The Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) is an innovative multidisciplinary center that studies the social, economic, environmental, and political dimensions of international migration. 

The Latest From ISIM
  • New Policy Brief
    August 16, 2019
    Turkey, Uganda, and Colombia are among the top receiving countries of refugees. Lessons gleaned from these three cases can inform policy to support refugee integration at the global, national, and local levels. This brief draws from a policy consultation held in March 2019 as part of the larger Global Refugee and Migration Project at Georgetown University.
  • Research Publication
    August 6, 2019
    ISIM Director Katharine Donato and Amanda Carrico from the University of Colorado, Boulder, publish in Population and Environment about the environmental drivers of out-migration in Bangladesh.
  • Op-Ed by Adam Lichtenheld
    July 5, 2019
    New Op-Ed by ISIM's Adam Lichtenheld: "You Can’t Go Home Again: Pressures and Prospects of Refugee Return to Syria"
  • News Publication
    August 6, 2019
    ISIM's Dr. Ferris writes for the Washington Post: "Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ ignores reality in the Middle East: The Trump administration’s solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be unveiled later this month in Bahrain — and a critical U.N. program for Palestinian refugees may be at risk."
  • Latest News Interview
    June 12, 2019
    Professor Donato was interviewed about Mexican migration and tariffs by BBC News program, Cut Through the Noise.
  • National Academies Workshop
    May 25, 2019
    On May 21-22, 2019, Professor Donato participated in the National Academies Workshop entitled Forced Migration Research: From Theory to Practice in Promoting Migrant Well-Being.
  • Graduate Certificate Ceremony 2019
    May 17, 2019
    On Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Gonda Theater, ISIM awarded the Certificate on Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies to more than 40 graduate and law students.
  • ISIM's Latest Event
    May 23, 2019
    On May 23, ISIM cohosted the event: "Responding to Venezuela’s Migration Crisis: Perspectives from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru."
  • Immigration Video Competition Winners
    May 15, 2019
    On April 29, ISIM and the Exodus Institute held a ceremony to reward the winners of the video competition about immigration in the United States.
  • Local Integration and Shared Resource Management Research
    May 15, 2019
    Local Integration and Shared Resource Management in Protracted Refugee Camps: Findings from a Study in the Horn of Africa
  • Dialogue with Silvia Elena Giorguli Saucedo
    March 19, 2019
    On March 19th, ISIM hosted a dialogue with Silvia Elena Giorguli Saucedo: "Children in the US-Mexico Migration: The .5 Generation."
  • New Blog: Children Displaced Within Their Own Countries Need Education
    March 12, 2019
    On the Berkley Forum Elizabeth Ferris writes about the importance of education for internally displaced children, highlighting the lack of data on the issue and various challenges they face.
  • Research Report: “Access to Durable Solutions Among IDPs in Iraq."
    February 12, 2019
    The study aims to assess how displaced Iraqi families are finding ways to cope. The study finds that displaced families are relying mainly on temporary solutions for survival, have made incremental improvements, but that limited access to resources restricts their ability to continue making improvements.
  • Congratulations to ISIM Affiliate, Emily Mendenhall
    February 7, 2019
    Emily Mendenhall has received the Provost Distinguished Associate Professor Award. Emily is a medical anthropologist in the School of Foreign Services and writes about the social determinants of chronic mental and physical illness.
  • New ISIM Affiliate: Victoria Herrmann
    February 7, 2019
    Dr. Victoria Herrmann is currently the President and Managing Director of The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies in Washington D.C.
  • Dialogue with Agustín Escobar Latapí
    February 4, 2019
    On February 5, 2019, ISIM hosted an event with Agustín Escobar Latapí: 'Mexico: A New Normal? Immigration, Transit Migration, and Emigration after 2015.'
  • Opinion Piece: Australia's Refugee Resettlement in the US
    February 1, 2019
    ISIM Georgetown Affiliate, Professor Anne Richard, wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian about the 2016 refugee resettlement deal between Australia and the United States.
  • New Blog: Thanksgiving in Refugee Settlement
    January 17, 2019
    ISIM Georgetown Affiliate Dr. Marisa O. Ensor writes for ISIM's blog about her experience this Thanksgiving traveling to Uganda to spend time with Sudanese refugees.
  • The Global Compact for Migration: An Agenda for Academic Research
    November 28, 2018
    Dr. Elizabeth Ferris wrote the lead article in a special issue of Migration Policy Practice on the Global Compact for Migration. Dr. Ferris's article discusses the role of academic data and evidence in the creation of the Global Compact and opportunities for further research.
  • New Blog: Proposed Rules to Replace the Flores Settlement Agreement
    November 27, 2018
    ISIM Director Dr. Katharine Donato and Elana King-Nakaoka (COL'19) write for ISIM's blog, analyzing the Trump administration's proposed rules weakening protections for unaccompanied minors.
  • Caravanas de migrantes: la punta del iceberg
    November 26, 2018
    Cristosal translated Dr. Elizabeth Ferris's blog for ISIM, "Caravans from El Salvador: The Tip of the Iceberg," into Spanish to further discussion of the situation in El Salvador.
  • Global Refugees and Migration Conference
    November 19, 2018
    On November 15, ISIM and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs hosted a conference of panelists and a keynote address from Denis McDonough to examine how the US become a more welcoming place for refugees.
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