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, especially given the country’s strong historical, cultural, economic, and political ties to Sudan and the...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 researchers and stakeholders to discuss key themes of the BROAD-ER Project (Bridging the Migration and...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 harms the migrants themselves but also deprives cities of the valuable contributions they could offer....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 special open-access issue! Some funds are available exceptionally. 🔍 We invite submissions on topics such...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 of view and ask people, ‘Who and where did your grandfather or even your great-grandfather...Read More
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