2025. Guestspeaker at Pauluskerk Rotterdam, ‘Voorbij de Migratie-Obsessie‘. 21-10-2025.
2025. Honorary doctoral lecture, Migration crisis? What crisis-talk teaches us about complexity, policymaking, and democracy in the 21st century. University of Gothenburg, 15-10-2025.
2025. Keynote at BROAD-ER international conference, Koç University Istanbul, 24-9-2025. “Beyond the Local Turn: The De-migranticisation and Re-urbanisation of Migration Studies”
2025. Guest speaker at Museum CODA, Apeldoorn, on my book ‘The Migration-Obsession’. 30-9-2025.
2025. Guest speaker at Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs, on my book ‘The Migration-Obsession’. 30-9-2025.
2025. Guest speaker at Dutch Ministry of Asylum and Migration, on my book ‘The Migration-Obsession’. 29-9-2025.
2025. Book launch at Museum Fenix, Rotterdam. The Migration-Obsession. 19-9-2025.
2025. Guest seminar at Goteborg University, ‘Why is migration and diversity policy so often in crisis?’. 19-6-2025.
2025. Opening speaker at JCPA symposium ’75 years since Lasswell’, at Erasmus University Rotterdam, 12-6-2025.
2025. Panellist bij IDEM conferentie “Samen verbinden tegen racisme“, 20-3-2025
2025. Iftar lecture on ‘Superdivers Rotterdam’, at City Hall of Rotterdam. 3-3-2025.
2025. Keynote on ‘the Migration obsession’, at CIES-ISCTE Lisbon, 27-2-2025.
2025. Gastcollege over ” Een nieuw perspectief op de migratiesamenleving; voorbij polarisatie.’ Voor het Nederlands genootschap voor burgemeesters, 16-2-2025.
2025. Co-chair of panel on ‘Anti discrimination policies’, at NIG annual conference, University of Gent, 6-7 February 2025.
2024. Keynote on ‘Why do migration policies so often derail’, at MIM conference, Malmo University, 22-11-2024.
2024. Keynote on ‘Why do migration policies so often derail’, at ISTCE training program, Fundao, 13-9-2024.
2024. Co-chair of panel on ‘Anti-discrimination policies’ at Politicologenetmaal, Maastricht University, 13-14 June 2024.
2024. Guestlecture on ‘A complexity approach to the governance of migration and diversity’, Malmo Institute for Migration Studies, Malmo University. 16-5-2024.
2024. Keynote ‘Why do migration policies fail?’, American University of Cairo, 13-2-2024
2024. Keynote ‘A complexity perspective on the migration and diversity’, University of Cairo, 14-2-2024
2024. Talk ‘A complexity perspective on the migration and diversity’, BILDUNG conference, Rotterdam 7-5-2024.
2024. Guestlecture on ‘the governance of migration and diversity’, CAPMAS, Cairo, 13-2-2024
2023. Keynote at SERV event, Brussels, on “Complexiteit en superdiversiteit in migratiebeleid”. 15-12-2023.
2023. Keynote at Magna Charta event, University of Lodz, Lodz 23-10-2023.
2023. Participation in plenary roundtable of IMISCOE annual conference, University of Warsaw, 6-7-2023.
2023. Presentation on ‘Doing systematic literature reviews in migration studies.’ University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 13-4-2024.
2023. Presentation on ‘visualizing patterns of discrimination’, Free University of Berlin, 31-4-2023.
2022. Keynote at Malmo Institute for Migration Studies, Malmo University, on “A complexity perspective on the governance of migration and diversity.” 15-12-2022.
2022. Keynote at RENOMI, Radboud University Nijmegen, on “Understanding the governance of migration and diversity”. 7-7-2022.
2022. Opening keynote at UNIC annual conference, Oulu University, Finland. 14-6-2022.
2021. Guestlecture at Mirekoc Summer School in Urban approaches to migration studies, 11-10-2021. Koc University, Turkey.
2021. Keynote speaker at CERS conference (Toronto, Canada), on the governance of migration in Europe. 25-2-2021.
2021. Speaker at ECPR session on migration politics, on ‘ A complexity perspective on the governance of migration and diversity.’
2021. Keynote speaker at IMN conference on the Indian Migration Policy Index. 12-2-2021.
2020. Keynote speaker at Euromedmig webinar on the consequences of the new EU pact for Mediterranean migration governance. Hosted by Acsar and UPF, 15-12-2020.
2020. Opening keynote at OEAW Crossing Borders Conference, ‘Why does the governance of migration and migration –related diversities appear to be in constant crisis mode?’, University of Salzburg, 16 September 2020.
2020. Keynote speaker at HEI Online form on Higher Education, on ‘Higher Education in Superdiverse Settings’, DEUSTO university, 17 July 2020.
2020. Guestspeaker at MIDEM, University Duisburg-Essen, on ‘Mainstreaming versus alienation in migration governance.’ Online seminar, 20 May 2020.
2020. Keynote at Leiden Academy conference on superdiversity, ‘Superdiversity as a governance challenge’, 4 March 2020, Leiden.
2020. Opening keynote at IMISCOE Spring Conference, University of Lisbon, ‘The Coming of Age of Migration Studies’. The University of Lisbon, 5 February 2020.
