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Wasil Schauseil @wasilschauseil.bsky.social · 2d

Refugees in Niger have been protesting against their neglect by the Nigerien government and the UNHCR, demanding their rights and dignity be respected. Their leaders have been arrested and deported. Read and share their call published @migcontrol.bsky.social: migration-control.info/en/blog/refi...

Refugees in Niger: An Urgent Call from Agadez

Refugee Protest in Agadez, Niger, ongoing

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Wasil Schauseil @wasilschauseil.bsky.social · 2d

Unser Freund Yerro darf nicht abgeschoben werden. Hilf uns dagegen zu kämpfen! Yerro war im Heiratsprozess als er inhaftiert wurde und ihm nun die Abschiebung droht. Nun wurde er seiner Verlobten entrissen und sitzt seit Dienstag in Abschiebehaft.

Zeichnet die Petition! chng.it/gVMxRb2Qcb

Diese Kampagne braucht deine Unterstützung

Stop the Deportation of Yerro Gaye!

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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 7d

I have organised an amazing roster of *virtual* presentations for the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter. Check out these incredible superstars, and register for the events (Tuesdays 17-18.30 London time) here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...

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Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · 5d

looking forward to this discussion⤵️

Migration-Control.Info @migcontrol.bsky.social · 5d

💥📽️Join us for our upcoming film screening+panel discussion organized w/ @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social & #AMMODI on:

➡️EU border externalization, fishery policies, and departures along the #AtlanticRoute 🇸🇳 🇪🇺

w/ @ignaciofradejas.bsky.social #SerigneMbayé @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social #PapaSeck

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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 1,555 voices for IOB — but we need more! Every day counts: sign the petition and share it widely so our message to policymakers grows stronger. 💙
👉 https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm

#SaveIOB #StandWithIOB #IOBCommunity #GlobalEducation #GlobalSolidarity

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 12d

Do you work on policy implementation in the Global South?

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a specialization in public policy in the Global South.

#AcademicSky

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Assistant Professor Public Policy and Governance

Are you an enthusiastic public policy scholar with a passion for education? Do you conduct research on the Global South with an interest in the politics of policy implementation? Then we have the perf...

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Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · 14d

One of Belgium's top research institutes producing cutting edge and highly relevant critical knowledge. #saveIOB

IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 14d

The Flemish government’s unexpected decision not to renew IOB’s agreement puts €2.64M funding, 32 jobs, key programmes and global partnerships at risk. Support us! https://bit.ly/saveIOB

#saveIOB #developmentpolicy #developmentpolicy #iobcommunity

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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 16d

Notice, #earlymodern #skystorians, the logo at the middle of the photo? The VOC (Dutch East India Company).

All the more reason to reckon with the legacies of these companies and how they integrate (or don't) with shifting ideas of globalisation, integration, capitalism, and national identity.

de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 17d

Onderzoeker over geweld in Den Haag: ‘Extreemrechts gedachtegoed wordt normaal. Dan krijg je dit’

www.volkskrant.nl

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20d

The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization.

This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.

Kamermeerderheid vindt Antifa terroristische organisatie

Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil dat Nederland, in navolging van de Verenigde Staten, de extreemlinkse beweging Antifa aanmerkt als terroristische organisatie. Een motie daartoe van Lidewij de V...

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Bizim Kiez @bizimkiez.bsky.social · 20d

Wenn @kaiwegner.bsky.social ("am liebsten eigenhändig!") einen Zaun baut, verschwindet Drogenabhängigkeit - it's magic ✨

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Statewatch @statewatch.bsky.social · 29d

The 9th issue of the #ExternalisationBulletin is out now 🚨
It covers:
• The extensive operations across Africa;
• Plans to use development aid as leverage for deportations;
• Budget proposals with more external control and less democratic scrutiny;
And much more.

Read here: buff.ly/K5esfCb

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Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · Sep 8

*countless

Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sometimes, there is a tragic comedy in the way policy work frames the need for #detention in externalized migration containment. This quote is from an IOM report, only serving as one of countess illustrations. Of course, "migrants" hide because they do not want to be "supported"...

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FragDenStaat @fragdenstaat.de · Aug 21

Jörg Steinbach holte als Minister Tesla nach Brandenburg. Jetzt will er für eine Kanzlei des Konzerns arbeiten. Die Landesregierung winkt das durch – zunächst. Es gibt strenge Regeln für Jobwechsel aus der Politik. Weil unklar ist, ob die beachtet wurden, klagen wir. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...

