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Iain Dale - The Whole ShowIs Immigration behind community tensions?Iain speaks with Professor of International Migration, Nando Sigona, and Research Director of the Centre for Migration Control think-tank, Robert Bates. On Cross Question, he is joined by General Secretary of UNISON, Christina McAnea; Reform UK member of Westminsiter City Council, Laila Cunningham; Social Entrepreneur, Samuel Kasumu and former Labour candidate, Paul Richards.2025-07-292h 35
Mobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastLet's talk regularisationWhile Trump's administration continues its mass deportation campaign and the European Commission launches a new strategy for streamlining returns, including by normalising the idea of offshore warehousing of migrants awaiting removal, we think it is important and useful to offer some (qualified) hope by focusing on two recent regularisation schemes in The Netherlands and Italy. Our podcast picks- BOOK: Boswell, C. and Chabal, E. (eds) (2023) States of Ignorance: governing irregular migration in Western Europe, Cambridge University Press. - ARTICLE: Bonizzoni, P., & Hajer, M. (2022). Civil Society Actors and the 2020 Italian Amnesty: Bordering to...2025-06-0643 minMobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastStructures of exploitation - interview specialIn this episode of Mobility, Work, and Rights, Nando Sigona speaks with Letizia Palumbo, researcher at the Univiersity of Venice Ca' Foscari and author of Taking Vulnerabilities to Labour Exploitation Seriously. The book examines how European and national legal frameworks shape migrant workers’ vulnerabilities—particularly in agriculture and domestic work and how intersecting legal, economic, and social factors create and exacerbate exploitation. With a focus on Italy and comparisons with the UK, this episode unpacks the tensions between labour migration policies and measures to combat severe exploitation. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the systemic dimensions of labour expl...2025-03-2118 minMobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastNarratives of irregularityWhat is irregular migration? We often start our conversations with this question, today we really want to dig in on how and why media and political narratives on irregular migration really matters not only because they shape public perceptions but also how our institutions respond to this phenomenon. Our hosts, Nando Sigona and Ilse van Liempt, explore these questions with two guests: professor Bastian Vollmer who coordinated the I-CLAIM work on narratives and representations of irregular migration and Michele Levoy, director of PICUM.Our podcast picks … I-CLAIM Country reports on narratives of irregular migr...2025-03-0846 minMobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastThe night shift and the politics of exhaustionIn the fourth episode of Mobility, Work, and Rights, hosts Nando Sigona and Ilse van Liempt explore the relation between migration status and working conditions and what it means to work the nightshift.
Nando and Ilse are joined by two guests who help them in this task: Julius Cezar MacQuarie who teaches and researches at the University of Cork and his the author of Invisible Migrant Nightworkers in 24/7 London (Springer 2023); and Renzo Sgolacchia, architect, researcher and film-maker, author of Living Labour, a documentary on the lives of Polish, Spanish and Roma workers in the Netherlands.
...2025-01-2146 minMobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastIrregularising human mobility - interview specialFor this interview special of Mobility, Work & Rights, Nando Sigona speaks with Davide Colombi, co-author with Sergio Carrera of Irregularising Human Mobility (Springer 2024), a new open access book examining the history and current state of play of EU law and policy covering irregularised migration and how migration policies have been problematised at the EU institutional level, in particular by the European Commission.
As Donald Trump prepares to take office next year and the new European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, begins its term this December, Nando and Davide explore what lies ahead for the politics of migration...2024-12-0616 minMobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastPolicy and politics of irregularity in Europe and USIn this episode of Mobility, Work, and Rights, hosts
Nando Sigona and Ilse van Liempt look at how a migrant can become irregularised and with what consequences.
In conversation with Sabrina Marchetti (University of Venice) and Lena Nare (University of Helsinki) they consider the governance of irregular migration in Europe and compare and contrast how European states address the phenomenon.
On the eve of Donald Trump's second term as US president, Nando and Ilse speak to Walter Nicholls (UC Irvine) about what we can expect from Trump and if and how Europe is moving in...2024-11-2837 min
Mobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastWhat is Irregular Migration? Definitions and Why They MatterIn the first episode of Mobility, Work, and Rights, hosts Nando Sigona and Ilse van Liempt kick off the series by unpacking a key question: What exactly is irregular migration? Misunderstandings around this issue shape how it’s talked about in politics and the media, and how policies are made.
