnationalism in the Pandemic Era. In Migration and Integration in a Post-Pandemic World: Socioeconomic Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 83-105). Springer. [DOI] [Repository]
Flikweert, W., Bilgili, Ö., & Caarls, K. (2023). Remittance-Sending Behaviour Along Migration Trajectories: The Case of Senegalese, Ghanaian and Congolese Migrants. In IMISCOE Research Series (pp. 77-98). (IMISCOE Research Series). Springer. [DOI] [Repository]
Schietecat, A., van Ooijen, A.-L., Lakens, D., van der Toorn, J., Boes, M. L., Bilgili, Ö., Veldhuizen, M., van Goch, M., Funk, M., & Teixeira Santos, C. (2023). The Power of One: Exploring the Needs of the Unheard and Unseen. Report Phase 2. Center for Unusual Collaborations.
2022
Scholarly publications
Arat, E., & Bilgili, O. (2022). Corrigendum: Transnational and Local Co-ethnic Social Ties as Coping Mechanisms Against Perceived Discrimination - A Study on the Life Satisfaction of Turkish and Moroccan Minorities in the Netherlands (Front. Sociol., (2021), 6, (671897), 10.3389/fsoc.2021.671897). Frontiers in Sociology, 7, Article 856073. [DOI] [Repository]
Bilgili, Ö. (2022). Return and transnationalism. In Handbook of Return Migration (pp. 38-52). Edward Elgar Publishing. [DOI] [Repository]
Bilgili, Ö., van der Linden, M., & Peters, F. (2022). Bridging the gap between new refugees' integration processes and their future mobility intentions. In Migration and Ethnic Relations: Current directions for theory and research: Liber Amicorum for Maykel Verkuyten (pp. 13-26) [Repository]
Smeekes, A. (Ed.), Thijs, J. (Ed.), Smeekes, A., Thijs, J., Bilgili, Ö., Peters, F., van der Linden, M., Gijsberts, M., Maliepaard, M., Fleischmann, F., Stark, T., Seibel, V., Martinovic, B., Lubbers, M., Poppe, E., Andriessen, I., Di Stasio, V., Yogeeswaran, K., & Adelman, L. (2022). Migration and Ethnic Relations: Current directions for theory and research: Liber Amicorum for Maykel Verkuyten. [Repository]
2021
Scholarly publications
Warnaar, H., & Bilgili, O. (2021). Financial aid, remittances and their effect on relative deprivation in Rwanda. International Migration, 59(6), 204-224. [DOI] [Repository]
Arat, E., & Bilgili, Ö. (2021). Transnational and Local Co-ethnic Social Ties as Coping Mechanisms Against Perceived Discrimination - A Study on the Life Satisfaction of Turkish and Moroccan Minorities in the Netherlands. Frontiers in Sociology, 6, 1-11. Article 671897. [DOI] [Repository]
Caarls, K., Bilgili, Ö., & Fransen, S. (2021). Evolution of migration trajectories and transnational social networks over time: a study among sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(14), 3310-3328. [DOI] [Repository]
Snel, E., Bilgili, Ö., & Staring, R. (2021). Migration trajectories and transnational support within and beyond Europe. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(14), 3209-3225. [DOI] [Repository]
2020
Scholarly publications
Fajth, V., & Bilgili, Ö. (2020). Beyond the isolation thesis: exploring the links between residential concentration and immigrant integration in the Netherlands. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 46(15), 3252-3276. [DOI] [Repository]
2019
Scholarly publications
Bilgili, O., & Fransen, S. (2019). Return, reintegration and the role of the state. In M. Czaika (Ed.), Migration & Integration 8: Dialog zwischen Politik, Wissenschaft und Praxis Edition Donau-Universität Krems.
Bilgili, O., Volante, L., Klinger, D., & Siegel, M. (2019). Confronting the challenge of immigrant and refugee student underachievement: Policies and practices from Canada, New Zealand and the European Union. UNU-MERIT, Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology. https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/ [Repository]
Bilgili, O. (2019). Policy approaches to integration of newly arrived immigrant children in schools: The case of the Netherlands. (OECD Education Working Papers). OECD Publishing. [DOI]
Bilgili, Ö., Loschmann, C., Fransen, S., & Siegel, M. (2019). Is the Education of Local Children Influenced by Living near a Refugee Camp? Evidence from Host Communities in Rwanda. International Migration, 57(4), 291-309. [DOI] [Repository]
Loschmann, C., Bilgili, Ö., & Siegel, M. (2019). Considering the benefits of hosting refugees: evidence of refugee camps influencing local labour market activity and economic welfare in Rwanda. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 9(5), Article 5. [DOI] [Repository]
Fajth, V., Bilgili, Ö., Loschmann, C., & Siegel, M. (2019). How do refugees affect social life in host communities? The case of Congolese refugees in Rwanda. Comparative Migration Studies, 7(33), Article 33. [DOI] [Repository]
Professional publications
Bilgili, O. (2019). How the Netherlands helps integrate newly arrived immigrant children in schools. Web publication/site, OECD Publishing. https://oecdedutoday.com/educating-immigrants-netherlands/?fbclid=IwAR1xaT9raB5ThznMvS3yHO5gnO94CEteet5BFW0aOXwTnv5cu0QHGdQ24Ns
Bilgili, O., Volante, L., & Klinger, D. (2019). Does PISA Generate Better Policies for Better Immigrant Lives?. Web publication/site https://international-education.blog/en/does-pisa-generate-better-policies-for-better-immigrant-lives/
