Refugees

From Narratives to Perceptions in the Securitisation of the Migratory Crisis in Europe

Susana Ferreira • Sep 3 2018 • Articles

The current migratory crisis has highlighted the handicaps of the EU’s common immigration, border and asylum policies and their growing securitisation.

Forced Migration and Security Threats to Syrian Refugee Women

Özlem Özdemir • Sep 1 2018 • Articles

When refugee women are empowered economically, socially and politically, they will have the ability to play a key role in preventing the spread of violence.

The Venezuelan Crisis Spills Over Into a Small Island – Trinidad and Tobago

Faies Jafar • Aug 31 2018 • Articles

The overwhelming influx of Venezuelan migrants and refugees regionally has spilled over to small island states in the Caribbean including Trinidad and Tobago.

Observations on Migration in the Twenty-First Century: Where to from Here?

Migration is trapped in the triangle between controversial scholarly, popular and political debate, with decisions directly affecting the lives of thousands.

Containment Practices of Immobility in Greece

Andriani Fili • Aug 27 2018 • Articles

The narratives of crises, which have been employed since 2009, only grant moral legitimacy to Greece’s continued political, legal, and financial margin within Europe.

Solidarity Beyond the State in Europe’s Common European Asylum System

Valsamis Mitsilegas • Aug 27 2018 • Articles

The development of Europe’s Common Asylum System has been based on a concept of solidarity which is predominantly state-centred. This approach has not served the EU well.

Australia’s Extraterritorial Asylum Policies and the Making of Transit Sites

Sally Clark • Aug 24 2018 • Articles

Despite the brevity of human rights legislation states are now implementing pre-emptive measures that effectively neutralise their obligations.

Interview – William Maley

E-International Relations • Aug 23 2018 • Features

Prof. William Maley discusses responses to the refugee crisis, the effect of the state system on the crisis, Afghanistan’s future and his advice to young scholars.

Solidarities in Migration

Anitta Kynsilehto • Aug 20 2018 • Articles

Solidarity ties form and sometimes dissolve with new information and new urgencies. Every encounter counts. Everyone is needed.

Legal Responses to the EU Migrant Crisis: Too Little, Too Late?

Jenny Poon • Aug 19 2018 • Articles

To properly safeguard the rights of asylum claimants and refugees, regional courts should play a larger role in the adjudication of asylum decisions.

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