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Carlos Vargas-Silva

@cvar-sil

Professor at the University of Oxford. Doing research on migration.

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A Controversial Hat-Trick: Jim Ratcliffe, Migration, and Football’s Global Labour Economy | COMPAS

New blog: A Controversial Hat-Trick: Jim Ratcliffe, Migration, and Football’s Global Labour Economy

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/a-co...

20.02.2026 17:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why did Bad Bunny’s recent Super Bowl performance, despite its message of unity, generate significant political debate?

How can music challenge, reshape, and even revolutionise the political status quo?

Our experts explore these questions in our latest blog:
🔗 www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/bad-...

20.02.2026 09:46 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Bad Bunny’s halftime touchdown: how music becomes a play in the political arena | Oxford Department of International Development

Our blog exploring why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance prompted a strong reaction from some on the US political right.

www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/bad-bun...

18.02.2026 18:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A look at return from forced migration at the 2025 Global Impact Evaluation Forum | Oxford Department of International Development

Wondering what the recent Global Impact Evaluation Forum had to say about refugee returns? @kris10mccollum.bsky.social covers the key takeaways in her latest blog.

www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/look-re...

08.01.2026 15:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A second figure makes the authorship gap unmistakable: scholars affiliated with high-income institutions produce about 90% of research on their own contexts and also dominate research on countries in every other income group. Check the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

07.01.2026 12:45 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Our new paper examines over- and under-representation of countries in migration research across all scientific disciplines and the visuals tell the story. The global map highlights widespread imbalances: underrepresentation cuts across regions but falls most heavily on lower-income countries.

07.01.2026 12:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Thanks @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social! @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, @cvar-sil.bsky.social and I received an honorable mention for the section's Best Paper Award this year, for our study showing which types of migration policies towards Venezuelans that Colombians prefer. Free here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...

22.09.2025 08:26 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Hosted by @oncegingerboy.bsky.social and @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social,featuring @j-hagen-zanker.bsky.social of @odi.global, Leander Kandilige of the University of Ghana, Centre for Migration Studies, and @cvar-sil.bsky.social of COMPAS, quoted in the soundbite.

10.10.2025 11:57 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? - Economics Observatory People who are refugees typically have worse employment prospects than the rest of the population, including other migrant groups. Targeted policies can help: speeding up application decisions,…

TODAY on the Economics Observatory – Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help?
By @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social & @cvar-sil.bsky.social

27.10.2025 08:51 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Bitter Carrots: A Restrictive Migration Agenda The Migration Oxford Podcast · Episode

Podcast on who is the anti-migration agenda actually serving & what are the alternatives? Insights from the MIGNEX project, which gathered a range of perspectives on migration & global development. With Leander Kandilige @j-hagen-zanker.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5ql4...

19.08.2025 15:03 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Want to learn about the tools we used to collect quantitative data related to irregular migration stocks and flows in the MIrreM project? You can now learn about it here: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-1... @albertkraler.bsky.social @lalainesiruno.bsky.social @deniskierans.bsky.social

04.07.2025 15:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...

New research by Vittorio Bruni & @oliviersterck.bsky.social ‪reveals that aid cuts in refugee camps severely affect food intake, security, and welfare, while also disrupting nearby food and credit markets.
voxdev.org/topic/instit...

12.06.2025 09:54 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
A ‘missing’ woman in Assam and her long struggle to prove Indian citizenship For a decade, Manowara Bewa has been through a legal process heavily loaded against the marginalised. Her family now fear she has been forced out of India.

The prolonged fight of Assamese women to establish their Indian citizenship, explained by Abhishek Saha.
scroll.in/article/1083...

12.06.2025 09:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Public Opinion Surveys on Return and Readmission Policies – moreproject-horizon.eu

What is the latest on public opinion in relation to return and readmission policies across Europe? Join us on the 11th of June to find out. Details: www.moreproject-horizon.eu/public-opini...

