Double panel "International migration and peripheral places: Exploring 'left behindness' through the human mobility lens" at the 2025 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Detroit!Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
BROAD-ER Women in Science Webinar Series – Spring 2025 We are excited to invite all interested participants to join us for the fourth round of our BROAD-ER Women in Science Webinars! Mark your calendars for Jan 21, 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 (Turkey time), to join an insightful webinar featuring Eva Fortes from Pompeu Fabra...Read More
BROAD-ER Applying for Jobs in Academia Workshop – Fall 2024 We are excited to announce our Applying for Jobs in Academia Workshop on 29 November, 15:00–17:00 (Turkey time). This event is designed to share experiences and insights across different stages of academic careers. Open to PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career researchers, the workshop offers...Read More
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,...Read More
BROAD-ER Wednesday Seminar Series – Fall 2024 Online Participation All participants required to register via the zoom link below. To Register https://kocun.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtfuyrpj4pGNacXufAqt4YSWy3fsJkqS2n MiReKoc is delighted to invite all interested participants to join us for the upcoming MiReKoc-BROAD-ER Wednesday Seminar Series, organized under the BROAD-ER Project. This year’s Seminar Series brings together a group of distinguished...Read More
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...Read More
BROAD-ER SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE 2025 Urban Memories of Migration 7 March 2025 Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona 📢 Exciting news! The BROAD-ER project is hosting a scientific conference at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Join us on March 7, 2025, to explore the intersections of urban, migration, and memory studies. Selected papers will be published in a...Read More
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...Read More
