GAPs RESEARCHERS IN MEDIA
Selected
articles and book chapters
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# |
Authors |
Year |
Title |
Outlet/Publisher |
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1 |
Triandafyllidou, A. & Şahin-Mencütek, Z. |
2024 |
Coerced Return: Formal Policies, Informal Practices and Migrants'
Navigation |
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2024.2371209 |
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2 |
Rottmann & Nimer |
2026 |
Trapped,
Aspiring, Reluctant or Precarious? Exploring Agency in Migrant Trajectories
in Turkey and Morocco |
Journal of International Migration and Integration
(accepted, forthcoming) |
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3 |
Uzomah, N.L. |
2025 |
Regional Disparities in Returnee Support, Stigmatisation and
Reintegration in Nigeria |
International Migration, 63(5). DOI: 10.1111/imig.70103 |
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4 |
Dınçer, O.B. & Şahin-Mencütek, Z. |
2025 |
Refugee Return, Reintegration, and Citizenship Practices in Post-Conflict
Syria |
International Migration |
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5 |
Gökalp Aras, N. E. |
2024 |
The Politics of Care and Control: Governmentality in Turkey's
Evolving Border Policy with Reflections from Turkey-EU Borders |
Journal of Borderlands Studies, 1–21. DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2024.2428636 |
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6 |
Gökalp Aras, N. E. |
2025 |
The Temporality and Stratification of Refugee Governance in Turkey:
An Analysis for Temporary and International Protection from Reception to
Return |
CEEMR, 14(2), 253–280. DOI: 10.54667/ceemr.2025.20 |
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7 |
Öztürk, N. Ö. |
2025 |
Revisiting the Concept of Flexibility in Temporary Protection
Practices at the Intersection of International Refugee and Human Rights Laws:
The Case of Türkiye |
CEEMR, 14(2), 227–251. DOI: 10.54667/ceemr.2025.30 |
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8 |
Yüksel, U. |
2025 |
Syria in Transition: Political Promises, Economic Challenges, and
the Protection Gap in Refugee Returns |
IJHM, 5(1), 147–158. DOI:
10.dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ijhm/article/1706418 |
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9 |
Krępa, M. & Pachocka, M. |
2026 |
Governing through Alienation: Self-Domination and Agency in Poland's
Dual Migration Regime |
Migration Studies |
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10 |
Stel, N. |
2025 |
The Dog that Barks Doesn't Bite? Non-Performativity in Migration
Diplomacy: European-Lebanese Engagement on Refugee Return to Syria |
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
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11 |
Stel, N. & Nimer, M. |
forthcoming |
EU Externalization and Coerced Refugee Return from Lebanon to Syria:
The Paradoxes of Irregularization and Legibility |
Migration Studies |
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12 |
Haile, D. & Schapendonk, J. |
2025 |
Patchworking a Temporal Continuum of Care/Control on the
Intersection of Migrant Deportation and Health |
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1–20 |
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Şahin-Mencütek, Z., Barthoma, S., Siddikoglu, H. |
2025 |
Return
governance and diplomacy between Türkiye and Afghanistan. International
Migration, 63(3), e70037. |
International Migration |
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13 |
Davids, T., Van Houte, M. & Jill Alpes, M. |
2025 |
Mixing Creative and Qualitative Methods: An Appreciative Inquiry
into Responsible Knowledge Production for Engaged Scholars |
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1–17 |
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14 |
Van Houte, M. & Rast, M. |
2024 |
Applied Theatre as a Co-Creative Methodology for More Convivial
Knowledge Production in Refugee-Receiving Communities |
Social Inclusion, 12 |
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15 |
Siddiklogu, H. & Van Houte, M. |
2026 |
Iran's Expulsion Strategies of Afghan Migrants: The Intersection of
Domestic, Bilateral and International Pressure |
Migration Studies (Special Issue) |
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16 |
Papatzani, E., Hatziprokopiou, P., Kandylis, G. & Koutrolikou,
P. |
in progress |
Knowledge as Power, Research Ethics as Politics: Reflections from
Research on Irregularised Migration in Greece |
Ethnic and Racial Studies (Special Issue, eds. Kraler &
Ruhs) |
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17 |
Öztürk, N. Ö. |
2025 |
A Legal Perspective on the Reflections of European Union-Turkey
Interaction in the Context of International Protection |
In B. Akay (Ed.), Turkey-European Union Relations: Problems and
Proposed Solutions. Sekin |
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18 |
Öztürk, N. Ö. & Ovacık, G. |
2024 |
Assessment of Deportation Practices in the Context of Legislation
and Court Decisions on the 10th Anniversary of the Law on Foreigners and
International Protection |
In A.D. Ergin & Y. Kader (Eds.), International Protection and
Migration in Turkey. Onikilevia |
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19 |
Gökalp Aras, N. E. |
2023 |
An Important Actor in International Migration Governance: The
International Organisation for Migration |
In M.H. Boyraz & F. Cicioğlu (Eds.), International
Organisations: History, Theory and Examples. NEU Press, Istanbul |
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20 |
Van Houte, M. |
2026 |
The Evolution of Governance and Financing of Migration and
Development Policy and Politics in Europe |
In The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Migration in Europe,
2nd ed. Routledge |
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21 |
Van Houte, M. & Schapendonk, J. |
forthcoming |
The Return Migration Industry |
In R. King & K. Kuschminder (Eds.), Return Migration Handbook,
2nd ed. Elgar |
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22 |
Schapendonk, J. |
forthcoming |
From Escorts to Empty Vans: Destabilizing Deportation as 'Orderly'
Migration Governance |
Mobilities |
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23 |
Schapendonk, J. |
2024 |
Emergent and Stranded Practices: Infrastructuring Parental Spaces as
Anti-Deportation Protests |
In F. Landau-Donnely et al. (Eds.), Reflecting on Practices: New
Directions for Spatial Theories, pp. 107–122. Agenda Publisher |
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24 |
Triandafyllidou, A., Moghadam, A., Kelly, M. &
Şahin-Mencütek, Z. (eds.) |
2024 |
Migration and Cities: Conceptual and Policy
Advances |
IMISCOE Springer Series |
GAPs researchers engage with media to share insights on return migration and irregular migrants, contributing expert analysis, public communication, and evidence-based perspectives across international and interdisciplinary platforms.
