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Migration has been central to the election, shaping parties’ campaigns and dividing the political landscape. But how will migration continue to shape Dutch politics and people’s perceptions after the election?

Prof. Marcel Lubbers (Professor in Interdisciplinary Social Science) will reflect on how the topic of migration has divided the political landscape as well as voting behaviour and what the longer-term effects are.

Prof. Elaine Mak (Dean of LEG and distinguished expert in constitutional law and institutional governance) will share her insights on what the outcomes of the election mean for Dutch policy and constitutional stability on the short and longer term.

The two will be interviewed by Dr. Ilse van Liempt (Associate Professor in Human Geography) and an expert in the politics of migration with a focus on belonging, citizenship and in/exclusion in the spaces of everyday life in Europe.

We continue the debate with celebrating future migration scholars’ work during our best migration thesis award ceremony. This year we have nominated 4 students for their migration related research from different disciplines (law, humanities, gender studies and anthropology). The students will briefly present their work and prizes will be announced. With this ceremony we don’t only celebrate individual achievement but also the crucial role of critical research-based thinking in shaping the future of migration.

Below an overview of all four shortlisted theses for this year's Migration and Societal Change Master's Thesis Award (in no particular order):

• Suus Wilmsen (MA Gender Studies) - Constructing the Proper Family: A research on the normative boundaries of Dutch family reunification policy
• Felice Cicero (LLM European Law) - Safe Country Notions in EU Asylum Law at a Crossroads: Legal foundations, Evolution and Recent Contextualisation
• Jander van Ettekoven (MA Applied Ethics) - Weaponizing morality: Seeing the border crisis between Belarus and the European Union through the lens of moral blackmail
• Amelie Coppens (MSc Cultural Anthropology: Sustainable Citizenship) - Living Between Two Worlds: An Ethnographic Study of Chinese Queer Migrants Navigating Identity, Family and Transnational Life in the Netherlands

After the discussion and award ceremony we are inviting all our guests to the bar of the Parnassos Cultural Centre for some informal drinks to network and continue conversations.