I am very happy to share that for the next eight months I’ll be a Visiting Fellow at the @ceu-polsci.bsky.social CEU Political Science Department. Looking forward to being part of the department’s life, to the conversations ahead on my research and to the work happening in and beyond the department.

That‘s what I call big news! 😉 🤩 I am thrilled and honored to have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant #ERCCoG to investigate how political actors respond to ethical dilemmas of migration governance. Look out for vacancy announcements soon!

Still a few days to apply to the Section on EU borders, migration and mobility at the #SGEU26 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference in wonderful Catania next July, chaired by Stefania Panebianco and me! More info here 👇🏻

🌍 #SGEU26 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social Section seeking Panels 🛣️ EU Borders, Migration and Mobility 🪑 Stefania Panebianco & @federicazardo.bsky.social ⌛⬇️ Deadline: 10 Dec buff.ly/pyNdgDQ #EU #CallforProposals #Polisky

Great discussions yesterday at #EMNAustria2025 with @austria.iom.int A lot of food for thoughts on the future of migration governance but also of international cooperation more broadly.

Sometimes you leave a conference with just a few notes, sometimes with many ideas, and sometimes with empty hands. But sometimes, you walk away with both ideas and emotions. Thank you, escapes.unimi.it/archivio-con..., for this beautiful experience, and ActionAid Italia, for inviting me.

Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik

💶 New on scilog: How does EU funding shape migration policy? The project MigFund reveals a growing focus on border control and externalization. 🗃️ The research is led by political scientist Federica Zardo (@federicazardo.bsky.social). 📖 Read more: scilog.fwf.ac.at/en/magazine/...

Die EU setzt migrationspolitische Maßnahmen u.a. mit Fördergeldern. Politikwissenschaftlerin @federicazardo.bsky.social zeigte, dass sich der Fokus in Richtung Abschottung & Auslagerung an Drittstaaten verschiebt. #Migrationspolitik #scilog @unikrems.bsky.social scilog.fwf.ac.at/magazin/was-...

🚨 The full MigFund database is now publicly available. It covers EU funding for migration and asylum from 2000 to 2023, across both internal and external programmes. 1,700+ funding measures. All major instruments, from AMIF to EUTF. You can download it here: zenodo.org/records/1568...

If at this point you’re still saying that this is remotely related to antisemitism or viewpoint diversity, you are part of the problem.

Now out and #openaccess in Geopolitics: "Beyond the Internal-External Policy Divide: How the EU Communicates on Migration" by Caterina Carta, Federica Zardo & Mattia Sguazzini @mattiasguazzini.bsky.social @federicazardo.bsky.social Download and read for free:

Boom. Harvard University unveils a fresh website entirely focusing on its impact on society. Magnificent, yet long overdue. Thanks Donald! www.harvard.edu

New open access article out in @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social Beyond the internal-external policy divide: how the EU communicates on migration by Caterina Carta, @mattiasguazzini.bsky.social and me! Read here 👇and a short thread 🧵 below! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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We should all remember this whenever CEOs are treated as sages on anything except their own industry, and sometimes only their own company.

New publication on Refugee Well-Being, based on survey data among Syrians in Austria. Out now at Refugee Survey Quarterly (Oxford Journals). Open Access. academic.oup.com/rsq/advance-...

🌍 Migration between #MENA and the #EU is evolving. What challenges and opportunities lie ahead? ⚠️ Don’t miss this crucial discussion with experts @federicazardo.bsky.social @tsourapas.bsky.social @helhahn.bsky.social 📅 Thu 20 Mar, 14:00–15:30 GMT 📍 Online #MENAsky #IRsky #polisky #migcitsky

Join us next Thursday 20th of March for a discussion on the present and future of EU-MENA relations on migration 👇

Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The address is so painful to watch. Some democrats are literally crying.

If you’re a professor in a classroom today & you don’t mention this, I believe you’re doing your students a profound disservice. This is targeted 1st at international students, but it’s deliberately broad enough to lay groundwork for a scene Trump & Hegseth have fantasized: troops on campus.

Join us at #ISA2025 for our roundtable "Sliding Doors in Human Mobility: Legal Pathways and Border (Im)permeability". A stellar lineup of experts will discuss the tensions between legal routes for migration and the tightening of borders. See you in Williford B!

Looking forward to our next #IMISCOE Spring Conference 🔎Topic: "The Regularity of Irregularity: Rethinking Migration Paradigms" 🗓️17-19 March 2025, Krems (Austria) & online (hybrid format) ✍️ Sign up now (free registration 🔜 3 March) All details here: www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universit...