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Discussions, debates and interviews on all aspects of the politics of migration.

Supported by the University of Manchester

Contact: clara.sandelind@manchester.ac.uk

Talking Migration Talking Migration

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Discussions, debates and interviews on all aspects of the politics of migration.

Supported by the University of Manchester

Contact: clara.sandelind@manchester.ac.uk

    50. What do we know about immigration and crime?

    50. What do we know about immigration and crime?

    Perhaps one of the most contentious questions within debates around migration is how the movement of people across international borders affect levels of crime. Simply asking the question carries certain assumptions about the relevance of someone’s migration background to whether or not they are more at risk of committing or being the victim or crime. What does the criminological research tell us about what, if anything, we know about immigration and crime?

    In this episode: Amber Beckley, criminologist at Stockholm University
    https://www.su.se/english/profiles/ambe0256-1.187765

    Talking Migration is supported by the University of Manchester.

    • 23 min
    49. Can asylum be externalized?

    49. Can asylum be externalized?

    The Danish parliament has voted in favour of seeking bilateral agreements with third countries to process and protect asylum seekers there instead of in Denmark. The practical and legal obstacles are many, as are worries about the protection of asylum seekers' human rights.

    In this episode: Nikolas Tan, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for Human Rights https://www.humanrights.dk/staff/nikolas-feith-tan

    Blog post by Nikolas Tan on the Danish policy: https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2021/04/19/denmarks-extraterritorial-asylum-vision/

    • 22 min
    48. What rights to EU citizens have in the UK?

    48. What rights to EU citizens have in the UK?

    EU citizens in the UK had to apply for settled status by the end of June. What does this entail and what happened to those who failed to do so? Why are employers checking the status of their employees?

    In this episode: Olivia Vicol, co-founder and Director of Work Rights Centre - https://www.workrightscentre.org/

    Talking Migration is supported by the University of Manchester

    • 18 min
    47. What's the UK new plan for immigration?

    47. What's the UK new plan for immigration?

    The UK government has published the New Plan for Immigration policy paper and a consultation period ran from late March to early May. The policy paper describes reforms to the asylum system and other parts of the immigration system. In this episode, we discuss the plans, their implications and criticism.

    In this episode:

    William Wheeler, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/william.wheeler.html

    Recent work: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/refugees-and-religion-ethnographic-studies-of-global-trajectories/ch13-conversion-through-destitution

    Robert Thomas, Professor of Public Law, University of Manchester https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/robert-thomas(6d45ce04-7714-421b-b67a-b19fd2d7fb37).html

    Recent work: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PgCNG_godY0-rjwGyvP1hbXyWjdi55IW/view

    Charity mentioned in the episode:
    Migrant Destitution Fund https://www.migrantdestitution.co.uk/

    Apologies for occasional poor sound quality.

    • 50 min
    46: Should refugees be grateful?

    46: Should refugees be grateful?

    In 2017, Dina Nayeri, an American-Iranian author, wrote an article for the Guardian with the title ‘The ungrateful refugee: We have no debt to repay’. Last year, she published the book ‘The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You’, which tells her own and several other refugees’ stories while exploring themes of refugee life.

    In this episode: Dina Nayeri http://www.dinanayeri.com/

    Book: The Ungrateful Refuge https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-ungrateful-refugee/dina-nayeri/9781786893499
    Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/04/dina-nayeri-ungrateful-refugee

    Charities:
    Refugee Support https://www.refugeesupport.eu/
    Freedom From Torture https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/
    SecondTree https://secondtree.org/
    HostNation https://www.hostnation.org.uk/
    RAID(Rights and Accountability in Development)https://www.raid-uk.org/

    • 31 min

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