Daniel Sharp
@deeesharp.bsky.social
Philosopher at the University of Vienna. Working on migration, citizenship, democracy & equality. https://scholars.forum/danielsharp
📄 And another working paper: **Pretty much all citizens say they support democracy.** But what do they mean by that? We ask whether voters from different partisan camps mean the same thing when they talk about "democracy." Paper: osf.io/preprints/so...
Fair enough? 🎠 @lutzphilipp.bsky.social & @ecprsgeu.bsky.social's Ben Crum use an original population survey in six EU member states to ask how asylum seekers should be distributed across EU member states, and can people agree? buff.ly/83stsH8
Fair enough? Citizens’ preferences on refugee distribution in the EU | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Fair enough? Citizens’ preferences on refugee distribution in the EU
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Teaching about immigration in the Fall or want to expand your movie list? Check out this broad-ranging Good Authority Playlist on movies that teach us about immigration (goodauthority.org/news/movies-...) from @jrojasvenzor.bsky.social
Movies to help understand the politics of immigration
Explore powerful films that illuminate the challenges of immigration, examining policy impacts and sociopolitical drivers for migration.
goodauthority.org
The EU has now adopted its decision to extend temporary protection for those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine until 2028 - while excluding those with military obligations. Updated critique of the decision by Dr. Meltem İneli Ciğer - with my comments: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...
What is wrong with the decision to exclude some Ukrainians from temporary protection?
Dr. Meltem İneli Ciğer , Associate Professor of International Law , Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law, Türkiye; Honorary Fell...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
NEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.
U.S. Border Patrol wants a contractor to track down deported people abroad and collect their immigration fines
The agency gave bidders three business days to compete for a first-of-its-kind contract to collect fines from people it has deported to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
projectsaltbox.com
There may well be active duty troops in the Middle East right now who have family members locked in ICE jails. Congress authorized Military Parole-in-Place specifically to avoid this situation. But the Trump admin has shown little care to families caught in this situation.
AILA@aila.org · 15h ago"President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda." https://bit.ly/4br4M4m
Fact checked: The Spanish regularization campaign did not drive the 60,000+ arrivals in Ceuta #Refugees
Fact checked: The Spanish regularization campaign did not drive the 60,000+ arrivals in Ceuta
Following more than 60,000 arrivals in Ceuta by swimming or land in 24 hours, theories and political opportunism abound. One of them often resurfaces: the mass arrivals are supposedly due to the regularization plan implemented by Spain. However, that theory is not bourne out by the facts. The regularization campaign ended more than a month ago, and those granted legal status were workers already present in the country, meeting specific criteria. Several other reasons exist, given the absence, at this stage, of an official statement from Rabat.
infomigrants.net
Does migration drain democracies—or create opportunities for democratic renewal? Explore the debate in this insightful article: https://cup.org/4g1N1dp #PolSky #Democracy #Book
Does Immigration Lead to ‘Democratic Drain’ and Illiberalism in Native Countries?
A fascinating book by a political scientist says yes—but, in fact, there is strong evidence for the opposite case, too
theunpopulist.net
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment. www.newyorker.com/news/electio...
The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment.
newyorker.com
This morning’s First Edition is about the desperate attempts to make Ceuta look like an “invasion” - and how the EU’s border policies mean this is bound to keep happening. With @trillingual.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint
In today’s newsletter: The past week shows how quickly images, rumours and right-wing political opportunism can eclipse the facts on the ground
theguardian.com
Philosophers & Intellectual Historians: What is the best French Revolutionary text on the value of solidarity (Fraternité)? I would also settle for any interesting historical text of the topic. #philsky #poltheory
New from Andrew Joseph Pegoda: In an attempt to overcomply with Texas law, the University of Houston will eliminate over 100 women's studies, gender and sexuality courses from the core curriculum. It won't be enough to appease extremist Republicans.
University of Houston Nixed Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed
College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.
texasobserver.org
‘Hundreds of residents in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta gathered to oppose a planned far-right anti-migrant rally, forcing organisers to cancel the event amid heightened tensions following a temporary influx of migrants crossing from Morocco.’ www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
Residents of Spain’s Ceuta shut down far-right anti-migrant rally
Hundreds of residents in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta gathered to oppose a planned far-right rally.
aljazeera.com
Jeder, der in Deutschland wahlberechtigt ist, sollte diesen Bericht lesen. afd-gutachten.de/at
Das AfD-Gutachten der Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte
Das AfD-Gutachten ist die bislang umfassendste und juristisch anspruchsvollste Untersuchung der AfD. Lesen Sie jetzt, warum ein Verbotsverfahren gegen die Partei wahrscheinlich erfolgreich wäre.
afd-gutachten.de
The EU response to the Ceuta incident has further demonstrated the moral and strategic bankruptcy of its members, who on matters migration have only one idea - raise the drawbridge, bribe problematic neighbours to be border guards then feign surprise when it backfires.