Popularising publications
Bilgili, O. (2019, Sept 24). Promote optimal contact against fear, intolerance and misconceptions about migrants and refugees in Europe. https://dn9ly4f9mxjxv.cloudfront.net/app/uploads/2019/08/Article_%C3%96zgeBilgili_aug2019.pdf
2018
Scholarly publications
Klinger, D., Volante, L., & Bilgili, O. (2018). Cross-Cultural Approaches to Mitigating the Immigrant Student Performance Disadvantage. In Immigrant Student Achievement and Education Policy: Cross-Cultural Approaches (pp. 197-206). (Policy Implications of Research in Education Series; Vol. 9). Springer. [DOI] [Repository]
Bilgili, O., Volante, L., & Klinger, D. (2018). Immigrant Student Achievement and the Performance Disadvantage. In L. Volante, D. Klinger, & Ö. Bilgili (Eds.), Immigrant student achievement and education policy: cross-cultural approaches (pp. 3-15). (Policy implications of research in education; Vol. 9). Springer. [DOI] [Repository]
Bilgili, O., & Loschmann, C. (2018). Refugees and host communities in the Rwandan labour market. Forced Migration Review, 58, 22-23. [Repository]
Fransen, S., & Bilgili, Ö. (2018). Who reintegrates? The constituents of reintegration of displaced populations. Population, Space and Place, 24(6), Article 2140. [DOI] [Repository]
Bilgili, O., Fransen, S., Loschmann, C., & Siegel, M. (2018). Is the education of local children influenced by living nearby a refugee camp? Evidence from host communities in Rwanda. (WIDER working paper; Vol. 2018, No. 18). UNU-WIDER. http://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/education-local-children-influenced-living-nearby-refugee-camp [Repository]
2017
Scholarly publications
Bilgili, O. (2017). The "CHARM" Policy Analysis Framework: Evaluation of Policies to Promote Immigrant Students' Resilience. (OECD Education Working Papers; Vol. no. 158). OECD Publishing. [DOI] [Repository]
Bilgili, O., Loschmann, C., & Siegel, M. (2017). Considering the benefits of hosting refugees: Evidence of refugee camps influencing local labor market activity and economic welfare in Rwanda. https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/LOSCHMANN%20et%20al_paper.pdf
Fajth, V., Bilgili, O., Loschmann, C., & Siegel, M. (2017). Is Local Social Cohesion Influenced by Hosting Refugees? The Case of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda. https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/FAJTH%2C%20Veronika_paper.pdf
Volante, L., Klinger, D., Bilgili, Ö., & Siegel, M. (2017). Making sense of the performance (dis)advantage for immigrant students across Canada. Canadian Journal of Education, 40(3), 329-361. https://www.jstor.org/stable/90014781 [Repository]
Professional publications
Bilgili, O., Loschmann, C., & Siegel, M. (2017). The Gender-Based Effects of Displacement: The Case of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda. (KNOMAD working paper; Vol. 21). World Bank. http://www.knomad.org/publication/gender-based-effects-displacement-case-congolese-refugees-rwanda [Repository]
Other output
Volante, L., Klinger, D., Bilgili, O., & Siegel, M. (2017). The Immigrant (Dis)advantage Addressing student achievement gaps. Web publication/site, EdCan Network. https://www.edcan.ca/articles/the-immigrant-disadvantage/
Volante, L., Klinger, D., Siegel, M., & Bilgili, O. (2017). Immigrant youth help to build nations. Web publication/site, Education Canada. http://theconversation.com/immigrant-youth-help-to-build-nations-79092
2016
Scholarly publications
Bilgili, O. (2016). Houd rekening met de realiteit van migranten. Sociologie, 12(3), 351-364. [DOI] [Repository]
Sturge, G., Bilgili, Ö., & Siegel, M. (2016). Migrants' capacity as actors of development: do skills matter for economic and social remittances? Global Networks, 16(4), 470-489. [DOI]
2015
Scholarly publications
Huddleston, T., Bilgili, Ö., Joki, A.-L., & Vankova, Z. (2015). Migrant Integration Policy Index 2015. MIPEX. [DOI]
Bilgili, Ö. (2015). Economic Integration to Send Money Back Home? Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 13(4), 379-400. [DOI]
2014
Scholarly publications
Bilgili, Ö. (2014). Migrants’ Multi-Sited Social Lives: Interactions between Sociocultural Integration and Homeland Engagement. Comparative Migration Studies, 2(3), 283-304. [DOI]
Bilgili, Ö., & Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (2014). Simultaneity in transnational migration research: Links between migrants' host and home country orientation. [Doctoral thesis 3 (Research UU / Graduation NOT UU), Maastricht University]. Boekenplan. https://www.merit.unu.edu/training/theses/BILGILI_Ozge.pdf
Bilgili, Ö., & Siegel, M. (2014). Policy perspectives of Turkey towards return migration: From permissive indifference to selective difference. Migration Letters, 11(2), 218-228. [DOI]
2009
Scholarly publications
Engbersen, G., Bakker, L., Bivand Erdal, M., & Bilgili, Ö. (2009). Transnationalism in a Comparative Perspective: An Introduction. Comparative Migration Studies, ２, 255-260. [DOI]