Is the Middle East Entering a New Era of Displacement? Israel's year-long onslaught against Gaza and its invasion of southern Lebanon has created a new refugee wave. More than a million people, including Syrian refugees have been displaced across Lebanon. But, where can they go? The Assad regime is in control throughout much of Syria, [...]

International Metropolis Conference, November 14-17, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur Save the date, register, and join the conversation We are delighted to announce the International Metropolis Conference 2024 on “Migration Futures: Evolving Challenges in a Digital Age” organized by Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in association with Metropolis International. The conference will take place on 14-17 [...]

Stigmatizing Street Vendors and Market Traders: The Case of Amsterdam from a Historical Perspective Emil van Eck and Jan Rath Journal of Urban History Early view, December 10, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1177/009614422211408 This article contributes to the debate on the stigmatization of street vendors and market traders by illuminating the moralizing and disciplinary state interventions that city [...]

Understanding Migration: Metropolis Project Jan Rath. Paul Spoonley and Mihaela Vieru IQ Konkret. Journal on Migration and Labour Market, 2: 40-43. The aim of Metropolis International is to enhance policy through empirical research and to support societies and organizations that are managing the many effects of migration and diversity > Reprinted as ‘Migration verstehen’,  IQ [...]

Riots Erupt in Sweden After Planned Quran Burning Violent clashes erupted in Sweden after anti-Muslim activists held rallies that planned to include burning Islam's holy book, the Quran. Counter protests broke out against the far-right rallies, which eventually turned violent. Dozens were injured in scuffles as cars were set on fire. Condemnation against the planned [...]

'Born and raised in the southern part of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in a poor and deprivileged neighbourhood Jan Rath studied anthropology and urban studies and eventually became a professor of urban sociology at the University of Amsterdam. He still holds this position today, while he is also affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam and Koç University [...]

We -- Ahmet İçduygu, Jan Rath, Deniz Sert, and Ayşen Üstübici -- are delighted and honoured to take on the role as editors of International Migration in its fifty-ninth year. As new stewards of the journal, we aim to support meticulous scholarship in the field, while also promoting new and understudied lines of inquiry that [...]

We -- Ahmet İçduygu, Jan Rath, Deniz Sert, and Ayşen Üstübici -- are delighted and honoured to take on the role as editors of International Migration in its fifty-ninth year. As new stewards of the journal, we aim to support meticulous scholarship in the field, while also promoting new and understudied lines of inquiry that [...]

How the Netherlands Made Geert Wilders Possible: Many voters may choose his anti-Islam party in a country once famous for its tolerance. The Atlantic, March 13, 2017 https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/518892/