With this newsletter, we invite you to take part in the second round of Expert Forums, which is specifically devised to address the legal impacts of the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration. We also share the live talks and lively discussions from our Midterm Conference through a YouTube playlist.

In this newsletter, we invite you to take part in our Midterm Conference on 26-27 August where we present findings and invite top scholars and experienced policymakers to discuss their quality and potential impact. We also present our World Refugee Day blog series, showcase our first public deliverables and policy brief, and share some of our latest journal publications.

As PROTECT looks back at its first year, it also looks back on remote and online working and the impact of Covid-19 on the world and on research. In this newsletter we share some preliminary findings from our discursive social media research, reflect upon our first year and look at what 2021 has in store for us.

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Catch up with our latest dissemination activities

In 2020, our researchers have made substantial progress in collecting and analyzing data as well as successfully organizing three virtual Expert Forums. In recent months, they have also commented widely on a range of current and pressing issues such as the Moria fires, the humanitarian crisis on Lesvos, and the escalating tensions surrounding the EU’s asylum system and policy. Here, you can find a selection of some of our public contributions. You can also read recent blogs by our researchers and get to know our newest colleagues and our International Advisory Board. 

Eight months in – what have we been up to?

Eight months have passed since we launched our project. Now, we are proud to share a myriad of news pieces, blog posts, and event updates with you – starting with a status report on the progress of our research