Nando and Ilse explore what irregular migration really means and why it has become such a hot topic across Europe. They look at how different countries respond to migration and why cities seem to be more progressive than national governments in handling the presence of migrants with precarious legal st...2024-10-2036 minMobility, work and rights: the I-CLAIM podcastMobility, work and rights: about usWelcome to Mobility, Work and Rights: the I-CLAIM podcast, where we challenge common misunderstandings
about irregular migration in Europe today. Your hosts are Nando Sigona, a sociologist based at the University of Birmingham in the UK specialising in migration and citizenship, and Ilse van Liempt, a human geographer based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands focus on belonging, citizenship and the spaces of everyday life in Europe. In this series, we consider some of the key questions surrounding irregular migration, starting from perhaps the most fundamental ones: what is irregular migration? Who counts as an irregular migrant? 2024-10-2000 min
The Inside Story PodcastHow should countries tackle undocumented migration?Europe's migration dilemma. The deaths of people risking the dangerous Channel crossing from France to the UK puts more pressure on governments. Tough border controls are in place. So, how should countries tackle undocumented migration? In this episode: Nando Sigona, Professor, International Migration and Forced Displacement, University of Birmingham. Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah, Communications Director, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. Yasha Maccanico, Co-president, Migreurop. Host: James Bays Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook2024-09-1624 min
Borders & BelongingThe Conversation Weekly: The Brexit roots of the UK's Rwanda asylum plan – and why other EU leaders might want to copy itA controversial British government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been central to the UK’s response to a recent sharp increase in the number of people making the dangerous journey across the English Channel in small boats. But if the Conservative party loses the general election in early July, the Rwanda plan is likely to be abandoned. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, two experts in UK immigration policy explain how the Rwanda plan became such a crucial part of the immigration debate in the UK. And how, whatever happens in the election, it’s al...2024-06-2731 min
The Conversation WeeklyThe Brexit roots of the UK's Rwanda asylum plan – and why other EU leaders might want to copy itA controversial British government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been central to the UK’s response to a recent sharp increase in the number of people making the dangerous journey across the English Channel in small boats. But if the Conservative party lose the general election in early July, the Rwanda plan is likely to be abandoned.In this episode, two experts in UK immigration policy explain how the Rwanda plan became such a crucial part of the immigration debate in the UK. And how, whatever happens in the election, it’s already shif...2024-06-2031 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementExploitable by design: migrant workers in the UK immigration system (S5E2)
Is the UK immigration system really 'fairer' as the government claims? Fairer to whom? Nando Sigona asks Luke Piper, Head of Immigration at the Work Rights Centre. In this episode of Conversations with IRIS we examine the production of exploitable and precarious migrant workers at the intersection of the immigration and labour regime in post-Brexit Britain. We explore the structural factors that contribute to producing vulnerable migrants impacting not only on migrant workers but also on their families.2024-03-2336 min
Who do we think we are?S3 E10 Migration and the making of Global Britain What’s the significance of migration for the making of ‘Global Britain’? And what are the theoretical and conceptual tools that can help to unpack this question? In this episode, we turn our attention to the value of racial capitalism for understanding migration to and from the UK after Brexit. Elena Zambelli explains what we mean when we talk about ‘Global Britain,’ its political trajectory, and the role of coloniality within it. Ida Danewid, Lecturer in Gender and Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex joins us to offer insights into the relationship between racial capitalism, migration and borders. A...2024-03-1553 minWho do we think we are?S3 E10 Migration and the making of Global Britain What’s the significance of migration for the making of ‘Global Britain’? And what are the theoretical and conceptual tools that can help to unpack this question? In this episode, we turn our attention to the value of racial capitalism for understanding migration to and from the UK after Brexit. Elena Zambelli explains what we mean when we talk about ‘Global Britain,’ its political trajectory, and the role of coloniality within it. Ida Danewid, Lecturer in Gender and Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex joins us to offer insights into the relationship between racial capitalism, migration and borders. A...2024-03-1553 min
