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Anti-Racist Feminist Politics: Thinking with Backlash, Creating New Worlds

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Dr Orly Siow @drorlysiow.bsky.social · 20d

🌟Submissions open: "Anti-Racist Feminist Politics: Thinking with Backlash, Creating New Worlds" at ECPG 2026 🌟

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Organised by @drashleec.bsky.social Akwugo Emejulu, Leah Bassel & me

@ecprgender.bsky.social @nclpolitics.bsky.social @psa-race.bsky.social @bsarace.bsky.social

European Consortium for Political Research

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jul 24

Quick reminder that *tomorrow* is the deadline to submit an abstract to present at our Borders in Motion workshop to take place in September. Find the link below: forms.gle/Z5VgJ9V5Qzek...

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢 Workshop: Call for Papers 📢
Borders in Motion: Critical Conversations on Race, Migration, and Intersectionality Abstracts (up to 200 words) due: Friday, July 25th, 2025.

Submit here: forms.gle/Z5VgJ9V5Qzek...

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Jul 2

*PSA EVENT* 🌟 Call for abstracts 🌟 Race, Migration & Intersectionality (RMI) - Borders in Motion: Critical Conversations on RMI @psa-race.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
📆 Abstract proposals by 25 July
➡️ Details

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @psaecn.bsky.social @psawomenpol.bsky.social @psaafricanpol.bsky.social @psareact.bsky.social @psaqueerpol.bsky.social @psafrenchpol.bsky.social @psampg.bsky.social

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jun 30

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're looking for critical interdisciplinary insights on:
* The intersectional nature of im/migration
* Decolonisation debates and borders
* Racial, colonial, and carceral capitalism in border policy
* Resisting racialised marginalisation
* The role of digital technologies in bordering societies

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jun 30

The KCL Borders and Migration Research Group and the PSA Race, Migration, and Intersectionality Specialist Group invite you to submit an abstract for our workshop on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jun 30

Borders are not just lines on a map; they are sites of violence, resistance, and the forging of new identities. In an increasingly interconnected world, how do racialized, gendered, and classed logics shape immigration policies and the experiences of migrants? Message us for the full call for papers

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢 Workshop: Call for Papers 📢
Borders in Motion: Critical Conversations on Race, Migration, and Intersectionality Abstracts (up to 200 words) due: Friday, July 25th, 2025.

Submit here: forms.gle/Z5VgJ9V5Qzek...

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 24

Deadline to submit your abstract is TOMORROW! Don't miss your opportunity to contribute to this symposium with a view to publish in @psrjournal.bsky.social! Find the full call for papers and abstract submission link here: bit.ly/42tgmYC

Thanks to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social for their support!

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨🚨🚨CALL FOR PAPERS! The PSA's Race, Migration & Intersectionality Working group is hosting a symposium entitled, 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness and Black Politics.' We invite abstracts of up to 200 words by Friday 25 April 2025. forms.gle/jpPLz7Tuytuu...

Advert for PSA RMI Political Studies Review Sumposium entitled interdisciplinary perspectives on Blackness and Black politics. Event will be held Friday 25th July 2025 at the PSA Office in Camden, London. Deadline for abstracts Friday 25 April 2025. Link to form same as post. Selected contributions from this symposium will be published in an issue of Political Studies Review after subjection to a peer review process.

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 18

⏰⏰⏰ JUST ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your abstract for RMI's symposium: 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness and Black Politics.' Deadline is 25th April. Apply here: forms.gle/jpPLz7Tuytuu...

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨🚨🚨CALL FOR PAPERS! The PSA's Race, Migration & Intersectionality Working group is hosting a symposium entitled, 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness and Black Politics.' We invite abstracts of up to 200 words by Friday 25 April 2025. forms.gle/jpPLz7Tuytuu...

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

And Samah Rafiq provided a postcolonial critique of the marketisation of border administration.

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Fatima Farakhdust presented results of analysis of culture versus economic arguments on migration.

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Sara van Goozen and John Evemy questioned the neutrality of ‘skills’ based criteria as a more morally legitimate migrant criteria.

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

An excellent panel brought together varying approaches critiquing the economics of migration, kicking off with an Everyday Political Economy perspective of debt financed migration from Seb Rumsby. @seb-rumsby.bsky.social

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Finally, Patrick Vernon and Nicola Smith analysed the racialisation and heteronormativity of the ‘common people’

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Next was Moé Suzuki’s analysis of humanisation of refugees from a decolonizing approach.

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Busy day for the RMI SG. Started off the day with three great papers looking at migration. First was Hilal Zorba Bayraktar’s paper on Turkish migration policy and Syrian refugees @hilalzbayraktar.bsky.social

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Fantastic line-up starting here in a minute!

