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Frowin Rausis @frowinrausis.bsky.social · 29d

🔔 Do not miss this upcoming event in Geneva on 16 September.

Brilliant scholars -
@danghez.bsky.social, @petramolnar.com, and @idcoalition.bsky.social - launch a new report, discussing whether technology are alternatives or extensions of detention.

In person and online participation. More info 👇️

UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law @kaldorcentre.bsky.social · Sep 5

Are digital tools like GPS ankle monitors & tracking apps really “alternatives” to detention?
🚨 New report from us, Refugee Law Lab & @idcoalition.bsky.social shows these technologies often expand detention in new forms—harming rights & dignity.
🔗 Register: events.humanitix.com/from-surveil...

From Surveillance to Empowerment: Advancing the Responsible Use of Technology in Alternatives to Detention

Join us to launch a new report report on the responsible use of technology in alternatives to detention.

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Frowin Rausis @frowinrausis.bsky.social · Aug 25

Brilliant paper for researchers and students working with migration data by the talented @samdschmid.bsky.social

Sam D. Schmid @samdschmid.bsky.social · Aug 23

🚨New Peer-Reviewed Working Paper @mpimmg.bsky.social

I introduce quantitative political science data and methods to compare immigration law. A revised version will appear as a Chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law.

www.samdschmid.com/publications...

Samuel D. Schmid - Quantitative Methods for Comparative Immigration

Abstract Over the past years and decades, numerous large-scale quantitative datasets to measure various attributes of immigration law have been generated an...

www.samdschmid.com

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Frowin Rausis @frowinrausis.bsky.social · Jul 11

The #EU Commission has proposed letting member states drop the ‘connection requirement’ from the ‘safe third country’ concept in #asylum cases.

@gaiaromeo.bsky.social and I argue this seemingly technical tweak marks a major shift — toward an ‘(un)safe fourth country’

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇️

The EU’s quiet shift toward an ‘(un)safe fourth country’ asylum policy

The European Commission has proposed letting member states drop the ‘connection requirement’ from the ‘safe third country’ concept in asylum cases. Gaia Romeo and Frowin Rausis argue this seemingly te...

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Jul 10

The EU has proposed letting member states drop ‘connection requirement’ from the ‘safe third country’ asylum concept
@gaiaromeo.bsky.social & @frowinrausis.bsky.social argue this marks a shift toward an ‘(un)safe fourth country’ approach that some have already - unsuccessfully - tried
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The EU’s quiet shift toward an ‘(un)safe fourth country’ asylum policy

The European Commission has proposed letting member states drop the ‘connection requirement’ from the ‘safe third country’ concept in asylum cases. Gaia Romeo and Frowin Rausis argue this seemingly te...

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Frowin Rausis @frowinrausis.bsky.social · Jun 3

The idea of #externalizing asylum is gaining traction within Europe.

I explain why Denmark, as first European state, passed a bill to outsource asylum and how the Social Democratic government justified their U-turn.

#openaccess @wepsocial.bsky.social👇️

Policy diffusion across political ideologies: explaining Denmark’s desire to externalise asylum

In 2021, the Danish Social Democratic government tabled a bill allowing asylum seekers to be transferred to another country to process claims and provide protection. Witnessing a Social Democratic ...

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Katrine Syppli Kohl @sypplikohl.bsky.social · Jan 2

New paper: Out of Sync, Journal of Refugee Studies demonstrates how the temporal governance of Denmark's immigration policies affect refugee families, creating well-founded fear of separation from close kin. #temporaryprotection #refugee
Open Access🎁enjoy. doi.org/10.1093/jrs/...

Out of sync: temporal governance and agency in refugee families with temporary protection status in Denmark

Abstract. Over the past decade, a series of legal changes have intensified Denmark’s temporal governance of refugees. This development reflects a more wide

doi.org

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Sarah Bütikofer @sarahbuetikofer.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hintergrund zur UNRWA -Debatte auf www.defacto.expert/2024/12/02/u...

UNRWA in der Krise: Die möglichen Folgen des Endes der Schweizer Zahlungen – DeFacto

www.defacto.expert

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Philipp Lutz @lutzphilipp.bsky.social · Dec 4

The parliaments in the Netherlands and Switzerland just decided to cut funding for the UNRWA. What implications will this have? We discuss this matter in our latest blog piece www.defacto.expert/2024/12/02/d...

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Dec 2

Join us for our launch event for our latest issue ‘Financing displacement response’!

Date: 12.12.24

Time: 13:00 London / 14:00 Geneva / 16:00 Addis Ababa / 19:00 Dhaka / 08:00 New York.

To register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Refugees #Displacement #Funding #Financing

Credit: © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse

Caption: Cash distribution to displaced people after floods in N'djamena, Chad, 2023.

Description: Two hands exchange cash, a light coloured tile floor and dark yellow curtain in the background.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Dec 2

Like many other European social democratic parties, Labour is moving right on immigration, certainly driven by the recent success of Reform. We have researched this question for years now. There is an abundance of evidence of why this isn't a good strategy. A thread summarizing some of our research

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Dec 3

An updated and complete list #2 of 150 social scientists of international migration, broadly defined, is now available

go.bsky.app/G4NjiPz

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Dec 2

UK Rwanda scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which never actually sent any asylum seekers to Rwanda, cost £715 million (US$904 million)

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023

www.gov.uk

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maudbachelet.bsky.social @maudbachelet.bsky.social · Dec 2

Have a read at our latest blog post on @defactoexpert.bsky.social
We discuss the implications of a suspension of Swiss payments to the UNRWA, currently debated in the parliament.
@frowinrausis.bsky.social
@lutzphilipp.bsky.social

www.defacto.expert/2024/12/02/d...

Defunding UNRWA: What is at stake? – DeFacto

www.defacto.expert

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Defacto Expert @defactoexpert.bsky.social · Dec 2

Defunding UNRWA: What is at stake? - @maudbachelet.bsky.social, @lutzphilipp.bsky.social, @frowinrausis.bsky.social

The Swiss Parliament may suspend its contribution to UNRWA. Maud Bachelet and her colleagues look back at what is at stake in such a decision.

www.defacto.expert/2024/12/02/d...

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Frowin Rausis @frowinrausis.bsky.social · Nov 27

UN refugee agencies face risks of instrumentalisation and disengagement by donor states. @maudbachelet.bsky.social, @lutzphilipp.bsky.social, and I argue in FMR that they must navigate their vulnerable structure and a looming legitimacy crisis

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UN refugee agencies: vulnerable funding structures and a looming legitimacy crisis - Forced Migration Review

UN refugee agencies depend heavily on the funding of just a few Western States. While reforming the funding system may help to fulfil the agencies’ mandate and maintain autonomy, preserving their legi...

www.fmreview.org

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