BROAD-ER Bridging the Migration and Urban Studies

📣 Our new working paper is live

📢 New from BROAD-ER: "Mobility and the City: Toward an Integrated Urban–Migration Research Agenda" by @AhmetIcduygu Why #migration & #urbanization must be studied as co-constitutive processes—across scales, mobilities, #governance & #space. @MiReKoc broad-er.eu/2025/12/23/mob…

New on the BROAD-ER blog: West Lake, Hanoi as a contested space of belonging. Local youth navigate expat enclaves, othering, and hybrid venues that sustain attachment. By Van Hoang (UvA). broad-er.eu/2025/10/31/bel… #Hanoi #Belonging #Urban @EU_Commission @MiReKoc

How can cities like Istanbul respond when migration policy is tight controlled by the national government? A new International Migration Review article by Pelin Kılınçarslan & @bircealtiok of Koç University’s @MiReKoc explores how city diplomacy creates space for local action.

@bircealtiok @MiReKoc The study introduces the concept of “maneuvering practicality” — showing how cities balance local needs with international engagement to strengthen their role in migration governance. 🔗 buff.ly/YNeYemM

New BROAD-ER blog post ⬇️ Based on 10+ years of fieldwork, Ayşen Üstübici and Zeynep Sena Uzunboy explores how Istanbul’s #Zeytinburnu became a space of both migrant inclusion & securitization. broad-er.eu/2025/10/09/mig… #Migration #UrbanStudies #Istanbul

📢 NEW PUBLICATION: OPEN ACCESS by Pelin Kılınçarslan & Birce Altıok (2025). "Local Turn Through International Networking: Istanbul’s Migration City Diplomacy" from International Migration Review, available at doi.org/10.1177/019791… @Broad_er @MiReKoc

The study examines Istanbul’s role in #migration city diplomacy and the significance of international networking at the local level. The article is available open access here: lnkd.in/dfdyGYgs @bircealtiok #PelinKılınçarslan @MiReKoc @EU_Commission @HorizonEU

📣 We are pleased to share that a new article emerging from BROAD-ER fieldwork in Istanbul has been published in International Migration Review by #PelinKılınçarslan and @bircealtiok doi.org/10.1177/019791…

In our final Reels feature, Marie McAuliffe — a participant in the BROAD-ER closing conference — reflects on the legacy and future of International Geneva, a vital hub for diplomacy, dialogue, and global governance. #InternationalGeneva #GlobalGovernance instagram.com/reel/DPN7s05jJ…

In our new Reels video, Dr. @JaninaSturner — one of the speakers at our BROAD-ER Conference explains how cities are taking a central role in shaping responses to climate-driven mobility. @EU_Commission #horizoneurope #ClimateAction instagram.com/reel/DPMLjMWjB…

@MiReKoc Director @AhmetIcduygu joined #PınarUyanSemerci and @MiReKoc postdoc researcher @sernaz_suzme on @medyascope’s @isthepimizin #ŞehirHepimizin to discuss how the BROAD-ER Project links #migration and #urbanstudies @EU_Commission @HorizonEU @kocuniversity

Our @UPFBarcelona postdoc Rafik Arfaoui shares how the networks built will continue to inspire collaboration, exchange, and new ideas well beyond the project’s lifetime. @HorizonEU @MiReKoc @EU_Commission instagram.com/reel/DPLQrlljG…

Closing our PI series, Prof. #JanRath explores BROAD-ER’s vision, its contributions, and the impact it aimed to generate. #broad_er #urbanstudies #migrationgovernance #urbanspacesmigrantlives #academiclife instagram.com/reel/DPJgg6ODH…

From collaboration to fresh insights @MiReKoc General Coordinator and @kocuniversity postdoc researcher @bircealtiok looks back on her experience in the BROAD-ER Project and what she has personally taken away from it. instagram.com/reel/DPIx81ZDK… @HorizonEU @EU_Commission

Our @UPFBarcelona PhD researcher Diletta Marcucci shares her personal takeaways from the BROAD-ER Project — highlighting learning and fresh perspectives gained along the way. #migration #academiclife #conference #phd #phdlife @HorizonEU @EU_Commission instagram.com/reel/DPHRtS9DI…

In the second episode of our PI series, Prof. @RicardZapata discusses BROAD-ER’s vision, contribution and the impact it sought to achieve. @HorizonEU @EU_Commission #urbanstudies #migrationgovernance #urbanspacesmigrantlives #academiclife instagram.com/reel/DPGpjSEjP…

🌟@MiReKoc hosted BROAD-ER Conference was the final #HorizonEurope #Twinning event—showing how collaboration drives insights for #research & #policy. Grateful to all who joined this 3-year journey & to the BROAD-ER team for making it a success 👏 @HorizonEU @EU_Commission

✨ Wrapping up the International Conference, Urban Spaces, Migrant Lives Conference with closing remarks from the PIs of the BROAD-ER Project

In our new reels video, our @uva_amsterdam postdoc reflects on what she personally gained from being part of the BROAD-ER Project — a journey of learning, collaboration, and new perspectives. @HorizonEU @EU_Commission @MiReKoc instagram.com/reel/DPEhZJijE…