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Global Migration & Human Mobility

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MacArthur seeks to improve the governance of international migration and supports research to build a base of knowledge about the relationship between migration and economic development.

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Charting the Future for the Global Forum on Migration and Development

November 9, 2009

The Director of Global Migration & Human Mobility for the MacArthur Foundation discusses the future of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, which recently held its third conference in Athens. Listen to the interview »

Center for Global Development Hosts Secretary of State

January 28, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chose the offices of MacArthur grantee the Center for Global Development for a major policy speech in which she declared international development a central pillar of U.S. foreign policy. Visit the Center's website »

Migration Policy Institute, BBC Collaborate

BBC World Service, September 8, 2009

BBC World Service commissioned MacArthur grantee the Migration Policy Institute to study the effects of the global recession on migration to help inform a month-long series. For its report (PDF), MPI gathered and analyzed reports and data from leading researchers and governments around the world to support the news organization’s broadcasts and articles. Read BBC coverage »

Helping Migrants Weather the Storm

International Herald Tribune
September 7, 2009

An opinion-editorial by William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, a MacArthur grantee, encourages policy makers in developing nations to consider the potential of migrant labor in the global economic recovery. Read more »

Global Migration & Human Mobility

Blue-Ribbon Panel Urges Five Steps to Better Migration Data

May 25, 2009

A MacArthur-funded commission has issued a report stating that better data could be gathered easily and at low cost with a few clear steps, such as simply adding a few questions to each national census. Read more »

Global Migration & Human Mobility, Grantee News, Press Releases

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Global Migration

Fall 2008

The movement of people across borders is a fundamental aspect of international and domestic affairs, yet one which has until recently received surprisingly little attention. Read more »

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