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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The failure of empathy: European responses to the refugee crisis
In contrast to official policies, there has been a wide array of responses seeking to support and welcome refugees...
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Published in: 50.50Why aren't European feminists arguing against the anti-immigrant right?
European feminists struggle to navigate a contentious cultural debate as political elites, Pegida and the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKChanging the racialized ‘common sense’ of everyday bordering
The out-sourcing of border-guarding is not (just) going to paid expert agencies but is imposed as part of the unpaid...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow to support Syria
Today’s London conference might make a start by assessing the world’s catastrophic failure to stop the carnage in...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The illegal kitchen spoon: the story of the Let's Help the Refugees Together group
We only asked for shelter for a few hours while the worst storm raged, but no charity organizations or churches we...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWaiting in limbo: a human security perspective on the refugee crisis in Europe
After a long negotiation process, the European Union has hammered together a plan to admit 120,000 Syrian refugees....
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Published in: Shine A LightRed doors made asylum seekers targets for abuse. Deliberate?
Why did UK commercial contractors G4S and Jomast paint asylum seekers’ doors red? Why did they ignore complaints for years?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWe cannot help you here
Governments and international organisations need to pay special attention to the needs of refugees with disabilities...
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Published in: HomeA day out in Calais
An anthropologist's day in "The Jungle", the patch of land in Calais that brings shame to British and French governance
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Published in: HomeTurkey and refugee rights: the missing link
Europe's deal with Turkey to solve its refugee crisis has little regard for the status of families like those of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe movement of refugees to Europe will continue, regardless of how dangerous EU states make it
Until the war ends and concerted international efforts to rebuild Syria and Iraq are implemented, the root causes of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?In a world of commonplace horrors, how do we talk about the refugee crisis?
All summer, the news has broadcast images of overloaded boats, discarded life-jackets, and dead children on...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe violence of the word refugee
Words have power. The meaning of the word ‘refugee’ must be challenged to represent the experiences of the millions...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Orbán, Seehofer and the anti-immigration link
Why are the leaders of Hungary and Bavaria meeting up for talks in a German monastery?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFilm review: a Syrian love story
A Syrian Love Story is an intimate portrait of a Syrian family torn apart by war, especially moving and relevant in...
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Published in: HomeMigration: beyond "what people think"
A skewed debate on immigration has lost touch with reality and become fuel for fear, anxiety and prejudice. Never...
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Published in: TransformationFive ways ordinary people are helping refugees in Calais
As the humanitarian crisis in Calais grows, the media is increasingly dominated with tales of savagery and menace in...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The answer to the refugee crisis? A return to European ideals.
The refugee crisis is symbolic of the political crisis in Europe. To avoid systemic collapse, Europe must return to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDusting off the Sangatte playbook: a humane, practical course of action in Calais
Increased security at Calais might prevent migrants risking life and limb to get to the UK, but it will not deal...