MIGRADEMO
Migration and Democratic Diffusion
MIGRADEMO is a European Research Council (ERC) funded project which examines the impact of migration on democratic participation and processes in countries of origin. It is hosted by the Department of Political Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The project runs from 2018-2023.
Participation in the 17th IMISCOE Annual Online Conference
Eva Østergaard Nielsen, Irina Ciornei and Nicolas Fliess, MIGRADEMO team members and collaborators, participate in the 17th IMISCOE Annual Online Conference in the Panel ‘Transnational political mobilisation: linking…
New article by Deniz Pelek in “Journal of Peasant Studies”
Congratulations to our team member, Deniz Pelek, for her latest publication in the Journal of Peasant Studies, entitled “Ethnic residential segregation among seasonal migrant workers: from temporary tents…
Vulnerabilities and Resiliencies
We observe how states and governments have activated all state instruments through various social and economic shock measures, but what happens when vulnerabilities are located where the law…
Diasporas and initial state responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
How did states act in relation to their diasporas in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic? In this blog post we look at the three case studies…
Romanian legislative elections in the diaspora: record participation and the emergence of the nationalist vote
By Vladimir Bortun – Published on 14/12/2020 For scholars interested in the impact of migration on politics in the country of origin, this electoral year in Romania has delivered…
Party mobilisation and voting abroad during the pandemic: The 2021 Ecuadorian elections
By Nicolas Fliess – Published on 05/05/2021 Introduction Citizens around the world have responded in different ways to the task of participating in elections during an ongoing pandemic. While…
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WHAT DO WE DO
The MIGRADEMO project is an ambitious long-term comparative research strategy to analyse and theorize the scope and dynamics of processes of democratic diffusion through migration.
WHO ARE WE
We are a multidisciplinary group of political and social scientists who share interest in the study of migration processes and democracy. The team includes senior researchers, postdoctoral fellows and PhD students.