New review: Moving Difference: Brazilians in London by Angelo Martins Junior, reviewed by Ana Luísa Sertã. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Copying Italy’s migration policies won’t stop Channel deaths, says charity As if saving lives was the real goal governments are aiming to achieve theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…

The call for papers for the British Socio-Legal Studies Association conference (Liverpool, 15-17 April 2025) is now open: liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-2025/ This year, the 'Law and Political Economy' stream will be featruing as a permanent stream. Please consider submitting!

Delighted to open #IRIS2024SeminarSeries with a talk by Prof John Solomos (editor of Ethnic and Racial Studies) on #Racism & #Migration, exploring linkages and absences in research agendas. 29 October, 3-4.30pm, Uni of Birmingham Muirhead Tower Room 715 To reserve a place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/racism-and-m…

REGISTRATION LINK for our October 21 webinar starring Zoe Bantleman, Nando Sigona, Eleonore Kofman and Nira Yuval Davis, chaired by Don Flynn, Angelo Martins Jr and Josh Findlay. See you there! eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-labour-g…

IRiS Zoe Gardner Colin Yeo Institute of Race Relations Chartist Magazine Migrants Organise @NasarMeer Aaron Winter Labour for Free Movement @km49 Ben Rogaly Ben Gidley Rachel Humphris @ Please share widely

A privilege to have Prof John Solomos John Solomos (editor of Ethnic and Racial Studies) opening our IRiS #IRIS2024SeminarSeries on #Racism & #Migration. 29 October, 3-4.30pm, Uni of Birmingham To reserve a place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/racism-and-m… Birmingham School of Social Policy

Our October #SSAHE webinar, on Labour's policies and the hostile environment, is now underway. Our chair Joshua Findlay has introduced our speakers for the evening, and now Nira Yuval Davis is framing the conversation.

We will upload the video of last night’s #SSAHE webinar (starring Zoe Bantleman and Nando Sigona) soon on the IRiS YouTube channel. Meanwhile our next webinar will be 25 November on the #HostileEnvironment in education.

Divide, extract & rule: such an inspiring conversation with Ida Danewid on racial capitalism to close the series on #GlobalBritian. migzen.net/blog/divide-ex… Look forward to working again with Professor Michaela Benson on the next one!

New article showing the 37 years long post-rescue journeys of bonded labourers.

Full house for our first IRiS seminar of the term with Prof John Solomos of University of Warwick who will be discussing racism and migration: linkages, absences and evolving research agendas #migrationstudies #race

We had a great event with Prof John Solomos John Solomos (editor of Ethnic and Racial Studies ) opening our Conversation with IRiS on #Racism & #Migration yesterday. Amazing to also have UG & PG students dialoguing with John. Birmingham School of Social Policy Nando Sigona

A new chapter or more of the same: #migration policy under #Labour. Zoe Bantleman & Nando Sigona offer some initial thoughts in this Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment webinar on the direction of travel of the new government, with intro by Nira Yuval Davis and Eleonore Kofman. ssahe.net/2024/10/30/a-n…

What does a Trump presidency mean for millions of migrants and their families in the US? Read Prof. Nando Sigona's piece for The Conversation ⬇️ theconversation.com/what-a-trump-p…

Next term I'm on research leave :) IRiS will be looked after by Laurence Lessard-Phillips & Angelo Martins Jr. Thanks guys! As for me, I have a (very) long to-do list of I-CLAIM & Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit things to do, a few talks to give and (hopefully) a bit of space & time to read-think-write.

In a new book, Sergio Carrera and Davide Colombi (CEPS) examine the EU responses to #irregularmigration and provide a critical perspective on Ursula von der Leyen's first term at president. I speak with Davide for the I-CLAIM #podcast to find out more: open.spotify.com/episode/7alDtl…

#MigrantParticipation 🗳️ 🔈 | Join us on February 24th 📅for our hybrid 💻 national conference "Migrant Participation in Civic, Political 🏛️⚖️🗳️ and Public Life" at Aston University's John Cadbury House 📍 Register for your #FREEticket here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/migrant-part…

One week to apply for this 3y postdoc on the 2nd gen! Send your application by 5 Feb IMISCOE SCMR Ethnic and Racial Studies SCMR SociologyandCriminology GenSeM

‘If they’re presenting it as a solution to irregular crossings, it’s not.’ The new Home Secretary proposes cutting visas to countries that refuse migrant return deals. Professor Nando Sigona explains why it’s ‘tough talk but toothless’.