Thabani Mutambasere

Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship How do diasporas contribute both to their countries of origin and to civic life in their adopted homes? In this Global Souths Hub Q&A in conversation with Zara Qadir, Thabani Mutambasere (University of Edinburgh) reflects on Zimbabwean refugee activism in the UK, the politics of food and belonging, and the idea of “diaspora citizenship.” He How do diasporas contribute both to their countries of origin and to civic life in their adopted homes? In this Global Souths Hub Q&A, Thabani Mutambasere (University of Edinburgh) reflects on Zimbabwean refugee activism in the UK, the politics of food and belonging, and the idea of “diaspora citizenship.” He also discusses his editorial work for three journals and efforts to decolonise academia.

In this interview, @thabanisere.bsky.social reflects on diaspora activism, food politics, and citizenship beyond legal status, drawing on research with Zimbabwean communities in the UK.

https://globalsouth.org/2026/01/thabani-mutambasere-activism-food-politics-and-diaspora-citizenship

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Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship How do diasporas contribute both to their countries of origin and to civic life in their adopted homes? In this Global Souths Hub Q&A in conversation with Zara Qadir, Thabani Mutambasere (University o...

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In a fascinating Q&A with @thabanisere.bsky.social (University of Edinburgh), we explore Zimbabwean refugee activism in the UK, the politics of food and cultural identity, and what it means to claim diaspora citizenship.

🔗 Read now > globalsouth.org/2026/01/thab...

Horizontal Development Horizontal Development - Shifting Power and Privilege in Aid; Accessible and comprehensive, this book puts forth an innovative perspective on international aid, going beyond top-down attempts to centr...

Excited to see this book out! Here my co-authors (incl @banerjeeshonali.bsky.social) and I put forth an innovative perspective on international aid, going beyond top-down attempts to centre local voices and practices.

Get yours here: bristol-press.co.uk/horizontal-d...

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Exciting news! 🌍 The CAS Annual Conference, this year focusing on ‘Climate Dynamics and the Politics of a Post-Carbon Africa,’ is just around the corner (24-25 April at the University of Edinburgh).

Registration closes 7 February—don’t miss your chance to join this crucial conversation! 💡✨👇

Displacement, Borders, and Unsettling Narratives This book Displacement, Borders, and Unsettling Narratives discusses the urgent critical debates regarding intercultural education on displacement.

The book discusses some of the urgent critical debates regarding intercultural education on displacement during turbulent times of contentious border politics and ramped-up anti-migrant discourse drawing from reflections from authors from diverse backgrounds and positionalities.

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📚 Thrilled to see this book I contributed to finally out just in time for the holidays!! Perfect for your reading list as you reflect, research or recharge this season!

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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Why are the number of applications for Health & Social Care Visas falling?

The article written by Work Rights Centre explains why, and what this means for the care sector ⬇️

www.workrightscentre.org/news/drop-in...

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Study the MSc Africa and International Development with the Nyerere scholarship.

For Tanzanian graduates of the University of Dar es Salaam.

Follow in Julius Nyerere’s footsteps and study at The University of Edinburgh.
Deadline 28 January 2025
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Wanted: Migration, mobility and displacement consultant researcher IIED is seeking a research consultant for projects on protracted displacement in East and the Horn of Africa

Migration, mobility and displacement consultant researcher wanted at IIED:

www.iied.org/wanted-migra...

This high-profile event will bring together prominent academics, UN officials, and leading Sudanese advocates to address one of the most pressing humanitarian crises of the 21st Century. Hosted in the distinguished setting of the new Warburg auditorium, chaired by a leading journalist, and building on recent media engagement, the event seeks to bring new insights to this urgent displacement emergency. Sudan is currently the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, characterised by mass displacement, intensifying conflict, economic meltdown, and inadequate aid for the local population. The latest outbreak of conflict began in April 2023 in Khartoum and quickly spread, with warnings now of genocide in the western region of Darfur. This compounds an already volatile situation of domestic political and economic instability in the country. The crisis has forced millions of people to flee their homes - around 12 million by June 2024. Some have crossed borders, mostly seeking refuge in neighbouring states, while the vast majority - over 10 million people - are now displaced within Sudan. This makes Sudan the largest displacement crisis in the world. Almost 25 million people - more than half of Sudan’s population - are currently in need of humanitarian aid. Yet global attention remains elsewhere. This public event draws new attention to the issue, exploring how the country has reached crisis point, the key displacement challenges, the long-term impacts on Sudan as a country, and what can be done by countries in the region and beyond to address them. Radhouane Nouicer,Designated Expert on Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Kholood Khair, Sudanese political analyst and the founding director of Confluence Advisory Professor Sharath Srinivasan, Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University Attendance is free, but prior registration is required. https://rli.sas.ac.uk/events/displacement-war-and-future-sudan

Please consider coming to this event on Sudan next week (10th December) in London

Radhouane Nouicer, the Designated Expert on Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will be speaking, along with other experts on this urgent issue.

Please register as we have limited seats:

**Black UK PhD students**

This is the programme you want! It is all the bells and whistles, full fees and stipend, any subject, industrial experience offered, 50 other Black scholars already on board and administrated in an environment of care.

**Tell everyone**

Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2024. In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in December 2024, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts.

Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2024.
#Opportunities #Callouts #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction
www.writingafrica.com/opportunitie...

Opening the Borders to Nigel Farage Keir Starmer's attempts to mimic the rhetoric of the Reform leader will end as badly for him as it did for his Conservative predecessors

Opening the Borders to Nigel Farage:

“Keir Starmer's attempts to mimic the rhetoric of the Reform leader will end as badly for him as it did for his Conservative predecessors” : @adambienkov.bsky.social
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/opening-th...

Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023

£715,000,000 spent on the Tory ‘Batshit’ Rwanda plan. £715Million!

Not including the eye watering costs of the UK based cruelty they perused; camps, hotels, not processing claims, refusing people working rights…

www.gov.uk/government/p...

So it seems that Columbia has said it will reciprocate yesterday's change in the immigration rules by requiring UK nationals to need a visa to visit there apnews.com/article/colo...

Although this is an academic conference, our panel warmly welcomes practitioners from the creative industries who are exploring similar or related themes. Your insights and experiences are invaluable to the conversation!

If you work on similar issues, consider submitting a paper to our panel on “Nostalgia, Collective Memory, and the Social Lives of #African #Diasporas in Shifting European Landscapes” at #ECAS2025 in Prague next year.

Submit by 15 December here: www.ecasconference.org/2025/call-fo...

Those of us who do this work from the global majority try to bring it up but it’s hard. For one, it’s impossible to overstate the level of intellectual capture that the AI hype machine exerts over academia and policy communities in developing countries. “Digital jobs” has often meant dirty work.

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump – because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain

"How do you make ‘strong’ men? According to the right, it’s by making them cruel. “Owning the libs” isn’t just entertainment and sport, it’s important psychological training for the civil war they believe is to come."

www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...

Thrilled to finally land on Bluesky! I feel like I have walked into a room where all the reasonable people went when the rest of the party got weird!