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Shabana Mahmood's #migrationpolicy is under scrutiny and in the Labour government grows the unease with her approach. @nandosigona.bsky.social offers a critique of #migration & #asylum under Labour and ideas to how to move away (from the current approach) and forward. #mustread

@iclaimeu.bsky.social and @dignityfirm.bsky.social have joint forced to to submit evidence in response to the @ec.europa.eu Call for Evidence for the #EmployersSanctionsDirective

What does superdiversity look like outside Europe? @nandosigona.bsky.social sends fieldnotes from Salvador da Bahia & Belém, where diversity comes not from recent migration but from colonialism, slavery, syncretism & internal mobility. Sound organises the street. The concept gets stretched here.

IRIS 2026 Conference begins next week superdiversity.net/2026/09/02/i...

IRIS 2026 Conference begins next week superdiversity.net/2026/09/02/i...

Italy's mid-summer bank holiday (#Ferragosto) may offer PM #Meloni an opportunity to de-escalate the diplomatic mess with Spain for which she is solely responsible, without anyone noticing or her losing face. #Schengen #EU #Spain

Soundscapes of #Belonging: #Superdiversity in Salvador da Bahia and Belém share.google/2gpMKzASCfK4...

"L'Europe a besoin du Maroc pour contrôler sa frontière sud" : l'analyse de Nando Sigona – L'Express share.google/xkzSZwoJffnb...

"L'Europe a besoin du #Maroc pour contrôler sa frontière sud" : l'analyse de #NandoSigona – @lexpress.fr share.google/xkzSZwoJffnb...

#Ceuta #migration #EU #Spain #Italy #Schengen Interview on BBC news youtu.be/Kiwfxnr-lig?...

The 2026 #WorldCup tells a different story from the one national teams suggest. Nearly 1 in 4 players were born in a different country from the one they represent. And when you map where players come from, cities matter more than nations. 👇 superdiversity.net/2026/06/19/p... #fifaworldcup

🧵Technosolutionism turns moral panic into moral failure. It is the case - and it's been for a very long time - for the UK Home Office, now about to roll out AI age checks for migrant children, despite knowing they are flawed and they will damage the most vulnerable. www.wired.com/story/facial...

🚨The Brexit referendum was supposed to save the Conservative Party. Instead, it might have just killed it, argues @timbale.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

The politics of #immigration is not a response to public anxiety, but one of the mechanisms through which anxiety is continuously reproduced and politically organised. Why public attitudes to immigration don’t respond to falling migration @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social share.google/Miyiujubucu7...

Net migration is falling, yet many Britons believe the opposite. Why? @nandosigona.bsky.social unpacks this paradox for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social #MustRead #Immigration #Migration #Asylum

The Home Office's latest measures on international student recruitment raise questions that go beyond immigration policy, write @nandosigona.bsky.social Under new rules, universities will be judged against stricter visa refusal, enrollment and course completion targets. #mustread #immigration

I enjoyed reading this interesting piece by @myriamcherti.bsky.social @compasoxford.bsky.social about the Morocco's world cup squad www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/prid...

289 of the 1,248 players at the 2026 #WorldCup were born in a country different from the one they represent. Paris is the world's leading exporter of #football talent: it's the most common birthplace among World Cup players...

In the latest @irisbirmingham.bsky.social Working Paper Robin Cohen traces the concept of #creolization through the arc of his own intellectual and personal journey. The result is both a contribution to migration studies and a compelling intellectual memoir. zenodo.org/records/1989...

New net migration figures covering 2025 will be published on Thursday. Here's what our team will be watching out for – from the trajectory of net migration to the use of asylum hotels and a surge in citizenship applications. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05...

#Labour doubled #immigrationraids in Birmingham, but what did they achieve? i-claim.eu/the-home-off...

