45 | Human migration as a complex system

About this episode

Ola Ali discusses the complexities of the legal journey faced by migrants across borders.

Ola Ali joins the podcast to chat about modeling the legal journey of persons who migrate across borders. With a background in physics and complex systems, Ola's work tries to describe the dynamics of migration, specifically the legal and institutional experience of someone who migrates. We chat about how long it takes to gain legal stability in a new country and the differences in the legal journey based on nationality. We also discuss housing, access to rights and healthcare, and forced mobility. Guest: Ola Ali https://csh.ac.at/ola-ali/

People in this episode

Guest: Ola Ali

Topics covered

• human migration
• complex systems
• legal journey
• nationality differences
• access to rights
• healthcare
• forced mobility

Keywords

• migration
• legal stability
• institutional experience
• housing
• healthcare
• forced mobility
• complex systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: csh.ac.at

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