Professor of Migration Studies and Deputy Director of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. Previously Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford.
Martin’s research focuses on the economics and politics of international migration, with a strong international comparative dimension. He is particularly interested in the links between migration and wider public policies, and the tensions between diversity in national institutions...
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 2215 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6376-2414 |
| https://twitter.com/MartinRuhs | |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
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Migration infrastructures
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Socio-economic consequences
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Transversal consequences
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Legal-political consequences
Migration governance
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Governance actors
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Immigrant policy and law
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Migration policy and law
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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Types of study
Geographies
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Scope
Roles
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European University Institute
University, Florence, Italy
Professor of Migration Studies
Research
Demand for migrant workers: institutional system effects beyond national borders
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Upasana Khadka, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
A need for control? Political trust and public preferences for asylum and refugee policy
| Authors | Anne-Marie Jeannet, Tobias Heidland, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | European Political Science Review | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The European refugee crisis and public support for the externalisation of migration management
| Authors | Alina Vranceanu, Elias Dinas, Tobias Heidland, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | European Journal of Political Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The ethics of migration policy dilemmas
| Authors | Rainer Bauböck, Martin Ruhs, Julia Mourão Permoser |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Migration Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The elusive triple win: addressing temporary labour migration dilemmas through fair representation
| Authors | Rainer Bauböck, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Migration Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Guest workers: Enduring questions and policy controversies
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | International Migration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Shielding free movement? Reciprocity in welfare institutions and opposition to EU labour immigration
| Authors | Moa Mårtensson, Joakim Palme, Martin Ruhs, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Journal of European Public Policy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Rethinking labour migration: Covid-19, essential work, and systemic resilience
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Friedrich Poeschel, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Comparative Migration Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
What asylum and refugee policies do Europeans want? Evidence from a cross-national conjoint experiment
| Authors | Anne-Marie Jeannet, Tobias Heidland, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | European Union Politics | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
MEDAM assessment report on asylum and migration policies in Europe
| Authors | Mikkel BARSLUND, Matthias LÜCKE, Martin RUHS |
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| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
What asylum and refugee policies do Europeans want? : evidence from a cross-national conjoint experiment
| Authors | Anne-Marie JEANNET, Esther ADEMMER, Martin RUHS, ... |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Reciprocity in welfare institutions and normative attitudes in EU member states
| Authors | Moa MARTENSSON, Joakim PALME, Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
'Independent experts' and immigration policies in the UK : lessons from the Migration Advisory Committee and the Migration Observatory
| Authors | Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2019 |
| Book Title | Bridging the gaps : linking research to public debates and policy-making on migration and integration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Introduction : making linkages between research, public debates, and policies on international migration and integration
| Authors | Martin RUHS, Kristof TAMAS, Joakim PALME |
| Year | 2019 |
| Book Title | Bridging the gaps : linking research to public debates and policy-making on migration and integration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Bridging research, public debates, and policies on migration and integration : lessons learnt and ways forward
| Authors | Martin RUHS, Kristof TAMAS, Joakim PALME |
| Year | 2019 |
| Book Title | Bridging the gaps : linking research to public debates and policy-making on migration and integration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Labour Market Realism and the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees
| Authors | Philip Martin, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | International Migration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Indicators of labour markets and welfare states in the European Union
| Authors | Joakim PALME, Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Can labor immigration work for refugees?
| Authors | Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Current History | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Bridging the Gaps: Linking Research to Public Debates and Policy Making on Migration and Integration
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Kristof Tamas, Joakim Palme |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Migrants', 'mobile citizens' and the borders of exclusion in the European Union
| Authors | Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2018 |
| Book Title | Debating European citizenship | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The impact of acquiring unrestricted work authorization on Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in the United Kingdom
| Authors | Martin RUHS, Jonathan WADSWORTH |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | [Migration Policy Centre] | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Labor immigration policies in high-income countries : variations across political regimes and varieties of capitalism
| Authors | Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | [Migration Policy Centre] | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Institutional contexts of political conflicts around free movement in the European Union: a theoretical analysis
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Joakim Palme |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Journal of European Public Policy |
| Citations (WoS) | 1 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Free Movement in the European Union: National Institutions vs Common Policies?