Neuer Job für „Mr. Tesla”: Verstößt Brandenburg gegen sein Anti-Korruptionsgesetz?

Als Minister holte er Tesla nach Brandenburg, nun will Jörg Steinbach für eine Kanzlei des Autobauers arbeiten. Die Landesregierung erlaubt das zunächst, dann macht sie plötzlich einen Rückzieher. Fra...

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Dejan Mihajlović @mihajlovicfreiburg.com · Sep 5

Falls ihr einen guten Draht zu Politiker*innen demokratischer Parteien in D habt, fragt sie, wie viel Lithium für die Automobilindustrie in D die Freiheit und Leben der Menschen in #Serbien wert sind? Wie lange sie das brutale Vorgehen dieses autokratischen Regimes noch ignorieren möchten? Danke.

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Valeria Hänsel @valeriahaensel.bsky.social · Sep 2

Jetzt beginnt gegen #Prozess gegen Bartek, einen humanitären Helfer an der polnisch-belarussischen Grenze. Er wird angeklagt, weil er die Grenzbeamten bedrängt habe, einen Asylantrag seines somalischen Klienten anzunehmen. Dieser wurde illegal zurückgepusht und Bartek wird vor Gericht gestellt. 1/5

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 2

Musk, who migrated to the US, is free to leave at any time, to help address the "threat" of "migration".

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Sep 2

Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.

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Lauren Seibert @laurenseibert.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 New @hrw.org report documents years of serious abuses by security forces in #Mauritania against West & Central African migrants, while those same authorities received equipment/support 💰 from the EU & #Spain to bolster border control & prevent irregular migration
🧵👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

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Dr Rama S. DIENG 🍉 @drlandislife.bsky.social · Aug 27

Le FMI a salué le #Sénégal pour avoir révélé des irrégularités budgétaires et révisé la #dette publique à 118,8 % du PIB . Les réformes du FMI pourraient rétablir la #transparence au risque d’imposer l’ #austérité. Serviront-elles les citoyen.ne.s ou les créanciers ?

www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Senegal

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Edward Gemayel, visited Senegal from August 19-26, 2025, to discuss corrective measures following the Court of Auditors' report publ...

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Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · Aug 22

I look forward to facilitating this conversation on teaching & course design strategies at the upcoming #EISAPEC25 alongside @marionfoster.bsky.social for @ecdeisa.bsky.social

If you are around, join us in person for insights by @anahitaarian.bsky.social and #NavnitaCBehera & following exchanges!

ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Aug 22

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📝 Also happening on Aug 28, the ECD Project Lab on #CourseDesign.

Experienced scholars will offer their strategies on course design 💡 followed by an open and informal conversation on pedagogy & teaching strategies. Bring your own course programmes 📖 to share!

@anahitaarian.bsky.social

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Kerem Schamberger @keremschamberger.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hier könnt ihr eine Petition für Hamza A. unterschreiben:

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Petition · Stoppt die lebensbedrohliche Behandlung von Hamza A. – Sofort handeln! · innn.it

Jetzt innn.it-Petition unterschreiben & Sächsischer Flüchtlingsrat unterstützen!

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Tini Tarabiscoté*e / Christina Dongowski @tinido.bsky.social · Jul 29

91. Wir unterschätzen (verdrängen?) immer noch massiv, wie tief das gesamte Projekt der Aufklärung und der Moderne Teil imperialen Denkens und kolonialistisch-extraktivistischen Ökonomien (gewesen) ist.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · Jul 28

The rise in border identity checks and summer crackdowns in France and Belgium are exacerbating access barriers to basic services and rights for undocumented migrants. In 2024, MMC interviewed 1,002 undocumented migrants in #France and #Belgium finding that: ⬇️🧵

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Jul 26

Everyone please tell @bsky.app to stop deleting Palestinian accounts in the middle of a genocide and level 5 famine thank you for your help

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · Jul 25

FFS @bsky.app STOP deleting Palestinians in the middle of a genocide

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Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · Jul 24

For everyone struggling with writing. Watch this!!

ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Jul 22

Summer time is writing time! ☀️📖

Feeling stuck?

Get some #inspiration in our online writing retreat, where @nwelfens.bsky.social @samarjit.bsky.social and #JoanaRicarte share their best tips to help you finally get that #draft done.

🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeOI...

Online Writing Retreat for Early Career Scholars

YouTube video by European International Studies Association

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