Peter Rees
@peternrees.bsky.social
SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow interested in migration, citizenship and rights. Currently researching maritime migration at the Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva.
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Peter Rees
@peternrees.bsky.social
· Sep 17
My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa.
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Check out the brilliant @cibled.bsky.social in @econsocjournal.bsky.social on the extremes of Becker's human capital theory & its normalisation of inequality.
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‘Most (if not all!) deaths are to some extent suicides’: Human capital and endogenous mortality in Gary Becker’s work
Chicago School economist and Nobel Memorial Prize winner Gary Becker writes that ‘most (if not all!) deaths are to some extent “suicides” in the sense that they could have been postponed if more re...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Check out the brilliant @cibled.bsky.social in @econsocjournal.bsky.social on the extremes of Becker's human capital theory & its normalisation of inequality.
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces have filmed themselves committing mass killings in Darfur’s El Fasher – even as their leaders sat in US-sponsored peace talks.
The city’s fall marks a new horror in Sudan’s war, reports journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gouja. ⬇️
The city’s fall marks a new horror in Sudan’s war, reports journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gouja. ⬇️
An atrocity foretold: How the RSF siege of El Fasher turned into genocidal slaughter
Communication networks are down but a deluge of shocking videos point to mass killings on a devastating scale.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces have filmed themselves committing mass killings in Darfur’s El Fasher – even as their leaders sat in US-sponsored peace talks.
The city’s fall marks a new horror in Sudan’s war, reports journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gouja. ⬇️
The city’s fall marks a new horror in Sudan’s war, reports journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gouja. ⬇️
Really looking forward to this!
Join geographer Luna Vives for a discussion of "The Gates of the Sea," exploring search and rescue operations for migrants in the Mediterranean. Free event—registration required. Details below. ⬇️
austinkocher.substack.com/p/book-event...
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Book Event: In “The Gates of the Sea” Geographer Luna Vives Examines Migrant Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean
Please join me on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 2:00–3:00 PM EST for a virtual discussion with fellow geographer and longtime friend Luna Vives about her new book The Gates of the Sea. If you’re…
austinkocher.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Really looking forward to this!
Yesterday @alarmphone.bsky.social documented what appears to have been a pushback in the Channel. I am not clear on all the details but pushbacks are prohibited under international law.
October 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Yesterday @alarmphone.bsky.social documented what appears to have been a pushback in the Channel. I am not clear on all the details but pushbacks are prohibited under international law.
More completely predictable and needless loss of life in the Channel. What really worries me is the rise of the so-called "super dinghy". This weekend saw a record 125 people in one boat. These are flimsy, unseaworthy, vessels. I worry it's a matter of time until there is a much larger shipwreck.
Last weekend, as the weather improved, more people tried to cross the Channel to reach safety in the UK. Four lost their lives in three separate incidents — one was a child. The government’s deterrent policies don’t work; they push people to take greater risks. We need #SafeRoutes now.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
More completely predictable and needless loss of life in the Channel. What really worries me is the rise of the so-called "super dinghy". This weekend saw a record 125 people in one boat. These are flimsy, unseaworthy, vessels. I worry it's a matter of time until there is a much larger shipwreck.
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Together, we can create a kinder Britain - place of solidarity, not hostility towards people crossing the Channel. #RefugeesAreWelcome #Refugees
September 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Together, we can create a kinder Britain - place of solidarity, not hostility towards people crossing the Channel. #RefugeesAreWelcome #Refugees
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To launch our new book we are organizing three webinars this fall.
The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states.
Sign up here and do help us spread the word!
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states.
Sign up here and do help us spread the word!
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
To launch our new book we are organizing three webinars this fall.
The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states.
Sign up here and do help us spread the word!
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
The first on Sept 30 will address the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states.
Sign up here and do help us spread the word!
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...
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We monitor the Channel and Kent's coast to record government actions and search and rescue incidents. Accountability protects lives. Please share to spread awareness. #Support #RefugeesWelcome
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We monitor the Channel and Kent's coast to record government actions and search and rescue incidents. Accountability protects lives. Please share to spread awareness. #Support #RefugeesWelcome
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#HumanRights extend to people seeking safety. Depriving the #rights for those entering by dangerous routes is wrong. Demand safe #migration routes!
September 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#HumanRights extend to people seeking safety. Depriving the #rights for those entering by dangerous routes is wrong. Demand safe #migration routes!
📣 Important Launch Today 📣
A new organisation has officially launched to defend the rights of people crossing the Channel and to develop life-saving technology that keeps them safe. 🌊✨
👉 Please support them by sharing this post and giving them a follow. Your voice helps amplify theirs.
A new organisation has officially launched to defend the rights of people crossing the Channel and to develop life-saving technology that keeps them safe. 🌊✨
👉 Please support them by sharing this post and giving them a follow. Your voice helps amplify theirs.
