Warsaw, 11-12 September, 2017 | RSA MICaRD Research Network event | Hosted by the Centre for European Regional and Local Studies, University of Warsaw.
Following on from our 2016 events in Belgrade and Belfast, the third RSA Migration, Inter-connectivity and Regional Development (MICaRD) Research Network event took place in September at the University of Warsaw.
Funded by the Regional Studies Association (RSA), the MICaRD research network aims to bring together scholars, policymakers and practitioners across Europe to provide a forum for debating current and emerging issues on European economic migration in order to foster collaboration and expand research opportunities.
The specific focus is on increasing labour mobility within the EU and the impact on regional development in rural areas for both sending and receiving nations. The MICaRD network was co-founded by Dr Agnieszka Rydzik, Dr Gary Bosworth (School of Geography, University of Lincoln), Dr Danica Šantić (University of Belgrade) and Dr Ruth McAreavey (Newcastle University).
Conference programme
The focus of this research symposium was on ‘Out-migration and Circular Migration: Impacts on Regions and Communities’. Papers presented covered migration from legal, economic, political and socio-cultural perspectives. Discussions revolved around the increasingly long-term nature of labour migration as well as questions of social impacts, migrant identities and social networks.
The next MICaRD conference will take place at the University of Lincoln from 23-25th April 2018 and will focus on “Place, Identity and Embeddedness”. This conference aims to explore migrants’ personal and group identities, the impact of migration on place identities (both in locations losing and receiving population) and the experiences of migrants becoming embedded.
Conference organisers (from left) Dr. Adam Ploszaj (University of Warsaw), Dr. Agnieszka Rydzik (University of Warsaw), Dr Ruth McAreavey (Newcastle University) and Dr Gary Bosworth (University of Lincoln)