OUR RESEARCH

Synergies Migrations contributes to the development of informed public policies and practices by providing stakeholders with research on issues related to asylum, immigration, and inclusion.

Our research takes into account the challenges and expertise of the relevant stakeholders. Our analyses are grounded in field studies and dialogue between stakeholders, enabling the cross-fertilisation of perspectives and the sharing of knowledge. By involving stakeholders in our work, we foster the ownership of results and ensure that findings are taken onboard by public authorities, nonprofit organisations, foundations, and the private sector in order to improve their practices.

Synergies Migrations collaborates with the Institut Convergences Migrations, which brings together around 750 research fellows in France and abroad. This partnership strengthens connections between academic research and practitioners in asylum and migration, particularly among civil society organizations.

Dismantling the Right to Asylum and Support for Migrants: The Greek Laboratory

This policy paper by Lola Bultel analyses the transformations of migration policies in Greece since 2015, focusing on the evolution of the asylum regime and its effects on forms of support for migrants. This publication is the fourth issue in the policy paper series by Synergies Migrations and the Institut Convergences Migrations, addressing European and international issues related to immigration and asylum.


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Hospitality, a Private Matter? Citizen Hosting Confronting Kafkaesque Policies and Administrative Practices

This study gives a voice to people hosted through citizen accommodation, as well as to those who are mobilized around this form of support. Drawing on these testimonies, the study seeks to understand how migration policies and their implementation impact the trajectories of migrants, as well as citizen-led hospitality initiatives.


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Citizen Hosting in the Lyon Metropolitan Area and the Rhône: A Long-Term Mobilization – Overview 2024

This overview of citizen hosting in the Lyon metropolitan area and the Rhône in 2024 builds on the one produced for 2022. Based on data collected on the activities of 49 NGOs, it sheds light on the reality of citizen hosting and its contribution to the reception of migrants.


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2015–2025: Ten Years of Reforms in Asylum and Immigration Policies in Europe

This policy paper by Matthieu Tardis looks back on ten years of reforms in asylum and immigration policies since the 2015 “refugee crisis.” This publication constitutes the third issue in the series of policy papers by Synergies Migrations and the Institut Convergences Migrations on European and international issues related to immigration and asylum.


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Migration within the Web of Authoritarianism: Migration Policies, Borders, and the Management of Migrants in “Post-Democratic” Tunisia

This policy paper by Camille Noûs provides an analysis of the contemporary reconfigurations of migration control in Tunisia and of the security turn since 2021. This publication constitutes the second issue in the series of policy papers by Synergies Migrations and the Institut Convergences Migrations on European and international issues related to immigration and asylum.


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The Nordic Migration Regimes in Crisis: The End of a European Exception?

This policy paper by Sabeth Kessler and Linda Haapajärvi revisits the history of migration and the policies governing it in the Nordic countries and analyses recent developments since 2015. This publication constitutes the first issue in the series of policy papers by Synergies Migrations and the Institut Convergences Migrations on European and international issues related to immigration and asylum.


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Developing Safe and Legal Pathways for LGBTQI+ Refugees: An Overview of the Situation in Germany, France, and Italy

This study provides a non-exhaustive overview of legal pathways for LGBTQI+ refugees in Germany, France, and Italy. It identifies the extent to which refugees from sexual and gender minorities are included in existing programmes, under what conditions, and whether there are specific ad hoc practices tailored to this group.


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Providing Safe and Legal Pathways for Refugees to France: Potential for Development

The aim of this publication is to depict the evolving and diversifying French landscape of legal pathways for refugees, without overlooking the political, legal, and financial obstacles that hinder the consolidation of such programs within the national refugee protection system.


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Highlighting Hospitality: The Role of Citizen Hosting in the Reception of Migrants – An overview of the situation in Lyon and the Rhône Region in 2022

This study provides an overview of citizen-based hosting in Lyon and the Rhône department in 2022, based on data collected from 10 organizations. The aim of this study is to shed light on the reality of citizen-based hosting within a specific territory and to examine its role in the reception of migrants.


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