Ahmad Wali Ahmad-Yar is a PhD researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), collaborating with the Interface Demography (ID) research group. He works on the Horizon 2020 project Enhanced Migration Measures from a Multidimensional Perspective (HumMingBird). His research focuses on international migration, the integration of migrants, migration data, theoretical and data gaps in migration research, EU policies on migration, and migrant integration policies at the local level. Previously, Ahmad Wali worked for almost three years at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels in the economic policy and GRID units.
Ahmad Wali holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a bachelor’s in International Relations from the al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Ahmad Wali has also worked as an interpreter for the UNHCR and as a Public Relations Officer for the Ariana Social Centre in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He is originally from Afghanistan and has a keen personal interest in the history and current affairs of South and Central Asia.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 2971 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-5140 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmad-wali-ahmad-yar-952a8777/ | |
| X/Twitter | https://twitter.com/AhmadWali_Yar |
| Researcher ID | 0000-0001-9118-5140 |
| ResearchGate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Wali-Ahmad-Yar |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
- Urban/Rural development and living standards
- Population dynamics
- Gender relations
- Climate change and environmental conditions
- Conflict, war and violence
- International relations and geopolitical transformations
- Political situation, repression and regime transitions
- Migration governance and infrastructure
- Migration policy and other public policies
- Migrant aspirations and attitudes
- Globalisation and (post)colonialism
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Migration forms
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Migration infrastructures
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Migration research and theory
Disciplines
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Disciplines
Methods
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Qualitative research
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Quantitative research
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Types of study
Geographies
Roles
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
University, Brussels, Belgium
PhD Researcher -
Network of Afghan Diaspora Organisations in Europe (NADOE)
Non-governmental Organisation, Brussels, Belgium
Secretary General -
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Other, Brussels, Belgium
Research
Big data for official migration statistics: Evidence from 29 national statistical institutions
| Authors | Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, Tuba Bircan, ... |
| Year | 2023 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Challenges with International Migration Data: An Analysis of the Experience of National Statistical Institutions
| Authors | Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, Tuba Bircan |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | International Migration Review |
Anatomy of a Misfit: International Migration Statistics
| Authors | Ahmad Wali Ahmad-Yar, Tuba Bircan |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Sustainability | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Irregular migration is skilled migration: reimagining skill in EU’s migration policies
| Authors | Damini Purkayastha, Damini Purkayastha, Tuba Bircan, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Author Correction: COVIDiSTRESS diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic
| Authors | Angélique M. Blackburn, Sara Vestergren, Angélique M. Blackburn, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Scientific Data | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
COVIDiSTRESS diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic
| Authors | Angélique M. Blackburn, Sara Vestergren, Angélique M. Blackburn, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Scientific Data | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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