Measuring irregular migration
Jun 17, 2025 | 4:50 PM - 6:20 PMGround Floor & Floors 3-5, Niagra Building
Jun 17, 2025 | 4:50 PM - 6:20 PM
Ground Floor & Floors 3-5, Niagra Building
Description
Panellists in the session, each selected by the IFMS Scientific Committee, will discuss factors influencing irregular migration from North Africa to Europe, the motivations and conditions shaping return intentions among displaced Ukrainians, multi-country assessments of irregular migration stocks across Europe, and a novel data integration method for estimating irregular migration in Chile, among other subjects. With presentations on qualitative and quantitative approaches, this session aims to enhance migration data accuracy, inform policy decisions, and provide deeper insights into migration flows and their socioeconomic impacts.
Moderator: Cécile Thoreau, Data and Policy Analyst, International Migration Division, OECD
Speakers:
- Eslam Alaa ElBahlawan, Researcher at Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Milano-Bicocca
- Ravenna Sohst, Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Denis Kierans, Senior Researcher, COMPAS, University of Oxford
- Iliuta Cumpanasu, Analyst, West University Timisoara
- Felipe Mallea, Head of Studies Department, Servicio Nacional de Migraciones, Chile