29.05.2025 14:39 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

En cualquier caso, muy interesante este informe: “Measuring the Participation of
#Irregular Migrants in the Informal
Economy” irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u... #mirrem_project by @cvar-sil.bsky.social #MirreM_Project

28.05.2025 08:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision‐Making We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on...

❗❗ New #OpenAccess Publication ❗❗

📃 Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision-Making
by @snmorgenstern.bsky.social and @cvar-sil.bsky.social

🌍 Survey data from young adults across South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the MENAT region.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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20.05.2025 11:04 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Why do some voters concerned about the economy also support political parties with a restrictive agenda on migration? This is the question raised by @cvar-sil.bsky.social in his essay for the #MMR2024. Three key factors are explored: ⬇️

18.05.2025 14:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? - Economics Observatory People who are refugees typically have worse employment prospects than the rest of the population, including other migrant groups. Targeted policies can help: speeding up application decisions, suppor...

Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? Find our thoughts here: www.economicsobservatory.com/job-opportun...

15.05.2025 15:58 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? - Economics Observatory People who are refugees typically have worse employment prospects than the rest of the population, including other migrant groups. Targeted policies can help: speeding up application decisions, suppor...

Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help? Find our thoughts here: www.economicsobservatory.com/job-opportun...

15.05.2025 15:58 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

🚨Happy to see this published! ➡️ Different gender inequalities and how they influence migration decision-manking
👨‍🏫 together with @cvar-sil.bsky.social

12.05.2025 15:58 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision‐Making We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on...

Our paper “Gender Attitudes, Inequality & Migration Decision-Making” now online. Conservative gender attitudes lower preference for migration among women. Perceived structural gender inequality increases expectations of migration for men. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

05.05.2025 11:03 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Gender Attitudes, Inequality and Migration Decision‐Making We explore the role of gender-unequal attitudes towards gender norms and perceived structural gender inequality in the migration decision-making of men and women. Adopting a conceptual model based on...

Our paper “Gender Attitudes, Inequality & Migration Decision-Making” now online. Conservative gender attitudes lower preference for migration among women. Perceived structural gender inequality increases expectations of migration for men. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

05.05.2025 11:03 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Language of peace: why talk of ‘making deals’ rather than ‘reaching agreements’ is not helpful The language of peacemaking is critical to the success of a settlement.

When dealing with conflict, should we talk of ‘making deals’ or ‘reaching agreements’? Great blog on why this matters.
theconversation.com/language-of-...

29.04.2025 11:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Departmental Lecturer in Migration and Development (Maternity Cover) | Oxford Department of International Development

Lectureship in Migration and Development available at Oxford. Apply by 22 Abril. Details: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/depa...

27.03.2025 12:22 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Departmental Lecturer in Migration and Development (Maternity Cover) | Oxford Department of International Development

Lectureship in Migration and Development available at Oxford. Apply by 22 Abril. Details: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/depa...

27.03.2025 12:22 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Migration Observatory user survey

The Migration Observatory at Oxford (@migobs.bsky.social) is doing a survey to find out what users think of their material and what they would like to see in the future. Fill out and share with other user pls app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mig...

20.02.2025 15:44 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Migration Observatory user survey

The Migration Observatory at Oxford (@migobs.bsky.social) is doing a survey to find out what users think of their material and what they would like to see in the future. Fill out and share with other user pls app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mig...

20.02.2025 15:44 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Bad Bunny Takes On Pressures, Pushing Communities To Emigrate | COMPAS

Bad Bunny Takes On Pressures Pushing Communities To Emigrate

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/bad-...

30.01.2025 19:35 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Bad Bunny Takes On Pressures, Pushing Communities To Emigrate | COMPAS

Bad Bunny Takes On Pressures Pushing Communities To Emigrate

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/bad-...

30.01.2025 19:35 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Cole Palmer: Made in the Caribbean Cole Palmer: How Chelsea & England star is honouring his roots and inspiring a Caribbean nation

Example of plenty of connections between migration and football. Cole Palmer: Made in the Caribbean.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/...

20.01.2025 11:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0