TMC 2020 Tetovo

The Migration Conference

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The Migration Conference 2020, Tetovo, North Macedonia – 8-11 September 2020

8th Migration Conference, 8-11 September 2020, South East European University, Tetovo, North Macedonia

The 8th Migration Conference, TMC 2020 was held from 8 to 11 September 2020 and hosted on MS Teams as a virtual conference.

The TMC 2020 Tetovo was a forum for discussion where experts, young researchers and students, practitioners and policy makers working in the field of migration have joined the debate and exchanged their knowledge and experiences in a friendly and frank environment. The Migration Conference 2020 Tetovo was held as a virtual conference due to COVID-19 Pandemic and travel restrictions. 

The conference was organised in thematic streams of about 81 parallel sessions and two plenary sessions and one roundtable over four days. About 400 participants from over 50 countries have participated.




The conference venue was initially set as Tetovo campus of South East European University in North Macedonia. However, due to the Pandemic, the event moved online and was hosted on MS Teams.

We thank our hosts, reviewers, participants, supporting organisations and the team of volunteers who collaboratively made the event a success.

Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci and Dr Merita Zulfiu Alili
The Migration Conference 2020 Chairs

The TMC 2020 Committees:
Executive Team and Conference Chairs:

  • Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci, Centre for Transnational Business and Management, Regent’s University London, UK (Chair)
  • Prof Jeffrey H. Cohen, Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University, USA
  • Prof Philip L Martin, University of California Davis, USA
  • Prof Ali Tilbe, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Turkey
  • Prof Abdylmenaf Bexheti, Rector, South East European University, N. Macedonia (Honorary Chair)
  • Dr Memet Memeti, Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences, South East European University, N. Macedonia (Hosting Chair)
  • Dr Merita Zulfiu-Alili, Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences, South East European University, N. Macedonia (Chair)

Transnational Advisory Committee:

  • Prof Deborah Anker, Harvard University, United States
  • Prof Petra Bendel, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
  • Prof Dilek Cindoglu, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
  • Prof Aron Anselem Cohen, University of Granada, Spain
  • Prof Lucinda Fonseca, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Prof Elli Heikkila, Migration Institute of Finland, Finland
  • Prof Monica Ibáñez-Angulo, University of Burgos, Spain
  • Prof Liliana Jubilut, Universidade Católica de Santos, Brazil
  • Prof Mohamed Khachani, AMERM & University of Rabat, Morocco
  • Prof Beatrice Knerr, Hefei University, China
  • Prof Jonathan Liu, Regent’s University London, UK
  • Prof Apostolos G Papadopoulos, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
  • Prof João Peixoto, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Prof Michela C. Pellicani, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy
  • Prof Nicholas Procter, University of South Australia, Australia
  • Prof Giuseppe Sciortino, University of Trento, Italy
  • Prof Claude Sumata, National Pedagogical University, DR Congo

Transnational Scientific Committee:

