Paul Statham, Professor of Migration, SCMR Director Do you think that Islam is a threat to the British way of life? UK Population 30% yes; Conservative Party members 58% yes Do you think parts of many European cities are under…
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What can regret in migration decision-making reveal about policy failures?
Dr Caterina Mazzilli | ODI Global When Aida (not her real name) joined her husband in South Africa, she could not believe that that was what she “had come here for”. She said, “the first business we were doing was…
Feminist Migration Futures? Reflections on a Feminist Migration Policy
Toni Cela (Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development (INURED) and University of Miami); Anita Ghimire (Nepal Institute for Social and Environmental Research (NISER); Meena Poudel (Independent researcher); Sarah Scuzzarello (SCMR, University of Sussex); Mary Setrana (University of Ghana); Marcia Vera…
Posted in Migration Research
Solidarity in Europe two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Dr Rob Sharp, Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, University of Sussex It has now been well over two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As of February…
Tagged with: Asylum Seekers & Refugees, participatory methods, solidarity, Ukraine
Posted in Migration Research
Posted in Migration Research
Bridging Research and Reality: A Glimpse into the Summer of Research Event on Gender, Sexuality, and Migration
Sarah Scuzzarello (SCMR, Geography); Nuno Ferreira (SCMR, Law); and Moira Dustin (SCMR, Law) In academia, the rollercoaster of research (and other) administration often takes precedence over considerations about dialogue between researchers, participants and stakeholders and conversations with colleagues across disciplines.…
New migration research in Pakistan
A collaborative blogpost by Dr Ayub Jan and Professor Shahida Aman of the University of Peshawar, Pakistan, with Dr Ceri Oeppen, Dr Tahir Zaman and Professor Michael Collyer of SCMR. One of the largest protracted displacement populations in the world;…
Tagged with: collaborative research, international partnerships, migration research, Pakistan
Posted in Academic Life
Posted in Academic Life
The Iranian diaspora’s role in the Woman, Life, Freedom movement
Author anonymous. In October last year, Berlin attracted international attention for a turnout of more than 80,000 Iranian people and allies showing solidarity with protesters in Iran. Capturing a feeling that resonates with myself and other members of the Iranian…
Posted in Migration Comments