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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...migration and marginalisation became a skill valued by clients and coveted by employers in the migration third sector – a significant advantage against the backdrop of a discriminatory labour market which commonly failed to recognise their official qualifications and previous work experience. My EU-funded research project Employing the Cultural Broker in the Governance...
How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Society, Politics & Law

How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility

...migration follows a linear route, where settlement is followed by learning the language, familiarising with the culture and reaping the benefits of this through access to better employment and earnings. However, migration scholars find that there is no such automatic upward mobility. Instead, it is important to explore which factors can help or hinder migrants' social...
Welfare, crime and society
Society, Politics & Law

Welfare, crime and society

...Migration: controlling borders In Algeciras in southern Spain, the arrival of undocumented migrants from North Africa is a daily occurrence. Migration: personal stories Undocumented migrants tell the stories of their travel from Africa and their experienced when they arrived on Spanish territory. Migration: Legal and illegal The beaurocratic problems migrants face when...
Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?

...migration issue. Up for grabs are funds from a €2.5 billion EU Emergency Trust Fund to address the root causes of irregular migration in Africa, intended to promote economic development, migration management, stability and governance. In the meantime, irregular migration to Europe continues apace, fed in no small measure by the repressive policies pursued by Eritrea,...
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...migration is not a crime paddington] The recent vote in the House of Commons not to guarantee the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK refreshed concerns among many European citizens who had, perhaps not felt compelled to worry much about their position in UK society before last year’s BREXIT referendum. Yet in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, we have seen...
Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation
Society, Politics & Law

Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation

...migration control says Dr Tendayi Bloom...As the UK was hit by snow and freezing temperatures last week, more beds in shelters were made available, and people in England and Wales were advised to use the StreetLink app and helpline to report rough sleepers. The project sets out to ensure that no one in a wealthy country dies of cold because they have nowhere appropriate...
Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...migration – citizens from the former Eastern Bloc could now visit the Western countries and while working opportunities were limited for them, many found the way to migrate on a more permanent basis. With the expansion of the European Union in 2004, eight Central and Eastern European countries joined the Union – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Estonia,...
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...migration crisis has little to do with claims being made at DWP offices...Europe is undergoing an existential crisis. Whatever the eurozone hasn’t already managed to break is well on the way to being destroyed by the refugee crisis. The Schengen agreement of open borders has more or less vanished, at least for now. The Dublin regulation, aimed at supporting asylum...