MIrreM addresses the lack of knowledge about irregular migration and regularisation in Europe by involving relevant stakeholders in every stage of the project, as co-creators of its results and as stakeholders in its mission.
In a rigorous comparative and multi-level study, we assess the policies, data needs and estimates that define migrant irregularity in 11 EU member states, the UK, Canada, the USA and five transit countries. Through coordinated pilots we develop new methods for measuring irregular migration and ‘regularisation scenarios’, and explore whether these instruments can be transferred or scaled up to other socio-economic or institutional settings.
Building on these insights, the project develops two public databases, one on irregular migrant stocks and one on irregular migration flows including regularisations, and synthesises its findings into a Handbook on data on irregular migration and a Handbook on regularisation to support evidence-based policymaking. It also produces training resources for policymakers, practitioners, journalists and early-career researchers.