När jag skriver dessa rader har västvärldens evakuering i Afghanistan avslutats medan tiotusentals afghaner flyr landet. En central diskussionen inom Europeiska unionen är hur undvika att de når Europas stränder. För Europa och Sverige uppfattas dessa människor som...
When I first started telling colleagues and friends about Migrants and Solidarities: Negotiating deservingness in welfare micropublics (Solidarities), I was often greeted with the response: “Great project, but what on earth do you mean by welfare micropublics?” The...
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention; with the 1967 Protocol, the Convention continues to be the bedrock of the international refugee system. The core principle of the Convention is non-refoulement, meaning that a refugee should not be...
Pinsamt! ”flyktingpolitik” Skitsnack! och brun statistik Pinsamt! och ignorant Dom bluffar och ljuger tills lögnen blir sann Pinsam! hela eran politik är Skitsnack! och brun retorik Pinsamt! om vi kapitulerar När nya fascismen blir normaliserad (Partiet,...
It is often assumed that what is bad for migrants is good for citizens. Tougher immigration requirements – bad for migrants but protecting ‘our’ borders; restrictions on the right to work – bad for migrants, but safeguarding jobs for ‘us’; limiting access to the...
In the first meeting of the Solidarities project’s Stakeholder Knowledge Exchange Board (SKEB) there was a lively discussion of what “solidarity” and “solidarities” means to us in our work. I sit on the SKEB as the representative of Right to Remain. At Right to...
