My co-authored article with Iepke Rijcken and Kyoko Shinozaki, “Embodied experiences in motion: integrating the senses in research and teaching” has just been published in @ersjournal.com as part of the Special Issue: Multisensory Approaches in Migration Studies.

I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.

EU, schläfst du noch immer?😯 Das ist die größte Student:innenbewegung seit 1968 in Europa. Heute in Belgrad, Serbien. Nein, nicht seit gestern, sondern monatelang. Es geht um den Kampf für Demokratie, Transparenz und die Entmachtung korrupter und vom Westen geförderter Eliten. Vorwärts Serbien! 🇷🇸💪

New from me - is it possible we are actually at peak populism? This post is an exercise in working through a scenario - I may very well be wrong. But also, outside of America, I think something is shifting. Because of America. 1/n benansell.substack.com/p/twilight-o...

Folks, this Friday afternoon is my habilitation colloquium. It'll mark the end of a long journey and I am very much looking forward to it being over. For those in Salzburg, I'd love to see some friendly faces. www.plus.ac.at/news/dzeneta...

Full support for @filipejdus.bsky.social ! Attacks against him are part of an attempt to discredit critical voices in Serbia. ifdt.bg.ac.rs/2025/02/cond...

They will be surprised when I show up. 😇

Very glad to join the third Transborder Debate on Thursday, Feb 20, on “Human rights on the crossroads: right protection of newcomers." You can register here: shorturl.at/mlZiQ

A statement of solidarity with student protests in Serbia, from all of us in the Yugoslawomen+ Collective. ✊ We have also made a list of suggestions for those in diaspora who want to support the protests. #SerbiaProtests tinyurl.com/4macbrsd

“To return home requires humility in the face of friends and family who stayed behind in Syria with so much dignity and strength. Those of us who are returning owe them compassion and a willingness to listen.” ✍Tamara Alrifai bit.ly/4hrQ2Cu #damascus #syria

Let’s expand #SEEBluesky. Here are a bunch of newcomers, as well as other accounts that you need to follow: @lurapo.bsky.social @markokmezic.bsky.social @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @besnikpula.bsky.social @balcanicaucaso.org @fbieber.bsky.social @aseees.bsky.social @dimitarbechev.bsky.social

@nedadmemic.bsky.social @sudosteuropa.bsky.social @tzifakis.bsky.social @hozic.bsky.social @davidedenti.bsky.social @dzenetakarabeg.bsky.social @zarulja.bsky.social @ljubofil.bsky.social @filipejdus.bsky.social @aestesop.bsky.social @placesoft.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social

As Melania Trump returns to the White House, Slovenes in her homeland brace for another 4 years of being turned into a punchline, their history and heritage often the subject of jokes as Americans struggle to adjust to a very European (& Slavic) First Lady. My story: www.politico.eu/article/mela...

My book is really coming out in March 🌱 It's been a long road and I'm excited to let it out in the world. Follow the link for a ToC and summary + let me know if you might be interested in a book talk! It will be #OA thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social & @ukri.org press.umich.edu/Books/B/Beyo...

Very excited to see this out! Using a policy translation perspective to examine policy harmonization of the EU #BlueCard Directive, we demonstrate ongoing policy dynamics of highly skilled #migration on multiple levels. Check it out! #EUPolicy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

So glad to see this published! @dinok.bsky.social made writing fun again!

🚨last day to submit your paper/panel proposals on migration, refugees, diaspora, nationalism for the upcoming ASN World Convention in May🚨 Migcitsky ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

Was Saša sagt... Und ich kann mich an eine alleinstehende Dame erinnern, die 1992 aus Ostbosnien vertrieben wurde und vergeblich versucht hat, in Deutschland zu bleiben, wo ihr Bruder und dessen Kinder, ihre einzige Familie, lebten. Sie musste nach Bosnien zurückkehren und war damals todunglücklich.

The fact that the copy + paste function remains a challenge for some in 2024 is still beyond me.

Super excited to share a CfP on political ecologies in SEE 🌱 Our guiding q's are: What do the political ecologies of SEE look like? What are the legacies that the field draws on, how is the field transforming, and what are its possible futures? Get in touch if you have an idea and please share!

Trotz aller Kritikpunkte werden europ. Regierungen weiter an der Auslagerung von #Asylverfahren in Drittstaaten arbeiten. In diesem Beitrag gebe ich einen Überblick über Ziele, Modelle (AUS, UK, ITA), Gegenargumente + den aktuellen Stand der Debatte in D. 1/4 heimatkunde.boell.de/de/2024/12/0...

Das traditionelle bosnische Lied #Sevdalinka wurde heute zum immateriellen UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe erklärt. Eine wunderbare Nachricht für alle Bosnier! Die Sevdalinka ist, so wie der Fado, vor allem ein Lied über Liebeskummer. "Emina" ist vielleicht das populärste Sevdalinkalied.

For women in academia, barriers to having children aren't just finding partners or preserving fertility. It's systemic barriers—relentless relocations, temporary contracts, focus on individual achievement—planning for a family is like an impossible luxury. www.science.org/content/arti...

Another data point: those tasked with implementing these ill-thought-out migration policies don't think they're going to work.

