Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops | IRIS 2026 Conference: Unsettling Communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in an Age of Growing Authoritarianism 7-9 September 2026, @unibirmingham.bsky.social Deadline for proposals: 16 March 2026 superdiversity.net/iris-2026-co...

📣 Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops | IRIS 2026 Conference: Unsettling Communities superdiversity.net/2026/01/23/%...

There is a huge volume of submissions, reflecting how important, controversial and IMO vindictive and damaging these proposals are. Linked below Good ones from @ippr.org, @ilonapin.bsky.social, @nandosigona.bsky.social & many others [2/3] committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...

Measuring Misery: The Science & Politics of Forced Displacement Statistics #IRIStalk by @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social, 2 February, 4-5.30pm @unibirmingham.bsky.social @irisbirmingham.bsky.social superdiversity.net/2026/01/14/m...

The @unibirmingham.bsky.social #socialpolicy is hosting #ISARC19 2026 conference next September (2-4 Sept, University of Birmingham), the call for papers is available here: uobevents.eventsair.com/rc19/call-fo...

Need some help to understand what's going on in Trump's America? Listen to the #MAGA & #migration #podcast series hosted by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social

A (research) year-in-review thread from IRIS @unibirmingham.bsky.social We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them. Here's what they replied! #migration #refugees #socialsciences #diversity #research

A (research) year-in-review thread from IRIS @unibirmingham.bsky.social We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them. Here's what they replied! #migration #refugees #socialsciences #diversity #research

What's the link between #freespeech, #bordering, and Trump's #MAGA project? @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...

We want global talents (but only if they are rich). nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...

Strong opinions and wrong facts - new report reveals public understanding and attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK #mustread

What do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration? Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today i-claim.eu/project/publ...

We say we want “global talent,” but what if our visa system only welcomes the wealthy? Read more 👇 nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w... #globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour

#Labour is nowhere near—even remotely—the idea of building a more just and equal society (sorry, so old-fashioned) if it continues to pursue policies that actively position migrant workers as inferior in the very scaffolding of the labour market. #migration

Useful reminder: 1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge! 2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science? Colonial mentality is strong & alive www.bbc.com/news/article...

In the latest episode of Mobility, Work & Rights, @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & I speak to three international experts on #migrantdomesticwork: - Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social - Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social - Sabrina Marchetti Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...

Join us for next @irisbirmingham.bsky.social public seminar! The Shape of Belonging for Unaccompanied Young People, Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite share.google/kc3mtGhQOXhl...

Who cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me. Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...

Spoke to Greek newspaper @tovimagr.bsky.social about #UK asylum and immigration proposals and how they may impact non-citizens already in the UK tovima.com/world/reforms-will-make-peoples-lives-miserable-academic-warns-as-uk-moves-toward-new-asylum-model/

People to follow in #migrationstudies go.bsky.app/FQmTcRZ

Stay tuned! The new episode of Mobility, Work and Rights podcast is out next week! We have amazing guests joining our hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and @nandosigona.bsky.social to talk about migrant domestic work. Nando talks to professor Bridget Anderson, director of @mmbuob.bsky.social.

Asylum is not "illegal migration" Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...

What if the very policies designed to prevent irregularity are the ones that keep producing it? I try to answer these questions in this piece for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social drawing on this recently published @iclaimeu.bsky.social concept paper i-claim.eu/irregular-mi...

Across Europe, politicians promise to “stop illegal migration” as if it were a problem that comes from the outside. What if irregular migration is not something that happens despite the system, but because of it? #EUmigration #ShabanaMahmood politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/how-eur...

#mustread by @nandosigona.bsky.social on @politicalquarterly.bsky.social drawing on the recently published concept paper on #irregularityassemblage

#Asylum is not #illegalmigration — So why is the UK Government treating it as such? nandosigona.info/2025/11/18/a...

