Mathilde Bålsrud Mjelva

Doctoral Researcher

Research Interests

Social media, misinformation, fact-checking, online speech, patterns and determinants of migration, climate-conflict nexus, survey methodology, machine learning

Mathilde Bålsrud Mjelva
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News & events
Publications

News

Thursday, 2 Nov 2023

Conflict-related determinants of migration (QuantMig project background paper D.2.7).

What are 'conflict-related determinants of migration'?

How can we understand the observable variation in ways in which conflict 'leads to displacement'? How can the fact that while some people leave, many people also stay in conflict-affected areas be better explained?

Report – external series

2023

Conflict-related determinants of migration

QuantMig Background Paper

News

Friday, 19 Mar 2021

How can we best ask about migration plans and desires?

Over the past few decades, thousands of people have responded to survey questions about their thoughts and feelings about possibly migrating.

News

Sunday, 22 Oct 2023

Migration aspirations survey coverage (Mjelva and Carling 2023). Illustration: CC-BY

Data on Migration Desires Come Mainly from High-Income Countries

Scientists who study migration often use surveys about people's aspirations, desires, or plans to migrate. New work by PRIO researchers shows that these valuable data are unevenly distributed, often inaccessible, and poorly documented when they are used.

Policy brief

2022

Consequences of the Invasion of Ukraine for Migration from the Global South

PRIO Policy Brief

News

Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021

What makes people want to migrate?

Thousands of people have responded to surveys with questions about their wishes or plans for migration and researchers have analyzed the data to identify the drivers.

Journal article

2023