On the other site, I often posted ‘interpretations’ of my name. Below is a picture of what the Swedish mail decided to rename my grandmother upon delivering the present I recently sent her for her 88th birthday. For reference, her name is Izeta Smailagić. 😂😂😂

People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change

📖Virtual BOOK LAUNCH 🕑05 December 5 pm (UK time) Together with @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social we co-host a virtual launch, 'Feminist Encounters in Making the State of Kosovo' co-edited by @vjosamusliu.bsky.social and Itziar Mujika Chao. More info and registration: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

@aestesop.bsky.social @filipejdus.bsky.social @ljubofil.bsky.social @dimitarbechev.bsky.social @zarulja.bsky.social @dzenetakarabeg.bsky.social @davidedenti.bsky.social @dabazovic.bsky.social @hozic.bsky.social @tzifakis.bsky.social @sudosteuropa.bsky.social @nedadmemic.bsky.social

More job ops 👇 (ping @katiehagmann.bsky.social (?))

I joined Bluesky back in 2023 but didn’t find much to keep me here, so it’s cool to see it finally taking off. Expectations are sky high, but this platform has a vitality that makes me remember what I loved about text-based social media in the first place. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/t...

An interview about Global Sociology and the transformations of sociology since the beginning of the century. globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/articles/glo...

The appointment of Radmila Šekerinska as the new Deputy Gen Sec of NATO is not only significant for N. Macedonia, it is positive for the whole W. Balkans. She understands the threats but also minces no words re: the West's broken promises to the region. europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/11/19/n...

Hi new followers— I'm a historian of far-right extremism, writing a book about German & American neo-Nazis. I also wrote a book about Turkish-German migration, which you can download free (tinyurl.com/kahnbk) or buy from Cambridge w/ discount FTHL2024. I also research queer fascism & gay neo-Nazis.

CFA for a 3-year postdoc position in Madrid @UC3M and @IC3JM. Great people, great job, great city! Come and join us! (Please share widely)

For two years, Nyrola Elimä and I have been investigating a mass exodus of Uyghur asylum seekers from China. Our reporting, published earlier this week in the New York Times Magazine, shows in unprecedented detail the extent of China’s pursuit of Uyghurs beyond its borders.

Brief update on border crossings; not only is there no sign of a post-election spike in crossings as many of us expected, but all four Border Patrol Sectors which report weekly data have seen a drop since their last numbers, with Tucson dropping to the lowest weekly total since summer 2020.

I made a starter pack for researchers studying social movements. Who else should I add? All fields are welcome! go.bsky.app/59uZyEy #academicsky #academicchatter #contentioussky

I really enjoyed talking to @katkusic.bsky.social for @recetvienna.bsky.social podcast about her work on land as more than an object of policy. www.recet.at/podcast/deta...

Here's a ripping yarn for a Saturday morning. Police have arrested a Russian man suspected of running camps for Moldovan agents provocateurs in Bosnia's Republika Srpska region. www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/...

so here's the bsky starter pack that you didn't know you needed. wondering what grift kushner & ivanka tr*mp are pulling buying up property in the balkans? sarajevo on your mind? or just want some wholesome stories about an ottoman-era donkey? we have you covered! go.bsky.app/AcUhygT

It is very likely that the Western Balkans – specifically, the north of Kosovo or Bosnia and Herzegovina – will be the venue for the next security crisis in Europe, and EU policymakers appear not just unprepared but uninterested.

@davidedenti.bsky.social @vukusiciva.bsky.social @acateux.bsky.social @tregs.bsky.social @bleta.bsky.social @lurali.bsky.social @vedrandzihic.bsky.social @dzenetakarabeg.bsky.social @ademferizaj.bsky.social @vjosamusliu.bsky.social @ebstavrevska.bsky.social @gresahasa.bsky.social

Students in our master's programme explored the realm of EU External Action, embodying ministers, the Commission and High Representative, in our Foreign Affairs Council simulation. Thanks to @markus-gastinger.eu, @dzenetakarabeg.bsky.social and Gudrun Zagel for your expertise and support!

This article—well, mostly the anonymous men quoted in it—made me so angry. Not all academic admin/service work is necessary, but imagine feeling so entitled that you actively avoid contributing to building the sector & bettering the communities you belong to. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

'“Nothing about you without you” is a U.S. slogan reserved for Ukrainians, with the Palestinians still treated as objects to be acted upon by great powers, their fate presumably to be determined by others, their national rights barely meriting a remark.' newrepublic.com/article/1775...

We're hiring TWO PhD Researcher positions. One is in 'Sociology and Sociological Theory' and the other in 'Social Change and Mobilities.' Deadline is Dec 27. More info here: www.plus.ac.at/news/stellen... #sociologyjobs #sociology

‘We are in solidarity with Palestinian demands for freedom and self-determination. Our solidarity is also, but nor solely, informed by our own embodied experiences with war, ethnic cleansing and genocide.’ read the whole statement 👇👇

Our statement of solidarity with the Palestinian people in full here yugoslawomenplus.net/2023/10/27/s.... @vjosamusliu.bsky.social @sladjanalazic.bsky.social @dzenetakarabeg.bsky.social

"Being Palestinian in this country...is a numbing exercise in gauging where pockets of safety are, sussing out which friends, co-workers or acquaintances will be allies, which will stay silent. Who will speak." www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/o...