Such an interesting story told in an engaging multimedia way: ICE Killed Him. A.I. Helped Turn Him Into a Folk Ballad, Fast. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
ICE Killed Him. A.I. Helped Turn Him Into a Folk Ballad, Fast.
Artificial Intelligence is helping people write corridos within hours, accelerating a century-old tradition of memorializing tragedy through song.
nytimes.com
Philosophers & Intellectual Historians: What is the best French Revolutionary text on the value of solidarity (Fraternité)? I would also settle for any interesting historical text of the topic. #philsky #poltheory
👏 New Publication! "Wrongs Without Rights?" by Anni Räty. It has been common to think that wrongs just are violations of the wronged party’s rights, but recent arguments suggest otherwise: there can also be wrongs without rights violations. Read 👉️ buff.ly/tCG9mxq #philsky #research #wrongs
Wrongs Without Rights? | Canadian Journal of Philosophy | Cambridge Core
Wrongs Without Rights?
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Breaking: Another victim, Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, has died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall prison after being denied vital medication and family visits. Depriving sick detainees of care until they die is murder by neglect. We demand complete transparency and justice for Edwin! 🎥 Statuscoup
I am looking for two papers on the topic of distributive equality to assign in an MA class. Suggestions? They should ideally pair well together and be sufficiently complex to provoke discussion.
“In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour the public internet—from Facebook to Instagram to X—for speech that could endanger the agency’s mission.” Speech. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against its Critics
Agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.
wsj.com
A new report accused the agency of “abusing” its power for policing. trib.al/Gasgvmw
ICE Is Using Immigration Arrests to Build a Massive DNA Database
A new report accused the agency of “abusing” its power for policing.
trib.al
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with Haitian community leaders, CUSP coalition members and the Haitian Bridge Alliance, as thousands of Haitians lose Temporary Protected Status. The meeting focused on what families affected need.” haitiantimes.com/2026/07/31/m...
Mayor Mamdani meets with Haitian leaders as TPS protections end
Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with Haitian community leaders following the expiration of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status, pledging support and highlighting free immigration legal services for New Yorker...
haitiantimes.com
“We work hard, we pay our taxes, we give back to our communities and we are a big part of the engine that keeps the United States workforce in many essential industries moving,” writes Haitian #TPS holder Josiane Valsaint. “We deserve to stay here, with our families and loved ones.”
I’m a Haitian TPS holder. 350,000 of us hold our breath as Congress decides our future | Josiane Valsaint
Temporary protected status allowed me to rebuild my life. Now thousands like me help keep this country running
theguardian.com
The number of short-term tourist & business visas issued to nationals of dozens of (mostly African) countries who had to pay a bond fell 83% over the last 10 months apnews.com/article/visa...
US to make visa bond requirements permanent, affecting mostly African countries
The State Department is making permanent a pilot program under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a U.S. visa, and it’s raising the cost as wel...
apnews.com
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
muellershewrote.com
New investigation shows that ICE has sought court orders to force-feed at least 10 detained immigrants on hunger strike under the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show that procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws
theguardian.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... France has hit out at a Reform UK plan to return migrant boats using the Navy, saying the proposals would violate its sovereignty and breach international law. As even this blogger worked out as soon as Reform announced its unworkable and provocative policy.
France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Royal Navy
It comes after the party said it would override French objections to return migrants to France.
bbc.co.uk
De-ICE Citizens Bank: A Model of a Successful Civil Resistance Campaign www.commondreams.org/opinion/de-i...
De-ICE Citizens Bank: A Model of a Successful Civil Resistance Campaign | Common Dreams
The grassroots effort was a textbook example of sustained, targeted civil resistance that can undermine Trump administration policies; by chipping away at corporate supporters of programs like ICE, c...
commondreams.org
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! The Autonomy Paradox: #Artificial #Intelligence and the Foundations of #Political #Behavior By Christopher J. Anderson & @elenapro.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S153...
