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 until 2024.
Distance Makes the Vote Grow Farther: The Filipino Migrant Vote in the 2022 Elections
by: Laurence Go The recently concluded Philippine elections saw the landslide win of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose victory is historical for two reasons. First, while parts of the…
Home on Fire: Solidarity of Turkish Emigrants during the Summer Wildfires
by Deniz Pelek During the summer of 2021, Turkey experienced the worst wildfires in the country’s history. Almost 300 wildfires occurred in July and August, resulting in the destruction…
New article by Deniz Pelek, entitled “Key Actors of Food Systems: Peasants, Semi-Peasants, Seasonal Workers and Others”
Congratulations to our team member, Deniz Pelek, for her latest publication entitled “Key Actors of Food Systems: Peasants, Semi-Peasants, Seasonal Workers and Others” in the Political Ecology of…
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…
Call for applicants for 3-year PhD Scholarships by AGAUR (FI 2022)
The Catalan Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) have opened for applications for 3-year PhD scholarships. Contact us if you are interested in doing…
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.