Qualitative study of drivers and trajectories of mixed migration towards the EU

1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Framework
2.1. Migration as a process shaped by the interaction between structure and agency
2.2. Focus on fragmented migration journeys across multiple contexts
2.3. The role of policy in shaping migration dynamics
2.4. Integrating a gender perspective
3. Task 3.1: Qualitative analysis of migration drivers and trajectories
3.1. Mixed migration flows
3.2. Choice of cases and timeframe
3.3. Historical contextualisation of migration: Migration profile
3.4. Analysis of recent trends: Mixed migration flows and asylum applications in the EU (2009-2020)
3.5. Analysis of drivers across origin, transit, host and destination contexts
4. Task 3.4: Semi-structured interviews
4.1. Interview sample
4.2. Anonymisation, data protection and ethics considerations
4.3. Interview methodology, analysis and research outputs
5. Concluding remarks
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