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<datacite:title xml:lang="en">Handbook on Irregular Migration Data. Concepts, Methods and Practices</datacite:title>

  
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<datacite:contributorName nameType="Personal">Kierans, Denis</datacite:contributorName>

  
<datacite:givenName>Denis</datacite:givenName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Oxford</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:contributorName nameType="Personal">Kraler, Albert</datacite:contributorName>

  
<datacite:givenName>Albert</datacite:givenName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>Universität für Weiterbildung Krems</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<dc:description xml:lang="en">This Handbook brings together concepts, findings, methods, and case studies to 
offer a clear, practical understanding of irregular migration data. It addresses the 
challenges of conceptualising, measuring, interrogating, and using data on one of 
Europe’s most politically sensitive migration issues. Drawing on examples from 
across Europe and beyond, it provides guidance on concepts and definitions, 
ethics, estimation methods, data innovation, and policy application. It is designed 
to support policymakers, practitioners and researchers seeking more informed, 
transparent, and coordinated approaches to irregular migration data.</dc:description>

  
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<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">irregular migration</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">measurement concepts</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">statistical data</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">estimation methods</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">data ethics</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">data quality</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">register data</datacite:subject>

  
<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">informal work</datacite:subject>

  
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<datacite:date dateType="Issued">2025-09-10</datacite:date>

  
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