Areas of expertise:
- Migrant integration
- Irregular immigration
- Diaspora policy
Myriam joined IPPR in May 2009. Prior to this, she was a project coordinator at the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum where she led on an oral history project on the Moroccan diaspora in the UK. Myriam also worked as a consultant and researcher on a number of European projects looking at the integration of ethnic minorities. She has also taught at the University of Sussex.
Myriam holds an MSc in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and a PhD in Migration Studies from the University of Sussex. Her doctoral research critically examines the pertinence of social capital as an analytical tool in explaining patterns of exclusion and inclusion among Moroccans in London.
Myriam is also currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex, and a Research Analyst with the Open Society Institute.
Publications
Returning irregular migrants: Is deportation the UK’s only option?
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Brhmie Balaram
22 Feb 2013
Returning irregular migrants: How effective is the EU’s response?
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Miklos Szilard
22 Feb 2013
Beyond borders: Human trafficking from Nigeria to the UK
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Jenny Pennington, Peter Grant
17 Jan 2013
The UK’s response to human trafficking: Fit for purpose?
Author(s) : Jenny Pennington, Eliza Galos, Myriam Cherti
23 Jul 2012
Responses to irregular migration in Morocco: Promising changes, persisting challenges
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Mike Collyer, Eliza Galos, Marta Grosso
04 Jul 2012
Inside madrassas: Understanding and engaging with British-Muslim faith supplementary schools
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Laura Bradley
30 Nov 2011
Getting On: Well-being in later life
Author(s) : James McCormick, Myriam Cherti, Jonathan Clifton, Alice Sachrajda, Eleanor McDowell
01 Dec 2009
Articles
Clegg should champion ‘everyday integration’ - 22 Mar 2013
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti
British stories of Nigerian Cinderellas are no fairy tale - 24 Jan 2013
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti
Government must do more to tackle human trafficking - 19 Oct 2012
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Jenny Pennington
Integration policy needs an 'everyday' outlook - 18 Oct 2012
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti
Madrassas in the UK: key questions answered - 30 Nov 2011
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti
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