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There are 48 hours left to apply for the Migration Summer School at @mpc-eui.bsky.social from 16 to 27 June in Florence. www.eui.eu/apply?id=mig...

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Confused about birthright citizenship? Have you heard of jus sanguinis v jus soli, but no clear idea what these terms mean? Why do countries apply different rules? Why does this matter? Check out the profiles of these brilliant citizenship scholars ✨ (and happy to add more) go.bsky.app/5vLDGon

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The CJEU will hold its first hearing on the Italy/Albania asylum treaty on Tuesday. My analysis of the legal issues: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

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The most striking result from yesterday’s German election #btw2025 🇩🇪: 🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map. 🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East. 🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%! Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇

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Young men and young women’s world views are pulling apart. The consequences could be far-reaching... people’s formative political experiences are hard to shake off. This shift could leave ripples for generations to come, impacting far more than vote counts. www.ft.com/content/29fd...

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AfD overwhelmingly won votes from non-voters and the centre-right. This is a standard pattern. It is a myth that the radical right are mainly winning disaffected centre-left voters.

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Very interesting to look at the age distribution in the exit poll. The SPD which already did very poorly with young voters last time continues to loose further there - a party of pensioners. Interestingly, also huge losses for the Greens among young voters and massive gains for the Linke.

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Important read by Larry Diamond, one of the leading scholars of democracy. To stop the US sliding into dictatorship, time is of the essence

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1️⃣ One week left to apply! Join the #MPCSummerSchool, a 10-day course on the latest #migration trends with 🔹 Daily seminars 🔹 Group exercises 🔹 Chances to showcase your projects & research 🔹 One-on-one consultations w/ teaching staff 👉 https://loom.ly/mG2l250

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UNHCR and OECD are hosting a datathon under the International Data Alliance for Children on the Move. With over 850 datasets in UNHCR’s Microdata Library, participants can do original research on displaced children. The event is set for April. www.unhcr.org/blogs/unhcr-...

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A spyware product has been reportedly used to target critics of the Italian government: an investigative journalist, an activist against Italy's involvement in migration management Libya, and the founder of an Italian NGO doing search and rescue operations. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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New from me and @tedhesson.bsky.social on Trump's immigration crackdown. Includes the story of Blaiss Che from Cameroon, who was detained by ICE despite having valid Temporary Protected Status www.reuters.com/investigates...

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From Reuters: Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say

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British attitudes to ‘Europe’ have been long characterised as ‘reluctant’. @jamesrdennison.bsky.social explores the exception between 1988–1992 - Britain’s Pro-European Moment: https://buff.ly/3D41PIx (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #ECRs #polsky

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400'000 people have been displaced in Congo in the past month alone. Yet, hardly anyone outside Central Africa knows who #M23 are or why they are fighting. The Economist has a curious analogy to explain. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

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"I came to get more understanding of migration processes, particularly how migration and responses work in different contexts around the world" 💭 Do you wonder what participants are left with after our #trainings? Sign up for the #MPCSummerSchool, & find out yourself! ➡️ www.eui.eu/apply?id=mig...

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Very good reporting with @tabouchadi.bsky.social on how, in much of Europe, far-right parties dominate the right—or already do. For many of their supporters immigration is the main concern, "although they don't oppose it in all forms" (Jessica Parker). www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Israel Police raided a famous Palestinian bookshop in Jerusalem and arrested the owners. Rights groups called for their release, describing the arrests as part of a broader attack on cultural identity and freedom of speech.

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A change to Home Office policy permanently blocks refugees in the U.K. from ever being able to naturalise and become citizens. @colinyeo.bsky.social has a good explainer of why this is a bad idea on pretty much all counts. wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/new-change...

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Op-ed by @molly-fee.bsky.social on the effects of the U.S. government's decision to terminate services for refugee clients who are already in communities across the country. Should this decision hold, more than 27,000 people could face unemployment and homelessness. thehill.com/opinion/civi...

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An incredible week at @mpc-eui.bsky.social with 26 experts from 20 countries working together on public opinion on migration globally. In the photos below we’re discussing the most critical issue of the week: convincing Martin to perform a yodel dance to zest up the closing ceremony.

