Belinda Dodson
@belindadodson.bsky.social
Semi-lapsed academic. Research interests in migration, gender, and development; mainly Southern Africa.
Lives in Ottawa, Canada. Previously Eswatini, Zambia, South Africa, UK.
Lives in Ottawa, Canada. Previously Eswatini, Zambia, South Africa, UK.
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Belinda Dodson
@belindadodson.bsky.social
· Nov 11
It's not so much that we seem collectively to have lost the plot, but that there no longer seems to be a plot at all. Or, if there is, how to find it again.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Early career researchers from the Horn of Africa working on policy-oriented social science or humanities research on climate change, conflict or displacement are invited to apply for a British Academy funded writing programme.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Early career researchers from the Horn of Africa working on policy-oriented social science or humanities research on climate change, conflict or displacement are invited to apply for a British Academy funded writing programme.
Apply: bit.ly/4jUVgsf
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Seems pretty risky for foreign students to study at American universities. Even if you don't get thrown in a detention center, it's not at all certain you'll be able to stay long enough to get a degree.
Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations.
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Seems pretty risky for foreign students to study at American universities. Even if you don't get thrown in a detention center, it's not at all certain you'll be able to stay long enough to get a degree.
One of my professional roles is Editor of CJAS. Our latest issue just came out, with an interesting lineup of research articles, commentaries and reviews. Take a look!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcas20/c...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcas20/c...
Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
Volume 59, Issue 1 of Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
www.tandfonline.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
One of my professional roles is Editor of CJAS. Our latest issue just came out, with an interesting lineup of research articles, commentaries and reviews. Take a look!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcas20/c...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcas20/c...
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FMR’s next issue on 'Dangerous Journeys’ is due out in May & then we’ll be working toward our October issue on a #ClimateChange -related theme.
To be notified when issues go online & when calls for article proposals are live, sign up for email alerts at: www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/
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March 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
FMR’s next issue on 'Dangerous Journeys’ is due out in May & then we’ll be working toward our October issue on a #ClimateChange -related theme.
To be notified when issues go online & when calls for article proposals are live, sign up for email alerts at: www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/
#Displacement
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While the chaos generator distracts us, let's not forget this.
The Trump administration's plans to revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 people in the US is not just cruel.
It also puts thousands of people at risk of deportation to harmful conditions.
It also puts thousands of people at risk of deportation to harmful conditions.
March 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
While the chaos generator distracts us, let's not forget this.
No-one more surprised than me to find myself on the front page of a Swedish daily newspaper.
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Great to see geographer Belinda Dodson on the cover of your printed daily newspaper for breakfast www.dn.se/varlden/kana...
Kanada går till val: ”Allt handlar om Trump”
Den 28 april går Kanada till val. Men huvudpersonen befinner sig söder om gränsen mot USA. ”Allt kommer att handla om Trump”, säger Belinda Dodson, Ottawa.
www.dn.se
March 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
No-one more surprised than me to find myself on the front page of a Swedish daily newspaper.
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We should issue a blanket travel advisory that warns people not to go to countries that don't respect the rule of law, including the United States.
Canada—including its medical, research, educational, banking, and other institutions dealing in confidential matters—needs to issue directives about what, if any information people can travel to the US with.
🚨NEW: A French scientist had his laptop searched at the US border & was sent back to Europe after private messages were found criticising Trump.
He was accused of messages which “can be described as terrorism”.
This is what a slide into FASCISM looks like.
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He was accused of messages which “can be described as terrorism”.
This is what a slide into FASCISM looks like.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We should issue a blanket travel advisory that warns people not to go to countries that don't respect the rule of law, including the United States.
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Another case on how quickly anyone can end up, without charge, deep in America's sprawling system of private detention camps.
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Another case on how quickly anyone can end up, without charge, deep in America's sprawling system of private detention camps.
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4 fully-funded PhD positions to work on climate resilience among at-risk populations in #Uganda and #Mozambique (smallholders & refugees) at @w-u-r.bsky.social
and @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social: climares.nl/vacancies/
and @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social: climares.nl/vacancies/
climares.nl
March 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
4 fully-funded PhD positions to work on climate resilience among at-risk populations in #Uganda and #Mozambique (smallholders & refugees) at @w-u-r.bsky.social
and @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social: climares.nl/vacancies/
and @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social: climares.nl/vacancies/
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Who will be the first to write the history of that short-lived period that began in 1989 and ended in 2025? So much hope and opportunity, so much short-sighted and incompetent leadership on all sides, and such an ugly, tragic ending.
February 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Who will be the first to write the history of that short-lived period that began in 1989 and ended in 2025? So much hope and opportunity, so much short-sighted and incompetent leadership on all sides, and such an ugly, tragic ending.
