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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.

Administrative detention of migrants in Europe and the danger of a double standard in the protection of personal liberties

June 8, 2016 - Olivia Lopez Curzi

Administrative detention of migrants and asylum seekers in Europe has been made institutional, and has become a key point in the management of migratory flows. But detention centres for migrants seem to reverse the relation between safety and freedom, which lies at the heart of the modern regime of human rights protection, with the effect of creating a double legal standard and a double system of protection of personal liberties.

Immigration to Italy: how it has changed over the last half-century

May 30, 2016 - Alessandro Lanni

We showed Enrico Pugliese - a prominent scholar and expert on immigration to Italy - the Open Migration Dashboard and he explained us how migratory flows to the country changed over the last 50 years.

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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

Administrative detention of migrants in Europe and the danger of a double standard in the protection of personal liberties

Immigration to Italy: how it has changed over the last half-century

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