Joanne van Selm
Joanne van Selm, a former MPI Senior Policy Analyst and Nonresident Fellow, is an independent researcher on migration and refugee issues. Dr. van Selm is Co-Editor of the Journal of Refugee Studies (Oxford University Press) and affiliated as a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies at the University of Amsterdam.
Dr. van Selm has extensive experience in policy and academic research on EU migration, asylum, and refugee issues. She worked closely with the Greek and Dutch presidencies of the European Union during 2003 and 2004. She also conducted studies for the European Commission, including on the feasibility of resettlement and on the transfer of protection status.
Dr. van Selm, who is the author of several books and articles, has previously held posts as Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and the Vrij Universiteit Amsterdam, and holds a PhD in international relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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Rediscovering Resettlement
Can strengthening U.S. and EU refugee resettlement programs help address concerns over security, the volume and diversity of arrivals, and use of the welfare state?
Perceptions of Afghan Refugees
Post-9/11 indifference to Afghan refugees in the West stemmed from media gaps, entrenched negative perceptions, and governments balancing security against protection duties.
The Feasibility of Setting Up Resettlement Schemes in EU Member States or at EU Level
This EU feasibility study explores expanding refugee resettlement across member states, proposing an integrated protection system and six models for EU-level engagement.
The Strategic Use of Resettlement
Expanding EU refugee resettlement would yield strategic, political, and protection benefits—but would not meaningfully curb asylum flows or smuggling.
September 11th: Has Anything Changed?
This special issue examines the implications of the response to the 9/11 attacks for refugees and other forced migrants, in particular amid the growing securitization of migration.