Janina Pescinski is a junior research fellow at the United Nations University Institute on Globalisation, Culture and Mobility. Her research takes an interdisciplinary approach to questions of migration and human rights, as well as the role of diaspora networks and civil society.
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeHumanitarian citizens: breaking the law to protect human rightsWhen states criminalise help, is it a sign of active citizenship to disobey?
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeIntroducing this week's special theme: 'Cities of welcome, cities of transit'openDemocracy and its partners brought activists, academics, and policy makers together in Barcelona late last July...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeBuilding a refugee political movementRefugees in Europe assert their political agency in many ways, but must do so informally. A new movement seeks to...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeFortifying the outer defences under the guise of partnershipThe EU is moving deeper into its project of externalising border management, further endangering its claim to be a...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeThe common humanity of Nuit DeboutThe Nuit Debout movement has effectively challenged state power in many cities, forcing people to think about how...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeThe limits of bordersBorders are constructed to separate people, but they become a permanent point of contact and violence between the two sides.