Trwa drugi dzień naszego seminarium na granicy po wakacyjnej przerwie, zapraszamy do zgłoszeń na kolejne: 6-7.12 (sobota-niedziela) 15-16.01.2026 (czwartek-piątek) 28.02-1.03. 2026 (sobota-niedziela) 23-26.04.2025 (czwartek-niedziela) - seminarium międzynarodowe 11-12.06.2025 (czwartek-piątek)

We talked at the annual conference of Committee on Migration Research of Polish Academy of Science abt ongoing humanitarian crisis on Poland-Belarus border, especially after the suspension of right to asylum, introduced by the pro-european & liberal Civic Coalition. All quiet on the Eastern border.

💜✊ Human rights defender #IevaRaubiško has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service—for helping 5 asylum seekers survive at the Latvia–Belarus border. 🌍💔 Compassion is not a crime. Solidarity with Ieva! #SolidarityWithIeva #HumanRights 👉 shorturl.at/na8lZ

I'm having a very interesting week at the Polish/Belarus border learning about the border wall, the suspension of asylum, and the work of activists in the forests. Researchers at the border made this brilliant map which can be used as a tool for teaching on this borderzone mapa.bbng.org/en

We brought the discussion abt the EU-Belarus border to @associationruta.bsky.social annual conference, where we shared the reflections on hostile environment & whiteness on the border during the ongoing humanitarian crisis and ethnographic walk in the borderland as a research method

Niezmiennie zachęcamy do zgłoszeń do naszej sesji! Termin --> 20 maja Szczegóły w poście poniżej!

Nadchodzi termin zgłoszeń na kolejną konferencję Komitetu Badań nad Migracjami - 13.05. Zapraszamy do zgłoszeń i refleksji dot. kolejnego roku trwania kryzysu humanitarnego na granicy polsko-białoruskiej, szczegóły poniżej 👇 i pod linkiem: www.umcs.pl/pl/aktualnos...

25. Seminar on the Border is coming to a close. Our discussion unfolded against the backdrop of the suspension of the right to asylum in PL. Research on the border, discursive militarisation & hidden racism, East–West inequalities, and Europeanisation as violence remains more important than ever.

Check this map and wander on the border area discovering 20 places defining the humanitarian crisis on Poland’s border with Belarus: mapa.bbng.org/en The map is an idea and creation of #IngaHajdarowicz in cooperation with the team, see photo:

Yesterday, within our 3rd International Seminar, we participated in a guided tour to Białowieża forest to see how militarisation of this UNESCO heritage site destroys nature and wildlife there. Photo by Mateusz Krępa showing the sign of no-go zone next to the border with Belarus.

Discussing borders, migration, asylum, and engaged research in the unique setting of the Polish-Belarusian borderlands—huge thanks to @badaczkinagranicy.bsky.social for hosting this one-of-a-kind international seminar!

Second day of our meeting continues, with participants listening to researchers entanglements and ethical challenges in the fieldwork & continuing their solidarity work started yesterday during the textile workshop „Strenght of Threads”, initiated by Marijana Hameršak

Today, we started presentations and discussions during sessions & over food provided by our local friends from Białowieża. Great opportunity to discuss research informed also by the scholar's own experience of migration. You can join us on-line (link in previous posts). Phot. Piotr Winiarczyk.

And here we are! Soon our seminar space will be full of people, and those of you who want to join us online - please register, the link is below 👇

This is exciting! Our 3rd international seminar is taking place in two weeks, in Podlasie. The theme is: Researching, Archiving, Memory-Making. Methodologies and Ethics of Research (and Activism) on the Border. Registration: uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Five people who provide humanitarian aid on PL-BY border face criminal charges. The trial continues today. More information in Eng. about the #h5: szpila.blackblogs.org #humanitarianaid is nor a criminal act! #h5poland #bordercrisis #humanitariancrisis

Published now, with a chapter on Polish-Belarusian border, #migration #asylum #hostileenvironment #border #crisis. Congrats to @kamilafialkowska.bsky.social and #NataliaJudzińska! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

We just finished first day of our 23rd seminar on the #border, devoted to nature during crisis. #IwaKołodziejska, presented her work on intertwined human-plant interactions during the war in Ukraine, solastalgia, human resilience & resourcefulness, and nation-building discourses.

We Are Monitoring Association just published a new report, summing up 12 months of new government in power and their approach to the humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, currently only in Polish, the report is available here: wearemonitoring.org.pl/wp-content/u...

This paper by #IngaHajdarowicz, member of our group, discusses feminist research as a practice of solidarity with Syrian #refugee women in Lebanon - check under the link: czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/socjak/artic... #feministresearch #activistresearch #grassrootactivism

Today was the end of it, looking at the humanitarian narratives abt refugee relief by INGO on PL-BY & PL-UKR border, N.Macedonian part of the Balkan route & what are the port returns in #postBrexit UK(@radziwinowiczowna.bsky.social). Amazing work & reflections on the evolution of border regimes!

We finish the first day of our seminar on the border, first seminar this academic year, with full day of discussing border violence, militarisation, role of religiously mobilised narratives and security, we continue tomorrow! #workingweekend #engagedresearch #border

Go with us to the forest - metaphorically speaking, when we reflect on whiteness on the Polish 🇵🇱 #border with Belarus 🇧🇾 during the ongoing humanitarian crisis

Important publication coming up soon! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... @kamilafialkowska.bsky.social and #NataliaJudzińska reflect on the role of hegemonic #whiteness in construction of #hostileenvironment on the PL-BY border, #bordercrisis #pushbacks

Yesterday we heard many voices from those who support people on the move, criticising migration strategy of Poland and especially temporal suspension of right to asylum. In practice, this is already happening with pushbacks being regular practice of Polish uniformed services. #border #GrupaGranica

Part of what we do is create platform where other researchers can meet and disucss their ongoing work. We meet near the Belarusian border and the seminars are open to everyone, presenters on site and audience online. Please submit abstracts and inquiries via the link: forms.gle/doRjtPv2a2LK...

Badaczki i Badacze na Granicy / Researchers on the Border says hello to all critical border researchers, we are focusing predominantly on the Polish border with Belarus and the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Follow us for more, check our webpage too: www.bbng.org