Blog – BROAD-ER

19 June 2025ByEditorBlog, News0

The local trap in the local turn literature: we need to reset the local turn debate in migration governance

By Ricard Zapata-Barrero, GRITIM, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona A re-examination of the local turn literature (Zapata-Barrero et al., 2017), with a focus on the normative assumptions that has helped to articulate the debates, may necessitate a re-set of the local turn so as to broaden the scope of cities. This would include, but not be...

3 March 2025ByEditor2Blog, News0

Digital Urban Governance in an Era of AI

By Gülşen Doğan, MiReKoc, Koç University, Istanbul Cities worldwide are rapidly changing due to urban growth and economic shifts. Digital tools are now central to local governance. These technologies improve public service efficiency and foster citizen-government interactions. They promote decentralized control and collaborative policymaking, enhancing civic engagement. Nonetheless, this change prompts critical questions about democracy...

3 March 2025ByEditor2Blog, News0

Navigating Informal Arrangements in Migration Governance in Urban Areas

By Joshua Soriano Fernández, Master’s Student in Democracies, Nationalism, Federalism, and Multiculturalism, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain IntroductionMigration governance in cities presents a significant challenge. National policies often fail to address thespecific needs of urban migrant populations, forcing local governments to navigate the complexities ofmigration without formal mechanisms in place. In response, many cities rely...

6 November 2024ByEditor2Blog, News0

The Contemporary Sudanese Refugee and Migrant Experience in Urban Cairo

By Khaled Ibrahim, MiReKoc Summer School ‘24 Alumni The ongoing civil war in Sudan has thus far led over 1.2 million* (official UNHCR number as of September 30th, was 500,000 at the time of writing of the paper) people to seek refuge in bordering Egypt. To the average North Sudanese, this is a logical decision,...

7 October 2024ByEditor2Blog, News0

The Future of Cities: How to Apply Migration Lens to the City Governance

By Gülşen Doğan, PhD Researcher, Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc) Cities benefit from migration, as individuals relocating bring various perspectives, expertise, and cultural diversity, greatly enhancing urban life’s social, economic, and political structure. However, many migrants often encounter marginalization and exclusion, preventing them from fully engaging in urban activities. This marginalization not only...

16 April 2024ByEditorBlog, News0

Bridging Migration and Urban Studies with Prof. Ricard Zapata-Barrero: An Interview Exploring the Local Turn, Urban Resilience, Regional Cities, and Urban Memories

By Pelin Kılınçarslan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc) Thanks to Oğuzhan Açıkgöz for providing technical support “If there is so much evidence that cities are built by migrants and that we can say that most of the city’s population are migrant populations, and if we consider this from a generational point...

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