Migration Mobilities Bristol
@mmbuob.bsky.social
Faculty Research Centre @universityofbristol 📚 New thinking on people, movement and social justice 🚀 Blogs, podcasts, conversations. Visit us at https://migration.bristol.ac.uk/
The latest Home Office measures are not based on its own research. Its full report https://bit.ly/4nYnfbF shows that:
- Not all refugees are irregular migrants
- Many asylum seekers cannot ‘choose’ a destination country
- Of those reaching Europe, only a small percentage claim asylum in the UK
- Not all refugees are irregular migrants
- Many asylum seekers cannot ‘choose’ a destination country
- Of those reaching Europe, only a small percentage claim asylum in the UK
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The latest Home Office measures are not based on its own research. Its full report https://bit.ly/4nYnfbF shows that:
- Not all refugees are irregular migrants
- Many asylum seekers cannot ‘choose’ a destination country
- Of those reaching Europe, only a small percentage claim asylum in the UK
- Not all refugees are irregular migrants
- Many asylum seekers cannot ‘choose’ a destination country
- Of those reaching Europe, only a small percentage claim asylum in the UK
Immigration enforcement has a long and ugly history. We need to completely reframe our thinking. Listen to the MMB podcast, 'Migration Unboxed', to get some ideas on how to think differently. All episodes available here 👉👉 https://bit.ly/4gTc2a8
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Immigration enforcement has a long and ugly history. We need to completely reframe our thinking. Listen to the MMB podcast, 'Migration Unboxed', to get some ideas on how to think differently. All episodes available here 👉👉 https://bit.ly/4gTc2a8
Let's not pretend that the descendants of migrants and refugees are 'pro-migrant'. The cynical deployment of identity politics by the descendants of migrants and refugees is shameful. Read more in Ch 11 of MMB's edited volume 'Rethinking Migration' - free download here 👉👉 https://bit.ly/41DcovY
Rethinking Migration
Rethinking Migration - Challenging Borders, Citizenship and Race; This collection investigates how to rethink migration without reinforcing it as a problematic subject. The book illustrates that conceptually based, critical and creative thinking is a...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Let's not pretend that the descendants of migrants and refugees are 'pro-migrant'. The cynical deployment of identity politics by the descendants of migrants and refugees is shameful. Read more in Ch 11 of MMB's edited volume 'Rethinking Migration' - free download here 👉👉 https://bit.ly/41DcovY
Looking forward to MMB's event this evening on how migration research can help build justice, in solidarity with our colleagues' teach-outs to support migrants across the world!
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Looking forward to MMB's event this evening on how migration research can help build justice, in solidarity with our colleagues' teach-outs to support migrants across the world!
On seeing crossings: Dover/Calais is a collaborative visual essay by nine people from MMB and Multiple Mobilities Research Cluster, New York coming out of several field trips to Dover and Calais. https://bit.ly/4nqrgW5
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
On seeing crossings: Dover/Calais is a collaborative visual essay by nine people from MMB and Multiple Mobilities Research Cluster, New York coming out of several field trips to Dover and Calais. https://bit.ly/4nqrgW5
If you're in Bristol tomorrow, come along to hear MMB Director Bridget Anderson at the Philosophy Salon discussing the question 'Do we have a duty to rescue?' with David Edmonds and Julian Baggini. Use code PHIL5 for a 50% discount when booking👉 @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4oJGK8U
October 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
If you're in Bristol tomorrow, come along to hear MMB Director Bridget Anderson at the Philosophy Salon discussing the question 'Do we have a duty to rescue?' with David Edmonds and Julian Baggini. Use code PHIL5 for a 50% discount when booking👉 @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4oJGK8U
'Coping with protracted migration crises: the role of international organizations in the Syrian and Venezuelan displacements' - Çağla Ekin Güner and Ana Margheritis write on this critical issue in this week's MMB blog. Read the post here 👉👉 https://bit.ly/3IZ97ke
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
'Coping with protracted migration crises: the role of international organizations in the Syrian and Venezuelan displacements' - Çağla Ekin Güner and Ana Margheritis write on this critical issue in this week's MMB blog. Read the post here 👉👉 https://bit.ly/3IZ97ke
Have a listen to the new podcasts from the Centre for Sociodigital Futures - first episode features MMB Director Bridget Anderson discussing 'What sociodigital futures are being claimed?'
📢 New podcast! Claiming Tomorrow - Sociodigital Futures in the Making.
"What sociodigital futures are being claimed?"
Hear from Debbie Watson, David Evans, Bridget Anderson and Rich Hemming in this fascinating episode: bit.ly/46Pc1B5
"What sociodigital futures are being claimed?"
Hear from Debbie Watson, David Evans, Bridget Anderson and Rich Hemming in this fascinating episode: bit.ly/46Pc1B5
What sociodigital futures are being claimed?
