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
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Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • European University Institute

    University, Florence, Italy
    Professor of Migration Studies

Research

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
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1 Journal Article

Shielding free movement? Reciprocity in welfare institutions and opposition to EU labour immigration

Authors Joakim Palme, Martin Ruhs, Moa Martensson, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of European Public Policy
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2 Journal Article

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
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3 Journal Article

The ethics of migration policy dilemmas

Authors Martin Ruhs, Rainer Baubock, Julia Mourao Permoser
Year 2022
Journal Name Migration Studies
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4 Journal Article

The elusive triple win: addressing temporary labour migration dilemmas through fair representation

Authors Martin Ruhs, Rainer Bauboeck
Year 2022
Journal Name Migration Studies
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5 Journal Article

Guest workers: Enduring questions and policy controversies

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2021
Journal Name International Migration
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6 Journal Article

Rethinking labour migration: Covid-19, essential work, and systemic resilience

Authors Bridget Anderson, Friedrich Poeschel, Martin Ruhs
Year 2021
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
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7 Journal Article

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
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8 Journal Article

MEDAM assessment report on asylum and migration policies in Europe

Authors Mikkel BARSLUND, Matthias LÜCKE, Martin RUHS
Description
In this 2019 MEDAM Assessment Report, we present insights from MEDAM research and policy dialogue since 2016 to explain how closer cooperation among EU member states and with countries of origin and transit can improve outcomes for all stakeholders. Crucially, short of establishing a new Iron Curtain on the EU’s external border or continuing to tolerate abuses, there is no way that either individual member states or the EU as a whole can insulate themselves from irregular migrants and asylum seekers. Yet, if crossing the EU border enabled all irregular migrants to remain in the EU for good, the integrity of EU visa and asylum policies would be undermined. Thus, close cooperation with countries of origin for the return and readmission of their citizens who have no right to remain in the EU is crucial. Still, it is typically not in the interest of countries of origin to limit the mobility of their citizens. Cooperation between the EU and countries of origin must therefore cover a wide enough range of policies to ensure that all parties consistently benefit from the policy package and have a strong incentive to meet their commitments. We emphasize more EU support for refugees hosted by low- and middle-income countries and more legal employment opportunities for non-EU citizens in the EU. Rethinking EU asylum and migration policies along these lines requires extensive consultations and negotiations among stakeholders in Europe and in countries of origin and transit. Our ‘insights’ are meant to inform and stimulate such conversations. However, sustainable reforms will come only as the result of stakeholders working out the details and developing a sense of ownership of the necessary reforms. Our first set of insights relates to popular attitudes toward immigration and the structure of public preferences for asylum and refugee protection policies (section 2 of this report). Next, we explain how the EU and countries of origin and transit can all benefit from cooperating on border management, refugee protection, and expanding legal labor migration to the EU (section 3). Finally, we consider the implications for cooperation among EU member states and the long-standing plans for reform of the European asylum system (section 4).
Year 2019
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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
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10 Working Paper

Reciprocity in welfare institutions and normative attitudes in EU member states

Authors Moa MARTENSSON, Joakim PALME, Martin RUHS
Year 2019
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11 Working Paper

'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
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12 Book Chapter

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
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13 Book Chapter

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
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14 Book Chapter

Labour Market Realism and the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees

Authors Philip Martin, Martin Ruhs
Year 2019
Journal Name International Migration
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15 Journal Article

Indicators of labour markets and welfare states in the European Union

Authors Joakim PALME, Martin RUHS
Year 2019
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16 Working Paper

Can labor immigration work for refugees?

Authors Martin RUHS
Year 2019
Journal Name Current History
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17 Journal Article

Migrants', 'mobile citizens' and the borders of exclusion in the European Union

Authors Martin RUHS
Year 2018
Book Title Debating European citizenship
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19 Book Chapter

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]
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20 Journal Article

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]
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21 Journal Article

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
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22 Journal Article

Free Movement in the European Union: National Institutions vs Common Policies?

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2017
Journal Name International Migration
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23 Journal Article

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
25 Journal Article

The rights of migrant workers: Economics, politics and ethics

Authors Martin RUHS
Year 2016
Journal Name International Labour Review
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26 Journal Article

Opening borders and protecting migrants: A response to Francisco Alba and David McKenzie

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2015
Journal Name Migration Studies
27 Journal Article

Immigration and Labour Market Protectionism

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2014
Book Title Migrants at Work
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28 Book Chapter

Responding to Employers: Skills, Shortages and Sensible Immigration Policy

Authors Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title Europe's Immigration Challenge
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30 Book Chapter

The Human Rights of Migrant Workers: Why Do So Few Countries Care?

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2012
Journal Name American Behavioral Scientist
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31 Journal Article

Reliance on migrant labour: inevitability or policy choice?

Authors Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs
Year 2012
Journal Name Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
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32 Journal Article

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
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33 Book Chapter

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
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34 Journal Article

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
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35 Book Chapter

Introduction

Authors Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson
Year 2010
Book Title Who Needs Migrant Workers?
36 Book Chapter

Who Needs Migrant Workers?

Authors Martin Ruhs, Bridget Anderson
Year 2010
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37 Journal Article

Researching illegality and labour migration

Authors Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs
Year 2010
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
Citations (WoS) 44
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38 Journal Article

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?
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39 Book Chapter

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
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40 Journal Article

Who Needs Migrant Workers? Labour Shortages, Immigration, and Public Policy

Authors Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs
Year 2010
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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
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42 Book Chapter

Migrant Rights, Immigration Policy and Human Development

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2010
Journal Name Journal of Human Development and Capabilities
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43 Journal Article

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
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44 Journal Article

Numbers vs. Rights: Trade-Offs and Guest Worker Programs

Authors Martin Ruhs, Philip Martin
Year 2008
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 138
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45 Journal Article

Economic research and labour immigration policy

Authors Martin Ruhs, M. Ruhs
Year 2008
Journal Name Oxford Review of Economic Policy
Citations (WoS) 19
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46 Journal Article

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
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47 Journal Article

Protecting the Rights of Temporary Migrant Workers : Ideals versus Reality

Book Title Temporary Labour Migration in the Global Era
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48 Book Chapter

International cooperation on migration: what do domestic publics want?

Authors Alina Vrânceanu, Tobias Heidland, Martin Ruhs, ...
Journal Name SSRN Electronic Journal
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49 Journal Article

Chasing Ghosts: Researching Illegality in Migrant Labour Markets

Authors Bridget Anderson, Ben Rogaly, Martin Ruhs
Journal Name Handbook of Research Methods in Migration
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50 Journal Article

Suggested Research

Who cares what the people think? Public attitudes and refugee protection in Europe

Authors Martin Ruhs
Year 2022
Journal Name Politics, Philosophy & Economics
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1 Journal Article

Labour market realism and the global compacts on migration and refugees

Authors Philip MARTIN, Martin RUHS
Year 2019
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3 Working Paper

National institutions and the fiscal effects of EU migrants

Authors Marcus ÖSTERMAN, Joakim PALME, Martin RUHS
Year 2019
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5 Working Paper

Reciprocity in welfare institutions and attitudes to free movement in EU receiving countries

Authors Moa MARTENSSON, Marcus ÖSTERMAN, Joakim PALME, ...
Year 2019
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6 Working Paper
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