RESEARCH AND PROJECTS
The Centre’s research activities have been mainly financed from sources of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GA ČR), the Grant Agency of Charles University (GA UK), Technological Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR), the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and other ministries. Researchers of the centreare also linked to a number of projects of international cooperation (e.g., funded by the European Commission, the International Organization for Migration and the International Labour Organization).
Current research projects
Currently, the members of our team take part in the following research projects:
2020–2022 Technological Agency of the Czech Republic project: New approaches to the coordination of diaspora policy
2018–2023 UNCE UK: Regions and places during intensive globalization: underlying forces and mechanisms of development
2018–2025 UNCE – University Centre of Excellence: Regions and places during intensive globalization: Underlying forces and mechanisms of development
2018–2022 Technology Agency of the Czech Republic Project: Smart Migration (Mendel University)
2020–2022 Project GA UK: (Un)foreseen impacts of development aid on migration in selected regions in Ethiopia: qualitative comparative analysis
The main research areas of our team are:
- Theoretical concepts
- Explanation of migration trends and projections for the future
- Undocumented migration and irregular economic activities of immigrants in Czechia
- Integration of immigrants
- Demographic and socio-economic aspects of international migration
- Spatial distribution of immigrants in Czechia
- Real and potential migration of inhabitants of Czechia
- Health aspects of migration
- Attitudes of majority towards immigrants and immigration
- Migration statistics
- Migration and integration policy
- Environmental migration
- Financial and social remittances