Home PRIO Migration Centre HomeResearchPublicationsPeopleJournals guideTrainingAbout Home News Events Subscribe Comments Research Publications People Journals guide Training About Vacancies Contact The PRIO Migration Centre examines how states, groups and individuals engage with, and are affected by migration. The centre is part of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and reflects the institute’s independent, international, and interdisciplinary profile. About the PRIO Migration Centre News & events Publications Commentary Audio & video Comment Friday, 14 Aug 2026 Echoes of Partition: Migration, borders and shared humanity Mid-August marks the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, but also the mass migration and violence that followed in the wake of Partition. Book chapter 2026 Translocal Dynamics and (Im)Mobilities in Conflict: South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda Book chapter in Translocal Lives in Times of Conflict Understanding People’s (Im)Mobilities and (Dis)Connections under Conditions of Violence and War Journal article 2026 Countdown: Timespaces of Deadlines and Displacement Journal article in Population, Space and Place News Thursday, 18 Jun 2026 World Refugee Day: Funding gaps and policy questions As World Refugee Day 2026 is being marked, it is worth pointing to the strong foundations that exist based on research, which can inform policy at a time when humanitarian needs are pressing, while border control practices lead to migrant deaths. Edited volume 2026 Etter 22. juli. Overgangsrettferdighet og terror Edited volume Multimedia Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 Afropod: What does migration mean? [Hva betyr egentlig migrasjon?] In this podcast episode of Afropod (in Norwegian) Marta Bivand Erdal contributes to a conversation on the term migration and the many ways in which it may be understood and used, as well as both experiences and governance of migration, in Norway and globally, News Monday, 8 Jun 2026 Teaching on migration? New learning resources available! To bring complex questions of migration and social mobility to life in the classroom, these learning resources use four original animations set in Hanoi, Karachi, Manila and Mumbai, building on research findings. Journal article 2026 How Do Transnational Ties Shape Migration Aspirations? Journal article in Population, Space and Place Comment Wednesday, 13 May 2026 The Gaza effect Following the war in Gaza, killings of journalists and UN staff have become part of Israel's modus operandi. If we allow these actions to continue, we risk them becoming a model for others. Journal article 2026 Un-categorising the migrant to interrogate the roles of migration in social mobility in four Asian cities Journal article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Comment Monday, 3 Aug 2026 When the deadline looms: political crises, displacement and the clock In January 2017, the streets of Banjul, the tiny capital of The Gambia, fell silent. Shops shuttered. Families packed bags. Tens of thousands of people streamed across the border into Senegal – not because war had broken out, but because a deadline was approaching. Journal article 2026 Etter Assad-regimets fall: Hva skjer med flyktningene? Journal article in Internasjonal Politikk Policy brief 2026 Underfunding Syrian refugees in Lebanon & Turkey after Assads fall MidEast Policy Brief Multimedia Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 50:22 Podcast: Exile and politics - Diaspora groups in Norway [in Norwegian] PRIO researcher Marta Bivand Erdal and Agenda advisor Sylo Taraku discuss how diaspora can be a resource for Norwegian foreign policy, but how diaspora groups also illuminate dilemmas related to security, influence, and trust. Multimedia Thursday, 11 Jun 2026 The Migration Podcast: Understanding the world through transnationalism After listening to this IMISOCE Migration podcast conversation, migrant transnationalism is no longer just an abstract concept. Report other 2026 Migration Rhythms Learning Resources Subscribe Subscribe to the PRIO Migration UpdateFeatured projects Project Oct 2020 May 2024 Geographies of Conflict-Induced Migration (CONMIG) Led by Andreas Forø Tollefsen. Funder: Research Council of Norway. Project Jul 2020 Dec 2024 TRUST: Attitudinal Impacts of Refugees on Host Communities in the Global South Led by Halvard Buhaug. Funder: Research Council of Norway. Project Jan 2020 Jun 2024 Reaching Out to Close the Border: The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM) Led by Kristian Berg Harpviken. Funder: Research Council of Norway. Project Jan 2020 Jul 2023 QuantMig: Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy Led by Marta Bivand Erdal. Funder: European Commission, Horizon 2020. Project Jan 2019 Dec 2022 EducAid: Improving Education for Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar Living in Bangladesh Led by Gudrun Østby. Funder: Research Council of Norway. Project Dec 2018 Jan 2026 Future Migration as Present Fact (FUMI) Led by Jørgen Carling. Funder: European Research Council. Independent – International – Interdisciplinary The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. 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