This handbook was created to provide information and tools to different stakeholders within the field of migration, based on empirical research conducted as part of the PERCEPTIONS research project.

PERCEPTIONS is a project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme that conducts multidisciplinary research and innovative actions addressing questions related to migration. The project brings together 26 partners from different institutions (universities, research organisations, non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations and border authorities) and from 15 different European and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries.

The aim of this handbook is to support those who want to better understand some of the challenges related to migration to Europe, and to design research-informed responses for addressing these challenges. To ensure it attains this goal, a first version of the handbook was reviewed by practitioners in the field of migration. Points of critique were taken on board to produce this improved second version.