Mobilities, Capitalism and the Peace Process in Colombia – an ECR workshop from MMB Latin America
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 Reading Group – ‘(B)ordering Britain’ by Nadine El-Enany
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 […]
Bridging the Gap – Bringing Together Research, Policy and Delivery on Migration. An ACH/MMB seminar
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 […]
Unpacking Fieldwork in Challenging Settings (3)
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 […]
The UN Convention on Migrant Workers 30 Years On: Assessing its Positive Impacts
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 […]
MMB Reading Group – ‘Mobility Justice’ by Mimi Sheller
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 […]
Protecting Venezuelans in Colombia: Reflections from Across the Region
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. […]
Beyond Integration | Bringing Together Research, Policy and Delivery on Integration
‘Integration’ can be a controversial concept. When applied to migrant communities it has often been associated with assimilation, a ‘one-way’ process treating migrants as ‘others’ who need to ‘fit in’. […]
Remember and Respond: Child Migrants and the Lives Behind the Data
A webinar reflecting on the experience of child migration and the failings of global policies to protect children on the move. : At 9.30am on 27th October 2020 three young […]
‘In This World’: an MMB film group discussion
*** POSTPONED*** Details of new date to follow. The MMB series Childhood on the Move continues with a discussion of Michael Winterbottom's renowned film. ‘In This World’ (Michael Winterbottom, […]