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Alexander C. Burlin

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Migration and displacement, political economy, transnational governance, and EU-MENA relations. Research at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

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‘It takes courage to return’: West African migrants making sense of (In)voluntary return from Morocco amid adventure, failure and destiny This paper examines how young West African migrant men decide to enrol in the IOM's voluntary return programme in Morocco and make sense of their return while they wait for it to happen. Through an...

Enjoyed reading Sabina Barone's new article in JEMS on West African returnees from Morocco! With the growing political interest in supporting return programmes, this type of ethnographic data is crucial to understand the impact on migrants and their communities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

20.11.2024 15:43 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Graphic of quote from the article, which reads: 'When entering the tent for processing the documentation, I had a big surprise: it was fully equipped with computers, and we could hear the noise of the keys. The organisation assisting us reviewed my entry permit. Ihad to leave the mark of all my fingers, even use a kind of binoculars that captured the images of my eyes, but I don't know why! Everything organised, respectful, and military.'

Graphic of quote from the article, which reads: 'When entering the tent for processing the documentation, I had a big surprise: it was fully equipped with computers, and we could hear the noise of the keys. The organisation assisting us reviewed my entry permit. Ihad to leave the mark of all my fingers, even use a kind of binoculars that captured the images of my eyes, but I don't know why! Everything organised, respectful, and military.'

In ‘Exploring Venezuelans perspectives on border technologies’, Julia Camargo & Amanda Alencar aim to raise awareness & build understanding of the impact of the digitalisation of border spaces on Venezuelan refugees.

See: www.fmreview.org/digital-disruption/camargo-alencar/

01.08.2024 13:46 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Howdy folks! Here's a bunch of cool people posting about immigration and the US border, including @pablodelarosa.bsky.social y.social, @bgirledukate.bsky.social te.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social sky.social, @daralind.bsky.social alind.bsky.social. #immigration #borders
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19.11.2024 04:51 — 👍 41    🔁 11    💬 6    📌 1

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