Framing the Refugee
Unless citizens are willing to problematize their own position, power and safety, they must accept that they are not willing to take the Refugee Question seriously.
Review – Humane and Dignified?
Despite some missed opportunities, this is a relevant and illuminating book for anyone interested in the experiences of people on the hard end of the immigration regime.
Interview – Houchang Chehabi
Houchang Chehabi elaborates on why Iran’s single biggest crisis is its drought, its impact on agricultural centers, as well as its implications on geopolitics.
The European Response to the Syrian War: Pathologies Uncovered
The EU must effectively address its migration pathologies and dysfunctionalities to fulfil its humanitarian promise to be a space of freedom, prosperity and rule of law
The Rationality Gap: Brexit and the Immigration Question
If Britain abandons reason and principle, we will not be able to reclaim them and we will end up back in a place which we thought Europe had left behind forever.
“Green against Blue” – Reflections on the 2016 Austrian Presidential Election
The Austrian election illustrates another troubling trend: a widening class and gender divide, and more specifically a struggle about the right values.
Angelina Jolie Pitt at LSE: Can Actors Be Effective Educators?
Publicity should not be a reason to stop good intentions; like those of a renowned actress with a strong commitment to raising awareness about refugees.
IR, Gender Studies, and Volunteering in Refugee Camps
On the first day gendered roles were made quite clear by a local volunteer, leading me to rethink the very purpose of my research on gender and violence.
Review – Women, Soccer and Transnational Migration
A title which maps out the state of the art within the field, while also providing insights on how to challenge prevailing conceptual and theoretical approaches.
Fear, Anger and Attitudes Toward Immigration
Fear and anger that undergird the reactions to outgroups contribute greatly to coalescing diverse interests into supporting strong border controls which exclude migrants.
