Leonie Ansems de Vries

Leonie Ansems de Vries is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at King’s College London and Chair of the Migration Research Group. She is the author of the book Re-Imagining a Politics of Life: From Governance of Order to Politics of Movement (2014).

Lost (in) time on the Balkan Route: ambiguous migration policies in Serbia

"As more superficial exchanges focused on information provision developed into deeper conversations, something chilling began to emerge..."

By Leonie Ansems de Vries and Lucia della Torre

/ 27 Aug 2019

Lost (in) time on the Balkan Route: ambiguous migration policies in Serbia

Calais demolition: ‘mission accomplished’, the politics of exhaustion and continued struggles for mobility

The destruction of the Calais camp last month did nothing other than displace the already-displaced, pushing them one step closer to exhaustion.

By Marta Welander and Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 25 Nov 2016

Calais demolition: ‘mission accomplished’, the politics of exhaustion and continued struggles for mobility

The destruction of the Calais camp last month did nothing other than displace the already-displaced, pushing them one step closer to exhaustion.

By Marta Welander and Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 25 Nov 2016

Spaces of transit, migration management and migrant agency

Rethinking the 'crisis' narrative among the stories of transit, refuge and hope.

By Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 30 Sep 2016

Refugees, displacement, and the European ‘politics of exhaustion’

Refugees and humanitarian workers alike are drained by years of uncertainty, movement, destitution, and the threat of criminal sanction or deportation, created by EU and state policies.

By Marta Welander and Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 30 Sep 2016

Refugees, displacement, and the European ‘politics of exhaustion’

Refugees and humanitarian workers alike are drained by years of uncertainty, movement, destitution, and the threat of criminal sanction or deportation, created by EU and state policies.

By Marta Welander and Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 30 Sep 2016

Mediterranean migration crisis: transit points, enduring struggles

The fracturing demands a rethink of the terms usually employed for describing migration movements, such as ‘route’ and ‘border crossing.’ Introduction to a rethink.

By Glenda Garelli, Martina Tazzioli and Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 25 Feb 2016

Mediterranean migration crisis: transit points, enduring struggles

The fracturing demands a rethink of the terms usually employed for describing migration movements, such as ‘route’ and ‘border crossing.’ Introduction to a rethink.

By Glenda Garelli, Martina Tazzioli and Leonie Ansems de Vries

/ 25 Feb 2016