Migration Shift Hub
Reimagining migration systems through rigorous research, data-driven insights, bold policy design and inclusive engagement.
Migration Shift is PoliSync’s hub for reimagining migration systems through rigorous research, data-driven insights, bold policy design and inclusive engagement. It seeks to transform how migration is understood, governed, and experienced - driving policy innovation, shifting narratives and centering the voice and leadership of people on the move.
Bringing together PoliSync’s strengths in policy research, data visualisation, Tech4Good, capacity building, and storytelling, the hub challenges restrictive, securitised migration approaches and advances forward-looking, human-centered alternatives. From influencing governance to amplifying migrant-led innovation, Migration Shift serves as a resource for understanding migration dynamics, shaping responsive policy, and fostering cross-sector collaboration to catalyse change.
Director
Dr Marie McAuliffe
Current projects, outputs and workshops
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Evidence use in economic policymaking: migration as a strategic asset
Project lead and Principal Investigator with partners in India, Kenya & Sri Lanka. Funded by UK’s FCDO Research Commissioning Centre.
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10 things migration policymakers need to know about AI
Short article for policymakers published by the World Economic Forum.
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Remittances and labour migration in Kenya, Kerala and Sri Lanka
Open access journal article published as part of a Special Issue of Economies on international remittances in origin country contexts.
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Migration Makes Us Stronger
Positive migration narratives in PoliSync’s Stronger Together Initiative.
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The future of multilateralism
Short article for leaders worldwide published by the World Economic Forum, which includes migration narratives.
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Migration and displacement in UN reform
Short article for policymakers published by the World Economic Forum.
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Artificial intelligence and disinformation on migration: new challenges and opportunities in the global digital domain
(Forthcoming, with I. Martin Galan), in Handbook on Migration and Artificial Intelligence (edited by Ana Beduschi).
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World Migration Report 2026
Chief editor & chapter author (for IOM) of the latest edition of this global reference report on migration and displacement.
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Migration during a time of increasing disruption and distortion
Lead report overview chapter in the World Migration Report 2026.
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Migration and development: a strategic global asset at risk
Thematic chapter in the World Migration Report 2026.
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Internal displacement: trends, responses and solutions
Thematic chapter in the World Migration Report 2026.
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The impacts of migration securitisation, including in the context of irregular migration
Background policy brief for policymakers on exploring solutions to irregular migration.
Partners
