Our Fairwork colleagues presented a paper at the conference “Making Rights Reality: The Human Rights of Undocumented Migrant Workers”.
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Reflections on film screening ‘Living Labour’
On the 13th of May 2024 the Focus Area on Migration and Societal Change organized a film screening called ‘Living Labour’. Ilse van Liempt is presenting us here her reflections.
The Linking Act: Dutch Pioneering work of Welfare State Bordering
The Dutch I-CLAIM report on policy and legal infrastructures of irregularity reveals an alarming trend towards exclusion of irregular migrants in the Netherlands.
The right to party: Inclusive nightlife for irregular migrants
Everyone has the right to enjoy the nightlife. The Beats Beyond Borders: Uniting in Solidarity event was organized as part of the week against racism, the night before a large demonstration against racism and discrimination starting at Dam Square.
Working with community researchers in asymmetric research settings
This post explores the role of community researchers, highlighting the epistemic advantages they bring and the unintended consequences of their involvement. It suggests ways to address power dynamics and promote more equitable and ethical research practices.
About place, access and positionality in migration research
This post problematises the positions from which research on irregular migrants is produced and the “access problem” is constructed. While emphasising the benefit of sharing experiences and identities between researchers and researched, the post highlights the importance of converging intentions as a condition for creating more symmetrical research relationships.
How do we solve the Mediterranean migration quandary?
Migrants are still risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean; we must challenge the rhetoric of ‘invasion’ and examine the deeper reasons for migration, writes Nando Sigona