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Call for Papers
Call for Papers RETHINKING THE EU’S COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES UNDER ITS NEW MIGRATION AND ASYLUM PACT The European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum represents a bold – if highly contested – development in the governance of migration and the management of irregular arrivals. A key lever within this is the intensified cooperation with…
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HIDDEN COST Action Workshop: Reflecting on Gender In/Equality in the Academy
HIDDEN COST Action Workshop: Reflecting on Gender In/Equality in the Academy
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Training School on Contemporary Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People
Blog by Prof. Michael J. Geary (WG 3) and Dr Beatrice Scutaru (WG 5) (Photo credit: Beatrice Scutaru) On Monday-Tuesday, 15-16 September 2025, WGs 3 and 5 organised a Training School on Contemporary Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People, hosted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in Spain. The first day started with a…
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Call for Papers
Call for Papers Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People:Barriers, Borders, and Bureaucracy in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives We invite submissions for a workshop exploring the urgent and complex theme ofcitizenship challenges faced by children and young people, with a focus on thestructural and systemic barriers imposed by borders, bureaucracy, and legalframeworks within a historical…
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Call for Chapters
Call for papers HIDDEN COST Action Conference ‘The Past, Present and Future of Identity Documentation’, 15-16 May 2025 | Maynooth University, Ireland
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ECOST—STSM
University of Malta Dr. Jaafar Alloul September 23, 2025 Between August 14 – August 24, 2025, I spent time at the University of Malta (UoM), under the auspices of the ‘European Cooperation in Science & Technology’ (ECOST). Through a ‘Short-Term Scientific Mission’ (STSM) of the research stream on the ‘History of Identity Documentation in European…
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Citizenship, Law, and the Migrant Experience in Portugal
Elizabeth Challinor[1] My recent presentation at the XIII Conference of the Portuguese Sociology Association, “Democracies on Trial: Risks and Uncertainties”, explored citizenship beyond its conventional legal definition. I argued that citizenship functions as a “guiding horizon”—a forward-looking concept that shapes how individuals perceive their rights and sense of belonging. Despite this, the formidable power of…
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HIDDEN Core Group Meeting and Visit to Uppsala University
The first day of the HIDDEN Core Group meeting on 6th August began with registration and a welcome from Dr. Jennifer Redmond, who outlined the goals of the workshop. The group was then warmly welcomed by Professor Andreas Önver Cetrez, who hosted the meeting and delivered an engaging presentation on his academic work and involvement…
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HIDDEN visit to the Irish Centre for Human Rights at Galway University
This summer a small group of HIDDEN members visited the Irish Centre for Human Rights at Galway University. The Irish Centre for Human Rights is an academic centre dedicated to the study of human rights, peace and conflict, international criminal law and humanitarian law, international refugee and migration law, gender and human rights and climate justice.…
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Geography as Destiny: Challenges, opportunities and threats in migration and documentation in Anatolia
HIDDEN’s Working Group 1 met in Southern Türkiye during May 22nd and 23rd, 2025, establishing its furthest meeting point from the heart of Europe. Türkiye has a rich migration dynamic as a host, transit and sending country. It lies adjacent to the turbulent Middle East, maintains a candidacy status with the European Union, and makes…
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HIDDEN Year 3 Conference Blog
In May 2025, Maynooth University hosted the Year 3 HIDDEN Conference, a major international conference that brought together researchers, scholars, and practitioners from across Europe to explore the evolving role of identity documentation in shaping access, recognition, and mobility. Organised by the History of Identity Documentation in European Nations (HIDDEN) network and funded through the…
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“Red-Vienna,” a hub for illegal political migration, 1919-1938 – Scientific Mission for a joint publication and archival research
Short-Term Scientific Mission Blog: Field Notes Action number: CA21120 Grantee name: Dr. Cristina Diac Details of the STSM: Title: “Red-Vienna,” a hub for illegal political migration, 1919-1938 – Scientific Mission for a joint publication and archival research Start and end date: 15/06/2025 to 22/06/2025 Home Country: Romania Host Country: Austria This STSM in June 2025…
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One year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact: Critical reflections
Workshop ‘One year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact’: Critical reflections – University of East London, 10 April 2025
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HIDDEN COST Action Year 3 Conference
HIDDEN COST Action Year 3 Conference ‘The Past, Present and Future of Identity Documentation’, 15-16 May 2025 | Maynooth University, Ireland
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HIDDEN at the European Social Science History Conference, March 2025
HIDDEN at the European Social Science History Conference, March 2025
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Workshop “One year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact: Critical Reflections”, 10 April 2025, Final Programme
Workshop “One year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact: Critical Reflections” – Final Programme, 10 April 2025, University of East London
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HIDDEN publication
New HIDDEN publication: Godfrey Baldacchino, Petr Krčál, Vladimír Naxera, Nataliya-Mariya Mochernak, Haris Gekić, Jennifer Redmond, “Migration and National Identity in Plzeň: What’s Brewing at the Heart of Europe? ”
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Migrant Aspirations and New Models of Citizenship: A Workshop
Migrant Aspirations and New Models of Citizenship: A Workshop, 20 February 2025, University of Glasgow, Scotland
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Workshop “One year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact: Critical Reflections”, 10 April 2025, Programme
Workshop “One year on from the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact: Critical Reflections” – Programme, 10 April 2025, University of East London
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Professor Dagmar Hovestadt, ‘Identity and the record. Observations on who we are in Data and Archives’, Keynote speaker, HIDDEN COST Action Conference ‘The Past, Present and Future of Identity Documentation’ 15-16 May 2025 | Maynooth University, Ireland
Professor Dagmar Hovestadt, ‘Identity and the record. Observations on who we are in Data and Archives’, Keynote speaker, HIDDEN COST Action Conference ‘The Past, Present and Future of Identity Documentation’ 15-16 May 2025 | Maynooth University, Ireland
