New IMIS website online!

Welcome to the new IMIS website! Our website has been given a new look to provide information on our research activities, degree programmes, publications and more.

IMIS has launched a new design for its website! Visit the new pages to find out more about IMIS, its members, research projects and what we offer:

 IMIS members

 Research programme and projects

 Publications

 Master IMIB and European Master in Migration Studies (EuMIGS)

 Upcoming and past events

We also share the latest insights and interesting news on our social media channels:

 Bluesky

 Instagram

 YouTube

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Lecture by Dr. Mert Pekşen (Osnabrück) on the futures of migration

Over 40 participants followed Dr. Mert Pekşen’s lecture on the lives of refugees in Turkish satellite cities, both on-site and online – offering a powerful look at hope, restrictions, and efforts to shape the future under precarious conditions.

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Out now: Reflexivities and Knowledge Production in Migration Studies

This open access book brings together cutting-edge work on reflexive approaches within migration studies and emphasizes the boundedness and political character of knowledge production (eds. Janine Dahinden & Andreas Pott).

© Helen Schwenken

Call for Participation: International PhD Spring School ›Production of Migration‹

The Spring School in April 2026 provides a space for PhD researchers to engage critically with the concept of migration – examining how it is produced through cultural, political, social, and historical processes, including the role of research itself.

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IMIS/SFB Lectures, winter semester 2025/26

We are looking forward to discussing the production of migration and various approaches to reflexive migration research with inspiring guests: Andrea Bührmann, Thomas Nail, Maurice Crul/Frans Lelie, Helge Schwiertz, Christina Boswell & Fabrice Langrognet.