Op-ed — "Why the EU's migrant 'return hubs' are doomed to fail" — The Loop (ECPR), 2025 — Sahin-Mencütek & Barthoma
Op-ed — "Syria's Uncertain Path: Challenges of Return, Stability and Trust" — Just Security, 2025 — Dincer & Mencütek
Op-ed — "Time, Safety and Stability Key to Refugee Return to Syria" — Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2025 — Vollmer, Engelberth, Dincer & Mencütek
Op-ed — "The struggle for a dignified return of refugees to Syria" — The Loop (ECPR), 2024 — Nimer & Rottmann
Op-ed (Dutch) — "EU-Lebanon migration deal and risk of forced return to Syria" — NRC, Apr 2024 — RU team [link needed]
Op-ed (Dutch) — "Mogelijke EU-migratiedeal met Libanon vergroot risico op gedwongen terugkeer naar Syrië" — NRC, 15 Apr 2024 — N. Stel [link needed — NRC is paywalled]
Op-ed (Greek) — "Studying the Implementation of Refugee Return Policies in Practice" — Efimerida ton Syntakton, 17 Nov 2025 — Papatzani & Kandylis
Newspaper interview (German) — "Syrer in der Türkei: 'Es sagen fast alle: Die Syrer sollen zurückgeschickt werden'" — Die Presse, 26 Mar 2024 — Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek
Newspaper (German) — Interview on Syrians in Turkey — Die Presse, 2024 — OzU/SRII team
Newspaper (Polish) — "Deportacje po polsku: skuteczność czy polityczny spektakl siły?" — Krytyka Polityczna, 2025 — Krępa, Sieniow & Pachocka
Newspaper (Turkish) — "Dünya Mülteciler Günü'nde uzmanlar göç konusunda hükümetlerin sorumluluğuna dikkat çekti" — Cumhuriyet Gazetesi, 20 Jun 2023 — N. Öztürk
Newspaper (Nigerian) — Coverage in Vanguard, Society Mirror, EDGE Express, Starpost, 2023–2025 — UNN team
Portal — "Poland — A new migration strategy but old practices?" — bpb (Germany), 2024 — Krępa, Pachocka, Sieniow & Trylińska
Press reference — "Europe's wet dream of migration control" — The European Correspondent, Nov 2025 — Vracar & Callaghan (citing GAPs)
Press reference — "Return, or Prison? Inside IOM and Greece's Failing Migrant Return Scheme" — The New Humanitarian, Oct 2025 — (citing EKKE/GAPs)
Press references —NRC, de Morgen, de Kanttekening on EU-Lebanon migration deal, 2024 , Citations of N. Stel (GAPs-Radboud researcher)
Discussion (Polish) — Referenced in Więź.pl, Dec 2025
Press release — "MEPs Warn Return Policies Must Be Developed with Scientific Community, Not Driven by Politics" — Nov 2025 — GAPs + FAiR + MORE
Podcast — "Displacement in Compartments of Solidarity" — Radio Unheard (Season 1), Jul 2025 — Sahin-Mencütek
Podcast interview — "Shelter in the region: no solution to the refugee crisis" — Radboud Reflects, 2024 — T. Strik & N. Stel
Podcast interview — "Sınır Dışı Kararı (Deportation Decision)" — GAV Migration Research Foundation, 2023 — N. Öztürk
Podcast — "Outsourcing EU Asylum Policy" — Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC), 07 Apr 2024 — N. Öztürk
Radio — "EU audit of migration funding with Turkey" — The World, 24 Apr 2024 — S. Barthoma
Radio — Interviews on Syrian refugee return — Met het oog op morgen; Bureau Buitenland, 29 Apr 2024 — N. Stel
Radio (Nigeria) — Ozisa FM, Owerri, Nov 2025 — UNN team
Radio/TV (Poland) — 10 appearances: Radio Tok FM, Polsat News, Radio Dla Ciebie, Radio Nowy Świat, Oko.Press et al., Oct–Nov 2024 — CMR UW team
TV — Comment on EU-Lebanon migration deal — Nieuwsuur, 2024 — N. Stel
Webcast — "Researcher perspective on return counselling" — Talk2Connect, Swedish Migration Agency, 2024 — M. van Houte
Magazine — Project presentation in SRII's Newsletter (Kalabalik) and EKKE's newsletters, 2024 — SRII & EKKE
Journalist inquiry — Two Belgian journalists approached project co-coordinators about EU return rates, May 2024 — Z.S. Mencütek & S. Barthoma
Journalist inquiry — Students from Investigative Journalism (Swedish/French universities) on diaspora and IOs in return operations, 2024 — Z.S. Mencütek