Who do we think we are?S3 E7 Families at the borders What happens when borders cross families? How do families navigate these interruptions to their ability to live together? This episode considers what shifting perspective to families opens up to view in terms of thinking about the work of borders and their impact on people’s everyday lives. Helena Wray, Professor of Migration Law at the University of Exeter, explains the historical development of family migration laws and what these make visible about the racialization of the nation and its political community. Elena Zambelli explains what a ‘mixed-status family’ is, and the many ways in which states may affect its member...2023-11-1651 minWho do we think we are?S3 E7 Families at the borders What happens when borders cross families? How do families navigate these interruptions to their ability to live together? This episode considers what shifting perspective to families opens up to view in terms of thinking about the work of borders and their impact on people’s everyday lives. Helena Wray, Professor of Migration Law at the University of Exeter, explains the historical development of family migration laws and what these make visible about the racialization of the nation and its political community. Elena Zambelli explains what a ‘mixed-status family’ is, and the many ways in which states may affect its member...2023-11-1651 min
Who do we think we are?S3 E4 A New Plan for Migration? What’s changed in the UK’s approach to migration since Brexit? How has this impacted on migration flows? Who is and isn’t migrating to the UK ? In A New Plan for Migration? we consider the shape and structure of the UK’s regulation and governance of migration since leaving the European Union. Catherine Craven explains what we mean when we talk about Migration Regimes, and shows how this works in practice. Barrister, author and Founder of Free Movement Law Colin Yeo, shares his thoughts on what has and hasn’t changed in terms of laws and polici...2023-08-1049 minWho do we think we are?S3 E4 A New Plan for Migration? What’s changed in the UK’s approach to migration since Brexit? How has this impacted on migration flows? Who is and isn’t migrating to the UK ? In A New Plan for Migration? we consider the shape and structure of the UK’s regulation and governance of migration since leaving the European Union. Catherine Craven explains what we mean when we talk about Migration Regimes, and shows how this works in practice. Barrister, author and Founder of Free Movement Law Colin Yeo, shares his thoughts on what has and hasn’t changed in terms of laws and polici...2023-08-1049 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementConnected people: migration, social difference and colonial legacies – with Angelo Martins Junior (S4 E3)
This episode of Conversations with IRiS offers insights into the experiences of Brazilians in London and questions assumptions on 'community' and its boundaries. Nando Sigona speaks to Angelo Martins Jr, the author of 'Moving difference' an ethnographic exploration of how race, class and gender constructions travel with migrants and shape their migratory plans and trajectories as well as their experiences in the countries of residence and origin. Angelo also reflects on his work with sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe and Brazil and how his positionality plays a role in how he interact and engage with research participants.
Dr Angelo...2023-05-2235 min
Uncommon SenseEPISODE SWAP – Who do we think we are? presents Global Britain: Of Kings, Songs and MigrantsWhat does Eurovision have to do with the Coronation? In this episode swap, the team at Who do we think we are? is talking about what we learn about “Global Britain” and its imagined community by looking at how migrants understand major cultural events.Elena Zambelli explains what social scientists mean when they talk about the imagined community. Laura Clancy, sociologist of the royal family, joins us to talk about the missing voices in conversations about the future of the British monarchy. Co-hosts Nando Sigona and Michaela Benson reflect on what British citizens living abroad, EU citizens and...2023-05-1246 min
Who do we think we are?Of Kings, Songs and Migrants What does Eurovision have to do with the Coronation? We’re talking about what we learn about ‘Global Britain’ and its imagined community from looking at how migrants understand major cultural events. Elena Zambelli explains what social scientists mean when they talk about the imagined community. Laura Clancy, sociologist of the royal family, joins us to talk about the missing voices in conversations about the future of the British monarchy. Co-hosts Nando Sigona and Michaela Benson reflect on what British citizens living abroad, EU citizens and others who have made the UK their homes told them about how th...2023-05-0545 minWho do we think we are?Of Kings, Songs and Migrants What does Eurovision have to do with the Coronation? We’re talking about what we learn about ‘Global Britain’ and its imagined community from looking at how migrants understand major cultural events. Elena Zambelli explains what social scientists mean when they talk about the imagined community. Laura Clancy, sociologist of the royal family, joins us to talk about the missing voices in conversations about the future of the British monarchy. Co-hosts Nando Sigona and Michaela Benson reflect on what British citizens living abroad, EU citizens and others who have made the UK their homes told them about how th...2023-05-0545 min
