As tensions surrounding Iran intensify, questions are once again being raised across Europe: could a deepening humanitarian crisis lead to increased displacement toward the EU? In a recent segment of the Swedish Radio program Godmorgon världen (P1), Olle Hammar offered a research-based perspective on what we actually know about migration intentions — and what remains uncertain.

Can modern slavery exist in high-income welfare states? In a recent episode of the ESGpresso podcast, CMIR Director Lin Lerpold and Danske Bank's Oshni Arachchi discuss how migration regimes, labor markets, and corporate practices interact in the Global North.

International migration is an important phenomenon that impacts businesses and societies in multiple ways. Last term, students from SSE and SGH Warsaw School of Economics completed the course Governance and Key Actors in Migration – the very first digital joint course at the bachelor level within the CIVICA alliance. The collaboration between the two schools aimed to offer the students a unique multi-disciplinary learning experience.

On Thursday, January 29, the Stockholm School of Economics officially launched the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR). The launch event brought together researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and representatives from civil society for an afternoon of dialogue on migration, integration, and social inclusion - some of the most pressing issues facing societies today.

New study explores why forced labor and precarious working condition seem to be increasing in Sweden.