Events

On October 25, 2021, we co-organized this meeting together with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam (IASS), and our sister project QuantMig. 

The objective of the meeting was to discuss how policymakers and actors involved in policymaking in the area of international migration make sense and use science in their daily routines. How do they collect the information they need to make decisions – internally and externally? How do they decide on which experts to trust and from which disciplinary backgrounds? Are there institutional guidelines facilitating or hindering science-related action? And what role does the media - and particularly - digital media play in that regard – as a source of information or disinformation?

The discussion shed light on science information and communication habits by different actors involved in policymaking and addressed institutional strategies for improving evidence-informed policymaking.

A policy brief summarizing the content of the discussion can be found here

For more detailed information on the event visit here.

VULNER's second high-level expert meeting took place on October 5, 2021 from 08:00 - 10:00 CET organized by Population Europe. During the meeting, Sabrina Marchetti and Letizia Palumbo, VULNER project members and in charge of the work package on human trafficking, discussed the progress made in the fight against trafficking of humans and exploitation in the ten years since the adoption of the EU Directive 2011/36.

Based on the intermediate findings of the VULNER project, Sabrina Marchetti and Letizia Palumbo illuminated gaps and limitations in terms of the protection of the rights of victims. The adopted approach  and the perspective supported by the EU's new strategy on trafficking in human beings was critically explored with the audience, and the discussion informed on what still needs to be done.

The resulting policy brief is part of Population Europe's policy brief series "Population & Policy”.

VULNER’s first high-level expert meeting took place on October 22, 2020 from 14:00 - 16:00 CET organized by Population Europe. During this online meeting VULNER partners Hilde Lidén, leader of the work package on Norway, and Sylvie Sarolea, leader of the work package on Belgium, presented their research findings on the hearing and interview process for unaccompanied minors to selected experts.

Based on the outcomes of this high-level expert meeting the policy brief Vulnerabilities Beyond Age - Filling the gaps in asylum hearing procedures for unaccompanied minors is providing five key policy recommendations to ensure children's rights and agency are fulfilled during the asylum process.

The policy brief is part of Population Europe's policy brief series "Population & Policy Compact".

On September 22-23, a workshop was organized by Luc Leboeuf, VULNER scientific coordinator, at the Harnack Haus in Berlin. The objective of the workshop was to take stock of the main common research findings, now that the VULNER project enters in its third and final phase.