The EuroMedMig PhD Network is pleased to announce the launch of Think Med, a new blog series hosted on Mobile People & Diverse Societies, the blog of Center for Migration and Societal Change (Eurac Research) dedicated to migration and mobility studies.

Rethinking the Mediterranean

Think Med begins from a clear yet demanding conviction: the Mediterranean is not simply a backdrop to migration. It is a constitutive space — one through which migration is produced, governed, experienced, and contested.

Public and policy debates too often frame the Mediterranean primarily as a site of “crisis” and emergency. Think Med invites a different perspective. It approaches the region as:

• A space marked by asymmetries of power and mobility

• A region shaped by colonial legacies

• A site structured by everyday practices of labour, care, and belonging

Rather than reproducing myths of harmony or reducing complexities to headlines, Think Med seeks to engage critically with the historical and contemporary forces that define mobility across and around the Mediterranean.

An Open and Dialogical Space

Think Med is not a repository of polished conclusions. It is conceived as a living forum where research is shared in process. Uncertainties, dilemmas, and early-stage reflections are welcomed as essential starting points for collective thinking.

We believe that research gains relevance when it becomes dialogue — and that dialogue gains strength when it remains open and plural.

By opening up ongoing work, the series aims to demystify academic research and foster engagement beyond academia, encouraging conversation with policymakers, practitioners, activists, and communities across the Mediterranean region.

A Polycentric and Relational Approach

Migration studies cannot remain confined within disciplinary silos, national containers, or Eurocentric frameworks. Think Med therefore embraces:

• Multiple perspectivism

• Reflexivity and attention to positionality

• Knowledge production across shores

• The inclusion of voices from migrants, civil society actors, local communities, and scholars challenging dominant canons

Through this polycentric and relational lens, Think Med seeks to contribute to a more inclusive and critically grounded understanding of migration in the Mediterranean.

Monthly Publications

Starting this month, Think Med will publish one new blog post every month. We invite you to follow the series and join the conversation as it unfolds.

Think Med is edited and coordinated by the EuroMedMig PhD Network and Eurac. 

We look forward to building this conversation together.

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