European policymakers invest heavily in tools designed to influence whether, when, and where people move – from information campaigns and development investments to legal pathways and border measures. But how well do these policies align with what actually drives migration decisions on the ground?
- Date
- Thursday 26 Mar 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
- Type
- Webinar
- Ticket information
The webinar will take place on Microsoft Teams. By registering for this webinar, you will receive a link to watch the conversation.
On 26 March, MPI Europe and the PACES Horizon project present new empirical evidence from Algeria, Ethiopia and Nigeria on the forces that shape migration aspirations: how economic transformations disrupt livelihoods and social protection, how large-scale societal change creates the conditions in which people decide to move, how community norms and expectations cut across standard policy assumptions, and whether deterrence measures and information campaigns actually succeed in shifting those aspirations. The findings point to a persistent gap between policy design and the complex realities driving people's decisions.
As the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into force this June, the session offers a timely reality check and a conversation about what more evidence-informed policy design could look like.
Speakers
- Simona Vezzoli, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
- Dominique Jolivet, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
- Ralitza Dimova, University of Manchester
- Filip Savatic, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
See the previous webinar in this series