  • Dr Nirmala Devi Arunasalam, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Dr Bahar Baser, Coventry University, United Kingdom
  • Dr Bharati Basu, Central Michigan University, United States
  • Dr Gülseli Baysu, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Dr Gul Ince Beqo, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Italy
  • Dr Tuncay Bilecen, Kocaeli University, Turkey & Regent’s University London, UK
  • Dr Elias Boukrami, Regent’s University London, United Kingdom
  • Dr Yaprak Civelek, Istanbul Arel University, Turkey
  • Dr Martina Cvajner, University of Trento, Italy
  • Dr Sevim Atilla Demir, Sakarya University, Turkey
  • Dr Carla de Tona, Independent Researcher, Italy
  • Dr Sureya Sonmez Efe, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
  • Dr Alina Esteves, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Dr Ana Vila Freyer, Universidad Latina de México, Mexico
  • Dr Gökçe Bayindir Goularas, Yeditepe University, Turkey
  • Dr Olga R. Gulina, RUSMPI- Institute on Migration Policy, Russia
  • Dr Sarah E. Hackett, Bath Spa University, United Kingdom
  • Dr Serena Hussain, Coventry University, United Kingdom
  • Dr İnci Aksu Kargın, Uşak University, Turkey
  • Dr Rania Rafik Khalil, The British University in Egypt, Egypt
  • Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Dr Alberto Capote Lama, University of Granada, Spain
  • Dr Simeon Magliveras, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr Vildan Mahmutoğlu, Galatasaray University, Turkey
  • Dr Altay Manço, Institut de Recherche, Formation et Action sur les Migrations, Belgium
  • Dr Nermin Oruc, Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CDESS), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Dr Gökay Özerim, Yaşar University, Turkey
  • Dr Marjan Petreski, American College Skopje, Macedonia
  • Isabella Piracci, Avvocatura Generale dello Stato, Rome, Italy
  • Dr Md Mizanur Rahman, Qatar University, Qatar
  • Dr Bradley Saunders, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr Paulette K. Schuster, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
  • Dr Ruchi Singh, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Dev. & Res., India
  • Dr Armagan Teke Lloyd, Abdullah Gul University, Turkey
  • Dr Fethiye Tilbe, Namik Kemal University, Turkey
  • Dr AKM Ahsan Ullah, University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
  • Dr K. Onur Unutulmaz, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Turkey
  • Dr Deniz Eroglu Utku, Trakya University
  • Dr Raffaele Vacca, University of Florida, USA
  • Dr Hassan Vatanparast, Saskatchewan University, Canada
  • Dr Pınar Yazgan, Sakarya University, Turkey
  • Dr M. Murat Yüceşahin, Ankara University, Turkey
  • Dr Ayman Zohry, Egyptian Society for Migration Studies, Egypt
  • Dr Emilia Lana de Freitas Castro, Berlin, Germany
  • Ülkü Sezgi Sözen, University of Hamburg, Germany

Local Organisation Committee:

  • Prof Abdylmenaf Bexheti, South East European University, N. Macedonia (Honorary Chair)
  • Dr Memet Memeti, South East European University, N. Macedonia (Hosting Chair)
  • Dr Merita Zulfiu-Alili, South East European University, N. Macedonia (Chair)
  • Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regent’s University London, UK (Chair)
  • Dr Aytac Yerden, Gedik University, Turkey (IT)
  • Ege Cakir, Middle East Technical University, Turkey (Admin)
  • Nihal Yazgan, Transnational Press London, UK (Admin)

Best Paper Presentation Prizes at the TMC2019 Bari, Italy

BEST PAPER PRIZE:
Ajay Sharma and Pooja Batra: “Internal versus International Migration and the consumption well-being of Left behind Households in Kerala”

BEST PAPER RUNNER UP:
Nicole Dubus: “Refugees from five countries report on the quality and helpfulness of services provided during resettlement”

BEST STUDENT PAPER:
Dominique Santana: “Trajectories of Steel – The making of a transnational migrant community”

BEST STUDENT PAPER RUNNER UP:
Matthew Bodycombe: “An investigation into how greater harmonization of the decision making process in the Common European Asylum System could help achieve greater fairness and efficiency”

Invited Speakers at TMC2020 Tetovo, N. Macedonia

Dr Martina Cvajner, University of Trento, ItalyMartina Cvajner

Dr Jelena Dzankic, Co-Director of the GLOBALCIT Network, European University Institute, Italy

Dr Nissa Finney, Reader in Human Geography, University of St Andrews, UK

Prof Elli Heikkilä, Research Director, Migration Institute of Finland, Finland

Agnes Igoye, Deputy National Coordinator Prevention of Trafficking in Persons, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Uganda

Helén Nilsson, Director, Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania

Giuseppe Brescia, MP, Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies, Parliamento Italiano, Italy

Prof Jeffrey H. Cohen, Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University, USA

In previous years, The Migration Conferences entertained distinguished scholars delivering key note speeches including:Agnes Igoye

