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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Sanctuary and refuge citiesAt Fearless Cities – we catch up with the Coordinator of the Refuge City Plan of Barcelona City Council, and two...
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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 hopeRefugees, displacement, and the European ‘politics of exhaustion’Refugees and humanitarian workers alike are drained by years of uncertainty, movement, destitution, and the threat...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeSolidarity in European asylum policies: response to a problem or part of it?Solidarity in EU asylum policies has become a euphemism for bargaining responsibility, and proposed reforms to the...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeWhen refugees appear, we take them to the art museumThe German city of Karlsruhe uses art to bring new arrivals together with local citizens, creating a dialogue that...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeThe myths of migrationThe conversation surrounding migration is full of disinformation. Challenging the resulting misconceptions is...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeBarcelona: city of refugeBarcelona seeks to welcome refugees and migrants into the fabric of the city, but its efforts have been stymied by...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeToward a more reasonable European asylum systemNational governments must cede some control over immigration to EU-level institutions if migrants are ever to be...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeWelcoming refugees despite the stateCities and activists across Europe are fighting their national governments to better welcome refugees.
