Migration, insecurity and development in Central Africa
6 February 2017
Dr. Papa Demba Fall advocates for the need for a regional approach to confront challenges of migration, insecurity and development in Central Africa
Migratory flows, colonial encounters and the histories of transatlantic slavery
Dr Olivette Otele explores how histories of transatlantic slavery impact on contemporary questions of migration
Why migration policymaking needs more migrant voices
19 December 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumnus Yan Matusevich calls for a change to the diversity deficit that causes a critical absence of migrant voices in policymaking
‘We search for Life’: Mobilities, infrastructure and the Congolese from Eastern DR Congo
Exploring everyday as well as conflict-driven migrations of Congolese in the Great Lakes region
Confessions of a 'bad migrant'
25 November 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumna Nina Swen wonders what lies behind the often uncontested distinctions drawn between 'migrants' and 'expats'
Deporting ‘illegal’ migrants: an open letter to President-elect Trump
11 November 2016
Marieke van Houte considers how the President-elect will follow through on his well-publicised plans for undocumented migrants
Summer may be long gone, but the debate over the burkini ban is far from over
Researchers Marie Godin and Giulia Liberatore (COMPAS) reflect on a recent MSc Migration Studies panel discussion
On contemporary art and migration
4 November 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumna Emine Yeter explores how contemporary art can universalise the migrant experience, and perhaps even help us to imagine possibilities otherwise abandoned in politics and law
BBC Panorama’s investigation and the Syrian refugee workers in the Turkish garment industry
3 November 2016
Following the exposure of refugee and child labour in the Turkish garment industry, Dr Korkmaz looks at the historical relationship between informal and formal sectors in Turkey, how this is changing, and what steps must be taken to combat child and informal labour, and to provide decent work for all workers, irrespective of nationality
Refugee women and children in the Calais ‘Jungle’ and the dismantling of the camp: Is it really the end?
One week after the beginning of the destruction of the 'Jungle' camp, women and children residents face an uncertain future
Common responses to the notion of Migration Studies
13 October 2016
MSc in Migration Studies alumna Bobbie Mills on perceptions of migration studies, including a preoccupation with the numbers: a view, she finds, that is shaped greatly by surrounding policy and media narratives
The Extraordinary Queuing Experience
Experiencing what migration feels like through performance
EU–Afghanistan deportation–aid deal: Classic strategy or classic mistake?
7 October 2016
Marieke van Houte urges leaders to reconsider what a real 'win-win' development scenario looks like for Afghanistan
Migration, disability, and plain language
4 October 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumnus Jonathan Paul Katz examines the role of plain language in communication and its importance in communicating with people with disabilities, including migrants with disabilities – especially in interactions with local government
Refuge in Technology
28 September 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumna Aliyyah Ahad analyses the increasingly important role played by tech solutions - including those (co)designed by refugees themselves - in responding to the needs of today's refugees
A night-time border encounter: Some reflections
26 September 2016
MSc Migration Studies alumnus Tommaso Trillò shares some thoughts on his own experience of border crossing
Migration makes the Sustainable Development Goals agenda – time to celebrate?
As UN leaders gather in New York to mark the first anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals, we revisit this post from Oliver Bakewell, who considers whether the inclusion of migration in the Sustainable Development Goals raises more questions than it answers
Leaders must recognise migrants as human not hapless
Robtel Neajai Pailey urges world leaders to recognise the agency and humanity of those who migrate