Who do we think we are?S2 E9 East-West inequalities and the remaking of unequal EuropeansWhat does the characterisation of those from Europe’s east as migrants by politicians and in some corners of the media make visible about the politics of migration? What is distinctive about the ways in which they are migratised and racialised? And what does this offer to understandings of racism and racialisation? We’re joined by Aleks Lewicki (University of Sussex) to discuss how critical race theory and postcolonial scholarship can deepen our understandings of repertoires of racism as these play out between ‘Europeans’. Presenter Michaela Benson explores how borders within Europe shifted over the course of the twentieth century...2023-02-1740 minWho do we think we are?S2 E9 East-West inequalities and the remaking of unequal EuropeansWhat does the characterisation of those from Europe’s east as migrants by politicians and in some corners of the media make visible about the politics of migration? What is distinctive about the ways in which they are migratised and racialised? And what does this offer to understandings of racism and racialisation? We’re joined by Aleks Lewicki (University of Sussex) to discuss how critical race theory and postcolonial scholarship can deepen our understandings of repertoires of racism as these play out between ‘Europeans’. Presenter Michaela Benson explores how borders within Europe shifted over the course of the twentieth century...2023-02-1740 min
Who do we think we are?S2 E5 What can we learn about what British and EU citizenship from Brexit?As people find themselves queueing up at border controls in EU member states, as their passports are stamped, there have been questions about why these things are happening. It’s all because of Brexit, and more specifically, the end of free movement between the UK and EU which means that British citizens are no longer EU citizens. But what do you know about EU citizenship is and isn’t? In this episode we’re joined by Nando Sigona, Professor in International Migration and Forced Displacement at the University of Birmingham, to talk Brexit, EU citizenship and what this m...2022-10-1444 minWho do we think we are?S2 E5 What can we learn about what British and EU citizenship from Brexit?As people find themselves queueing up at border controls in EU member states, as their passports are stamped, there have been questions about why these things are happening. It’s all because of Brexit, and more specifically, the end of free movement between the UK and EU which means that British citizens are no longer EU citizens. But what do you know about EU citizenship is and isn’t? In this episode we’re joined by Nando Sigona, Professor in International Migration and Forced Displacement at the University of Birmingham, to talk Brexit, EU citizenship and what this m...2022-10-1444 min
Uncommon SenseSecurity, with Daria KrivonosToo often, talk about security seems to belong to politicians and psychologists; to discussions about terrorism and defence, individual anxiety and insecurity. But how do sociologists think about it? And why care?Daria Krivonos – who works on migration, race and class in Central and Eastern Europe – tells Alexis and Rosie why security matters. What’s the impact of calling migration a “security threat”? How does the security of the privileged rely on the insecurity of the precarious? And, as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, what would it mean to truly #StandwithUkraine – from ensuring better job security for its worker...2022-07-2242 min
Who do we think we are?Beyond the Headlines ... with Dr Yvonne SuCountries around the world have been quick to crow about the provisions they are putting in place to welcome those displaced by the war in Ukraine. Yet, all might not be what it seems. In this first episode of Beyond the Headlines, hosts Dr Ala Sirriyeh and Professor Michaela Benson are in conversation with Dr Yvonne Su, York University to examine what the headlines announcing a warm welcome to Ukrainian refugees in Poland and the UK shield from view. We explore how even among those displaced by the war, not everyone has equal access to leaving Ukraine...2022-05-1336 minWho do we think we are?Beyond the Headlines ... with Dr Yvonne SuCountries around the world have been quick to crow about the provisions they are putting in place to welcome those displaced by the war in Ukraine. Yet, all might not be what it seems. In this first episode of Beyond the Headlines, hosts Dr Ala Sirriyeh and Professor Michaela Benson are in conversation with Dr Yvonne Su, York University to examine what the headlines announcing a warm welcome to Ukrainian refugees in Poland and the UK shield from view. We explore how even among those displaced by the war, not everyone has equal access to leaving Ukraine...2022-05-1336 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementClimate diplomacy and international migration - with Sarah Louise Nash (S2 E9)To mark 2021 International Migrants Day, we are releasing a new episode of Conversations with IRiS (#CWI29) dedicated to understanding the policy encounter between climate change and international migration, how it began, who was involved and where it is heading. Professor Nando Sigona, Director of IRiS, speaks with Dr Sarah Louise Nash, author of "Negotiating Migration in the Context of Climate Change", published by Bristol University Press.2021-12-1621 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementMigration governance beyond the state – with Andrew Geddes (S2 E6)In the new episode of Conversations with Iris, Nando Sigona talks with professor Andrew Geddes, director of the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute, about his recent book 'Governing migration beyond the state' (Oxford University Press). The conversation explores the role of regional actors in migration governance and how responses to mobility are negotiated across different national, international and regional actors, including the private sector.2021-09-0931 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementTech at the border – with Millie Graham Wood (S2 E5)When travelling across the world, people are being subjected to multiple forms of tracking and profiling by unaccountable state agencies.
