Mobilities, Health & Wellbeing

Globally, migration and health research has gained traction \xe2\x80\x94 both because of heightened recognition of the ways migration determines health and wellbeing, and as a result of increasingly securitised immigration regimes that frame migrants as a security threat, with the associated erosion of refugee protection. Complicated by xenophobia, racism and nationalism, the ambition of upholding the right to good health for all, regardless of place of birth, is increasingly out of reach.

Through multi-level and multi-sited research we investigate how the social and structural determinants of health are shaped by both the process and the politicisation of migration \xe2\x80\x94 mapping the (dis)connections between global and regional governance ecosystems, national legislation and policy, and the lived experiences of diverse migrant groups. At the core is a justice-driven agenda that foregrounds the ethical and methodological challenges of researching migration and health.

Beyond publishing, the team participates in governance and policy forums, engages civil society, and contributes to public debate. Members frequently act as technical advisors to international organisations, including the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.