Markus Kotzur, Universität Hamburg, Germany [2019], Philip L. Martin, University of California, Davis, USA [2019], Karsten Paerregaard, Gothenburg University, Sweden [2019], Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ohio State University, USA [2019], Martin Ruhs, European University Institute, Florence, Italy [2019], Carlos Vargas Silva, University of Oxford, UK [2019], Sasskia Sassen, Columbia University, USA [2017], Oded Stark, U of Bonn, Germany [2017], Giuseppe Sciortino, University of Trento, Italy [2017], Joaquin Arango, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain [2018], Ruba Salih, SOAS, University of London, UK [2018], Fiona B. Adamson, SOAS, University of London, UK [2019], Pedro Calado, The High Commissioner for Migration, Lisbon, Portugal [2018], Ferruccio Pastore, FIERI – Forum of International and European Research on Immigration, Italy [2019], Michelle Leighton, International Labour Organization, Genève, Switzerland [2018], Yuksel Pazarkaya, Novelist, Turkey [2017], Caroline Brettell, Southern Methodist University, USA [2015], Barry Chiswick, George Washington University, USA [2014], Karen Phalet, KU Leuven, Belgium [2016], Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, USA [2015], Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regent’s University London, UK [2014, 2016], Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ohio State University, USA [2012, 2015, 2018], Samim Akgonul, Strasbourg University, France [2016], Kemal Kirisci, Bogazici University, Turkey [2012], Nedim Gürsel, CNRS, CETOBaC & INALCO, France, Turkey [2015], Philip L. Martin, University of California, Davis, USA [2014, 2015, 2018], Tariq Modood, University of Bristol, United Kingdom [2012].

Programme, Book of Abstracts and Publications

The Migration Conference 2020 Programme and Abstracts Book can be downloaded from here. Selected conference papers are invited to edited books following the conference.

News about the Conference
The Migration Conference 2020 hosted online via MS Teams.

Registration Fees

REGISTRATION TYPE: COST:
Full Delegate Early Bird Registration
Registration allows access to online and offline conference materials; participation in sessions; lunch and refreshments throughout the conference.		 225.00 GBP (Registration Closes 19 April 2019)
Student/Reduced Rate Delegate Early Bird Registration
This reduced rate is for full time students, retired and/or unemployed persons. Student/Reduced rate registration allows access to online and offline conference materials; participation in sessions; lunch and refreshments throughout the conference. Evidence of status may be asked at registration.		 125.00 GBP (Registration Closes 19 April 2019)
Full Delegate LATE Registration
Registration allows access to online and offline conference materials; participation in sessions; lunch and refreshments throughout the conference.		 295.00 GBP (Closes 4 June 2019)
Student/Reduced Rate Delegate LATE Registration
Registration allows access to online and offline conference materials; participation in sessions; lunch and refreshments throughout the conference. Evidence of status may be required.
Accompanying persons registration
This special registration category is for adult family members of presenters at the conference.
Committee Member Registration
Host Country Staff Registration
This reduced rate is for academics, NGO representatives and government employees from the host country. This special rate registration allows access to online and offline conference materials; participation in sessions; lunch and refreshments throughout the conference. Evidence of status may be asked to be presented at registration desk.		 145.00 GBP (Registration Closes 19 April 2019)
VALID ONLY UNTIL 1 MAY 2019
Host University Delegates
This reduced rate is for academics, students and employees of the host university. This special rate registration allows access to online and offline conference materials; participation in sessions; lunch and refreshments throughout the conference. Evidence of status may be asked to be presented at registration desk.		 75.00 GBP (Registration Closes 19 April 2019)
VALID ONLY UNTIL 13 MAY 2019
Exhibitors Registration
Allows one representative person to attend.
Please note that registration fees are non-refundable after 13th July 2020.

 

Supporters and Friends of The Migration Conference
The Migration Conference 2020 has been supported by the following organisations:

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