Talking Migration

Nov 13 2024 53 ep. 35 mins 1.4k
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Discussions, debates and interviews on all aspects of the politics of migration. Supported by the University of Manchester Contact: [email protected]

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53: Are immigration raids racist kidnappings?

Nov 13 2024 41 mins  
Migrants Rights Network recently published a report on the extent and nature of immigration raids in the UK. This episode interviews two of its co-authors. In this episode: Julia Tinsley-Kent, Head of Policy and Communications Lauren Fernandes, Policy and Campaigns Assistant https://migrantsrights.org.uk/about/our-people/ To read the report 'Immigration Raids: An Anatomy of Rac

52. What role does memory play in exile?

Oct 10 2024 34 mins  
What role do memories play in displacement? Are memories political? In this episode, we discuss questions of memory, war, exile and building a new home. In this episode: Ammar Azzouz, Research Fellow at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford and the Principal Investigator of Slow Violence and the City https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/aazzouz.html Talki

51. Is the government responsible for self-harm in detention centres?

Oct 02 2024 37 mins  
In this episode: Guy Aitchison, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/politics-international-studies/staff/guy-aitchison/#tab3 If you need help or someone to talk to: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/mental-health-helplines/

50. What do we know about immigration and crime?

Dec 09 2021 23 mins  
Perhaps one of the most contentious questions within debates around migration is how the movement of people across international borders affect levels of crime. Simply asking the question carries certain assumptions about the relevance of someone’s migration background to whether or not they are more at risk of committing or being the victim or crime. What does the criminological

49. Can asylum be externalized?

Oct 14 2021 22 mins  
The Danish parliament has voted in favour of seeking bilateral agreements with third countries to process and protect asylum seekers there instead of in Denmark. The practical and legal obstacles are many, as are worries about the protection of asylum seekers' human rights. In this episode: Nikolas Tan, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for Human Rights https://www.humanr

48. What rights do EU citizens have in the UK?

Jul 30 2021 18 mins  
EU citizens in the UK had to apply for settled status by the end of June. What does this entail and what happened to those who failed to do so? Why are employers checking the status of their employees? In this episode: Olivia Vicol, co-founder and Director of Work Rights Centre - https://www.workrightscentre.org/ Talking Migration is supported by the University of Manchester

47. What's the UK new plan for immigration?

Jun 28 2021 50 mins  
The UK government has published the New Plan for Immigration policy paper and a consultation period ran from late March to early May. The policy paper describes reforms to the asylum system and other parts of the immigration system. In this episode, we discuss the plans, their implications and criticism. In this episode: William Wheeler, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Universit

46: Should refugees be grateful?

Jun 01 2021 31 mins  
In 2017, Dina Nayeri, an American-Iranian author, wrote an article for the Guardian with the title ‘The ungrateful refugee: We have no debt to repay’. Last year, she published the book ‘The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You’, which tells her own and several other refugees’ stories while exploring themes of refugee life. In this episode: Dina Nayeri http:

45: Why do migrants go missing?

Apr 01 2021 35 mins  
Every year, people die trying to reach safety and a better future in a different country. But how many and who they are has been mostly unknown. The Missing Migrants Project, run by IOM, has started to collect data on who the people are who have lost their lives while migrating. In this episode: Kate Dearden, Project Officer https://missingmigrants.iom.int/ Talking Migration is

44. What's the role of the UNHCR?

Feb 16 2021 22 mins  
The UNHCR plays a critical role in the protection of refugees. Yet while the UNHCR seeks to pressure states into providing aid and protection to refugees, it is also funded by states. What does this tension mean? How has the role of the UNHCR changed and how does it brand itself? In this episode: Jeff Crisp, Research Associate at the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxf