What might a just labour migration policy look like? Is there a trade-off between numbers and rights? Is it possible to have a system of labour migration founded on ideals of justice in an unequal world? Can labour migration move us towards a more just world? MMB brings together philosopher Chris Bertram and political economist Martin Ruhs to present […]

It’s nearly the end of 2020! We’d love to gather you together online for some Christmas cheer at the end of a long and difficult year. Furnish yourselves will a glass of something mulled and a mince pie and join us to share the best in all things migration and mobilities that 2020 has offered […]

Power relations and gender during fieldwork: yup, issues still there!   We are back with the Unpacking Fieldwork seminar series! After the success of the first seminar in early 2020 and the elongated disruption as a result of COVID-19, we are returning with the remaining two seminars in an online format. The seminars will now […]

This workshop is an opportunity for postgraduate students and early career researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Bath Spa to present their research in Colombia, set against the backdrop […]

MMB is running a new reading group for its members in 2021! This is a forum to discuss migration and mobility-related texts that members have enjoyed reading and are keen […]

Migrants and refugees often see enterprise as their route to opportunity. But, in many cases, they are regarded as doing so out of necessity and given low priority by mainstream […]

Ethics, Well-being and Security: Fasten Your Seatbelts! Hello again! We are happy to announce the last seminar of the series Unpacking Fieldwork in challenging settings! After addressing power relations and […]

A recording of the event is available here. MMB is delighted to welcome Pablo Ceriani and Alvaro Botero to the first of our online Latin America Dialogues. In conversation with […]

This month we discuss Mimi Sheller's book Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes (Verso, 2018), in which she makes a passionate argument for a new […]

The Colombian government recently announced the launching of a programme to grant 10-year complementary protection and legal status to the approximately 1.7 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the country. […]