Local and international travel is changing radically as concerns about terrorism and migration increase. Security agencies require access to travellers’ information before they leave their homes, compulsory identification of travellers now includes the collection of fingerprints and facial images, and secret watchlists, dossiers and profiles are being developed. Nando Sigona talks to Millie Graham Wood of Privacy International to find out about the risks of digital bordering for migrants and refugees.2021-06-3017 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementThe New Plan for Immigration in the UK: Asylum under threat – with Zoe Gardner (S2 E3)IRiS Director Professor Nando Sigona is joined by Zoe Gardner, Policy Advisor with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) to discuss the UK’s new plan for immigration.2021-06-1124 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementPolitical demography, Brexit and the borders of membership – with Adrian Favell (S1 E17)How has Brexit redrawn the boundaries of membership in the UK? IRiS Director Nando Sigona talks to Professor Adrian Favell about the ESRC-funded Northern Exposure project on the impact of Brexit on northern towns and small cities, and how the end of freedom of movement doesn’t mean less immigration, but immigration with less rights and protections.2020-11-1940 min
The Briefing RoomBritain's Immigration DilemmaAs the Home Secretary Priti Patel promises to fix a 'broken' asylum system, what measures could the government take to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel? Contributors: Professor Nando Sigona, Department of Social Policy, University of BirminghamKathleen Newland, co-founder of the Migration Policy InstituteRob McNeil, deputy director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University, Producers: Ros Jones, Bob Howard, Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Jasper Corbett2020-10-0828 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementTrump, COVID-19 and the fragility of migrant lives – In conversation with Cecilia Menjívar (S1 E14)Prof Nando Sigona, Director of IRiS, dialogues with Cecilia Menjívar, Professor of Sociology at UCLA and President-Elect of the American Sociological Association- ASA on the impact of the Trump administration and COVI-19 on migrant lives.2020-09-2932 min
Conversations with Iris: Podcast on migration, diversity and displacementThe end of the “age of migration”? – In conversation with Alan Gamlen (S1 E6)In this episode, IRiS Director Professor Nando Sigona talks to Dr Alan Gamlen, Associate Professor of Geography at Monash University, Australia, founding editor-in-chief of the journal Migration Studies (OUP) and co-editor of the “Global Migration and Social Change” book series for Bristol University Press. Inspired by Alan Gamlen’s recent COMPAS Working Paper on migration and the pandemic, this conversation speculates on the impact of the pandemic on migration flows and governance and what we can expect for the future.2020-06-1514 min
Antropofon064. The dead sea and the politics of mourning. LectureKeynote lecture pt. The dead sea and the politics of mourning in the EU's refugee crisis wygłoszony przez Nando Sigona z Birmingham University podczas Międzynarodowej Konferencji Naukowej "Rethinking Forced Migration and Displacement: Theory, Policy, and Praxis" Stowarzyszenia na rzecz Studiów nad Migracjami Przymusowymi (International Association for the Study of Forced Migration). Wydarzenie odbyło się w dniach 12-15.07.2016 w Poznaniu i było współorganizowane przez Centrum Badań Migracyjnych, Wydział Prawa i Administracji oraz Instytut Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej UAM.Konferencje IASFM odbywają się co dwa lata, gromadząc naukowców i praktyków z całego świata...2020-04-1143 min
Voci dalle DolomitiAddio a Fabio Galluccio, instancabile difensore della democrazia
La notizia della scomparsa di Fabio Galluccio mi ha colto impreparato. Non ci sentivamo da qualche anno, ognuno alle prese con una vita densa di impegni. Ma lo seguivo a distanza, ogni tanto ci siamo mandati un saluto. Era sempre lui, quel Fabio che mi scrisse un email nel gennaio o febbraio del 2000 perché aveva scoperto in Internet il sito da me appena lanciato, Nonluoghi, uno spazio per riflettere sulla crisi della rappresentanza democratica e sul ruolo depotenziato dei media per attivare circuiti di partecipazione critica.
