New research report: "Constructing the ‘Hospitable Environment’. Third Sector Perspectives on Building a Better Asylum and Refugee Politics in Scotland: Strategic Challenges, Strategic Opportunities". Huge thanks to all involved! Available: gla.ac.uk/schools/social…

Great to be involved and hear lots of ideas about collective strategy to better advance our cause. Thanks to Ian and team for such a great report - a highly recommended read for sector people - and not just in Scotland!

New article: Simultaneous success and failure: the curious case of the (failed) securitisation of asylum seekers and refugees in the United Kingdom and Scotland by Ian Paterson and Gareth Mulvey: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

At #BISA2023 this week? Don't miss the rountable Refugees and (In)Security: Learning from Scottish ‘Exceptionalism’? Successes, Failures and Opportunities, Thurs 22nd at 3:30pm, with Pinar.Aksu, Alison Phipps አሊሰን 🧡🕊️, Ċetta Mainwaring and Ian Paterson! University of Glasgow UofG Social Sciences

@SarahAinGlasgow Lauren Martin @crowdedmouth And at 15.00, Ian Paterson is bringing us together to discuss refugees, security and Scotland. With the amazing Pinar.Aksu and Alison Phipps አሊሰን 🧡🕊️ ✨ Joins us!

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Continuity, rupture, anxiety: Using #ontological security theory, Ian Paterson explores the 2014 referendum on #Scottish independence and the strategies for #anxiety management embedded in the mainstream pro-independence ‘Yes’ campaign. University of Glasgow journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…