The final article from my Rubicon research project has just been published open access in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration studies. This was the first article I wrote from the study results, but the last to be published! Here is the abstract: This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian and Eritrean migrants on their journeys from their origin country to prior to disembarkation across the Mediterranean Sea in Libya. This paper builds on the work of Vigh (2006) in the social … [Read more...]
Once a Destination for Migrants, Post-Gaddafi Libya Has Gone from Transit Route to Containment
Thanks to excellent editorial support from Julian Hattan, this feature has been posted on the Migration Information Source of the Migration Policy Institute. AUGUST 6, 2020 Migrants aboard a rubber vessel are rescued in the Mediterranean. (Photo: Irish Defence Forces) African and Middle Eastern migration flows to Libya and the country’s posture toward these migrants have changed dramatically since the 2011 fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. While Libya … [Read more...]
World Universities Network Annual Conference: Cultures in Flux
In May I was fortunate to attend the World Universities Network (WUN) annual conference in Perth as a delegate of Maastricht University for the Understanding Culture Global Challenge group. Reposted from the WUN website is an overview of the event, which discusses my presentation on the results of my NWO Rubicon research project on Eritrean and Nigerian migrants journeys to Europe. Cultures in flux: Migration and cultural dynamics in the past and present WUN’s three-day … [Read more...]