Fabio mi propose, in particolare, un articolo storico e successivamente un c...2020-03-221h 32
S/Confini14: Non chiamateli zingari“L’isolamento dei rom nei campi svolge una funzione centrale nel mantenimento e rafforzamento degli stereotipi. Privati della parola e nascosti agli sguardi dei veri cittadini, esistono solo in quanto impersonificazioni degli stereotipi radicati nell’immaginario collettivo.” (Sigona, 2007)
Secondo stime non ufficiali la popolazione romanì in Italia ammonta a circa 150 mila persone, rappresentando approssimativamente lo 0,25% della popolazione italiana. Nonostante una lunga storia di convivenza – queste comunità hanno iniziato ad insediarsi in Italia a partire dal XV secolo – rom e sinti vengono considerati diversi anche quando italiani da generazioni. Rappresentano ai nostri occhi una comunità inassimilabile, da marginalizzare oppure educare al nostro modo di...2020-01-1300 min
S/Confini14: Non chiamateli zingari“L’isolamento dei rom nei campi svolge una funzione centrale nel mantenimento e rafforzamento degli stereotipi. Privati della parola e nascosti agli sguardi dei veri cittadini, esistono solo in quanto impersonificazioni degli stereotipi radicati nell’immaginario collettivo.” (Sigona, 2007)Secondo stime non ufficiali la popolazione romanì in Italia ammonta a circa 150 mila persone, rappresentando approssimativamente lo 0,25% della popolazione italiana. Nonostante una lunga storia di convivenza – queste comunità hanno iniziato ad insediarsi in Italia a partire dal XV secolo – rom e sinti vengono considerati diversi anche quando italiani da generazioni. Rappresentano ai nostri occhi una comunità inassimilabile, da marginalizzare oppure educare al nost...2020-01-1352 min
University of BirminghamUNFILTERED Episode 2: What does it mean to be British?The 22 June marks 70 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks. Fast forward to today, three generations later, the Windrush scandal is a stark reminder of this contested history of settlement, integration and exclusion throwing into question what Britishness really means.In this episode of UNFILTERED, we ask Dr Nando Sigona, Reader in International Migration and Forced Displacement, and Doctoral Researcher April-Louise Pennant, "What does it mean to be British?"2018-12-1321 min
The UK in a Changing EuropeBrexit brits abroad: From Mobile Citizens to MigrantsThe discussion in this podcast looks at Brexit and Britons living in the EU27 and the EU citizens living in the UK, Migration and governance regimes, migration law and policy.
Taken from the event 'From mobile citizens to migrants: BrExpats and eurochildren' held at the British Library.
-Dr Nando Sigona – Brexit research leader, The UK in a Changing Europe
-Dr Michaela Benson – Brexit research leader, The UK in a Changing Europe
-Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration and Citizenship, University of Bristol
-Dr Leah Bassel, Associate Professor, University of Leicester
-Omar Khan – Director, Runnymede
-Colin Yeo – Immigration barrister, Garden Court Chambers
-Aliyyah...2018-07-0246 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP026 | Citizenship, identity and belonging beyond BrexitIn the final installment of our three-part series recorded at the event From Mobile Citizens to Migrants, the panel locate questions of citizenship, identity and belonging brought to the fore by Brexit within longer genealogies of who is a citizen. They talk through processes of inclusion and exclusion and the workings of migration governance and citizenship rights within this. And they consider the prospect and challenges of global free movement for challenging contemporary migration regimes through which some populations are racialized and excluded, while others cross borders with relative ease. The panel is chaired by Professor Karen O’Reilly (Goldsmiths, Uni...2018-06-2934 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP026 | Citizenship, identity and belonging beyond BrexitIn the final installment of our three-part series recorded at the event From Mobile Citizens to Migrants, the panel locate questions of citizenship, identity and belonging brought to the fore by Brexit within longer genealogies of who is a citizen. They talk through processes of inclusion and exclusion and the workings of migration governance and citizenship rights within this. And they consider the prospect and challenges of global free movement for challenging contemporary migration regimes through which some populations are racialized and excluded, while others cross borders with relative ease. The panel is chaired by Professor Karen O’Reilly (Goldsmiths, Uni...2018-06-2900 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP025 | The transformation of citizens’ rights through Brexit in historical contextIn the second installment recorded at our event From Mobile Citizens to migrants, the expert panel—Aliyyah Ahad (Migration Policy Institute), Michaela Benson (Goldsmiths), Nadine El-Enany (Birkbeck), Omar Khan (Runnymede Trust), and Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham)—consider previous transformations in the rights of non-citizen populations, and how these might inform our understandings about the transformation of citizens’ rights through Brexit. Part of the broader ambitions of the