More than 30 years of labour market research, of institutional change and gender studies sharpened my interest in one of the most powerful drivers of societal change - migration. How can we achieve social peace and sustainable socio-economic development in a globalised world? Migration must surely play a major role – but finding the ‚right' way will be a challenge of national and international policy coordination. And I will continue to participate in that search, as researcher, policy advisor, commentator….