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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The COVID-19 Catalyst: Learning from pandemic-driven innovations in immigrant integration policy
COVID-19 forced a rapid digital shift in immigrant integration services across Europe, revealing lessons on online access, collaboration, and system resilience.
Briefing on Ukraine: Avenues to safety and meeting immediate needs
This discussion focused on the first-ever implementation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive in response to the 2022 Ukrainian crisis, prospects for the integration of the displaced, and lessons from the 2015-2016 refugee crisis.
Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion (SI4RI): Sowing innovation in the cracks of crisis
This conference explored how the diverse landscape of partnerships, social enterprises, participatory models, and community-led initiatives spearheading social innovation for inclusion has fared during COVID-19, and how this ecosystem could emerge strengthened from the pandemic.
How Will the Pandemic Reshape Public Health for Migrants?
In the wake of COVID-19, speakers reflected on the implications of the public-health crisis for migrant health and discussed innovations that could reduce health care disparities for immigrants and other diverse populations.
Healing the Gap: Building inclusive public-health and migrant integration systems in Europe
COVID-19 deepened migrant health disparities in Europe. This report suggests a coordinated, prevention-focused approach that shifts beyond emergency-driven responses.
