#SGEU2026 starts tomorrow @dianebolet.bsky.social, @pzlotnik.bsky.social & @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social have papers on ◽the globalization backlash in rural areas ◽the instrumentalisation of migration as an emerging paradigm in EU policy-making ◽modes of representation in the EU ecpr.eu/Events/341
Paula Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik
@pzlotnik.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @CEE, Sciences Po Paris. Researching & teaching 🇪🇺 and migration politics and policies.
Last week I spoke to @euradio.bsky.social about the new EU Return Regulation and longer-term trends in externalizing migration and asylum policies in the EU. Listen here (in French): euradio.fr/emission/2Xq...
Politique migratoire : l’UE toujours plus restrictive ?
La politique migratoire européenne s'est durcie le 1er juin 2026: les 27 se sont accordés sur un règlement visant à accélérer les retours des personnes en situation irrégulière et à permettre la créat...
euradio.fr
🎧 Politique migratoire : l’UE toujours plus restrictive ? @pzlotnik.bsky.social, Assistant Professor au CEE, était l'invitée de l'interview européenne sur @euradio.bsky.social la semaine dernière. ⤵️ L'occasion de revenir sur le "règlement retour" adopté début juin. cc @scpo-research.bsky.social
#VendrediLecture 📚 Just as the EU is debating a 'Common European System for Returns', @pzlotnik.bsky.social & Philipp Stutz have published an article on the evolution of EU norms and communication on return policy, analysing 3 decades of European Commission documents. cc @scpo-research.bsky.social
Changing norms in EU return policy? A longitudinal analysis of commission documents on return
Returning migrants without an authorisation to stay has become a central concern of the EU’s migration policy since the 2015/2016 ‘migration crisis’ fostering the perception that return increasingl...
tandfonline.com
📰 #InTheMedia As EU immigration policy is back in the spotlight, @pzlotnik.bsky.social recently explained to @euperspectives.bsky.social how the EU is using trade perks to leverage cooperation on migrant returns, and why the measure will likely have a limited impact in practice. ⤵️
EU’s carrot-and-stick policy: Trade perks tied to migrant return cooperation - EU Perspectives
EU may withdraw GSP trade benefits for developing countries if governments refuse to take back rejected migrants.
euperspectives.eu
Thank you @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social for the warm and generous welcome! I look forward to collaborating with and learning from my new colleagues and students in this exciting place.
#Interview 📺 Meet @pzlotnik.bsky.social, our new Assistant Professor Paula tells us more about her background and academic journey, her recent and ongoing research projects, and what led her to join the @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social 👇
Missed our #APSA Pre-Conference on Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship? Access the event gallery, workshop summary, training materials, and resources. Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
In this @delorsberlin.bsky.social policy brief published last week, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @pzlotnik.bsky.social, @llaube.bsky.social, @dansaracino.bsky.social and I argue that this approach is risky. We recommend a different way forward: www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...
Instrumentalisation of migration: Europe needs a strong and lawful response
Several EU Member States refer to alleged attempts at instrumentalisation by Russia and Belarus to undermine refugee protection at the eastern external borders - even though the number of asylum seeke...
delorscentre.eu
#Asylum: Why Europe needs a strong and lawful response to the instrumentalisation of #migration - read the #NewPaper by @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @pzlotnik.bsky.social, @llaube.bsky.social, @bernd-parusel.bsky.social and @dansaracino.bsky.social here 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...
In a new policy brief for @delorsberlin.bsky.social, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @pzlotnik.bsky.social, @llaube.bsky.social, @dansaracino.bsky.social and I look into how the EU has been dealing with what it calls "instrumentalised" migration. 🧵 (1/3) www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...
Instrumentalisation of migration: Europe needs a strong and lawful response
Several EU Member States refer to alleged attempts at instrumentalisation by Russia and Belarus to undermine refugee protection at the eastern external borders - even though the number of asylum seeke...
delorscentre.eu
I look forward to discuss our chapter w Sandra Lavenex, Mariana Alvarado & @lutzphilipp.bsky.social on business mobility as temporary labour migration next week at the ILO - join us to learn more about trade, migration and migrant rights! www.ilo.org/meetings-and...
