The IMISCOE PhD Network aims to strengthen research and network opportunities for doctoral researchers in the field of migration. The Network has several dedicated working groups, each with active members who plan and carry out activities relevant for PhD migration scholars.
Migration toward the Global North introduces us, Global South researchers, to a challenging dance of global immigration policies. Our mobility becomes constrained, hindering access to scientific opportunities concentrated in the Global North. Upon...
In this blog post, I argue that limited livelihood rights extended to Rohingya refugees in India restrict their basic needs and blur their future, thereby violating the right to life in the host country. This argument is based on the analysis drawn from...
Moving to Ireland as a student was more than just a change in geography for me—it was a profound shift in my cultural and spiritual life. While planning my departure, there was one thing I didn’t plan for, the need to recreate a sense of home in a...
Agnese Pacciardi, Elina Jonitz and Billie Martiniello
In the journey towards a PhD, experiences of (presumed) recurring ‘failures’ are constant companions. As members of the IMISCOE PhD Network Board, we began to talk about failure two years ago, united by a shared struggle with imposter syndrome, feelings...
In the ongoing effort to disrupt oppressive relations in academia, there is a call to centre the body as a departure point from where to situate (and unsettle) the interweaved relationship between knowledge and power. Considering the body as an...