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | International Migration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Rethinking International Legal Standards for the Protection of Migrant Workers: The Case for a “Core Rights” Approach
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | AJIL Unbound | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Impact of Acquiring EU Status on the Earnings of East European Migrants in the UK: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | British Journal of Industrial Relations | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The rights of migrant workers: Economics, politics and ethics
| Authors | Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | International Labour Review | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Opening borders and protecting migrants: A response to Francisco Alba and David McKenzie
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | Migration Studies |
Immigration and Labour Market Protectionism
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2014 |
| Book Title | Migrants at Work | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Price of Rights: Regulating International Labor Migration
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2013 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Responding to Employers: Skills, Shortages and Sensible Immigration Policy
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson |
| Year | 2013 |
| Book Title | Europe's Immigration Challenge | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Human Rights of Migrant Workers: Why Do So Few Countries Care?
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | American Behavioral Scientist | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Reliance on migrant labour: inevitability or policy choice?
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Chasing Ghosts: Researching Illegality in Migrant Labour Markets
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs, Ben Rogaly |
| Year | 2012 |
| Book Title | Handbook of Research Methods in Migration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Labor Shortages and U.S. Immigration Reform: Promises and Perils of an Independent Commission
| Authors | Philip Martin, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2011 |
| Journal Name | International Migration Review |
| Citations (WoS) | 13 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Who Needs Migrant Workers? The Potential Role an Independent Expert Commission in Future EU Labour Immigration Policy
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2011 |
| Book Title | Moving Beyond Demographics: Perspectives for a Common European Migration Policy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Researching illegality and labour migration
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2010 |
| Journal Name | Population, Space and Place |
| Citations (WoS) | 44 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Introduction
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson |
| Year | 2010 |
| Book Title | Who Needs Migrant Workers? |
Numbers versus Rights in Low‐Skilled Labour Immigration Policy? A Comment on Cummins and Rodríguez (2010)
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2010 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Human Development and Capabilities | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Migrant Workers: Who Needs Them? A Framework for the Analysis of Staff Shortages, Immigration, and Public Policy
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2010 |
| Book Title | Who Needs Migrant Workers? | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Who Needs Migrant Workers?
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson |
| Year | 2010 |
| Journal Name | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Who Needs Migrant Workers? Labour Shortages, Immigration, and Public Policy
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2010 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Migrant Rights, Immigration Policy and Human Development
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2010 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Human Development and Capabilities | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Migrant Workers: Who Needs them? A Framework for the Analysis of Shortages, Immigration, and Public Policy
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2010 |
| Book Title | Who Needs Migrant Workers? Labour Shortages, Immigration, and Public Policy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Semi‐compliance and illegality in migrant labour markets: an analysis of migrants, employers and the state in the UK
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson |
| Year | 2009 |
| Journal Name | Population, Space and Place |
| Citations (WoS) | 82 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Numbers vs. Rights: Trade-Offs and Guest Worker Programs
| Authors | Martin Ruhs, Philip Martin |
| Year | 2008 |
| Journal Name | International Migration Review |
| Citations (WoS) | 138 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Economic research and labour immigration policy
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2008 |
| Journal Name | Oxford Review of Economic Policy |
| Citations (WoS) | 19 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Protecting the Rights of Temporary Migrant Workers : Ideals versus Reality
| Book Title | Temporary Labour Migration in the Global Era | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
International cooperation on migration: what do domestic publics want?
| Authors | Alina Vrânceanu, Tobias Heidland, Martin Ruhs, ... |
| Journal Name | SSRN Electronic Journal | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Chasing Ghosts: Researching Illegality in Migrant Labour Markets
| Authors | Bridget Anderson, Ben Rogaly, Martin Ruhs |
| Journal Name | Handbook of Research Methods in Migration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Suggested Research
Who cares what the people think? Public attitudes and refugee protection in Europe
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2022 |
| Citations (WoS) | 11 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Price of Rights: Regulating International Labor Migration
| Authors | Martin Ruhs |
| Year | 2013 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Labour market realism and the global compacts on migration and refugees
| Authors | Philip MARTIN, Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Bridging the gaps : linking research to public debates and policy-making on migration and integration
| Authors | Martin RUHS, Kristof TAMAS, Joakim PALME |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
National institutions and the fiscal effects of EU migrants
| Authors | Marcus ÖSTERMAN, Joakim PALME, Martin RUHS |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Reciprocity in welfare institutions and attitudes to free movement in EU receiving countries
| Authors | Moa MARTENSSON, Marcus ÖSTERMAN, Joakim PALME, ... |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |