Category Archives: immigration

Nostalgia and diversity: Understanding integration at the local level

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Ben Gidley, Senior Researcher They never call it Bermondsey any more A couple of weeks ago, in Bermondsey, South London with my colleagues Ole Jensen, Simon Rowe and Ida Persson, we met a man called Albert, at the entrance … Continue reading →

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Stuck in traffic: How helpful is the trafficking framework?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by emma.newcombe

By: Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration and Citizenship and Deputy Director of COMPAS ‘Trafficking’ seems to extend the audience of those engaged with the human rights of migrants. Even those who are not usually sympathetic to the plight of undocumented … Continue reading →

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Taking popularity seriously

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Bastian Vollmer, Research Officer and Leverhulme Fellow The horrifying incident of Jose Matada, who recently fell to his death from the undercarriage of an aeroplane , spurred me to click through the online newspaper landscape in the UK. Reading about … Continue reading →

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“We want to hear from you” (or how informing works in a liberal democracy)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Dace Dzenovska, Senior Researcher and Marie Curie Fellow The UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) news feed includes regular reports on successful raids, namely raids which result in arrests of workers or persons deemed illegal. For example, on March 18 the UKBA … Continue reading →

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Family migration policies in the UK: What can academics contribute?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Vanessa Hughes, Research Officer Last week Mark Harper laid yet another statement of changes in immigration rules before Parliament (for a round-up on recent changes look at this blog by the Migrants’ Rights Network). Although introducing most of the … Continue reading →

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