Conference Agenda

Asylum applications in EU Member States (MS) have shown significant disparities over the past decade, marked by uneven distribution of refugee responsibilities, a solidarity deficit, and divergent protection systems. This study analyses Eurostat data on asylum applications and decisions from 26 EU MS (2010–2021), divided into three sub-periods (2010–2013, 2014–2017, 2018–2021), to evaluate State capability to grant international protection and identify factors associated with the Rate of International Protection (RIP). RIP, an original measure, scales the recognition of protection status relative to population size, facilitating cross-country comparisons.

Decomposing RIP into three components—impact of protection applications, administrative effectiveness, and State willingness—reveals distinct national patterns. Symmetric multivariate analyses identify clusters of countries with similar protection capabilities and highlight shifts during 2015–2016, the peak of the “refugee crisis.” Results show that over half of EU MS faced administrative ineffectiveness or restrictive practices from 2014 to 2017, while Sweden, Germany, Austria, and Malta demonstrated proactive approaches in granting protection.

A regression model confirms associations between selected destination country factors and asylum-granting capabilities, with distance as a negative influence. This study provides insights into structural, regional and political influences shaping MS asylum policies over time.

This paper tracks immigrants’ migrations after arrival in Norway, within and out of the country. Sequence analyses reveal how the geographic mobility patterns the first ten years after arrival differ by reason for immigration: Most refugees remain in Norway, and many of them move from less to more central area. On the other hand, immigrants who arrive for work or education, and Nordic citizens, emigrate to a much larger extent, and more so if they first arrived in the capital area.

This study investigates the gender dynamics in asylum decision-making within the EU27, EFTA countries, and the UK from 2008 to 2023. Despite constituting over half of the global refugee population, women remain underrepresented among asylum seekers in Europe. By reproducing Eurostat microdata and controlling for a comprehensive set of indicators in applicants' countries of origin, this research addresses three key questions. First, it examines whether there is a female advantage in receiving overall positive decisions, identifying the specific countries of origin where this advantage is observed and determining whether it applies to both first and second-instance decisions. Second, it investigates whether women benefit from a higher likelihood of being granted more favorable types of protection, such as increased recognition of Refugee Status. Finally, the study analyzes the variations in these gendered outcomes across different destination countries.

This paper provides empirical evidence on the living arrangements of children of Romanian immigrants in Italy, comparing them with both natives in the host country and their non-migrant peers in Romania. Given that the living arrangements of immigrant children are shaped by the norms of the host society and the intergenerational transmission of cultural values, this dual comparison allows us to examine both the adaptation and socialization hypotheses.

We combine data from the 2021 ad-hoc module of the Italian Labour Force Survey with the 2021 Romanian Labour Force Survey, focusing on young adults aged 20-34 years. Using binomial logit models, we estimate the likelihood of experiencing four types of living arrangements: living with parents, living as a couple, living with children, or living alone. Preliminary results indicate that women are more likely than men to live as a couple or with children. Moreover, Romanian children of immigrants exhibit household behaviors more closely aligned with their peers in Romania than with the majority group in Italy.

The economic and political changes initiated during the 1970s and 1980s have created a context in which wealth plays an increasingly important role compared to traditional variables such as occupation or salary income. In this new scenario, the unequal distribution of wealth among population groups has significant effects on social and family dynamics. Using data from the Household Panel 2016-2021, this article analyzes how wealth accumulation strategies differ between social classes and native and migrant populations in Spain before and after the transition to parenthood. Beyond examining total net wealth, the data enables a detailed analysis of variations in individuals’ wealth composition. Preliminary results suggest that immigrants experience a greater wealth penalty associated with childbearing, reinforcing the intergenerational transmission of inequalities.