It is with deep sadness that we share this tribute to Richard Williams, a longstanding member and friend of the Sussex Sanctuary and Migration research community. Richard was a specialist independent consultant with an in-depth knowledge of UK and EU…
Blog Archives
SCMR and Sussex University of Sanctuary tribute to Richard Williams
Posted in Academic Life, Migration Comments
Borders, belonging and ballots: the electoral marginalization of self-settled refugees in Tanzania
Leonard Chimanda, Postgraduate Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences: School of Law Until refugees acquire the nationality of the host state or return to their states of origin, several years can pass. In that period, what are the avenues of political voice…
Outsourcing Through the Back Door. The UK France Deal Undermines the Legal Basis of CEAS
Ridam Gangwar – Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (India) – Final Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Student and Researcher in Migration and Law The UK’s attempt to negotiate migrant returns deal with France – with apparent EU support…
Posted in Migration Comments
The Impact of USRAP Suspension on Family Reunification
Author Anonymous*, Refugee Resettlement specialist Over the course of its 45 year history, the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) has earned and enjoyed broadly bipartisan support as a vital, national private-public partnership. It has long been recognized as integral…
Tagged with: family reunification, refugee week, Refugees, resettlement, USRAP
Posted in Migration Comments
Posted in Migration Comments
Community as a Superpower – Research in action.
Ali Ali, Michael Collyer, Priya Deshingkar, Anne-Meike Fechter, Melissa Gatter, Linda Morrice, Ceri Oeppen, Judith Townend and Tahir Zaman, SCMR, University of Sussex Refugee Week has been celebrated in the UK since 1998 around World Refugee Day, June 20th. This…
Tagged with: community, refugee week, research, SCMR
Posted in Migration Comments, Migration Research
Posted in Migration Comments, Migration Research
Starmer’s ‘Island of strangers’ takes a page from Trump’s migration policy book. Spain shows a different path is possible
Caterina Mazzilli, ODI Global and Gonzalo Fanjul, Fundacion por Causa and ODI Europe With the presentation of his White Paper on 12th May 2025, UK Home Secretary Keir Starmer has been the latest to join the anti-immigration epidemic sweeping across…
Tagged with: migration, Regularization, Spain, United Kingdom, White paper
Posted in Migration Comments
Posted in Migration Comments
The Bitter Duality of Winter: Kabul’s Snow and the Frozen Dreams of an Afghan Child
Dr Naimat Zafary, Department of International Development, University of Sussex. Last week, Kabul was transformed into a landscape of pristine white. The Afghan capital, Kabul, , draped in a heavy blanket of snow, sparked a wave of nostalgia and celebration across social media. Citizens shared vibrant…