Centre on Global Migration, University of Gothenburg

The Center for Global Migration (CGM) aims to promote and support research, education and utilization of knowledge in global migration and integration. CGM aims to be a platform for migration research and a contact surface between researchers and actors in the private and public sectors, as well as civil society. As a centre of expertise and research it serves as a hub for collaboration or interaction and organizes seminars and conferences on migration and integration.

Upcoming Seminars

Seminar

Laughable borders: On the humorous in migration studies

In her seminar Anja Franck will present her recent work on the role of humour in migration research, both as a…

9 Nov

Seminar

Exile in the aftermath of violence: can therapy become a form of resistance?

Welcome to Dr. Mayssa Rekhiss' seminar exploring the potential of therapeutic space for resistance and healing

23 Nov

Seminar

Social investment in times of large-scale migration: Cure or source for the…

Lutz Gschwind, researcher at the Department of Government at Uppsala University will discuss his research on welfare…

7 Dec

News from CGM

Research story/portrait

CGM Chats: Understanding integration from the perspective of unaccompanied…

Elisabeth Punzi and Mostafa Hosseini discuss their work interviewing Afghan unaccompanied minors to understand how they…

News – 10 January 2022

ERC grant will increase knowledge on how aesthetic objects can instigate change

News – 18 January 2022

New Research Environment on Climate Change and Migration

Anders Burman together with an international team of researchers has received a new grant from the Swedish Research Council…

News – 4 February 2021

Humanitarian crisis at EU’s borders under current asylum regime

The current governance of the European asylum regime at the Greek border islands has resulted in severe human rights…

Calendar

Start date 5 Dec 2022

Research
Navigating the legal liminalities of an unrecognized state: Migrant precarity and placeholder identity papers in Northern
Cyprus
Start date 7 Dec 2022

Society and economy
Social investment in times of large-scale migration: Cure or source for the migrant poverty
gap?
Start date 14 Dec 2022

Society and economy
Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture
2022

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events

Video (2:11)

What is the temporary protection directive?

News

Sustainability and environment
New Research Environment on Climate Change and
Migration
Society and economy
Housing for immigrants and community integration in Europe and beyond: Strategies, policies, dwellings, and
governance
A project to understand Brexit, with therapy included: Read CGM's interview with Steve Garner
Society and economy
New study by CGM on municipal work and long term integration in Västra Götaland is now
published
CGM's spring research seminars postponed to
Autumn

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news

The EU Horizon 2020 MERGING project

“Housing for immigrants and community integration in Europe and beyond: Strategies, policies, dwellings, and governance”.

Analysis:Commission Proposal for EU migration pact

Instant Analysis

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Research

An important task for CGM is to create a platform for migration research and to facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation.

Migration Research Projects at GU

Here you can find a selection of the current research projects regarding migration and integration at the University of…

Research

Migration-and-Integration Publications at GU

One of our goals is to disseminate research results on the theme of migration and integration. You can find some of the…

Research

Conferences and Workshops

CGM is a platform for migration research at the University of Gothenburg and a link between research and actors in the…

Research

CGM Publications

Here you can read CGM's reports and publications.

Research

Research programme SIPGI

Refugee migration and cities

CGM activities

Cooperation

Part of the Centre on Global Migration's mission is to create opportunities to enhance knowledge exchange between external…

About us

expert pool

Our expert pool is a list of University of Gothenburg researchers whose research relates to migration and integration in a…

About us

Internship at CGM

Are you interested in migration and integration research and its' practical applications? Would you like to work with…

CGM is a member of

CGM is a member of Nordic Migration Research (NMR) since autumn 2017. The NMR's purpose is to strengthen migration related research in the Nordic countries by supporting research and spreading the results of research on migration and migration consequences in the Nordic countries and internationally.

CGM is a member of IMISCOE, the largest European research network on migration, which among other things gives access to international networks and research collaborations. IMISCOE stands for International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe.