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Confessions of a 'bad migrant'

Language MSc in Migration Studies

MSc Migration Studies alumna Nina Swen wonders what lies behind the often uncontested distinctions drawn between 'migrants' and 'expats'

Common responses to the notion of Migration Studies

Language MSc in Migration Studies Society

MSc in Migration Studies alumna Bobbie Mills on perceptions of migration studies, including a preoccupation with the numbers: a view, she finds, that is shaped greatly by surrounding policy and media narratives

Migration, disability, and plain language

Language MSc in Migration Studies Society

MSc Migration Studies alumnus Jonathan Paul Katz examines the role of plain language in communication and its importance in communicating with people with disabilities, including migrants with disabilities – especially in interactions with local government

Blog posts

Climate refugees: The fabrication of a migration threat

In recent years, it has become popular to argue that climate change will lead to massive North-South movements of ‘climate refugees’. Concerns about climate change-induced migration have emerged in the context of debates on global warming. Without any doubt, global warming is one of the most pressing issues facing humanity, and the lack of willingness of states and the international community to address it effectively – particularly through reducing of carbon emissions – is a valid source of major public concern and global protest.

The unfolding of the ‘refugee crisis’ in Denmark and Sweden

MSc Migration Studies student Katryna Mahoney reflects on a recent study trip to Copenhagen and Malmö

Migration from Turkey to the UK

Professor Ibrahim Sirkeci charts the history of reciprocal migration between Turkey and the UK and predicts future movements

The potential cost of visa regimes

Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz pleads for greater equity and transparency in visa regimes

Turkey’s diaspora engagement policy under the Justice and Development Party

Dr Bahar Baser tracks the development of Turkey's diaspora-building