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’. This event will challenge past approaches and look ‘beyond integration’ to explore how we can ensure that people fulfil their potential and attain their aspirations […]
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, […]
MMB Reading Group – ‘Home Rule’ by Nandita Sharma
This month the MMB reading group discusses Nandita Sharma’s recent book Home Rule: National Sovereignty and the Separation of Natives and Migrants (2020, Duke University Press). In this book she […]
‘Marriage, Gender and Refugee Migration’ by Natasha Carver: book launch
Online webinarMMB is very pleased to announce the publication of Natasha Carver’s fantastic book Marriage, Gender and Refugee Migration: Spousal Relationships among Somali Muslims in the UK (Rutgers University Press, 2021). We are privileged […]