A template for government-led compliance? – A closer look at the ‘six-step process for GCM implementation’
Blog post by Maja Grundler (QMUL) and Professor Elspeth Guild (QMUL). (more…)
The Forced Displacement of Moroccan Children: Case Study on Spanish Enclaves
Blog post by Prarthana Sen, a Research Intern for the Observer Research Foundation and a Master’s graduate in Political Science from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. (more…)
Caught in the storm without a boat: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stateless Persons
Blog post by Sharon Kane, candidate in the MA Refugee Protection & Forced Migration Studies at the University of London, where she has recently studied Statelessness, Nationality and the Protection of Stateless Persons.
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Deniability? Frontex and Border Violence in the EU
Blog post by Dr Elif Kuskonmaz University of Portsmouth and Professor Elspeth Guild Queen Mary University of London (more…)
Rights of the Defence Non-Existent for Migrants when National Security is Involved?
Blog post by Gruša Matevžič, a senior legal officer within the refugee programme at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. (more…)
Women’s Rights and the Criteria for Cessation of Refugee Status for ‘Ceased Circumstances’
Blog post by Natasha Yacoub, a refugee law practitioner and scholar. Natasha is a PhD scholar at UNSW and teaches on the RLI’s MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. (more…)
Afghan Refugees: Asylum Restrictionism and Future of Non-refoulement in Europe
Blog post by Dr Nafees Ahmad (South Asian University)* (more…)
Fundamental tensions and productive instability: The refugee definition of the 1951 Refugee Convention at 70 through a queer theory lens
Blog post by Janna Wessels, Assistant Professor, Amsterdam Centre for Migration & Refugee Law (ACMRL), VU University Amsterdam. This post was published simultaneously on Fluchtforschungsblog here. (more…)
The Global Compact on Refugees: The bumpy road of a social norm in development
Blog post by Raphael Gorgeu, a senior aid policy expert currently serving as Deputy Director of Operations and Head of Operational Analysis, Positioning and Advocacy at Médecins Sans Frontières in Geneva. (more…)
European Union-Belarus Border Crisis: Why the narrative of “hybrid warfare” is dangerous
Blog post by Ayşe Bala Akal, a research assistant at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) (more…)