Articles

Rethinking the Politics of Food and Hospitality

It was not the first time that Syrian refugees offered me tea and sweets, but the place they did so this time surprised me. We were seated on camp beds in an abandoned military barrack turned into a make-shift shelter, surrounded by barbed wire.

Rethinking Voluntary Returns from North Africa

Sub-Saharan migrants trying to reach Europe have been subject to mistreatment in North Africa. This situation has led many migrants to return home, sometimes assisted by international humanitarian return programmes - but how humanitarian are they?

Should Refugees Govern Refugee Camps?

Which ethical prescriptions should we follow when considering a world that is non-ideal, and thus a world in which refugees do not reach liberal democracies but are confined to life in refugee camps for the foreseeable future?

Should States Counteract Anti-Refugee Sentiments?

Current widespread anti-immigrant and anti-refugee sentiments are morally troubling from the perspective of liberal democratic political theory. Should liberal democratic governments counteract such views?

Smuggling Prohibitions vs. Duties of Humanity

The criminalisation of human smuggling has become central to contemporary measures to combat ‘irregular migration’. In this context there is an urgent need need for policymakers to rethink the current definition of smuggling as well as its implications.

Unpacking the New EU Approach to Asylum and Migration

The contents of the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum are complex and still in negotiation, yet are worth discussing as they represent a realistic starting point for a compromise to be (perhaps) reached in the EU on a crucial and divisive issue.

Who Counts in Crises?

Defining and measuring populations is a core concern for governments, policy-makers, and many others—particularly regarding migration and mobility. Yet the ‘immigrant’ and ‘refugee’ that many people imagine often does not match up with the reality of data.