Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX)

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The UCLan Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX) develops in-depth, state-of-the-art and impactful analysis of cultural, political, social, socio-legal and historical topics within migration, diaspora and exile.

With more than 60 members across all faculties of the university, including established and young scholars, teaching staff and PhD students, MIDEX has emerged as an interdisciplinary centre of research and community engagement. Its projects include contemporary migration in Britain and Europe and beyond including the Windrush scandal, deportations and detentions and the racialisation of migrants as a result of the rise in xenophobia and far-right political parties, migration as a consequence of climate change.

They also research ways that refugees, migrants and the rest of civil society are challenging these inequities. Centre’s researchers do this through links to community groups that work with refugees and migrants such as Preston Black History Group, Sewing Café, Lancaster, Lancashire County Council (Syrian Resettlement Programme) and Preston City of Sanctuary.

As well as conducting research on contemporary cases, they also tackle past events such as the Spanish exile after the Civil War, the cultural history of the Black Atlantic diaspora, and the responses of Asian societies to their colonial past. The Centre includes researchers from the social sciences, law and humanities, which builds on the University’s existing research strengths in the field, including Black British artistic practice, Migrant Nurses, Russia Abroad, Spanish literature in exile, Peace and Justice Studies and Chinese Migration.

Members work with existing centres and institutes at the University, such as the Vladimir Vysotsky Centre for Russian Studies and the Institute for Black Atlantic Studies (IBAR). They also collaborate with leading researchers on migration issues in the Asia Pacific such as the Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies (NorITS), the Institute of Korean Studies at UCLan (IKSU), the Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAS).

MIDEX has three main objectives:

• to establish a network of academics and research students from across the University and enable them to engage with international communities in research
• to enable its members to produce high quality outputs and develop impact case studies by offering them access to research grants, support for publication and impact cases and visiting fellowship opportunities
• to organise seminar programmes, conferences and other activities in collaboration with community groups, media outlets and other third parties, developing materials that allow members to share their research through books, broadcasts, webpages etc.

MIDEX research strands are:

• Access, Integration and Inclusion
• Asia Pacific Diaspora and Migration Strand
• Black Atlantic Diaspora
• Culture, Social and Environmental Change
• Identities
• (Im)mobilities
• Representations of Migration, Diaspora and Exile in Media, Literature and Art

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University of Central Lancashire
Preston

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International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU)

The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) was established in 2014 as a multidisciplinary hub of research, teaching and public policy in the study of contemporary Korea. IKSU brings together… read more about International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU)

Preston

Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies (NorITS)

The Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies (NorITS) is an interdisciplinary hub of teaching, research, public policy and cultural activities, whose main aim is to promote the development of academic stu… read more about Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies (NorITS)

Preston

Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAST)

The Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAST) aims is to facilitate research exchange among Austronesian speaking nations. With a total population of c. 400 million speakers, the principle connection is … read more about Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAST)

Preston

Vladimir Vysotsky Centre for Russian Studies

The Centre’s mission is to bring Russian Culture to a Western audience, bridging the gap between Russia and the UK through facilitating an inter-cultural dialogue and to conduct research in the fiel… read more about Vladimir Vysotsky Centre for Russian Studies

Preston

Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR)

The Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR) is a research institute utilising UCLAN’s interdisciplinary and internationally renowned research pedigree in African Atlantic studies particular… read more about Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR)

Preston