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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.

Brexit and beyond: What will the UK out of Europe mean for migration?

August 18, 2016 - Liza Ramrayka

The UK’s decision to leave the EU - popularly known as ‘Brexit’ - surprised many at home, sent shockwaves across Europe and reverberated around the rest of the world. The ensuing weeks and months have been dominated by confusion and uncertainty about what Brexit will actually look like in reality, when it might be implemented and how it will impact on issues such as migration.

Safe, legal access for asylum-seekers through resettlement programmes and humanitarian corridors

June 30, 2016 - Francesca Romana Genoviva

Every day EUNAVforMed personnel are intercepting boats adrift in the Mediterranean loaded with dozens of migrants who are desperate enough to risk their lives during the crossing. While the flow cannot be stopped, both States and NGOs can try to create an alternate access route to their territories. The international resettlement programme supervised by UNHCR and the humanitarian corridor initiative established in Italy are both steps in the right direction.

The externalisation of European borders: steps and consequences of a dangerous process

July 12, 2016 - Corallina Lopez Curzi

Sara Prestianni explains the main steps in the externalisation of the European and Italian policies on migration, and its more serious consequences in terms of violations of fundamental human rights.

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.

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Border policies

Aware migrants… and citizens

Brexit and beyond: What will the UK out of Europe mean for migration?

Safe, legal access for asylum-seekers through resettlement programmes and humanitarian corridors

The externalisation of European borders: steps and consequences of a dangerous process

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

The political ‘migration crisis’ and the military-humanitarian response

After Eu-Turkey deal, how to become second-class refugees

Why it is impossible to reject only Muslim refugees

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