Hard to tell from this bland announcement just what the government plans for asylum appeals, so I’m trying not to speculate. But I’ve worked in the sector in various roles since 1987 & I’ve seen a lot of policy proposals come & go so I have Thoughts on the dysfunctional way we decide such things 1/🧵

How can Island Studies research support your work with communities, policy development & advocacy? Join us for an islands research briefing discussing youth migration trajectories from Scottish & Danish islands, and the potential of the diaspora to support islands affected by depopulation. #Islands

Almost 2 million people in the UK didn’t have the right ID to vote in 2024 theconversation.com/almost-2-mil...

Migration and Housing, if you are studying or are interested in the subject, this short reading is for you

Unless I've missed it before, the Home Office just seem to have published an evaluation of immigration detention reform between 2016 and 2020, the foreword for which was written in 2022.... www.gov.uk/government/p...

our call for papers for a special issue: "Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century?" edited with @ulrikebialas.bsky.social & #AryanKarimi Deadline for abstracts: March 31st More info: imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...

The docmentary NURSE UNSEEN chronicles how Filipino American nurses disproportionately died of COVID-19 in 2020. For Filipino audiences, the film has offered a rare chance to collectively grieve in ways our society has failed. It is currently on the long list for Best Doc at the Academy Awards.

Some ideas for realistic changes in the immigration system that would reduce bureaucracy and improve integration wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/a-realisti...

She discusses in particular how racialised, colonial and gendered aspects of migration intersect with the concept of family, as well as the implications of looking into citizenship by ancestry in the Brexit context.

Job opportunity at the University of Strathclyde: Chancellor’s fellowship/Lythe lecturer in Race, Ethnicity and Migration, funded by the Charlotte Lythe Bequest. Deadline 5 January 2025. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about our dept! strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Big day for reasoned debate on farms/inheritance today - a debate undermined by @BBCNews repeatedly and wrongly reporting as fact that “farms worth more than £1m would have to pay inheritance tax”. This is just flatly wrong in vast vast majority of cases

Dear lovely #migration scholars, I’m developing handbook for UG module on migration. I’m looking for #podcast recommendations. I’m happy to share the list once I get there

Move to this platform to connect to others and learn about your work on #migration #population mobility, #rural living. Please give me a shout!

How young people #socialnetwork shape their desires to stay, move or return to #rural places sefari.scot/blog/2024/03...