Research Themes

This theme explores the connection between migration and socioeconomic transformation. Research focuses on remittances, diaspora investment, skill transfer, and how migration contributes to development in both sending and receiving communities.

CMS investigates the lived experiences of migrants, with attention to social integration, identity, and belonging. Studies highlight how factors like gender, ethnicity, and class influence the opportunities and challenges migrants face across borders.

We conduct rigorous policy analysis to support more effective, rights-based migration governance. Our work informs national, regional, and international strategies for managing migration, border control, and labour mobility.

This theme examines how environmental change—such as droughts, floods, and sea-level rise—drives population movements. We assess the implications for adaptation planning, disaster risk reduction, and climate justice.

We explore how migration interacts with patterns of inequality within and between countries. Our studies look at whether migration contributes to inclusive economic growth or reinforces existing disparities.

Research in this area focuses on refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers, and stateless populations. We study the causes and long-term effects of displacement, and propose strategies for protection, inclusion, and durable solutions.

This theme addresses the systems and innovations that underpin the effective management of migration flows. It includes research on digital tools, identity systems, data governance, and institutional capacity-building for safer and more orderly migration.