This is the first of three podcasts exploring ‘Claiming Tomorrow – Sociodigital Futures in the Making.’ We are addressing the research question ‘What sociodigital futures are being claimed and made, ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Have a listen to the new podcasts from the Centre for Sociodigital Futures - first episode features MMB Director Bridget Anderson discussing 'What sociodigital futures are being claimed?'
Migration is in the news every day - the word thrown about as if it's always meant one thing. But should we accept this meaning? In the Migration Unboxed podcast we question the use of the term and examine how it's become tightly bound up with state power. Episode 1 here 👉 https://bit.ly/46CvfZq
September 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Migration is in the news every day - the word thrown about as if it's always meant one thing. But should we accept this meaning? In the Migration Unboxed podcast we question the use of the term and examine how it's become tightly bound up with state power. Episode 1 here 👉 https://bit.ly/46CvfZq
'Citizen geopolitics: understanding the role of migrant naturalisation in the transformations in the Middle East' - Palada Ziss writes in the MMB blog about the need to rethink what citizenship is and does in the 21st century 👉👉 https://bit.ly/46qJKQV
September 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
'Citizen geopolitics: understanding the role of migrant naturalisation in the transformations in the Middle East' - Palada Ziss writes in the MMB blog about the need to rethink what citizenship is and does in the 21st century 👉👉 https://bit.ly/46qJKQV
'What caused Britain’s deadliest "small boat" disaster, and how can another be avoided?' MMB's Travis Van Isacker brilliantly unpacks the Cranston Inquiry to show how the politics and violence of border controls continues to lead to tragic loss of life in the Channel:
https://bit.ly/41dEa1r
https://bit.ly/41dEa1r
What caused Britain’s deadliest ‘small boat’ disaster, and how can another be avoided?
The recent Cranston Inquiry has shed light on the rescue operation that failed to prevent the deaths of at least 30 people in the Channel.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
'What caused Britain’s deadliest "small boat" disaster, and how can another be avoided?' MMB's Travis Van Isacker brilliantly unpacks the Cranston Inquiry to show how the politics and violence of border controls continues to lead to tragic loss of life in the Channel:
https://bit.ly/41dEa1r
https://bit.ly/41dEa1r
Five episodes of Migration Unboxed are now available, all disrupting conventional thinking on migration. Here are our guests from Episode 5, discussing the radically interdisciplinary Bristol Approach with host Bridget Anderson! 🎧 Listen to all episodes here👉 https://bit.ly/3J5BFbs
August 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Five episodes of Migration Unboxed are now available, all disrupting conventional thinking on migration. Here are our guests from Episode 5, discussing the radically interdisciplinary Bristol Approach with host Bridget Anderson! 🎧 Listen to all episodes here👉 https://bit.ly/3J5BFbs
Some of you might remember that we did a film screening of ‘African Apocalypse’ a few years ago. The film maker, Rob Lemkin, and this film have played an important role in lobbying the French Government to consider paying reparations for colonial massacres in Niger.
https://bit.ly/4mbrDUV
https://bit.ly/4mbrDUV
France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger
Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian
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July 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Some of you might remember that we did a film screening of ‘African Apocalypse’ a few years ago. The film maker, Rob Lemkin, and this film have played an important role in lobbying the French Government to consider paying reparations for colonial massacres in Niger.
https://bit.ly/4mbrDUV
https://bit.ly/4mbrDUV
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When it comes to migration governance, credibility matters 🤝
Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape.
📅 6–8 October 2024
📍 Florence, Italy
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape.
📅 6–8 October 2024
📍 Florence, Italy
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
July 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
When it comes to migration governance, credibility matters 🤝
Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape.
📅 6–8 October 2024
📍 Florence, Italy
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
Join the Effective Migration Governance course to master the tensions, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s migration landscape.
📅 6–8 October 2024
📍 Florence, Italy
Secure your seat loom.ly/6OiXoH8
How did rulers in the Middle Ages control who entered and who exited their territories? In 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 @bristoldublin.bsky.social joins colleagues across the disciplines to think through new ways of understanding migration through the ages. Listen to the full episode here 👉👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H
July 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How did rulers in the Middle Ages control who entered and who exited their territories? In 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 @bristoldublin.bsky.social joins colleagues across the disciplines to think through new ways of understanding migration through the ages. Listen to the full episode here 👉👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H
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EU AI regulations position themselves as human-centred. But priorities shift when it comes to 'border security'.
Read the new blog post by Stefka Schmid and Julia Mahlberg ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Read the new blog post by Stefka Schmid and Julia Mahlberg ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
July 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
EU AI regulations position themselves as human-centred. But priorities shift when it comes to 'border security'.
Read the new blog post by Stefka Schmid and Julia Mahlberg ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Read the new blog post by Stefka Schmid and Julia Mahlberg ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
Lucy Donkin discusses the mobility of people and the portability of place in the latest episode of Migration Unboxed, drawing on her chapter in MMB's edited volume 'Rethinking Migration'.
Download the book for free here 👉 bit.ly/3TtigmE and listen to the full podcast episode here 👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H
Download the book for free here 👉 bit.ly/3TtigmE and listen to the full podcast episode here 👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Lucy Donkin discusses the mobility of people and the portability of place in the latest episode of Migration Unboxed, drawing on her chapter in MMB's edited volume 'Rethinking Migration'.
Download the book for free here 👉 bit.ly/3TtigmE and listen to the full podcast episode here 👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H
Download the book for free here 👉 bit.ly/3TtigmE and listen to the full podcast episode here 👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H
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From last week: Afghan scheme closed immediately and major changes to skilled worker route – statement of changes: HC 997 | Sonia Lenegan
Afghan scheme closed immediately and major changes to skilled worker route - statement of changes: HC 997 - Free Movement
As trailed in the immigration white paper but mysteriously absent from last week's statement of changes, the skilled worker is being overhauled with a view to
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July 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
From last week: Afghan scheme closed immediately and major changes to skilled worker route – statement of changes: HC 997 | Sonia Lenegan
'The carceral economies of asylum: who's working the border?' In the MMB blog Eda Yazici opens up the conversation about the working conditions and experiences of those working in the UK immigration system. Read the full post here 👉👉 bit.ly/44sxjDz
July 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
'The carceral economies of asylum: who's working the border?' In the MMB blog Eda Yazici opens up the conversation about the working conditions and experiences of those working in the UK immigration system. Read the full post here 👉👉 bit.ly/44sxjDz
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Missed our webinar on the legal rights of irregular migrants in Europe?
You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration
Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA
#PRIMEprojectEU
You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration
Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA
#PRIMEprojectEU
July 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Missed our webinar on the legal rights of irregular migrants in Europe?
You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration
Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA
#PRIMEprojectEU
You can now watch Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme as they explore how institutional differences across countries shape responses to irregular migration
Watch the full discussion here: loom.ly/LblRniA
#PRIMEprojectEU
'Music can cross ideological and geographical borders, but it can also help erect borders – nations are fundamentally constructed in sound.’ Florian Scheding highlights the importance of listening and the Arts in migration studies. Listen to the full episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed spoti.fi/3GdPjYT...
June 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'Music can cross ideological and geographical borders, but it can also help erect borders – nations are fundamentally constructed in sound.’ Florian Scheding highlights the importance of listening and the Arts in migration studies. Listen to the full episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed spoti.fi/3GdPjYT...
Natasha Carver joins co-authors from MMB's edited collection 'Rethinking Migration' to discuss how working across disciplines enabled them to radically rethink categories and assumptions about 'migration'. Listen to the full episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 here 👉👉
spoti.fi/3GdPjYT
spoti.fi/3GdPjYT
June 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Natasha Carver joins co-authors from MMB's edited collection 'Rethinking Migration' to discuss how working across disciplines enabled them to radically rethink categories and assumptions about 'migration'. Listen to the full episode of 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 here 👉👉
spoti.fi/3GdPjYT
spoti.fi/3GdPjYT
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Congratulations to Reunite Families UK for their 'Love in Limbo' event held in Parliament to highlight the harms caused by the UK family immigration system. You can watch the recording here (event starts at 9 minutes 50 seconds)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45A...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Congratulations to Reunite Families UK for their 'Love in Limbo' event held in Parliament to highlight the harms caused by the UK family immigration system. You can watch the recording here (event starts at 9 minutes 50 seconds)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45A...
‘"Find your village": activating migrant heritage community assets' - Tom Allport writes in the MMB blog about his co-produced research and advocacy project aiming to improve early child development, wellbeing and social connectedness for families with migration heritage. 👉👉 bit.ly/45Is83n
June 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
‘"Find your village": activating migrant heritage community assets' - Tom Allport writes in the MMB blog about his co-produced research and advocacy project aiming to improve early child development, wellbeing and social connectedness for families with migration heritage. 👉👉 bit.ly/45Is83n
Listen to the latest episode of The PRIME Project podcast, where Clare Fox Ruhs and Joakim Palme discuss how institutional differences between countries shape responses to irregular migration — and how they conceptualised and measured rights 👉
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@mpc-eui.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Listen to the latest episode of The PRIME Project podcast, where Clare Fox Ruhs and Joakim Palme discuss how institutional differences between countries shape responses to irregular migration — and how they conceptualised and measured rights 👉
open.spotify.com/episode/6Ncc...
@mpc-eui.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6Ncc...
@mpc-eui.bsky.social