USA Just another brick in the (Great American) Wall The construction of a Great American Wall on the border with Mexico is still seen as a pressing necessity by large sectors of the U.S. administration and electorate. Why ⋙
Academics for Peace Turkey: Repression Everywhere As we reported several months ago on this blog, the first challenge to the illiberal order gradually shaped over the last few years by the Turkish President has been a ⋙
migrants Refugee Status? I'd rather not, thank you! Migrants' (pre)occupations and the racialised approach adopted all along the Central Mediterranean Route. While Italy has become one of the main access gate to Europe, a large part ⋙
election Niger's Game of Thrones The high stakes of the 2016 presidential elections. “Me against my brother; but me and my brother against our cousin; me, my brother and my cousin against our neighbours; and ⋙
Arab Spring Finding Another Tunisia Field notes from the social protests in Kasserine. Despite the imaginaries projected by mainstream media, the new wave of protests unfolding in Tunisia has little to do with political Islam. ⋙
migrants Would-be Refugees and Migrants as Tourists in Tuscany's Mugello The fallacious nature of the Italian hosting system for migrants and asylum seekers. Micro-level, decentralised Accoglienza Diffusa is the predominant approach to the ‘management’ of the migratory flows from the ⋙
asylum seeker Tahriib, Titanic, and Residence Permit Seekers Old and new Somali migrations flows to Europe, between voluntary and forced relocation. Drawing from field work at the local Somali community based in Florence (Italy), in this post I ⋙
Bonn Somalis on Hold, between Return Dreams and Everyday Life Challenges Notes over a Somali meal at the Bonn-based Somali community. There’s no way around it: this is not just the usual suburban area of the usual German town. Different ⋙
borders Fieldnotes from the Frontiers of Ebola A reflection on humanitarian practice between conspiracy theories and sloppy controls. For irresponsible that it may sound, facing prevention measures in Mali, I must confess that I actually find what ⋙
borders Why Grounded Theory is not for emotional PhD students Catapulted into doctoral fieldwork our correspondent reflects on her experience. I came to the field with the enthusiasm of getting closer to the reality (to ‘collect data’). As soon as ⋙
geopolitics Lessons learnt from the 55th ISA Convention, Toronto 2014, part 2 A neophyte ventures into academic socialization (continues). Having somehow sharpened my understanding of some key dynamics that permeate international social-scientific gatherings, over my last few days in Toronto I paid ⋙
ISA 2014 Lessons learnt from the 55th ISA Convention, Toronto 2014 A neophyte ventures into academic socialisation. Reasonable people cross the oceans to meet their love, to make business, to go on holiday. Reasonable people, if they really have to cross ⋙
