Op-ed

Against the politics of killing slowly: contesting Danish deportation camps

March 2, 2018 - Jose Arce, Julia Suárez-Krabbe, Annika Lindberg

As activists, scholars, artists and people generally invested in migration struggles, it is crucial not only to document and analyse the complexities and inhumanity of the border regime, but also to document and support the ways in which people resist and mobilise against it.

The point of no return: the case against Rohingya repatriation

November 27, 2017 - Jade Huynh

Despite the ongoing, tragic Rohingya crisis, involving 620,000 people fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh, a repatriation deal between the two countries was struck on November 16 to start returning refugees at the beginning of 2018. Jade Huynh explains why this is near-sighted, premature and very dangerous if we wish to protect the rights of this persecuted community.

Germany’s “conflicted middle”: in order to reach them, we must understand them

October 19, 2017 - Padraic Quirk

A research by Social Change Initiative and Purpose Europe analyzing inclinations and worries about immigration in different sectors of public opinion in Germany.

Tech companies should speak up for refugees, not only high-skilled immigrants

June 7, 2017 - Mark Latonero

Tech companies efforts to directly help and advocate for refugees have been admirable. But collective action from the tech sector would be more effective for swaying the opinions of the courts and the public.

Prison radicalisation and the alienation of Muslims

April 6, 2017 - William Dugdale

The prevention of radicalisation in prisons specifically focuses on Muslim detainees and often relies on isolation. Here is how this may foster alienation rather than rehabilitation and why we should focus more on promoting integration than isolation.

The role of big data in refugee contexts

March 27, 2017 - Margie Cheesman

How can big data analytics help map the trends in ongoing migration, describe the sentiments in the countries involved, or predict areas of conflict? There are many ways of doing big data and it is crucial we get it right in the context of migration aid.

If the EU wants to be the bastion of liberal democracy it must stop demonising refugees and migrants too

February 11, 2017 - Nando Sigona

While the rhetoric is certainly diverging between the US and EU since Trump took office, in practice there are many substantial points of convergence between the two sides of the Atlantic as far as the treatment of refugees and migrants is concerned.