Research and policy making on migration issues: an impossible dialogue?

Migration is an increasingly salient issue in Europe. As a result, immigration policies are undergoing constant evolutions, with major developments at both national and EU levels – and so too is research on migration, with increased funding, publications and institutionalisation. Even though there is a certain consensus on the need for evidence-based and research-informed migration policies, academics’ work remains largely absent from public debates and is rarely considered by governments and policymakers. Obstacles to the research-policy dialogue are numerous: an extremely politicized context tends to make rational exchanges difficult, while the specialization and fragmentation of migration research does not facilitate its influence outside academic circles. This roundtable will discuss these issues with an international lens, by bringing together researchers, experts and policymakers.

With:

• Antoine Pécoud, Director of the Policy Department, Institut Convergences Migrations and Professor, University Sorbonne Paris Nord
• Martin Ruhs, Deputy Director, Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute
• Anna Triandafyllidou, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Chair, Metropolis International Migration Network
• Clotilde Warin, Advisor on European Affairs, Centre for Analysis, Planning and Strategy, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs

Moderated by Matthieu Tardis, co-director of Synergies Migrations

In cooperation with:

This event is taking place as a side event of the IMISCOE 2025 annual conference hosted and co-organised by the Institut convergences migrations at the Campus Condorcet (Aubervilliers) on 1-4 July.  IMISCOE (International Migration Research Network) is the largest interdisciplinary network of scholars in the field of migration. The research network currently consists of 68 research institutes from different countries around the world and from various disciplines including sociology, political science, anthropology, economics, law, demography, public administration, geography and history.