We are excited to announce the launch of The Channel Monitoring Project.
A new initiative to change reality on the ground and at sea. For the #safety, #dignity and #humanrights of those crossing the border in #smallboats. Counter the toxicity to tell the real story.
A new initiative to change reality on the ground and at sea. For the #safety, #dignity and #humanrights of those crossing the border in #smallboats. Counter the toxicity to tell the real story.
September 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
📣 Important Launch Today 📣
A new organisation has officially launched to defend the rights of people crossing the Channel and to develop life-saving technology that keeps them safe. 🌊✨
👉 Please support them by sharing this post and giving them a follow. Your voice helps amplify theirs.
A new organisation has officially launched to defend the rights of people crossing the Channel and to develop life-saving technology that keeps them safe. 🌊✨
👉 Please support them by sharing this post and giving them a follow. Your voice helps amplify theirs.
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My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa.
academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa.
academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
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Cardiff University's Department of Politics & IR is currently advertising three lecturer (Grade 7) posts:
- Non-western (especially non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
- Political theory
- History and theory of colonialism
tinyurl.com/mkhrwvcs
Please get in touch with any questions!
- Non-western (especially non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
- Political theory
- History and theory of colonialism
tinyurl.com/mkhrwvcs
Please get in touch with any questions!
Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) at Cardiff University
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Cardiff University's Department of Politics & IR is currently advertising three lecturer (Grade 7) posts:
- Non-western (especially non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
- Political theory
- History and theory of colonialism
tinyurl.com/mkhrwvcs
Please get in touch with any questions!
- Non-western (especially non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
- Political theory
- History and theory of colonialism
tinyurl.com/mkhrwvcs
Please get in touch with any questions!
My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa.
academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
My colleagues Rachel Ibreck, Souhayel Weslety and I wrote a field reflection titled ‘The “UNFAIR” refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence’ based on fieldwork researching refugee-led protests at UNHCR offices in Cairo, Tripoli and Tunisa.
academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
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Great piece by Peter Rees, Rachel Ibreck and Souhayel Weslety on UNHCR and our UNFAIR campaign.
@unhcr.org @iom.int @davidyambio.bsky.social @infomigrants.net
Give it a read⤵️
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@unhcr.org @iom.int @davidyambio.bsky.social @infomigrants.net
Give it a read⤵️
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The ‘UNFAIR’ refugee agency: UNHCR accountability after protests and violence
Abstract. Urban refugees increasingly resort to sit-ins outside United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offices because they lack avenues for accountability.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Great piece by Peter Rees, Rachel Ibreck and Souhayel Weslety on UNHCR and our UNFAIR campaign.
@unhcr.org @iom.int @davidyambio.bsky.social @infomigrants.net
Give it a read⤵️
academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
@unhcr.org @iom.int @davidyambio.bsky.social @infomigrants.net
Give it a read⤵️
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Thanks for all the excellent work by the @laboescapes.bsky.social conference organisers. I had a great time in Milan last week presenting the paper "The Transversal Heritage of UNHCR Protests" that I co-authored with my colleagues Rachel Ibreck and Souhayel Weslety. 🇮🇹 🍝
September 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Thanks for all the excellent work by the @laboescapes.bsky.social conference organisers. I had a great time in Milan last week presenting the paper "The Transversal Heritage of UNHCR Protests" that I co-authored with my colleagues Rachel Ibreck and Souhayel Weslety. 🇮🇹 🍝
I highly recommend this article by my friend and occasional co-author, Antje Scharenberg, on ships and the material politics of solidarity with maritime migrants.
Vessels of Solidarity: The Material Politics of Civil Sea Rescue Ships
This article theorises ships as material carriers of transversal solidarity, based on the specific case of civil sea rescue vessels in the Mediterranean. My argument derives from eight months of fiel...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I highly recommend this article by my friend and occasional co-author, Antje Scharenberg, on ships and the material politics of solidarity with maritime migrants.
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We treat Channel crossings today as exceptional, and the RNLI is called a "migrant taxi service." However, people have long sought refuge across the Channel. On this day in 1939, two German refugees were rescued in the Channel by the RNLI and brought to safety in the UK.
July 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We treat Channel crossings today as exceptional, and the RNLI is called a "migrant taxi service." However, people have long sought refuge across the Channel. On this day in 1939, two German refugees were rescued in the Channel by the RNLI and brought to safety in the UK.
We treat Channel crossings today as exceptional, and the RNLI is called a "migrant taxi service." However, people have long sought refuge across the Channel. On this day in 1939, two German refugees were rescued in the Channel by the RNLI and brought to safety in the UK.
July 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We treat Channel crossings today as exceptional, and the RNLI is called a "migrant taxi service." However, people have long sought refuge across the Channel. On this day in 1939, two German refugees were rescued in the Channel by the RNLI and brought to safety in the UK.
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It's time to abolish the Home Office.
It is not fit for purpose & has totally lost the trust of every stakeholder it serves - We knew that already.
So I looked into how it could practically be done for
@carladenyer.bsky.social
My NEW report out today 👇👇
It is not fit for purpose & has totally lost the trust of every stakeholder it serves - We knew that already.
So I looked into how it could practically be done for
@carladenyer.bsky.social
My NEW report out today 👇👇
June 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It's time to abolish the Home Office.
It is not fit for purpose & has totally lost the trust of every stakeholder it serves - We knew that already.
So I looked into how it could practically be done for
@carladenyer.bsky.social
My NEW report out today 👇👇
It is not fit for purpose & has totally lost the trust of every stakeholder it serves - We knew that already.
So I looked into how it could practically be done for
@carladenyer.bsky.social
My NEW report out today 👇👇
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The report recommends:
- Splitting the department into two
- Introducing much stronger checks on the powers of the Home Secretary
- Ending the politics that pursue hostile headlines at the expense of evidence & human rights
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
- Splitting the department into two
- Introducing much stronger checks on the powers of the Home Secretary
- Ending the politics that pursue hostile headlines at the expense of evidence & human rights
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
No Way Home: It is time to remove management of immigration from the Home Office - Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer: Your Bristol West Green Party MP Candidate. Tackling the Climate Emergency - An End to the Housing Crisis - A Fairer and More Equal City
carladenyer.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The report recommends:
- Splitting the department into two
- Introducing much stronger checks on the powers of the Home Secretary
- Ending the politics that pursue hostile headlines at the expense of evidence & human rights
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
- Splitting the department into two
- Introducing much stronger checks on the powers of the Home Secretary
- Ending the politics that pursue hostile headlines at the expense of evidence & human rights
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
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Hearing, 12 June
The #ElHiblu3 defence is attacking the terrorism charges against the accused young men, arguing the proper reference to the law were not made in the charges issued against them.
The #ElHiblu3 defence is attacking the terrorism charges against the accused young men, arguing the proper reference to the law were not made in the charges issued against them.
June 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hearing, 12 June
The #ElHiblu3 defence is attacking the terrorism charges against the accused young men, arguing the proper reference to the law were not made in the charges issued against them.
The #ElHiblu3 defence is attacking the terrorism charges against the accused young men, arguing the proper reference to the law were not made in the charges issued against them.
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Our new report (led by @vickytaylor.bsky.social) provides a critical update on the UK government’s continued prosecution and imprisonment of people seeking safety—including refugees, trafficking survivors, and children—simply for arriving by ‘small boat’: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
June 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Our new report (led by @vickytaylor.bsky.social) provides a critical update on the UK government’s continued prosecution and imprisonment of people seeking safety—including refugees, trafficking survivors, and children—simply for arriving by ‘small boat’: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
If a former Israeli Prime Minister is saying Israel is committing war crimes then I think it's safe to say it's not antisemitic to accuse Israel of war crimes in Gaza.
If only more politicians in the UK, USA etc... would also speak up.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
If only more politicians in the UK, USA etc... would also speak up.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Enough is enough. Israel is committing war crimes | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If a former Israeli Prime Minister is saying Israel is committing war crimes then I think it's safe to say it's not antisemitic to accuse Israel of war crimes in Gaza.
If only more politicians in the UK, USA etc... would also speak up.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
If only more politicians in the UK, USA etc... would also speak up.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
I just got round to watching Samuel Storey's film on the use of AI technology to prevent and criminalise migration in the Channel. It's super well-researched, well-made and deeply troubling. I highly recommend watching it.
migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/hos...
migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/hos...
The UK’s AI Borders: Anduril’s Autonomous Surveillance Towers - Migrants' Rights Network
Anduril Autonomous Surveillance Towers (ASTs) are scanning the Channel for people seeking safety on the South-East Coast of England.
migrantsrights.org.uk
May 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I just got round to watching Samuel Storey's film on the use of AI technology to prevent and criminalise migration in the Channel. It's super well-researched, well-made and deeply troubling. I highly recommend watching it.
migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/hos...
migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/hos...
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In this article, @smartitaz.bsky.social & I discuss how some decolonial approaches to borders & migration conceptualise colonial legacies by reducing the complex ways in which the colonial past informs racialised bordering mechanisms in the present.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mare nero? Undoing the decolonial redux, multiplying (post)colonial legacies and struggles
Critique concerning Migration Studies’ Eurocentrism and its oblivion of race and colonialism has gained traction, prompting considerable soul-searching in the field as well as calls to decolonise M...
www.tandfonline.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In this article, @smartitaz.bsky.social & I discuss how some decolonial approaches to borders & migration conceptualise colonial legacies by reducing the complex ways in which the colonial past informs racialised bordering mechanisms in the present.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....