Migration

Interview – Ronaldo Munck

E-International Relations • May 25 2015 • Features

Professor Munck discusses labour movement responses to neoliberal restructuring, Gramscian perspectives on Latin America, and the contemporary relevance of Marxism.

Who is a Refugee?

Phil Cole • May 15 2015 • Articles

The very idea of who counts as a refugee is at stake due to new political discourse, and that may have dangerous consequences for all those seeking asylum around the world.

Europe’s Response to Migrant Tragedy in the Mediterranean

Phil Cole • Apr 27 2015 • Articles

Recent EU responses should make us wonder whether the political atmosphere around migration in Europe means that the continent has journeyed to the heart of darkness.

Drowning Migrants Is Not the Answer

Phil Cole • Oct 29 2014 • Articles

Criminalization is not the answer to the movement of people across the Mediterranean. We have to recognize that it is this act of criminalization which is killing people, not the desire to migrate.

The Future of Slavery in Australia

Jonathan Hirt • Jul 22 2014 • Articles

Slavery and trafficking will not be defeated unless those fighting it can simultaneously prevent its growth, whilst strategically responding to its current expressions.

Switzerland and the EU: Many a Slip Between Swiss Cup and Lip

Clive H Church • Apr 11 2014 • Articles

Swiss politics has too many veto players for swift decisions. It is out of the interplay of these contending forces that any change in its foreign policy will come.

The Eclipse of Europe: Italy, Libya, and the Surveillance of Borders

Fulvio Vassallo Paleologo • Mar 30 2014 • Articles

The EU lacks a common foreign policy to tackle immigration. Thus, national policies fill this gap. For this reason, political initiatives at the local level are crucial.

States, Migrants, and Rights

Kelly Staples • Mar 28 2014 • Articles

Today, refugees are increasingly at risk in the context of a European approach to migration which has once again made refugees deportable. This trend requires attention.

A Silenced Voice: Using Personal Experience to Unpack Stereotypes

Jennifer Darch • Feb 21 2014 • Articles

When people are spoken ‘about’ or ‘for’, generalisations become common. Giving the silenced a voice of their own offers a solution to this problem.

Review – Reporting at the Southern Borders

Jairo Lugo-Ocando • Feb 20 2014 • Features

Dell’Orto and Birchfeld provide unique and compelling insights into the uncertainty, dilemmas and challenges routinely faced by journalists when reporting on immigration.

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