Department for Migration and Globalisation

Why young people turn away from politics (Interview)

Why do many young people feel that they are not taken seriously and not represented by politics? What could be done to counteract this? This interview with youth researcher Manfred Zentner in the “Wiener Zeitung” offers answers.

Are you a highly skilled migrant living in Austria?

Then please take part in our anonymous survey on mobility intentions to help improve the working environment. A team of researchers from Maastricht University and our department is currently examining how corporate and state policies influence the mobility decisions of international professionals in Austria. The results of the study will provide insights into how states and companies can attract and retain international talent.

Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association 2025

As co-organizer, we are pleased to announce that the next annual meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG) will take place in Krems in September 2025 and will focus on the topic of migration. The call for papers is open until March 15, 2025.

No asylum - and yet here: "Die Presse" asked the reasons for this

Spring School: Approaching Irregular Migration from a Quantitative Perspective: Data, Estimates, Methods

Do you research irregular migration? Then our free MIrreM Spring School might be just for you! It will take place from 19 - 21 March 2025, in Krems. It offers intensive training in the use and interpretation of available data and estimates related to irregular migration. Participants will engage in hands-on courses on: statistical indicators and estimation methods for irregular migration; conceptual discussions about measuring stocks and flows; and defining migrants with irregular status.

Public database on irregular migration stock estimates

'2025 IMISCOE Spring Conference' in Krems

The annual IMISCOE Spring Conference is coming to Krems in 2025. It will take place from March 17 to 19 on the topic of irregular migration. The keynotes and round tables have already been scheduled. Further information will follow shortly.

ERC Starting Grant to Lea Mueller-Funk

We're delighted for Lea Müller-Funk, who has been awarded the ERC Starting Grant for her project RESTATE. She will investigate how refugees perceive the state and state violence before, during and after their flight and how these experiences influence their political participation. This is the second time this grant has been awarded to a researcher from our department.