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📽️ Looking for thought-provoking films about #migration? @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social has compiled a searchable list of 120+ migration-related movies, offering diverse perspectives on mobility, identity, and human movement. ⬇️ What are your must-watch films on migration?

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”What is clear is that the arrests made since Trump took office two weeks ago have received more attention, even in the same cities.”

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🇮🇹🇦🇱From Euractiv's Capitals this morning, w/ Alessia Peretti

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Some numbers from this year's #MigrationAcademy: - 26 participants - 18 countries represented - 25% of participants from civil society organisations - 11 speakers - 5 days

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The call for applications is now open for the 21st Migration Summer School. Join us at @mpc-eui.bsky.social, Florence, 16 to 27 June. #polisky #migration #MigrationSummerSchool www.eui.eu/apply?id=mig...

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Italy is experimenting with astonishing practices of "arrest-and-release", likely in the context of the 2017 Italy-Libya pact.

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The immigration policy changes put into place already this week are dizzying. My colleagues @kathleenbush.bsky.social and Muzaffar Chishti worked at lightening speed to put together a first analysis of what has changed, and what more is likely coming.

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"Trump this week threatened to double taxes on foreigners working in this country legally. The move received virtually no attention because it was slipped into a broader executive order on trade." wapo.st/4hkbEB6

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Trump expands the use of "expedited removal," allowing officers to deport 1.4 million migrants who entered the country through the two programs of the Biden administration. This measure fosters a climate of fear, punishing those who "played by the rules". www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

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Summer School: "Contestations of Citizenship in Times of Global Democratic Backsliding" 7–11 July 2025, Central European University, Budapest #polisky summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/2025...

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Policy-making on migration is full of ethical dilemmas. Take a look at the @mpc-eui.bsky.social 'Dilemmas' project by @lukasschmid.bsky.social, @julia-mp.bsky.social, Rainer Bauböck, and Martin Ruhs with 45 open-access contributions. migrationpolicycentre.eu/the-ethics-o...

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🔉Save the date At this seminar, @eleonoramilazzo.bsky.social will dive into how researchers distill messages from their work and assess knowledge exchange in Horizon-funded #migration projects. 🗓️29 January 2025 💻Hybrid Register #MigrationCoLab 📌 loom.ly/fYFL3KA

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"Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution" - Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. See also Article 33 of the Refugee Convention on the prohibition of expulsion or refoulement.

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Donald Trump allows the U.S. government to stop adhering to international asylum law. "An invasion is ongoing at the southern border .. [officials can] repel, repatriate, or remove" migrants, suspending their "physical entry" into the U.S.". www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Most migrants stay in the continent where they were born

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"Irregular migratory flows do not disappear as a consequence of [restrictive] policies, but their direction and the level of risk to human life may change". @eleonoramilazzo.bsky.social explains why Italy saw fewer asylum seekers in 2024 as numbers went up in Spain. es.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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What recently published political memoirs are worth reading? #polisky

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A round-up of ongoing initiatives around the @mpc-eui.bsky.social: 1/3 RESEARCH IN SHORT RECAP: Eight pieces connecting knowledge with decision-making 🩳 A recap of the first Shorts Series by the #MigrationCoLab: shorturl.at/zavXn ℹ️ To receive the upcoming series: loom.ly/tDtI9QE

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"Aside from the rather important fact that the remigration is a racist idea, there's not much chance it could withstand legal challenges or be a practical measure to manage migration." app.bsky.cz/profile/andr...

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Very good to have the syllabus of the course on 'Migration Governance' as part of the excellent online repository of @apsarep.bsky.social. I coordinate this course on behalf of @mpc-eui.bsky.social for the masters programme of the @eui-stg.bsky.social. connect.apsanet.org/s43/syllabus...

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This would be a big move and likely the single most effective policy to boost integration, reduce hotels & empower new arrivals. Would be great to see more voices across parties advocating for this

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Almost half of people born in Syria have left. Where have they gone? ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

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📸 I GRANT YOU REFUGE: a tribute to the indomitable spirit of six photographers from the Gaza Strip. From 14 January to 14 March 📆, the EUI Badia Fiesolana’s cloister will host a photography exhibition documenting what is happening today in Gaza. Learn more about the project 👉 loom.ly/5vB3Y6Q

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