🎓 TRANSCONNECT at the 15th Conference of the Committee for Migration Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences

📍 Gdańsk | 📅 24–25 September 2026

Dr Marta Pachocka of the CIVICA Research Hub TRANSCONNECT took part in the 15th Conference of the Committee for Migration Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, "Emigration, immigration, and integration in an era of social and political polarisation".

The conference is a key event for migration researchers in Poland and an important meeting place for practitioners, experts, and representatives of public authorities and civil society organisations.

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🤝 SESSION
"Integration processes and practices in the strategies and actions of diverse actors"

▪️ Co-chaired with Prof. Brygida Solga and Dr Karolina Podgórska
▪️ Six parts and more than 25 papers
▪️ Alongside artistic and performative elements

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🎤 PAPER
"Emergencies as a Trigger for Change in Urban Migration Governance? Polish Cities' Responses to Post-2022 Forced Migration from Ukraine" 🇺🇦

▪️ Presented with Dr Aleksandra Winiarska and Prof. Michał Nowosielski
▪️ The Polish-language version of their latest chapter, forthcoming in "Cities and Forced Displacement", edited by A. İçduygu and R. Zapata-Barrero (Liverpool University Press, in press, 2027)

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📖 NEW BOOK
"Migration Governance in Central and Eastern European Cities Post-2015" (IMISCOE Research Series, Springer)

▪️ Co-edited with Dr Karolina Łukasiewicz and Prof. Michał Nowosielski
▪️ Shown to session participants, newly published in print
🔗 Open access: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-28781-6

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👏 Congratulations to the organisers, Dr Rafał Raczyński and Dr Kamila Kowalska, on an excellent conference.

➡️ The next edition will be held in Warsaw.