Watch the panel discussion with the editors - Andrew Ryder, Marius Taba and Nidhi Trehan - of the recently published Romani communities and transformative change (Policy Press, 2020) https://youtu.be/_1y06K1dulQ
by Sandra Pertek (@sandrapertek), IRiS, University of Birmingham Within a window of 15 hours, I virtually travelled in time zones from GMT -5 to GMT +5. These journeys reminded me yet again about some of the most haunting downfalls of humanity. First, I participated in the Bold New Voices in Migration Research Conference organised by the Immigration Initiative... Continue Reading →
This is the video recording of the first NODE UK|Japan webinar on vulnerable migrants and Covid-1p with Dr Laurence Lessard-Phillips (IRiS, University of Birmingham) and Dr Jotaro Kato (IAM, Waseda). The webinar is chair by professor Gracia Liu Farrer, director of the Institute of Asian Migrations (IAM) at Waseda University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4TEe15TAPY
In this blog series written by the students on the MA in Migration Studies at the University of Birmingham and edited by Nando Sigona, we examine the key themes and geographical foci in some of the key academic journals in migration studies. The second contribution in the series is by Emily Edge (MA in Migration Studies,... Continue Reading →
>Registration via Eventbrite This webinar to be held on 21 April at 9am (BST)/5pm (JST) explores the impact of Covid-19 on migrants with precarious legal status in the UK and Japan. It examines how migration governance in the context of a public health crisis can exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and produce new ones, affecting disproportionally migrant... Continue Reading →
Book cover, Romani Communities and Transformative Change, 2020 This IRIS webinar draws on Roma community voices and expert research collected in the recently published book “Romani Communities and Transformative Change. A New Social Europe” (Bristol University Press, 2020). As the vast majority of Romani communities across Europe experience high levels of exclusion, this webinar explores... Continue Reading →
Co-hosted by the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) and the Department of Economics, University of Birmingham. Poor air quality in the UK has been estimated to contribute to between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths per year and to reduce the quality of life for those who experience chronic health conditions. A concern increasingly raised by... Continue Reading →
By Michaela Benson (@michaelacbenson) and Nando Sigona (@nandosigona) (Originally published in The Sociological Review) Three weeks into 2021 and the end of the Brexit transition period, and not a day has passed where the borders haven’t made their presence felt in the news cycle. The coincidence of COVID and Brexit has produced a perfect storm,... Continue Reading →
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vulnerable-migrants-covid19-in-japan-and-the-uk-900-gmt1800-jst-tickets-138755584689 This jointly organised webinar explores the impact of Covid-19 on migrants with precarious legal status in the UK and Japan. It examines how migration governance in the context of a public health crisis can exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and produce new ones, affecting disproportionally migrant communities already at the margin of our societies. Speakers:... Continue Reading →
ILGA-Europe staff Akram Kubanychbekov and Cianán Russell speak with Dawn River from IRiS about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia. Their research reveals there have been significant impacts on the health, socioeconomic security, and physical security of LGBTIQ individuals, as well as impacts on the function and funding... Continue Reading →
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacement
The Age of Superdiversity 