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Italian-Maghrebis in Belgium (July 11 and July 28, 2016)

27 December 2020

by Hanane El Hajouli | University of Bologna This essay on Italian-Maghrebi youth and families in Belgium has been adapted from the author’s Masters thesis (Italians-Maghrebi: an ethnographic exploration) that was prepared in Italy and at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Italy started to undergo the economic...

Review- Za’atari Refugee Camp: Life in the Desert (May 26, 2016)

27 December 2020

by Melissa Gatter Melissa Gatter completed fieldwork in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan during February and March 2016. Access to Za’atari was secured through an internship with the organization Save the Children whose offices are located in Amman. She supported the Media, Communications, and Advocacy department...

Deadly Crossings - Launch of report on border-related deaths at the Channel crossings

30 November 2020

Harsher Channel border enforcement will only cause more suffering, say IRR & migrants’ rights groups 297 known border-related deaths between the Franco-British border since 1999 – an average of one death every 4 weeks Powerful report accounts for each death, humanising those behind the statistics Report is...

queer qandī Journeys and Destinations film fest - Report

25 November 2020

Sponsored by The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Organisers: Elmira Zadissa and Ramona Zadissa at QTI Coalition of Colour Summary: queer qandī Journeys and Destinations film fest was a queer film festival focused on issues of migration and movement made in SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region. The...

Newsletter - Nov 2020

25 November 2020

The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Newsletter – November 2020 CONTENTS NEWS EVENTS READING CALLS PUBLICATIONS NEWS Dear All, I am writing with a brief update about the Centre for Global Human Movement team structure. As indicated when the Centre was founded in 2018, it was always anticipated that we would...

Human Movement - Update

18 November 2020

Dear All, I am writing with a brief update about the Centre for Global Human Movement team structure. As indicated when the Centre was founded in 2018, it was always anticipated that we would think about succession planning in relation to governance arrangements for the Centre. I will therefore be relinquishing my role as...

Migration Policy Practice (Vol. X, Number 2, April–June 2020)

7 October 2020

For many years researchers have talked about the “Age of Migration”, an era when more and more people were on the move. Suddenly within the space of less than two months movements across most borders have almost ceased completely – and policymakers are faced with the challenge of managing migration during a period of...

2021/22 Caird Fellowship competition: Royal Museums Greenwich (deadline 2 November)

7 October 2020

Royal Museums Greenwich (which comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen's House and Cutty Sark ) has a well-established programme supporting high-quality research providing new perspectives on our collections. Fellowships are stipendiary, and can run for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 12...

Newsletter - Sept 2020

18 September 2020

The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement Newsletter – Sept 2020 CONTENTS NEWS EVENTS READING PUBLICATIONS NEWS New research project and film: Employing Essential Workers: Displaced Syrian Healthcare Professionals in the United Kingdom and Europe This project brings together new partners from academia, policy...

NEW RESEARCH PROJECT AND FILM: Employing essential workers: displaced Syrian healthcare professionals in the UK & Europe

Research: Displaced Syrian Healthcare Professionals in the UK & Europe

4 September 2020

In this project we bring together new partners from academia, policy, politics and those working on-the-ground to build a network that seeks to address the policy and political challenges that prevent the integration and employment of displaced Syrian healthcare workers (HCWs) into labour markets in the Middle East, Europe...