2019. Keynote speaker at De Nacht van de Sociologie, Arminius Rotterdam, 22 November 2019; ‘De Echte Rotterdammer komt van Buiten’
2019. Keynote speaker at RESPOND international conference, Cambridge, 17-19 October 2019.
2019. Keynote speaker at IMISCOE Spring Conference in Sheffield, 28-29 March 2019.
2018. Keynote speaker at MPC Seminar on Multilevel Governance of Migration, EUI Florence, 13 November.
2018. Keynote speaker at ISR (Erkel, GER) symposium on Urban Governance of Migration, on ‘Complexity and the Urban Governance of Migration and Diversity’. 15 October 2018
2018. Speaker for NCCR On the Move, University of Neuchatel, 19 February 2018.
2018. Keynote speaker at Lisbon University, ‘Complexification of migration & diversity’, 19 April 2018.
2018. Speaker at CAMOC Conference of International Museums on Migration, Frankfurt, 2 June 2018.
2018. Keynote speaker at EU Knowledge Center on Migration and Demography, Ispra, Italy, 30 May 2018.
2018. Speaker at opening Annual IMISCOE Conference, Barcelona, 2 July 2018.
2018. Speaker at WHO Conference on Health & Migration, 29 September 2018.
2018. Speaker at University Lyon seminar on multi-level governance of migration, 13-14 March 2018.
2017. Keynote speaker at Mayors-Meeting on multi-level governance of migration, Dutch Ministry of Security & Justice, 30 August 2017.
2017. Keynote at EMN Conference ‘Moving Policy Forward’, Luxembourg, 24 October 2017.
2017. Keynote at the conference 10 Years after the Bouchard-Taylor Committee, Montreal, 22-23 Ocrtober 2017.
2017. Speaker at semiplenary on ‘Refugee integration in Europe’, IMISCOE Conference, 28-30 June, Rotterdam.
2017. Keynote speaker on ‘Mainstreaming of integration Governance in Europe’, MPI-MMG, Goetingen, 4-5 June 2017.
2016. Keynote speaker at conference ‘Migration in the Post-Soviet Union’, University of Stavlopol, Russia, 25 October 2016.
2016. Keynote speaker at seminar ‘Migration as an urban challenge and opportunity’, University of Basel, Switzerland, June 14.
2016. Keynote speaker at conference ‘Intra-EU movement: between migration and mobility’, organized by EUKN, Rotterdam, 23-5-2016.
2016. Guest speaker, CIDOB-GRITIM Migration Series, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 20-4-2016.
2015. Panellist in roundtable on ‘European Mobility in Crisis’, European University Institute, Florence, 29-30 January 2015.
2015. Guest speaker at Ministerie van Sociale Zaken, on ‘mainstreaming and refugee integration’, 22-1-2015.
2015. Opening speaker at IMISCOE conference in Geneva, 25-27 June 2015.
2015. Key-note speaker at Ministerial Conference on Framing and Immigration, Department of Justice and Security, The Hague, 22 January 2015.
2014. Key-note speaker at UniteEurope Symposium on Social Media Analytics and Migrant Integration, Berlin, June 4th 2014.
2014. Speaker at Michigan State University conference ‘Neither here nor there’, 23-24 February 2014, East Lansing, US.
2014. Key-note speaker at Collegio Carlo Alberto, 8 May 2014, Turin; ‘The Politics of Immigration and Integration in Europe’
2013. Speaker at seminar on ‘Local and Regional Challenges of Migration in Times of Austerity’, Universitat Complutense de Madrid, January 31st, 2013.
2013. Speaker at seminar on ‘Framing immigrant integration’, GERME, ULB – Brussels, 15 April 2013
2013. Speaker at FSW50 meeting on ‘Labour migration within the European Union’, Rotterdam, 11 July 2013.
2013. Key-note at EURA 2013 conference on ‘The Intercultural City: Return of the City States?’, University of Twente, 5 July 2013.
2013. Guest speaker at ‘Rechtstaatlezing’, Ministry of Social Affairs, The Hague, April 4th 2013
2013. Guest lecturer, lecture series “History of Migration’, University of Leiden, April 2nd 2013.
2013. Guest lecturer in lecture series on ‘the Multi-level governance of migration and immigrant integration’, IES, VUB Brussel, 17 April 2013.
2013. Entzinger, H.B., Ivanescu, C., Scholten, P.W.A. & Suvarierol, S. (2013). The Impact of Restrictions and Entitlements on the Integration of Family Migrants. National Report Netherlands of IMPACIM Project. Rotterdam: EUR / Faculty of Social Sciences
2012. Speaker at NWO conference ‘Contested Democracy’, March 19th 2012, Ministry of Home Affairs, The Hague, the Netherlands.
2012. Speaker at IMISCOE summer school, Barcelona, July 13th 2012.
2012. Speaker at European Committee of Local and Regional Authorities, presentation of the AMICALL project, Strassbourg, October 17th 2012.
2012. Participant in MPI panel on the Effective Governance of Immigrant Integration: National Coordination, Policy, and Program Efforts to Improve Integration Outcomes. Washington DC, 22-23 May 2012.
2011. Speaker at IOM Conference ‘Bridging research and policy in the field of migration, integration and asylum’, Vienna 12 December 2011.
2011. Speaker at European Integration Forum, Brussels 9 November 2011.
2011. Guest-lecture at Montesquieu Institute on Dutch migrant integration policies, The Hague, November 2011.
2010. Speaker at INTEC Conference on civic integration tests, Nijmegen, December 2010.
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