EVI-MED - Constructing an evidence base of contemporary Mediterranean migrations

“EVI-MED -构建当代地中海移民的证据基础”旨在对地中海移民危机进行紧急数据收集和基本分析，并将其迅速公开提供给政策制定者，从业者，移民社区支持组织和研究界。EVI-MED将深入了解主要抵达国-首先是意大利和希腊-以及作为搜索和救援工作中心支柱的马耳他-的主要人道主义、社会、经济和政治影响。该项目也与包括联合王国在内的欧洲其他可能的接收和定居国有关。这将通过多种研究方法来实现，包括：（A）收集关于移徙的广泛的二手数据并使之标准化，包括搜索和救援组织以及国家和欧洲机构提供的统计数据，这些数据将与国际非政府组织提供的数据集相结合，以创建一个关于移徙趋势和流动特点的综合数据库;（B）对个别移徙者进行调查-至少有750人参加，来自西西里、希腊和马耳他-以深入了解概况、路线、经历和移徙计划。这一调查数据将得到45次深入访谈的补充，重点是移民的生活史、决策和网络的使用。（D）全面分析移徙和接收情况，从上述数据集中得出，并结合与专家和从业人员的进一步访谈、国际顾问的贡献以及现有文献和其他研究及正在进行的研究活动中出现的证据。该项目得益于与一些著名的专业组织的密切合作，包括希腊难民理事会、移民离岸援助站、移民报告、边界西西里、马耳他人民促进变革基金会，以及区域混合移民秘书处提供的原籍国专家知识，丹麦难民理事会在非洲之角和中东开展的一个项目。EVI-MED的广泛参与平台利用了与米德尔塞克斯的地中海移民保护和庇护观察站（MOMPA）建立的合作和伙伴关系网络-这是伦敦米德尔塞克斯大学和马耳他米德尔塞克斯大学的一项联合倡议。项目产出-包括数据集、政策简报、学术文章、情况报告、互动地图-将通过项目网站提供，通过合作伙伴和合作组织提供的EVI-MED“参与平台”、网络和社交媒体，尽可能广泛地宣传这些活动。其他产出包括与国家和欧洲决策者举行会议、知识交流活动、协商和情况介绍。

"EVI-MED - Constructing an evidence base of contemporary Mediterranean migrations" seeks to conduct urgent data collection and essential analysis on the Mediterranean migration crisis and to make these swiftly and publicly available to policymakers, practitioners, migrant community support organisations, and the research community. EVI-MED will provide insights into the major humanitarian, social, economic and political implications for the principal countries of arrival - above all Italy and Greece - as well as Malta which is a central pillar of the search and rescue effort. The project is also relevant to other potential countries of reception and settlement in Europe, including the United Kingdom. This will be achieved through a diversity of research methods, including:A) The collection and standardization of a broad range of secondary data on migration, including statistics provided by search and rescue organisations and national and European bodies which will be integrated with data-sets made available by international NGOs, to create a synthetic database on migration trends and characteristics of flows.B) A survey of individual migrants - with at least 750 participants across Sicily, Greece and Malta - providing insight into profiles, routes, experiences and migration plans. This survey data will be complemented by 45 in-depth interviews focusing on migrant life-histories, decision making and use of networks.C) A systematic mapping of the 'reception systems' in Sicily, Greece and Malta, identifying governmental and non-governmental actors involved in the identification, management, reception, integration and potential return of migrants who make the journey across the Mediterranean.D) Overall analysis of the migration and reception situation, derived from the above data-sets and integrated with further interviews with experts and practitioners, the contribution of international advisors, and the evidence emerging from the existing literature and other research and ongoing research activities. The project benefits from close collaboration with a number of well-established specialist organisations, including the Greek Council for Refugees, the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), Migrant Report, Borderline Sicily, People for Change Foundation Malta and with expert knowledge of countries of origin provided by the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS), a project of the Danish Refugee Council working in the Horn of Africa and Middle East. EVI-MED's wide-ranging engagement platform capitalises on the network of collaborations and partnerships established with Middlesex's Mediterranean Observatory on Migration Protection and Asylum (MOMPA) - a joint initiative of Middlesex University London and Middlesex University Malta.The project outputs - including data-sets, policy briefs, academic articles, situation reports, interactive maps - will be made available through the project website, in order to advertise them as widely as possible through EVI-MED's 'engagement platform', networks and social media provided by partners and collaborating organisations. Other outputs include conferences, knowledge exchange events, consultations and briefings with national and European policymakers.