Together with Raphael Kamp, we have written a chapter for this new book on Unaccompanied Children: From Migration to Integration Edited by Işık Kulu-Glasgow, Monika Smit and Ibrahim Sirkeci. Our chapter looks at the experiences of the Syrian Unaccompanied minors coming to Germany, their challenges experienced en route and initial experiences upon arrival. … [Read more...]
Paving the Path of Human Rights: Synergies between International Criminal Law and UN Agenda 2030
On 3-4 May I had the privilege to attend the Nuremberg International Principles Academy conference in Historic Courthouse 200 to speak on Protection of Refugees and Migrants Vulnerabilities. This was an interesting discussion regarding the challenges refugees and other migrants face today and the questions of accountability and justice for refugees and other migrants. How do we create accountability for refugees? A suggestion was given from Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Former Acting United Nations … [Read more...]
New Article: At Europe’s frontline: factors determining migrants decision making for onwards migration from Greece and Turkey
From our study in 2015 on Irregular Migrants Decision Making Factors in Greece in Turkey, this article with Jennifer Waidler has recently been published in Migration and Development. Abstract Limited research has been conducted on migrants’ decision making factors in transit and this is an important area of investigation that goes beyond the origin-destination country dichotomy most commonly represented in migrant decision making. This paper examines the decision making factors for onwards … [Read more...]
EASO Scenario analysis: The future of international protection in the EU+ by 2030
In February I participated as an invited expert in EASO's Scenario analysis: The future of international protection in the EU+ by 2030 led by ZPunkt. In my group we discussed issues of global order, emerging actors in the global economy, and migration management. My core take-away from this event was the importance of multilateralism and continued international cooperation for the protection of refugees and other migrants. If global power dynamics were to radically shift it would be possible … [Read more...]
New Article: The Multi-level Governance of Asylum in Italy: Understanding Eritreans Secondary Movements in Search of Relocation within Italy
The first article from my Rubicon research project is now published in the Journal of Refugee Studies and can be accessed here. The migration policy, securitization and governance of the asylum landscape has greatly changed in Italy over the past five years. The implementation of the hotspot approach and the European Union relocation programme has characterized two of these significant changes. This article examines how recent (2016–17) Eritrean arrivals in Italy experienced and responded to … [Read more...]
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