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 7

4th panel: Critiquing the econ. of migration--Tues @ 1:30 w/ @seb-rumsby.bsky.social, @drsvg.bsky.social, Fatima Farakhdust, and Samah Rafiq. Themes: #financialisation, #intersectionality, #culturalanalysis, and #migrationindustry

PANEL 4: CRITIQUING THE ECONOMICS OF MIGRATION
TUESDAY, 13:30AM, LOB102
Chair: Dr. Jessica Eastland-Underwood
DEBT-FINANCED MIGRATION: THE EVERYDAY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LABOUR MOBILITY
Dr. Seb Rumsby, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Early career
@seb-rumsby.bsky.social
DISCRIMINATION BY A 1000 POINTS: THE PROBLEM WITH POINTS-BASED IMMIGRATION REGIMES.
Dr. Sara van Goozen, University of York, United Kingdom. Mid career
@drsvg.bsky.social
Dr. John Evemy, University of York, United Kingdom, Mid career
STUDY OF RACIAL BIAS: HISTORICAL AND IN-DEPTH DISCOURSE ANALYSES OF BRITISH IMMIGRATION POLICIES SINCE 1945
Ms. Fatima Farakhdust, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, Postgrad
HYBRID INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REGIMES: INVESTIGATING FORMAL OUTSOURCING OF FUNCTIONS
Dr. Samah Rafiq, King's College London, United Kingdom, Early career,

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Getting kicked off this morning with a strong start!

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 7

3rd panel: Violence & Borders-- Tuesday @ 9:30 with @hilalzbayraktar.bsky.social, Leou Yang, @moesz.bsky.social, and Patrick Vernon. Themes: #migrationlaw, #hostileenvironment, #humanisation, and #intersectionality

TÜRKIYE'S MIGRATION POLICIES AND SYRIANS IN THE SECURITY AXIS
Dr. Hilal Zorba Bayraktar, University of South Wales, Türkiye, ECR
@hilalzbayraktar.bsky.social
GRASSROOTS HUMANITARIANISM AS A COUNTERFORCE TO AFFECTIVE BORDER VIOLENCE
Ms. Leou Yang, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Postgrad
THEORISING THE ‘HUMANISATION’ OF REFUGEES: A DECOLONIAL APPROACH
Dr. Moe Suzuki, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, Early career
@moesz.bsky.social
CARCERALITY, HETEROSEXUALITY, COLONIALITY: NEOLIBERALISM AND THE POLICING OF MOBILITY
Dr. Patrick Vernon, King's College London, United Kingdom, Early career
Dr. Nicola Smith, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Established career

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Finally, a great first presentation from PhD student Cian Bear unsettling colonial conceptions of violence.

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Then another fantastic contribute from Dr Sadiya Akram from University of Birmingham on anti-racist institutionalism.

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 15

Excellent panel yesterday starting with Batikan Bulut batikanbulut.bsky.social on transnational Turkish diasporic communities from Germany. #PSA2025

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 14

Starting in a minute! 😲

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 7

2nd Panel: Critical Theory & Traditional Questions in Politics--with @researchwitheden.bsky.social, @batikanbulut.bsky.social, Sadiya Akram, & Cian Bear. Themes: #Diasporas, #migrantlabourers, #policing, #decolonialism

PANEL 2: CRITICAL THEORY & TRADITIONAL QUESTIONS IN POLITICS
Chair: Jess Eastland-Underwood
INTERGENERATIONAL PARTY IDENTIFICATION IN BRITISH AFRICAN DIASPORAS
Mrs. Eden Anin-Adjei, University of Essex, United Kingdom, Postgrad,
@ researchwitheden.bsky.social
FROM GRASSROOTS TO STATE CONTROL: THE STATE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TURKISH DIASPORA UNDER COMPETITIVE AUTHORITARIANISM
Mr Batikan Bulut, Izmir University of Economics, Türkiye, Postgrad, Male
@batikanbulut.bsky.social

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM: A NEW INSTITUTIONALIST APPROACH
Dr. Sadiya Akram, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, ECR?,
DELINEATING LOGICS AND PRACTICES OF VIOLENCE IN THE ISLAMIC STATE CONFLICT
Mr. Cian Bear, University of Warwick, United Kingdom, Postgrad

PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fantastic first session with Boya Li @boyalii.bsky.social, Katherine Tyler & Shardia Briscoe-Palmer @drshardiabpalmer.bsky.social. Three very distinctive papers, but supper complimentary on migrant identities, Reform and Black masculinity.