In a new analysis piece for OpenDemocracy, Nando Sigona and Stefano Piemontese draws on the I-CLAIM research in the UK with food delivery riders to examine how the cosying up of Home Office and platform employers is impacting on food delivery workers. https://nandosigona.info/2025/08/08/the-home-office-is-everyone-delivery-riders-caught-between-algorithms-and-immigration-raids/?page_id=5535
Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham The immigration debate has long shaped political agendas in the US and Europe, often escalating in times of social or economic uncertainty. In the US election, a tough-on-immigration stance from president-elect Donald Trump, including promises of mass deportations, appears to have resonated with voters. History shows that these policies may... Continue Reading →
We are now in Series 4 of "Conversations with Iris" podcast/zoomcast. It began at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic as a way to stay connected with friends and colleagues around the world and to understand the impact the pandemic was having on migration and migrants. We spoke to researchers, campaigners, civil society organisations, asylum... Continue Reading →
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacement
The Age of Superdiversity 