MMICA is an initiative across multiple faculties based in the Office of the DVC-Academic, Prof Vivienne Lawack. By migration and mobilities we refer to the contemporary and historical movement of people on various scales around the globe, as well as to the circulation of ideas, objects, and capital that often accompanies this mobility.
UWC has significant research and teaching capacity across faculties addressing aspects of this theme, including the politics of xenophobia, citizenship and belonging; the legal and human rights of refugees and migrants; the changing economic and social relationship between migration and development; urbanisation and agrarian futures; the role of mobilities and circulations in everyday social life; and knowledge production and decolonisation.
MMICA aims to:
- Conduct and collaborate on new research in migration and mobilities.
- Promote and support a new generation of academics and researchers in the area of migration and mobilities through capacity building, teaching and learning.
- Create societal impact and social transformation through policy intervention, advocacy and community engagement.
Latest News
Research
Research Journal
African Human Mobility Review, Volume 9, Number 1
January- April 2023
The publication of the African Human Mobility Review (AHMR) Volume 9 for the first quarter of 2023 is now available online. The AHMR journal is jointly published and jointly owned by Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed on-line journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of human mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence-based research papers, AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues. The journal is accessible on-line at no charge
Teaching
Available Programmes
New Interdisciplinary Master’s Programme in Migration Studies
A new interdisciplinary Master’s Programme in Migration Studies at UWC is
forthcoming. The programme is designed to offer students a comprehensive and integrated understanding of aspects and debates of migration and mobility from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Coursework will cover the relevant concepts, theories and legislation associated with migration.
Contact Us
Contact Info
- University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville
South Africa
7535 - mmica@uwc.ac.za