We had a great week and no we didn't coordinate our hats in advance.

Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University@interpolaber.bsky.social · 4w ago

With the support of funding from @taithwales.bsky.social, our colleague @catrineds.bsky.social visited the University of Geneva as part of a project with @peternrees.bsky.social on care and solidarity in civil search and rescue in the Central Mediterranean.

📢 New Publication 📢 Very happy to say that my article "Flights across the Channel: tracing the memories and heritage of maritime migration in the English Channel" has been published in Citizenship Studies! 🌊 🚣 You can download it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 New Publication 📢 Very happy to say that my article "Flights across the Channel: tracing the memories and heritage of maritime migration in the English Channel" has been published in Citizenship Studies! 🌊 🚣 You can download it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This is deeply sad and such an indictment of how Goldsmiths is being run. I was never a part of it but PERC had amazing people, producing amazing work and was the absolute highlight of the Politics Department.

Will Davies@will-davies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are closing @goldperc.bsky.social after 12 years. Here I reflect on the times and what we made of them www.goldperc.uk/project_post...

"These... border policing practices... had the cumulative effect of creating more dangerous circumstances for migrants attempting the Channel crossing, and shown state policies to prevent small boat crossings as being a clear driver in the increased number of deaths amongst migrants in the Channel"

Really enjoyed reading this article, well worth your time!

Ben Rosher@benrosher.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New paper! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Where does accountability lie in contemporary border regimes?

FULLY FUNDED PHDs IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY I'm looking for *two* PhD students to join my ERC project on refugee-led approaches to displacement justice. The positions are funded for four years, and you get to join our lovely community in Bristol. Please share widely! philjobs.org/job/show/30997

Check out the brilliant @cibled.bsky.social in @econsocjournal.bsky.social on the extremes of Becker's human capital theory & its normalisation of inequality. doi.org/10.1080/0308...

‘Most (if not all!) deaths are to some extent suicides’: Human capital and endogenous mortality in Gary Becker’s work

Chicago School economist and Nobel Memorial Prize winner Gary Becker writes that ‘most (if not all!) deaths are to some extent “suicides” in the sense that they could have been postponed if more re...

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Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces have filmed themselves committing mass killings in Darfur’s El Fasher – even as their leaders sat in US-sponsored peace talks. The city’s fall marks a new horror in Sudan’s war, reports journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gouja. ⬇️

An atrocity foretold: How the RSF siege of El Fasher turned into genocidal slaughter

Communication networks are down but a deluge of shocking videos point to mass killings on a devastating scale.

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Really looking forward to this!

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com · 10mo ago

Join geographer Luna Vives for a discussion of "The Gates of the Sea," exploring search and rescue operations for migrants in the Mediterranean. Free event—registration required. Details below. ⬇️ austinkocher.substack.com/p/book-event...

Yesterday @alarmphone.bsky.social documented what appears to have been a pushback in the Channel. I am not clear on all the details but pushbacks are prohibited under international law.

More completely predictable and needless loss of life in the Channel. What really worries me is the rise of the so-called "super dinghy". This weekend saw a record 125 people in one boat. These are flimsy, unseaworthy, vessels. I worry it's a matter of time until there is a much larger shipwreck.

The Channel Monitoring Project@channelmonitoring.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Last weekend, as the weather improved, more people tried to cross the Channel to reach safety in the UK. Four lost their lives in three separate incidents — one was a child. The government’s deterrent policies don’t work; they push people to take greater risks. We need #SafeRoutes now.

Together, we can create a kinder Britain - place of solidarity, not hostility towards people crossing the Channel. #RefugeesAreWelcome #Refugees

To launch our new book we are organizing three webinars this fall. The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states. Sign up here and do help us spread the word! www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

Webinar Series: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law (IKRS)

We are proud to announce a three-part webinar series building on the critical themes presented in our newly launched book, Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law.

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Maja Janmyr@myrmek.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hot off the press! So pleased to see that our volume "Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law" is out and available fully open access. Find the link below.

We monitor the Channel and Kent's coast to record government actions and search and rescue incidents. Accountability protects lives. Please share to spread awareness. #Support #RefugeesWelcome

#HumanRights extend to people seeking safety. Depriving the #rights for those entering by dangerous routes is wrong. Demand safe #migration routes!

📣 Important Launch Today 📣 A new organisation has officially launched to defend the rights of people crossing the Channel and to develop life-saving technology that keeps them safe. 🌊✨ 👉 Please support them by sharing this post and giving them a follow. Your voice helps amplify theirs.

The Channel Monitoring Project@channelmonitoring.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We are excited to announce the launch of The Channel Monitoring Project. A new initiative to change reality on the ground and at sea. For the #safety, #dignity and #humanrights of those crossing the border in #smallboats. Counter the toxicity to tell the real story.

My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa. academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...

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My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa. academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...

Great piece by Peter Rees, Rachel Ibreck and Souhayel Weslety on UNHCR and our UNFAIR campaign. @unhcr.org @iom.int @davidyambio.bsky.social @infomigrants.net Give it a read⤵️ academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...

The ‘UNFAIR’ refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence

Abstract. Urban refugees increasingly resort to sit-ins outside United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offices because they lack avenues for accountability.

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Thanks for all the excellent work by the @laboescapes.bsky.social conference organisers. I had a great time in Milan last week presenting the paper "The Transversal Heritage of UNHCR Protests" that I co-authored with my colleagues Rachel Ibreck and Souhayel Weslety. 🇮🇹 🍝

I highly recommend this article by my friend and occasional co-author, Antje Scharenberg, on ships and the material politics of solidarity with maritime migrants.

Vessels of Solidarity: The Material Politics of Civil Sea Rescue Ships

This article theorises ships as material carriers of transversal solidarity, based on the specific case of civil sea rescue vessels in the Mediterranean. My argument derives from eight months of fiel...

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We treat Channel crossings today as exceptional, and the RNLI is called a "migrant taxi service." However, people have long sought refuge across the Channel. On this day in 1939, two German refugees were rescued in the Channel by the RNLI and brought to safety in the UK.

We treat Channel crossings today as exceptional, and the RNLI is called a "migrant taxi service." However, people have long sought refuge across the Channel. On this day in 1939, two German refugees were rescued in the Channel by the RNLI and brought to safety in the UK.

It's time to abolish the Home Office. It is not fit for purpose & has totally lost the trust of every stakeholder it serves - We knew that already. So I looked into how it could practically be done for @carladenyer.bsky.social My NEW report out today 👇👇

The report recommends: - Splitting the department into two - Introducing much stronger checks on the powers of the Home Secretary - Ending the politics that pursue hostile headlines at the expense of evidence & human rights carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/

Hearing, 12 June The #ElHiblu3 defence is attacking the terrorism charges against the accused young men, arguing the proper reference to the law were not made in the charges issued against them.

Our new report (led by @vickytaylor.bsky.social) provides a critical update on the UK government’s continued prosecution and imprisonment of people seeking safety—including refugees, trafficking survivors, and children—simply for arriving by ‘small boat’: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

If a former Israeli Prime Minister is saying Israel is committing war crimes then I think it's safe to say it's not antisemitic to accuse Israel of war crimes in Gaza. If only more politicians in the UK, USA etc... would also speak up. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

Enough is enough. Israel is committing war crimes | Opinion

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