Dr Zana Vathi

Donald Trump must stop soon His ill-considered conflict risks descending into chaos

To survive would count as victory for Iran’s regime. So far, it is succeeding. Far from falling apart, it is lashing out in all directions, with multiple consequences

Trump’s FAFO moment: America needs Europe after all  The U.S. assault on Iran has hammered another bruise into the transatlantic relationship, with Macron, Starmer and Sánchez resisting Trump’s demands to back his war. 

Having spent a year criticizing, insulting and threatening European leaders, Donald Trump now sees the value of having friends in strategically important places.

That is, if they have military assets he can use.

Does anyone think that this - effectively describing people who came here at *our* invitation to work in care homes as would-be parasites on the welfare state - is what she meant?

Migration research in ‘play space’: joyful encounters, empathic unsettlement and refusal in arts-based ethnography This paper introduces joyful embodied encounters, empathic unsettlement, agentic acts of refusal and ethical and personal tensions as key dimensions of narrative ethnographic research. Grounded in ...

Check out this new piece from Aura Lounasmaa, Kirsi Pauliina Kallio, and Jouni Häkli:

Migration research in ‘play space’: joyful encounters, empathic unsettlement and refusal in arts-based ethnography

doi.org/10.1080/1464...

What we need is free bus travel in London so people seeking asylum can access support services, integrate into communities & improve their wellbeing. It would reduce pressure on health services & give people the independence & dignity they are often denied. 3/3

www.helenbamber.org/resources/re...

Thirty deaths in small boat crossing avoidable, inquiry finds Inquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said

The Cranston Inquiry concludes there were systemic failures to rescue people seeking asylum.

Deaths in the Channel are a direct result of the UK’s hostile environment, which dehumanises people fleeing war and persecution, and forces them to risk their lives in small boat crossings.

I know the govt is in meltdown again…

but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model

& I explain what to do about it

Thank you to the many artists - including Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny - for using their acceptance speeches at the Grammys to reject the rise in anti-immigration narratives and policies peddled by those in the media and in power.

Anyway, if you think it's vaguely fucked up that Nigel Farage could well become Prime Minister on just 30%-or-so of the vote

Join the campaign for a fair & porportional voting system, before it's too late! 👇😱

Trapped between the Past and the Future: Temporal Orientations and the ‘Becoming’ of Post-Maternity Extended Career-Breaks among Women Professionals in the UK - Renu Gupta, Gill Kirton, Suki Sian, 202... This article uses agentic temporality as a focal construct and provides insights into women professionals’ transition to motherhood and extended career-breaks. ...

New Sociology journal video abstract!

Renu Gupta, co-author of the new article Trapped between the Past and the Future, goes over some of the key findings of her and her coauthors’ research in this video abstract.

Watch the video abstract and read the full article below!
doi.org/10.1177/0038...

This statement appears to be untrue for 95-99% of British people convicted and imprisoned abroad

The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social

Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ

Aid cuts mean a new era in international development The impact of Donald Trump’s aid cuts will be felt across Africa in 2026. Rough estimates suggest 1m lives could be at risk globally

In the long term, aid cuts could shock African policymakers out of complacency. But in the short term there will be pain in the poorest African countries, and for the most vulnerable Africans. Read more in The World Ahead

Hot off the press! The latest Migration Observatory press release about today's migration statistics is out and you can read it below. Spoiler alert, massive fall in net migration. Immigration falls in all main categories except asylum: migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/press/net-mi...

The Immigrant Council of Ireland has today published its Impact Report for 2024, highlighting the organisation’s achievements and the work carried out to support and empower migrants living in Ireland.

Read the full report and our press release on our website #linkinbio

Critical transitions in migration studies: Comparative Migration Studies’ 10thanniversary issue - Comparative Migration Studies

Finally out: our introductory paper on "Critical transitions in migration studies: Comparative Migration Studies’ 10th anniversary issue" by @sanamroohi.bsky.social, @pwascholten.bsky.social, Martin Bak Jørgensen, Thais França, Andreas Pott, @zanavathi.bsky.social and myself.
doi.org/10.1186/s408...

Critical transitions in migration studies: Comparative Migration Studies’ 10thanniversary issue - Comparative Migration Studies

Celebrating 10 years of Conparative Migration Studies - proud to serve as an Associate Editor: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system

More unevidenced statements that do immense harm

Government’ Home Secretary creating ridiculous panic and inciting fear which leads to violence.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

An interesting discussion today at the U. of Glasgow during the viva voce of Keying Li on the transnational identities of youth of Chinese descent in Glasgow and London. Pleased to have served as an external examiner. Lots of learning about #migration, #identity, #diaspora. 🙏🍁💗

Excited to have been invited to give the opening remarks on the role of scientific #diaspora in the #development of #Albania 🇦🇱

We invite you to book conversation. Özge Bilgili and Marta Bivand Erdal will discuss their recently published book "Migrant #Transnationalism: IMISCOE Short Reader" Event will be held on 28 October, 14:00-15:00. Registration and info here: www.prio.org/events/9249 @imiscoe.bsky.social

The latest from The #Identities Podcast!

Episode 7: On The Unfinished Politics of Race

With Les Back, John Solomos, Michael Keith, Anya Ahmed & Trishauna Stewart

Listen online:
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Fairer is faster: The route to greener and healthier domestic transport | IPPR Electrifying road transport has put the UK on the path to lower transport emissions for the first time. However, a gap remains between government policy an

⏰ The UK’s richest are on track to pollute 22x more from travel than the poorest by 2035.

Current policy risks missing climate targets + worsening inequality. In this report from @sfrost.bsky.social, we set out a fairer, faster pathway.

www.ippr.org/articles/fai...

A special moment at the @ersjournal.com board meeting celebrating Prof John Solomos 🙏

I have just been awarded a READ Fellowship by the Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF), Institute of International Education (IIE) for my collaboration with Dr Eda Gemi “The Albanian Diaspora on the Move? Second Generation Return and Onward Mobilities”. #migration

Join us on the 12th of May for our 2025 knowledge exchange event 'Care for Refugees in Local Settings'. We focus on what care means and looks like in the everyday and what impact is has on asylum seekers' and refugees' lives. www.eventbrite.com/e/care-for-r...

Multi-stakeholder knowledge exchange events as a tool of migration infrastructure: evidence from the North West of England Abstract. In a knowledge exchange (KE) event that focused on migration in the North West of England, mutual aid between stakeholders appeared as a powerful

Our latest: a field reflection on how knowledge exchange in the field of migration takes place and how universities engages with it. Thank you to the Journal of Refugee Studies giving this reflection a home. academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...

Facing a global downturn & potential economic slump any rumoured “reset” of Labour’s economic strategy must recognise that this is no time to be cutting the benefits to disabled people & the poorest when they will be the hardest hit in any recession. Halt the planned austerity measures.

🎉Publication day for 'Anywhere But Here'!

Hard to put into words what it means for a tiny seed of an idea to make its way into the world.

Huge thanks to the brave people who spoke to me and to my agent and publisher.

Order here
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