In this episode host Bridget Anderson is joined by Rizza Kaye Cases and Caitlin Procter, who are part of the team that has been carrying out interviews with irregular migrants across Europe. In the past year they have been busy analysing 233 interviews and the conversation here focuses on this post-fieldwork process and findings. Bridget asks Rizza and Caitlin how they have gone about analysing so much qualitative data, what the most significant findings are so far and what the policy implications might be for these. They also consider how this data speaks to the theoretical and conceptual debates on migration and status.

To learn more about the PRIME Project and read its latest reports visit the project website.

To hear about the team's reflections on working with a population widely perceived as 'vulnerable', read the article 'Experts, not vulnerable: Centring dignity in research with irregularised migrants' co-authored by Leila Giannetto (guest on Episode 6), Abubaker Khan and Caitlin Procter.

Bridget Anderson is the co-Principal Investigator on the PRIME project, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship at the University of Bristol, and Director of Migration Mobilities Bristol.

Rizza Kaye Cases is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, and an Affiliate Researcher at the Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw.

Caitlin Procter is a part-time Professor at the Migration Policy Centre of the European University Institute.

Produced by Migration Mobilities Bristol

Edited by Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitz

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In this episode host Bridget Anderson is joined by Dr Leila Giannetto and Dr Eda Yazici who both have first-hand experience of the fieldwork conducted for the PRIME Project in Italy and in the UK. Here they unpack the practicalities of conducting ethical research with employers and navigating access. Leila and Eda share how they've approached data analysis and highlight some of their most compelling findings. These include how employer size shapes perspectives, the tension between institutional legitimacy’s dependence on durability, continuity and stability, and the volatile and politically sensitive nature of immigration policy. They also examine the tensions between policy and practice, especially around how the labour market is framed. While employers often think in terms of local, regional, and international labour supply, policy remains largely focused on the national scale — a disconnect that’s rarely discussed but has significant implications.

To learn more about the PRIME Project and read its latest reports visit the project website.

Bridget Anderson is the co-Principal Investigator on the PRIME project, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship at the University of Bristol, and Director of Migration Mobilities Bristol.

Leila Giannetto is a Research Fellow at the Migration Policy Centre of the European University Institute.

Eda Yazici is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol.

Produced by Migration Mobilities Bristol

Edited by Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitz

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Key to the approach, research questions and method of PRIME is our exploration of institutional differences across different countries, and how these shape experiences of, and responses to, irregular migration. Context matters, so how do we compare across different countries? In this episode host Bridget Anderson is joined by Clare Fox-Ruhs, Part-Time Assistant Professor at the European University Institute, and Joakim Palme, Professor in the Department of Government at Uppsala University, who have both been dealing with this conceptually and methodologically in their focus on rights, interests and attitudes. They explain what 'institutions' means to the PRIME project and discuss the methodological challenge of comparing countries with such different histories, politics and cultures.

To learn more about the PRIME Project and read its latest reports visit the project website.

Bridget Anderson is the co-Principal Investigator on the PRIME project, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship at the University of Bristol, and Director of Migration Mobilities Bristol.

Clare Fox-Ruhs, Part-Time Assistant Professor at the European University Institute.

Joakim Palme, Professor in the Department of Government at Uppsala University.

Produced by Migration Mobilities Bristol

Edited by Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitz

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.