event to locate this contemporary transformation within the longer history and broader politics of migration and citizenship, we talk empire, race, geopolitical inequalities, and the hostile environment; how changes to such rights...2018-06-1500 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP025 | The transformation of citizens’ rights through Brexit in historical contextIn the second installment recorded at our event From Mobile Citizens to migrants, the expert panel—Aliyyah Ahad (Migration Policy Institute), Michaela Benson (Goldsmiths), Nadine El-Enany (Birkbeck), Omar Khan (Runnymede Trust), and Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham)—consider previous transformations in the rights of non-citizen populations, and how these might inform our understandings about the transformation of citizens’ rights through Brexit. Part of the broader ambitions of the event to locate this contemporary transformation within the longer history and broader politics of migration and citizenship, we talk empire, race, geopolitical inequalities, and the hostile environment; how changes to such rights...2018-06-1538 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP024 | From Mobile Citizens to MigrantsThis episode is the first of three recorded at our recent event From Mobile Citizens to Migrants. The event sought to relocate the discussions around citizens’ rights and what Brexit means for UK citizens living in the EU27, and EU migrants living in the UK back into the politics of migration and citizenship, migration governance and policy. In this first intervention, the panelists—Aliyyah Ahad, Michaela Benson, Nadine El-Enany, Omar Khan and Nando Sigona—talk through the distinction between mobile citizens and migrants, and what this means for the question who is a migrant?2018-06-0100 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP024 | From Mobile Citizens to MigrantsThis episode is the first of three recorded at our recent event From Mobile Citizens to Migrants. The event sought to relocate the discussions around citizens’ rights and what Brexit means for UK citizens living in the EU27, and EU migrants living in the UK back into the politics of migration and citizenship, migration governance and policy. In this first intervention, the panelists—Aliyyah Ahad, Michaela Benson, Nadine El-Enany, Omar Khan and Nando Sigona—talk through the distinction between mobile citizens and migrants, and what this means for the question who is a migrant?2018-06-0146 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP007 | EU nationals in the UK at a time of Brexit In this episode, Michaela invites Dr. Nando Sigona onto the podcast to talk about the issues that Brexit raises for EU27 citizens and their families living in the United Kingdom. As he highlights, beyond the headlines about citizens rights and the legal status of these families, Brexit marks changes to the politics of belonging that are deeply felt. Just as for the British nationals living and working in the EU27, the loss of European identity is a source of grieve and bereavement, and the uncertainties about what Brexit will mean for their futures. Nando is...2017-08-2500 min
Brexit Brits AbroadEP007 | EU nationals in the UK at a time of Brexit In this episode, Michaela invites Dr. Nando Sigona onto the podcast to talk about the issues that Brexit raises for EU27 citizens and their families living in the United Kingdom. As he highlights, beyond the headlines about citizens rights and the legal status of these families, Brexit marks changes to the politics of belonging that are deeply felt. Just as for the British nationals living and working in the EU27, the loss of European identity is a source of grieve and bereavement, and the uncertainties about what Brexit will mean for their futures. Nando is...2017-08-2520 min
Talking Migration7. Was Brexit all about immigration and who are the children migrating unaccompanied to Europe?In the aftermath of the EU referendum in the UK, in which the British population voted to leave, we discuss the prominence of immigration in the debate with Robert Ford, Professor in Political Science at the University of Manchester, and Kenan Malik, writer, lecturer and broadcaster. We also talk to Nando Sigona, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, about the situation for unaccompanied migrant children arriving in Euro2016-07-2148 min
Refugee Studies CentreSans Papiers: The Social and Economic Lives of Young Undocumented MigrantsSeminar given on 19 November 2014 by Dr Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham) and Professor Roger Zetter (Refugee Studies Centre), part of the RSC Michaelmas term 2014 Public Seminar Series. Undocumented migration is a huge global phenomenon, yet little is known about the reality of life for those involved. Sans Papiers, co-authored by Alice Bloch, Nando Sigona and Roger Zetter, combines a contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK from Zimbabwe, China, Brazil, Ukraine and Turkish Kurdistan. Built around their voices, the book provides a unique understanding of...2014-12-0849 minRefugee Studies CentreSans Papiers: The Social and Economic Lives of Young Undocumented MigrantsSeminar given on 19 November 2014 by Dr Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham) and Professor Roger Zetter (Refugee Studies Centre), part of the RSC Michaelmas term 2014 Public Seminar Series. Undocumented migration is a huge global phenomenon, yet little is known about the reality of life for those involved. Sans Papiers, co-authored by Alice Bloch, Nando Sigona and Roger Zetter, combines a contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK from Zimbabwe, China, Brazil, Ukraine and Turkish Kurdistan. Built around their voices, the book provides a unique understanding of...2014-12-0849 min
