‘Why do some refugees receive huge outpourings of public support, while others do not? Why are some people allowed to stay, while others in a similar legal situation are not?’ In this post, Aukje Muller, examines the ‘construction of belonging’ within the Netherlands and its influence on decisions regarding the deportation of migrants to…
Tag: Belonging
Refugees are Dialectical Beings: Part One
Refugees are Dialectical Beings: Part One by Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, University of Oxford and Refugee Hosts Writer in Residence The camp is a passing human, a book, a manuscript, an archive... Bury it; smother it with its own dust, so it might return as a holy text devoid of intentions. Writing the camp-archive I…
Between Borders UCL Conference 9 June
We are pleased to share this announcement on behalf of the convenors of UCL's 2017 Migration Conference, 'Between Borders: Exploring spaces of exclusion and belonging in global migration.' The conference will be held on 9th June 2017, 9.30am – 6.00pm in UCL's Pearson Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. You can register to attend the Conference by visiting the Eventbrite…