16.03.2023 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Jelena Dzankic, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Lorenzo Piccoli and Didier Ruedin
Avant même le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, les recherches sur les restrictions à la mobilité dans le contexte des urgences de santé publique avaient déjà mis en évidence quelques informations clés. Nous savons, par exemple, que les restrictions de voyage sont motivées par des considérations épidémiologiques, diplomatiques et
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15.02.2023 , in ((Racism in International Migration))
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Vestin Hategekimana
Through its Annual Risk Analysis Reports, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex, disseminates a particular ideological view of migration and border control. This view seems to be based on a need to create a racialized, gendered, and illegitimate “other” to justify the border control services,
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25.01.2023 , in ((Racism in International Migration))
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Anna Marino
Over 23 migrants or more fleeing war zones in sub-Saharan Africa were crushed to death in the Spanish enclave of Melilla by the security forces, who should have protected them – accusations the Spanish government denies. How are we to interpret the responsibility of Spain, as well as the EU
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18.01.2023 , in ((Racism in International Migration))
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Anna Marino
The study of racism in international migration has been thus far ignored, as some claim that the letter of the law is now race-neutral, and others that racism should not be looked at because it has no biological foundation. Moreover, one strand of the academic debate has recently argued that
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30.11.2022 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Jelena Dzankic, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Lorenzo Piccoli and Didier Ruedin
Even before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, research on restrictions to mobility in the context of public health emergencies had already highlighted a few key insights. We know, for example, that travel restrictions are driven by epidemiological, diplomatic and economic considerations; they cause major disruptions; and different communities use
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