Opinion – Refugee Hierarchy in Western Responses to the Ukrainian Crisis
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,’ but as seen in western discourse over Ukrainian migrants ‘European’, ‘White’, and ‘civilized’ seem to be freer and superior.
Ceuta and Melilla: Pioneers of Post-Cold War Border Fortification
Old border fortresses serve as pretexts and inspirations for new walls and fences and remind us that we live in a world of borders rather than in a borderless world.
Interview – Dimitris Skleparis
Dimitris Skleparis discusses the securitisation of migration, and resultant policy focusses and discourses on migration throughout Europe.
What Shapes the Narratives on Internally Displaced People in Dnipro Media?
IDP’s are typically covered as a group receiving benefits, largely ignoring deeper issues such as their human rights, adaptation and trauma and the question of a sense of belonging.
Opinion – The Libyan Border as a Testing Ground for European Sovereignty
In recent years, consensus on EU immigration policy has taken a bruising and any future definition remains in flux — much like the European project as a whole.
Opinion – A State of Emergency at the Polish-Belarusian Border
Neither the EU nor Poland has a long-term plan for how to manage migration which can only be expected to increase due to political destabilisation and climate crisis.
Visa Policies as Externalisation Practices in the Global South
It is key to engage in a more ample debate over how visa policies and other practices in the Global South contribute in shifting these countries’ borders.
Climate Change, Human Mobility and Feminist Political Economy
The responses to climate change mitigation efforts need to be targeted at not only addressing climate change impacts but also reducing gender and social inequalities.
Different Type of Refugee: Onward Journeys of Gulf-Born Migrants from Politically Volatile Countries
Academic inquiry should go beyond categorisation to understand what pushes migrants to seek alternative permanencies elsewhere, and under what conditions.
Review – Citizenship
Kochenov’s provocative book assesses the concept and practice of citizenship, which he contends has always, in essence, been racist.
