Jasmijn Slootjes
Jasmijn Slootjes is Deputy Director of MPI Europe, primarily working on EU migration and integration policies. Her research areas include labour mobility, migrant integration, evidence-informed policymaking, digitalisation, irregular migration, and how policies shape migration flows.
Dr. Slootjes has led multistakeholder networks in the field of migration, including the Urban Agenda Partnership on Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees, a multilevel network of EU cities, Member States, and EU institutes addressing displacement of Ukrainians, and the policy-research-practice network on integration. She regularly advises governments, including through the Dutch Migration Knowledge Portal.
She has led multiple flagship research projects, including four Horizon projects on labour mobility (GS4S), migrant integration (SPRING), irregular migration (MIRREM), and migration decision-making (PACES). She has a particular interest in how digital technology is reshaping the migration space and innovations in evidence-informed policymaking.
Before joining MPI Europe, Dr. Slootjes was Executive Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI) at the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked on spatial inequality in migrants’ access to services and launched the Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods.
Prior to BIMI, she completed her PhD research on labour market integration, while she was the Coordinator of the Migration Diversity Centre and a Pat Cox Fellow at the Migration Policy Group. Previously, she studied the impact of budget cuts on integration courses and integration outcomes at the Municipality of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
She holds a PhD in sociology (migration studies) from VU University Amsterdam, a master of science in migration studies from Utrecht University (cum laude), and a BA in political science and international relations (cum laude) from Utrecht University.
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How Can Labour Migration Policies Help Tackle Europe’s Looming Skills Crisis?
With three-quarters of EU employers struggling to find workers, coordinated labour migration reforms offer Europe a pragmatic way to narrow its growing skills gap.
Policy Paradox: How robust host-country support for Ukrainian refugees can foster integration and return
European governments hosting Ukrainian refugees have an opportunity to craft policies that deepen local inclusion while also fortifying Ukrainians if they seek to return home. By prioritizing comprehensive and durable support systems now, leaders can lay the groundwork for a future that benefits both those who stay and those who eventually choose to return, as this MPI Europe short read explains.
Exploring Refugees’ Intentions to Return to Ukraine: Data insights and policy responses
Drawing on surveys of nearly 61,000 Ukrainians, this report finds that security, host-country support, and jobs shape Ukrainian refugees’ return plans.
Towards the More Effective Use of Irregular Migration Data in Policymaking
Data to measure irregular migration are inconsistent, hard to access, and can have collection bias. Better standards and data literacy are vital for sound policymaking.
To Stay or Go: Factors shaping Ukrainian refugees’ intentions whether to return to Ukraine
Despite the ongoing war and heavy destruction across Ukraine, an estimated 1 million Ukrainians had returned to their country as of August 2024. Experts discussed what shapes refugees’ intentions to return or remain abroad.
Prolonged Ukrainian Displacement: An uneasy marriage of reception, integration, and return policies
One year into the vast Ukrainian displacement crisis sparked by Russia's invasion, European policymakers are having to confront the likelihood of prolonged stay for millions of Ukrainians and the prospect of new displacement. How can they juggle longer-term integration, first-reception services for new arrivals, and prepare Ukrainians for eventual return to rebuild their country? They will have to focus on multipronged policies and services, this commentary suggests.
Toolkit for Evidence-Informed Policymaking in Migrant Integration
An EU-funded toolkit equips policymakers with practical tools to find, evaluate, fund, and disseminate evidence across every stage of the integration policy cycle.
Migrant Integration: Learning from what works in times of uncertainty
Integration policy is often forged in the heat of crises, and failure to embrace an evidence culture in migrant integration may come at a high human, financial, and societal cost, as this webinar explores.
Promoting Evidence-Informed Immigrant Integration Policymaking
Migrant integration lags other fields in use of evidence to inform policymaking and programming. Five strategies can help EU and national policymakers build a stronger, more data-driven integration culture.
Migrant Integration Governance After the Pandemic: Lasting adaptations?
How did government strategies, practices, and instruments of integration policymaking adapt during the pandemic both in Europe and North America, and what lessons are there for the future?
