HumMingBird: Enhanced migration measures from a multidimensional perspective

Drivers

Funding

Horizon Europe

Geographic focus

Africa, Asia, Europe

Dates

1 December 2019 –

31 May 2024

About

Mapping, understanding and forecasting changing migration flows.

Key Findings

  • Big data provide important and detailed ‘real-time’ information about migration patterns at relatively low cost. Both the European Commission and Member States should invest in more systematic data collection from these sources.
  • Nowcasting and forecasting models based on big data and AI can yield fairly accurate figures about emerging migration flows, but these models are also less theory-driven.
  • The ethical and responsible use of big data on migration is essential in future research as well as in the monitoring of migration by public authorities. 
  • Irregular migration is not only problematic for receiving countries; it also involves very high physical and mental costs.
  • News media contribute significantly to shaping attitudes towards migration. Positive narratives and reliable information strengthen trust and reduce fear.
  • Push and pull factors will likely persist in the future. Restrictive migration policies will at best discourage some potential migrants while simultaneously producing significant negative side-effects.
  • Restrictive immigration policies tend to create a vicious circle of exclusion that reinforces fear and separation. Inclusive policies, in contrast, create a virtuous circle of integration. 

Highlighted Publications and Tools

  • Policy Brief – key findings on migration dynamics and policy recommendations
  • Policy Brief – inventory of existing migration statistics 
  • Policy Brief – addressing the international migration data gaps 
  • Policy Brief – alternative migration indicators based on big data
  • Policy Brief – effects of migration policies on migration trends and integration outcomes 
  • Datasets – air traffic Indicators, indicators on media reflections; public opinion surveys 
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Coordinator

Ides Nicaise, Emeritus Professor, KU Leuven 

Partners

  • Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven
  • University of Utrecht
  • University of Salamanca
  • Otto-Friederich-University of Bamberg, Germany
  • CESSDA ERIC, Norway
  • Malmö University, Sweden
  • Turkcell Technology, Turkey
  • GMV Innovating Solutions, UK
  • Migration Policy Group, Belgium
  • European Network of Migrant Women, Belgium
  • White Research sprl, Belgium
  • University of Pisa, Italy
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
  • University of Zurich, Swizerland
  • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights, Italy
  • Caritas International, Belgium

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