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MIGCHOICE: Testing the Impact of Interventions on Migration Decision-Making in West Africa

A large-scale research project in Gambia, Guinea and Senegal, funded under the program “Safety, Support and Solutions in the Central Mediterranean Route (Phase II) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK government.

Scientific coordinator: Prof. Bruno Riccio

UNIBO’s role: partner

Applicant: University of Birmingham (UK)

Partner Institutions:

University of Basel (CH)

University of  Milan Bicocca (IT)

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of  Bologna (IT)

Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar - UCAD – (SN)

Université Kofi Annan de Guinée (GN)

Loughborough University (UK)

College de France (FR)

University of Essex (UK)

Royal Holloway University of London - RHUL – (UK)

Principal Investigator: prof. Richard Black, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham (UK)

Team

dr Christina Oelgemoller, Loughborough University (UK)

dr Audrey Lenoel, College de France (FR)

dr Miranda Simon, University of Essex – (UK)

dr Cassilde Schwartz, Royal Holloway University of London - RHUL – (UK)

Guinea team:

prof Abdoulaye Wotem Sompare , Université Julius Nyerere de Kankan, Guinea (GN), Co-lead

prof. Michelle Engeler, University of Basilea (CH), Co-lead

dr Ester Botta Somparé, Université Kofi Annan de Guinée et Université Julius Nyerere de Kankan, Guinea (GN), Co-lead

Senegal team:

prof. Bruno Riccio, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna (IT), Co-lead

prof Papa Sakho, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar - UCAD (SN), Co-lead

dr Dramane Cissokh, Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (SN)

dr Guido Nicolas Zingari Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna (IT)

Gambia team:

prof. Alice Bellagamba, University of Milan Bicocca (IT), Co-lead

dr Ebrima Ceesay, University of Milan Bicocca (IT), Co-lead

dr Elia Vitturini, University of Milan Bicocca (IT)

Project Duration (in months): 21

Start Date: 01/07/2019      

End Date: 31/03/2021

Status: completed

Total Budget: 1.822.450 euro

UNIBO Budget: 204.274 euro

Project’s Topics: West Africa; Migration decision-making; Aid and development;

Description :

The research will require analysis at the individual, household and community level and will explore ongoing, new, or recently closed  interventions and their effect on migration decision making. While the research will take place in each of the three countries, the study will not necessarily be the same in all three countries. The research will produce peer-reviewed papers, policy briefs and regular context reporting.

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