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Trump has based his ENTIRE tariff attack on Canada on the claim that 43 pounds of fentanyl, of the 4,500 that entered the United States last year, came through the northern border. This investigation found that the actual figure is closer to zero
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
White House using misleading fentanyl data to justify tariffs
Some fentanyl seizures attributed to the ‘northern border’ had nothing to do with Canada and were traced to Mexico
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trump has based his ENTIRE tariff attack on Canada on the claim that 43 pounds of fentanyl, of the 4,500 that entered the United States last year, came through the northern border. This investigation found that the actual figure is closer to zero
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Although to the authors, "world" appears to mean just Europe. There are more potential allies for Canada around the world than European ones. This seems to be a blind spot in Canadian foreign policy as well.
Daniel Béland & Maria Popova: Tous unis contre Trump
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Tous unis contre Trump : menaces sur le Canada et l’ordre mondial
Les politiques commerciales agressives et la rhétorique de Trump mettent à mal les relations bilatérales, poussant le Canada à repenser ses alliances, sa stratégie économique et sa souveraineté nation...
policyoptions.irpp.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Although to the authors, "world" appears to mean just Europe. There are more potential allies for Canada around the world than European ones. This seems to be a blind spot in Canadian foreign policy as well.
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New vacancy: LSE Geography recruiting Assistant Prof in Urban Environmental Geography w/ expertise in any of the following: urban political ecology; climate urbanism; Black geographies/ecologies; and/or environmental inequalities and justice. Details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
February 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
New vacancy: LSE Geography recruiting Assistant Prof in Urban Environmental Geography w/ expertise in any of the following: urban political ecology; climate urbanism; Black geographies/ecologies; and/or environmental inequalities and justice. Details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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You do not need to pre-register to vote in Ontario. You need a piece of ID with your address on it or a piece of ID and a bill with your address on it, prepare that now. Check your polling station for tomorrow, here: www.elections.on.ca/en.html
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February 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You do not need to pre-register to vote in Ontario. You need a piece of ID with your address on it or a piece of ID and a bill with your address on it, prepare that now. Check your polling station for tomorrow, here: www.elections.on.ca/en.html
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I remember when US diplomats were shocked and dismayed that countries such as South Africa would abstain on these votes.
The United States joined Russia, North Korea & Belarus to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine.
February 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I remember when US diplomats were shocked and dismayed that countries such as South Africa would abstain on these votes.
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The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear.
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
Trump's segregationist agenda is a reaction to Obama
And we need to talk about it.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear.
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
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CBC journalists seem slow (or reluctant) to accept the new reality. I guess it's hard to break old, lazy, "both sides" habits. Canadian listeners and viewers deserve better.
CBC journalists seem slow (or reluctant) to accept the new reality. I guess it's hard to break old, lazy, "both sides" habits. Canadian listeners and viewers deserve better.
You mean “the comments” that are a repeated, action-backed, direct threat to Canada’s sovereignty? Or is that “banter”? Is it “Double-Cross Country Checkup,” Ian? Will there be more on this from the Capitulation Broadcast Corporation this weekend, or is “Quirks & Quislings” still in development?
I see some people are upset with our topic Checkup Sunday. With President Trump repeating his "51st state" comments, we feel it is important to talk about. Even better, for Americans to hear our voices via the NPR stations that will be simulcasting.
February 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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CBC journalists seem slow (or reluctant) to accept the new reality. I guess it's hard to break old, lazy, "both sides" habits. Canadian listeners and viewers deserve better.
CBC journalists seem slow (or reluctant) to accept the new reality. I guess it's hard to break old, lazy, "both sides" habits. Canadian listeners and viewers deserve better.
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I don’t know what to call this but flamboyantly evil.
February 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t know what to call this but flamboyantly evil.
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📢 APPLY NOW! The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) seeks to appoint an Associate Professor in Global Area Studies to contribute to the MPhil in Global and Area Studies 📆:Closes: Noon GMT, Mon 3 March ow.ly/poHj50UKYk5
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📢 APPLY NOW! The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) seeks to appoint an Associate Professor in Global Area Studies to contribute to the MPhil in Global and Area Studies 📆:Closes: Noon GMT, Mon 3 March ow.ly/poHj50UKYk5
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Call to contribute to an edited volume on migrant (ir)regularity in the Americas. Abstracts due Feb 7
migdep.colmex.mx/actividades/...
migdep.colmex.mx/actividades/...
migdep.colmex.mx
February 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Call to contribute to an edited volume on migrant (ir)regularity in the Americas. Abstracts due Feb 7
migdep.colmex.mx/actividades/...
migdep.colmex.mx/actividades/...
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How the world’s richest man laid waste to the US government
How the world’s richest man laid waste to the US government
Elon Musk has achieved astonishing power in Trump’s administration – and spent the weekend wielding it
Since declaring his support for Donald Trump in July of last year and subsequently spending more than $250m on his re-election effort, Elon Musk has…
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
How the world’s richest man laid waste to the US government