This video is part of the Translation and Translanguaging (TLANG) research project funded by the AHRC. The aim of the project is to understand how people communicate multilingually across diverse languages and cultures. It defines 'translation' as the negotiation of meaning using different modes (spoken/written/ visual/gestural) where speakers have different proficiencies in a range of... Continue Reading →
In response to the on-going migration crisis the ESRC is providing £1 million to support leading UK social scientists to conduct research with migrant and refugee populations who have entered Europe across the Mediterranean. Eight projects from across the UK are being funded under the ESRC’s Urgency Grants Mechanism. This is the first time the... Continue Reading →
Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham The refugee crisis and how to handle it has occupied the agenda of Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission presidency. It has been less than a year since he took office, during which time Europe has been plunged into the largest refugee crisis since World War II. It is no surprise therefore... Continue Reading →
by Nando Sigona The refugee crisis is now – in Budapest, Kos, Lesvos, Calais, Pozzallo, Zuwarah, but the UK government pledges to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years (i.e. 4000 a year). Are Cameron & co. expecting the civil war to last that long or are they playing a game of cynical math wizardry? What... Continue Reading →
Diasporas Reimagined consists of 44 original chapters and a foreword by Robin Cohen. The editorial team is led by IRiS Nando Sigona and includes Alan Gamlen (Victoria University), Giulia Liberatore (University of Oxford), Helene Neveu Kringelbach (UCL). Free hard copies of the book will be distributed to attendees of the ‘Impact of Diasporas‘ conference on 17th September... Continue Reading →
Online booking is now open for Zygmunt Bauman's distinguished lecture to be held at the University of Birmingham on 19 October, 5 pm. The lecture is free and open to the public but limited places are available so we recommend booking in advance. Followed by drink reception.
Calais is not a local issue. It is one manifestation of the global refugee crisis, but not one of the acutest.
By Robin Cohen, emeritus professor of development studies and former director of the International Migration Institute, University of Oxford Jason Buzi, an Israeli-born entrepreneur living in the USA, has proposed that a ‘Refugee Nation’ should be created to solve the world’s refugee problem. Let us call this country ‘Refugia’. His solution has generated a mixed... Continue Reading →
Excellent piece by Ben Gidley originally published in COMPAS blog on a pilot research project exploring patterns and layering of diversity in Elephant & Castle
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacement
The Age of Superdiversity 