Migration & mobility of people

Build for whom? Contested state entrepreneurialism and the governance of affordable rental housing in Shanghai, China

Relational vulnerability in China's mountainous desakota: Co-residence between left-behind elderly and migrant workers

Making and governing a cross-boundary migrant settlement: State entrepreneurialism and migrant agency in Yanjiao, China

Governing the margins: Refugee-led informal governance in Peshawar urban marketplaces

From Thirdspace-making to networked Thirdspace: Micro spatial negotiations among Chinese female marriage migrants in Japan

Werewolf to Rudolph: Urban disciplining in public space and bubble acculturation of migrants

Predicting U.S. migration flows with online search data

Refugees as Urban Stakeholders: Lessons From Reception of Ukrainians in German Cities

Draws lessons from how German cities received Ukrainian refugees, framing refugees as stakeholders in urban development rather than only as recipients of aid.

Metro Monitor 2026: The relationship between immigration and regional economic performance over the past decade

Brookings compares how the 196 largest US metro areas performed from 2014 to 2024 and relates growth, prosperity and inclusion outcomes to changes in the foreign-born share of the workforce.