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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 2d

In this podcast, @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social talks about different narratives on migration and the role they play in policymaking, as well as the rise of right-wing populist actors across Europe.

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The Politics of Migration Narratives – In Conversation with Andrew Geddes | Review of Democracy

Migration is one of the most salient issues in European politics today. While its importance for voting decisions is widely acknowledged, many of its key characteristics remain the subject of vivid de...

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 2d

It feels good to kick-off the Effective Migration Governance training with 22 participants from government agencies, international organisations, NGOs, and the private sector.

This year’s focus: migration policy trade-offs.

A joint initiative @mpc-eui.bsky.social and @eui-stg.bsky.social.
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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 5d

At least 142 people faced trial in the EU for helping migrants in 2024, mainly in Bulgaria, Greece, France, Italy, and Poland.

Read the full report by @picumofficial.bsky.social.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 5d

Migration binds states together: host states need workers to fill critical sectors, sending states need remittances and employment opportunities. This creates interdependences that can be used strategically.

Read @tsourapas.bsky.social on the Co-Lab.

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How can labour migration empower the Global South? - Co-Lab

This short discusses how labour migration creates leverage for sending states: as they can get concessions, protections, and influence.

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 11d

Deeply worrying and shocking that not only most of Reform UK voters but also nearly half of Conservative voters think that permanent residents in the UK should be deprived of their “indefinite leave to remain”.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 12d

The majority of Reform UK voters would see indefinite leave to remain removed from all of the groups we asked about, apart from those who have lived in the UK for 20+ years

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Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 7d

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the U.S., warning that those who have X listed as their gender on their passports could have problems at the border. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada issues new warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News

The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 8d

Over the next three years, about 1,000 refugees and vulnerable people currently living in Lebanon will be able to enter Italy through a humanitarian corridor, under an agreement signed by the Italian government and several Christian organisations.

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Italy: New deal scheduled to bring 1,000 refugees via humanitarian corridor

Italian government representatives and a number of Christian organizations have signed a deal that will allow 1,000 refugees to be transferred from Lebanon over the next three years, via humanitarian ...

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 19d

This move might negatively impact research and innovation in the U.S.: H1b was a common visa for excellent postdoc scientists to move to the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h...

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 21d

A great reminder from @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social as the academic job market season begins: “You won’t be the right fit everywhere. That’s okay. You only need one place where your work resonates and where you can continue to grow.” #academicsky #polisky

Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 21d

It's academic job market season. I’ve written a reflection with some potentially helpful tips: jaeyk.github.io/essays/job_m...

What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.

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francesco strazzari @zaz.bsky.social · 22d

Urge the Italian Govt to open (at least !) humanitarian corridors and release the Schengen Visa (type D) to 200 students who have received scholarships by the Italian universities

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 22d

I am grateful for your service, but is it really necessary to stuff every post with so many emojis?

Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 25d

Very nice interview on the connections between football and politics with Cas Mudde, who teaches an academic course on the subject at the University of Georgia.

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Come il neoliberismo sta minacciando il calcio – Ultimo Uomo

Con Cas Mudde parliamo dei diversi rapporti tra politica e calcio nel presente.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 26d

International law grants refugees the right to seek protection from persecution in their home country at any border. A new U.S. proposal would force them to apply in the first country they enter.

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Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights

President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 28d

European governments typically provide irregular migrants with some basic rights by law: emergency healthcare, maternity care and education for children.

Yet in practice, many face steep barriers to accessing them.

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Irregular migrants in Europe face obstacles to exercising legal rights – where they have them

There are various social and labour rights for irregular migrants in the different EU member states and the UK. But the costs of enjoying these rights can be daunting.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 28d

More than 100 Palestinian students been granted scholarships at Italian universities but are unable to leave Gaza, according to a network of associations.

The associations call on the Italian government to act so that scholarship recipients can travel to Italy.

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Studenti palestinesi bloccati a Gaza: «Attivate percorsi umanitari»

Cento vincitori di borse di studio in Italia rischiano di non poter partire. Le associazioni chiedono al governo corridoi sicuri

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 29d

At @mpc-eui.bsky.social we kicked-off the academic year discussing a practical approach to help individuals engage with misinformation about refugees and migrants effectively, led by @danghez.bsky.social.

The session's recording is now available on YouTube.

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Countering misinformation about refugees and migrants: An evidence-based framework

YouTube video by Migration Policy Centre

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Sep 8

Do courts unduly restricts deportations of migrants?

Arjen Leerkes and @albertkraler.bsky.social argue that
courts generally support deportation while still safeguarding absolute rights (e.g., against torture) and balancing family and integration ties.

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Blog: Don’t Blame the Courts: Deportation, Crime, and the Politicisation of Human Rights Law – News & Resources

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Sep 8

This unique programme by the @mpc-eui.bsky.social and the @eui-stg.bsky.social brings together a diverse cohort.

Historically, this is where our participants work:
27% international orgs, 26% think tanks & universities, 18% national policymakers, 16% EU institutions, 9% NGOs.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us in Florence on 6–8 October 2025 for our fully reloaded executive training on “Effective Migration Governance".

This training is an opportunity for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to learn how to respond to trade-offs in migration governance.

www.eui.eu/apply?id=eff...

Effective Migration Governance: Policy Impacts and Trade-Offs

How can migration governance processes be effectivenbspIn its 5supthsup edition, this executive training course provides original strategies to navigate dilem

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Sep 5

🔊 We’re looking for researchers working on migration at universities, research institutes, and think-tanks in Africa and Europe.

👉 We’re conducting a study to understand how researchers think about the drivers of international migration.

📋 Take the survey here: mpcsurveys.limesurvey.net/acd

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Sep 8

This long article made me think of a similar piece by the Economist's Charlemagne a couple of weeks ago (with a slightly misleading title and more balanced conclusions).

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Ten years later, “Wir schaffen das” has proved a pyrrhic victory

The providential folly of Angela Merkel’s migration policy

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Sep 8

"The idea that migration can be leveraged for money or aid or other concessions, which was fairly exceptional for Europe in 2016, has now become a pattern".

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Gerasimos Tsourapas @tsourapas.bsky.social · Sep 8

My comment with BBC InDepth, ten years after “Wir schaffen das,” and how migration diplomacy has become contagious.

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sounds like a water-proof business plan. Hiking is also much safer than some alternatives: @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social once nearly gave the director of a famous Swiss project a heart attack by taking him on a grueling ride over these same Florentine hills.

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Perhaps the point of learning from the past is not so much to uncover a lost truth as to understand historical patterns that help us see through the lies of the present.”

If you haven’t read Lea Ypi’s @leaypi.bsky.social exceptional essay in @finantimes.com today, please do.

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Lea Ypi: How to think about surveillance

A picture of her grandmother posted on social media sent the author to the archives of Albania’s former security services — and raised difficult questions about who watches us today

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