Understanding future migration
How does migration that has not yet taken place shape the lives of individuals and the development of societies? Continue reading Understanding future migration
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The End Of Migrants As We Know Them?
The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants holds the promise of progress. But ahead of the summit, communications staff were pushing a warped view of migrant diversity. Even the International Organization of Migration (IOM) is straying from its mission to uphold … Continue reading The End Of Migrants As We Know Them?
Refugees are Also Migrants. And All Migrants Matter
This post was originally published on the Border Criminologies blog, based at the University of Oxford. (Photo: Carlos Spottorno, British Red Cross, CC BY-NC-ND) The recent debate over word choice has taken turns that undermine humanitarian principles and cloud the … Continue reading Refugees are Also Migrants. And All Migrants Matter
Why ‘trafficking’ is in the news for the wrong reasons
In early 2015 there was a spike in new stories about ‘trafficking’ related to migration. But most of the stories described events that had little to do with trafficking. They described smuggling of migrants, primarily across the Mediterranean. Does it … Continue reading Why ‘trafficking’ is in the news for the wrong reasons
Who is who in migration studies: 107 names worth knowing
During a recent conversation among migration scholars, a PhD candidate mentioned in passing that ‘I’m not really familiar with the names yet’. It was obvious that many of had a shared mental inventory of migration scholars. So I started wondering how this tacit knowledge … Continue reading Who is who in migration studies: 107 names worth knowing
How migration spurs battles over women
Migration affects the lives of women in many ways. One subtle but critical mechanism lies in disputes over ‘who’ migrant women are. Migration researchers can play a role in making the battles apparent and showing how they matter. I have … Continue reading How migration spurs battles over women