Our @iclaimeu.bsky.social report on the living and working conditions of food delivery migrant workers is featured in this excellent piece by Diane Taylor for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tomorrow we are presenting some of the findings from the @iclaimeu.bsky.social at a policy workshop hosted by @ceps.eu, in collaboration with our partners @enareurope.bsky.social & @etuc-ces.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?si=y4W...

You can find our new report here: nandosigona.info/2025/10/31/i...

New @iclaimeu.bsky.social report by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and myself on the irregularisation of #migration in Europe and why we need to rethink how we think, talk and address the issue

#Irregularmigration as an #assemblage: New IRIS Working Paper by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and me unpacks how “irregularity” is made in Europe drawing on @iclaimeu.bsky.social findings superdiversity.net/2025/10/31/i...

The #1in1out scheme was always deemed to fail (and a compromise)... France can't detain anyone sent back from Britain and people will just try again, as they have always done www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

"Who still believes in the American Dream? How long can its demolition hold in a country built on immigration?" It was great to talk about the state of the American Dream with Professors @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social for their podcast whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...

So nice to have @rachelhumphris.bsky.social back at IRIS for a day! On 5 November (4-5.30pm) Rachel will present her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book "Making Sanctuary Cities". To book a place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-san...

So nice to have @rachelhumphris.bsky.social back at IRIS for a day! On 5 November (4-5.30pm) Rachel will present her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book "Making Sanctuary Cities". To book a place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-san...

Catch up with the first seminar in our series. We discussed #migration and #asylum under #Labour with @nandosigona.bsky.social and David Stark superdiversity.net/2025/10/20/s...

'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.

Still on Probation: How the Home Office’s Rhetoric Keeps Foreign-Born Britons in Their Place nandosigona.info/2025/10/16/w... #immigration #keirstarmer #labour #shabanamahmood

New research by @profjennyp.bsky.social and colleagues for a global #refugeesponsorship initiative www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/gl...

Join us on 20 October, 4-5.30pm @unibirmingham.bsky.social for this IRIS public seminar by @nandosigona.bsky.social on #Migration & #asylum under #Labour. Discussant: David Stark. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...

IRIS Public Talks 20 Oct, 4pm Migration and #Asylum under Labour | @nandosigona.bsky.social 5 Nov, 4pm Making Sanctuary Cities | @rachelhumphris.bsky.social 5 Dec, 4pm The Shape of Belonging for Unaccompanied Young Migrants| Ozlem Ogtem Young superdiversity.net/2025/10/01/m...

In the piece for @theconversation.com I argue that settlement used to recognise residence, contribution & community ties. Now it’s recast as a prize for those who can continually prove their “moral worth”.

Labour’s plan to make migrants earn permanent residency by doubling the wait to 10 years & adding new tests turns belonging into an endless exam. 🔗 theconversation.com/labours-plan... #ShabanaMahmood #LabourConference

#publicationalert New article by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Catherine Craven & @nandosigona.bsky.social on the political mobilisation of #EUcitizenship during #Brexit drawing @ukri.org www.migzen.net

If you happen to be in Birmingham on 8 Oct (1:30-3pm), Dr Seb Rumsby will be speaking about his work, "Theorising ‘global labour migration chains". All welcome - for more details and to register: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @irisbirmingham.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

The first episode of #maga & #migration podcast series is finally out! @michaelacbenson.bsky.social and I talk to @rachelhumphris.bsky.social about her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book Making #sanctuarycities Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

#mustlisten #podcast on #migration and reproductive justice in a hostile environment with @pipmck.bsky.social, host: @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/33G3...

Not sure it will work great diplomatically

Migrants vs. locals: A growing culture clash in Gulf states – DW – 09/06/2025 share.google/3OJoYMQgFkD5...

A new day, a new minister, a new ‘solution’ – speaking to @lbc.co.uk and @bbc5live.bsky.social about Shabana Mahmood's first migration 'solution' after less than 24h in office share.google/z2jhpHXqb9ou...