Op-ed

Losing ground: listening to the voices of climate refugees

February 8, 2017 - Rebecca Buxton & Theophilus Kwek

By focusing exclusively on the long-term effects of air pollution or ocean acidification, protestors and politicians alike risk freezing the voices – and choices – of today’s climate refugees out of the debate. But climate refugees are already struggling to be heard and we must do our best to listen, now.

Promoting rights to oppose prison radicalisation

February 6, 2017 - Patrizio Gonnella

Lately, radicalisation has been the subject of many debates, not always appropriate. Much has been said about the risk that Italian prisons become the breeding ground for an army of terrorists. We will start from the numbers that generated this alarm, than make some linguistic observations and finally outline some proposals based on prevention strategies that would promote a real security.

Hackathon and refugees: we can do better.

September 28, 2016 - Tin Geber

Are hackathons helping the refugee crisis? Is the social change community too techno-solutionist? How about we try to radically change hackathons in a way that’s not sexy but might provide actual results?

Data (rather than prejudices) on the spectre of Romanian crime

September 16, 2016 - Patrizio Gonnella

Migratory flows and increases in the number of foreign inmates: a reflection on the need for crime prevention initiatives based on actual data rather than prejudice.

Global digital identity – goodbye to national passports? The new geography of human rights.

September 8, 2016 - Margie Cheesman

How digital identity could – and should – be implemented in the age of global migration? A reflection on the new geography of human rights by Margie Cheesman.

A dangerous journey? On the limited effect of information campaigns to deter irregular migration

August 31, 2016 - Pierluigi Musarò

The campaign "Aware migrants" launched by the Italian government is only the last of a series of communication efforts from governments aimed at discouraging irregular migration. Whether the approach is harsh, like in the Australian case, or focuses more on preventing the loss of human lives (as the Italian government is doing), evidence points to limited effects and may ultimately result irrelevant. The in-depth analysis by Pierluigi Musarò.

Aware migrants… and citizens

August 22, 2016 - Pierluigi Musarò

Two different pieces of news invite us to reflect on the effect of the media on public understanding of the so-called ‘migration crisis’. And more specifically, on how media performances contribute to shaping the Mediterranean as an emotional and physical setting in which fears and insecurities can be used for both progressive as well as regressive purposes.

The If and When of Technology for the Global Refugee Crisis

June 29, 2016 - Lina Srivastava

Can technology really help people on the move? Considerations on the role of the civic tech community in the refugee crisis.

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Op-ed

Losing ground: listening to the voices of climate refugees

Promoting rights to oppose prison radicalisation

Hackathon and refugees: we can do better.

Data (rather than prejudices) on the spectre of Romanian crime

Global digital identity – goodbye to national passports? The new geography of human rights.

A dangerous journey? On the limited effect of information campaigns to deter irregular migration

Aware migrants… and citizens

The If and When of Technology for the Global Refugee Crisis

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