Call for papers
We welcome empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Papers focusing on comparative approaches, regional case studies, or underexplored aspects of return migration are especially encouraged.
The conference will include plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops, on topics such as methodological innovations and alternative pathways that align return policies with individuals' aspirations. It will also include a pre-publication book launch featuring key chapters from the GAPs edited volume. There will also be short video screenings followed by discussions on digital storytelling and anthologies pertaining to migrant experiences. Some of the panel contributions will be turned into joint publication(s) (TBC by each panel separately).
Latest Publications
GAPS’ Working Paper Series ‘Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond’ will be featuring recent research output by the team members of 17 partner institutions involved in the Horizon Europe GAPS project, and is open to all researchers working on similar topics.
Spotlights
Check out highlights and key insights from the GAPS Project and researchers who are invited to share their expertise on various media platforms.
On 12 March 2025, Mateusz Krępa, an expert from the Polish team within the Horizon Europe GAPs project, was a guest on TOK FM radio to discuss the European Commission’s newly announced plans for harmonising return systems across the EU. Drawing on findings from the GAPs project, particularly from Work Package 3 (on the forced returns infrastructure in Poland and on reintegration programmes in Georgia) and Work Package 2 (legal and policy frameworks of return policy), Krępa highlighted key challenges and potential solutions in EU return policies.
In September 2024, Mateusz Krępa, a member of the GAPs team from the Centre of Migration Research at the University of Warsaw, appeared on episode 127 of the Outriders podcast titled Why Germans Are Becoming Radical on Migration. The episode explored the current migration dynamics in Europe, Germany's controversial decision to reintroduce internal Schengen border controls, and whether such measures might become a recurring trend across the continent.
Tomasz Sieniow, a member of the Horizon Europe GAPs team at the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw, took part in a popular radio program “Światopodgląd” on Radio TOK FM, a major Polish supra-regional radio station of an informative and journalistic nature, broadcasting across dozens of Polish cities, as well as via the Internet. The discussion with the well-known Polish journalist Agnieszka Lichnerowicz included an attempt to answer questions such as: Should deportation procedures be improved? What do they currently involve? Why is the European Union struggling to enforce deportations effectively?
Related Projects
HORIZON EUROPE FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS ON RETURN MIGRATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
GAPs works closely with six other Horizon Europe projects working on return migration and conditions of irregular migrants.
During its lifetime, GAPs will engage in several joint activities with these projects.