AspirE Podcast series 3 now available

The AspirE project is proud to present the series 3 of its podcast, a four‑episode audio journey that brings to life the human stories, expert insights, and immersive fieldwork at the heart of AspirE’s research on migration aspirations. Building on the project’s commitment to innovative, accessible dissemination, this season foregrounds interviews with aspiring (re)migrants, social network mapping using Network Canvas, and collaborative reflections by Principal Investigators and Early Career Researchers (ECRs).

Across four episodes published in December 2025, the series explores both rich field evidence and analytical perspectives, connecting personal lived experiences with broader socio‑policy implications.

🎧 Episode 1 — Interviewing migrants and mapping networks
In the season opener, Asuncion Fresnoza‑Flot (Project Coordinator) and Antoine Roblain discuss AspirE’s interviews with aspiring (re)migrants and the use of social network mapping tools to understand how aspiring (re)migrants navigate relationships and decisions about mobility.

🎧 Episode 2 — Migrant stories and networks from Asia
Researchers from AspirE’s Asian teams share findings from the interviews collected and social network mapping, offering insights into motivations, relationships, and contextual forces shaping decisions to stay, re‑move, or relocate.

🎧 Episode 3 — Migrant lives and social ties across Europe
This episode shifts focus to the European research teams and their investigations. Contributors unpack how social ties, institutional factors, and EU‑level contexts influence migrants’ lived experiences and aspirations within Europe.

🎧 Episode 4 — Aspire’s policy briefs: Improving migration pathways and support for migrants
The final episode highlights key policy outputs emerging from the project’s empirical work. Vanessa Ludwigs Tkotzyk and Laure Sizaire reflect on how findings from interviews and network maps translate into concrete policy recommendations aimed at enhancing migration pathways and support systems.

This podcast series continues AspirE’s mission to humanise research on (re)migration by centering the voices of those who participate in the studies and those who conducted the research, especially early career scholars whose fieldwork and interpretations drive the conversation forward.