Temporary labour migration: Towards social justice?
ilo.org
New edited volume from the International Labour Organization (ILO) on temporary labour migration programmes, including our chapter "Business mobility as a privileged form of temporary labour migration" and many more contributions, now open-access. ow.ly/1r8j50V5VJP
If you work on #EU and democratic backsliding, this can be of interest for you 👇 come work with us at @sceus.bsky.social #EUsky #polsky #psjminfo
I am looking for a postdoc in my new project on "The domestic politics of EU action against democratic backsliding". Please, check also the project website for the call for applications (as well as the calls for two more postdoc positions in Bremen and Wroclaw): sites.google.com/view/deudem
New publication! Our chapter w @lutzphilipp.bsky.social and Sandra Lavenex in this great edited volume shows how trade agreements & national policies increasingly privilege temporary work over rights—even for highly-skilled migrants. ⬇️
New edited volume from the International Labour Organization (ILO) on temporary labour migration programmes, including our chapter "Business mobility as a privileged form of temporary labour migration" and many more contributions, now open-access. ow.ly/1r8j50V5VJP
📣Job alert (postdoc): Immigration, Information, and Technologies @irms-concordia.bsky.social Open to all #migration researchers, particularly those working with text-as-data, NLP or computational social sciences approaches. www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea... #Polisky #Migcitsky #poliscisky
Postdoctoral Researcher – Immigration, Information, and Technologies - Concordia University
he postdoctoral researcher will work under the direction of Mireille Paquet (Department of Political Science and Institute for Research on Migration and Society) and her team, contributing to various ...
concordia.ca
Join us on 12 June in Brussels or 👩💻 to discuss how the EU links trade policy with migration control, w Amanda Bisong (ECDPM), @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social (HRW), Alexandra Sa Carvalho (EU Commission) and Junior Lodge (OACPS)! More info ➡️ www.brussels-school.be/output/event... migcitsky EUSky
Policy Forum Series 2024: Sustainable Trade & Migration – Coherence or Pluralism under a Trend of Deterrence?
Sustainable Trade & Migration – Coherence or Pluralism under a Trend of Deterrence?
brussels-school.be
Looking for inspiration! 🧐🔍🙏 Any recommendations for articles that successfully combine normative work with empirical work? Something with a normative + an empirical section. (Note: I am not thinking of a mostly empirical paper that has a paragraph on normative implications.) polisky migcitsky
🇪🇺Member Stares are reluctant to integrate migration policies - and yet supranational rules are expanding. How? In my new article in JEI, I argue that Commission entrepreneurship can enable ‘quiet politics’ where compromise is facilitated: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... polisky EUsky migcitsky
The quiet politics of migration supranationalization – Commission entrepreneurship and the intra-C...
Migration is widely considered a sensitive and contested area of EU policymaking, with Member States reluctant to cede control. Yet, supranational rules on ‘legal migration’ increasingly reduce Me...
tandfonline.com
📩NEU: "Gesetzliche Änderungen bei der Fachkräfteeinwanderung treten in Kraft" Wir stellen die wichtigsten Neuerungen vor, die am 18.11. als Teil des "Gesetzes zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung" in Kraft getreten sind. 👇👇👇 www.asyl.net/view/gesetzl...
Gesetzliche Änderungen bei der Fachkräfteeinwanderung treten in Kraft
asyl.net
Why and when do 🇪🇺 PTAs include migration control provisions? In our new article with Sandra Lavenex and @lutzphilipp.bsky.social we find that institutional factors are more important than trade leverage or actual migration numbers ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... migcitsky polisky EUsky
🚨 Just out 🚨 How does the European Union use its Preferential Trade Agreements for migration governance? In a new article, we explore the frequency and nature of migration control provisions in EU PTAs and what drives their inclusion. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @pzlotnik.bsky.social
This Monday I defended my PhD on the trade migration nexus at the University of Geneva! Thank you to my supervisor Sandra Lavenex, my committee Florian Trauner, Natascha Zaun and Matteo Gianni, to the nccr-on the move & to all friends who were with me on this exciting journey. polisky migcitsky
Open Post-Doc Position at Leuphana University of Lüneburg - ideal for someone with a migration/asylum profile - no German-skills required www.leuphana.de/en/universit...