New publication: my chapter in this volume, coauthored with Lina Venturas of Panteion University in Greece. The chapter focuses on geopolitical factors behind the expansion of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to focus on global refugees

When did today’s migration debates really begin?

In new research, published in Third World Quarterly, Christopher Szabla, Assistant Professor in International Law at Durham University, traces the roots of contemporary migration debates to the “long 1970s.”, which was a key turning point in global migration governance.

Starting tomorrow!

The rise of repatriation: Global South refugees and forerunners of the International Organization for Migration in the long 1970s www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Happening next week: "Interrogating Climate Apartheid," our @durhamias.bsky.social project conference examining the appropriateness, understanding, and interpretation of this controversial concept. Schedule / online participation registration link now out events.teams.microsoft.com/event/778e41...

My latest article now out in @thirdworldq.bsky.social on the "rise of repatriation" through the lens of the IOM and predecessor orgs' increasing focus on refugees and the "long 1970s" as a formative period for current debates and practices in migration management www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Reminder: proposals for this conference are due at the end of this week

Call for Papers: Our project @durhamias.bsky.social is hosting a conference in March on the concept of "climate apartheid": what it means, its usefulness, its coherence, etc. Deadline is now 16 Jan.! Proposals from any discipline welcome. Details and submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/13M6...