Bite-size clip from my conversation with sociologist Nandita Sharma on the figure of the migrant, full episode available here: youtu.be/CI6LI0fSNoI?... #publicsociology #migrationstudies #podcast #conversationswithiris

We are delighted to launch a new #IRISWorkingPaper by Robin Cohen: #Creolization: an autobiographical journey around a concept, in which Cohen traces the concept of creolization through the arc of his own intellectual and personal journey. superdiversity.net/2026/04/30/c...

The episode is also available on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/3fnf... and all major podcast platforms. Subscribe to Conversation with Iris and catch up with our previous episodes!

Really enjoyed recording this episode of Conversation with Iris with Nandita Sharma (@nsharma101.bsky.social). Nandita examines the historical and political production of migration, borders, and national belonging, with a particular focus on the figure of the migrant www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI6L...

IRiS Director @nandosigona.bsky.social quoted in this important Reuters piece on the risks faced by Syrian minorities denied asylum in Europe. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

I was interviewed for this piece on Spain's regularisation scheme in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/13/s...

Not an easy task: capturing three years of @iclaimeu.bsky.social research on the living and working conditions of migrant workers with insecure legal status in Europe in just 100 seconds. Suffice to say, there is much more to read, watch and lister on our website www.i-claim.eu

Migration regime produces oven-read disposable workers i-claim.eu/project/immi...

Very effective video by @iclaimeu.bsky.social summarising three years of research on the living and working conditions of migrant workers with insecure legal status in Europe in 100 seconds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1r7...

The final event of the 3-year research project on irregularised migration @iclaimeu.bsky.social in Brussels at the Committee of the Regions. Panels chaired by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social @nandosigona.bsky.social present research and policy recommendations can also be found on the website i-claim.eu

The Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops for IRIS 2026 Conference "Unsettling communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in the Age of Authoritarianism" (7-9 September University of Birmingham) closes on Monday 16 March. Apply online here: superdiversity.net/iris-2026-co...

Launching the UK policy brief on immigration policy and precarious migrant labour in Birmingham. Immigration Policy and Precarious Migrant Labour in the UK - I-CLAIM share.google/StKx04hPl8fr...

“Years of effort suddenly collapsed because of a decision completely beyond my control. We are not seeking asylum or permanent settlement. Most of us go to gain knowledge, skills, & connections that will help us rebuild & strengthen Sudan." shorturl.at/2EQ4Y

One week left to apply for #IRIS2026Conference "Unsettling communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in the Age of Authoritarianism" - Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops ends on 16 March. Apply online here: superdiversity.net/iris-2026-co... #sociology #socialscience #migrationstudies

Does anyone think that this - effectively describing people who came here at *our* invitation to work in care homes as would-be parasites on the welfare state - is what she meant?

Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar & Sudan will find their citizens all losing the ability to come here legally on study visas, while Afghanistan is also losing skilled visas. This is a form of collective punishment and is deeply discriminatory. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New episode of Conversations with IRiS 🎙️ In this #podcast, we speak with prof Michelle Pace, author of Unwelcome to #Denmark (Manchester University Press, 2025). #asylum open.spotify.com/episode/6FvW...

New piece by @nandosigona.bsky.social: A different path – the #regularisation of migrants in #Spain. At a time of rising xenophobia across Europe, Spain is charting a different course. What does it reveal about the failures of the wider European approach? www.meltingpot.org/en/2026/02/a...

British dual citizens are not a homogeneous group, and their different constituent parts are affected differently by the new UK passport rules — changes whose wider consequences the government does not appear to have fully appreciated, @nandosigona.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com

Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops | IRIS 2026 Conference: Unsettling Communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in an Age of Growing Authoritarianism 7-9 September 2026, @unibirmingham.bsky.social Deadline for proposals: 16 March 2026 superdiversity.net/iris-2026-co...

This is leadership, especially in these dire times when migrants are used as an easy punchbag from all sides of the political spectrum.

Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops | IRIS 2026 Conference: Unsettling Communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in an Age of Growing Authoritarianism 7-9 September 2026, @unibirmingham.bsky.social Deadline for proposals: 16 March 2026 superdiversity.net/iris-2026-co...