Ideas Lab Predictor PodcastDr Nando Sigona - Predictor Podcast (Ep69) - Migration governance and undocumented migrant childrenWhile the UK government launches yet another high-profile public campaign against unauthorized immigrants, the US Congress discusses an immigration reform that would give millions of undocumented migrants a pathway to citizenship and benefit especially young adults. Sam talks to Dr Nando Sigona, Birmingham Fellow and Lecturer in the School of Social Policy and the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham. Nando tells us about the limits of a ‘law and order’ approach to migration governance and his research on undocumented migrant children, citizenship and immigration enforcement. His book ‘Sans papiers: The social and economic life of und...2013-09-0309 min
Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)Campzenship: rethinking the camp as a political spaceNando Sigona, University of Birmingham, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series. Drawing on ethnographic research in Italian refugee/nomad camps where forcibly displaced Roma from former Yugoslavia were sheltered, this talk reflects on the spatial dimension of social relations and the social construction of spaces in camps and camp-like institutions. It argues that Agamben conceptualisation of the camp as a space of exception fails to grasp the complexity of social relations in camps. Focusing on the resources, entitlements, and rights of camp residents and their interactions with the state apparatus, the paper explores what Nando Sigona term the...2013-05-2930 minKellogg CollegeRethinking impact with social mediaOxford-based researcher Nando Sigona started his blog "Postcards from..." in 2008. Since then his use of social media has expanded into Twitter and Podcasting to engage wider communities in his research on migration, asylum and minority issues. Nando presents on what he does and why it works.2012-11-2629 min
Engage: Social Media TalksRethinking impact with social mediaOxford-based researcher Nando Sigona started his blog "Postcards from..." in 2008. Since then his use of social media has expanded into Twitter and Podcasting to engage wider communities in his research on migration, asylum and minority issues. Nando presents on what he does and why it works.2012-11-2629 minRefugee Studies CentreDeportation, non-deportability and precarious lives: the contemporary status-less child in BritainPublic Seminar Series, Michaelmas term 2012. Seminar by Dr Nando Sigona (University of Oxford) recorded on 14 November 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.2012-11-2252 minRefugee Studies CentreDeportation, non-deportability and precarious lives: the contemporary status-less child in BritainPublic Seminar Series, Michaelmas term 2012. Seminar by Dr Nando Sigona (University of Oxford) recorded on 14 November 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.2012-11-2252 minRefugee Studies CentreRSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Stateless diasporas and immigration and citizenship regimes in the EUThis podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011. This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011, which was on Wednesday 12th October 2011 at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Dr Nando Sigona, spoke on the subject of 'Stateless diasporas and immigration and citizenship regimes in the EU'.2011-10-1845 minRefugee Studies CentreRSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Stateless diasporas and immigration and citizenship regimes in the EUThis podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011. This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011, which was on Wednesday 12th October 2011 at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Dr Nando Sigona, spoke on the subject of 'Stateless diasporas and immigration and citizenship regimes in the EU'.2011-10-1845 min
Alumni WeekendThe Population ParadoxProfessor David Coleman, Dr George Leeson and Dr Nando Sigona discuss the global issues relating to the world's rising population at the Alumni Weekend Conference 2011.2011-10-1155 minAlumni WeekendThe Population ParadoxProfessor David Coleman, Dr George Leeson and Dr Nando Sigona discuss the global issues relating to the world's rising population at the Alumni Weekend Conference 2011.2011-10-1155 minAlumni WeekendThe Population ParadoxProfessor David Coleman, Dr George Leeson and Dr Nando Sigona discuss the global issues relating to the world's rising population at the Alumni Weekend Conference 2011.2011-10-1155 minAlumni WeekendThe Population ParadoxProfessor David Coleman, Dr George Leeson and Dr Nando Sigona discuss the global issues relating to the world's rising population at the Alumni Weekend Conference 2011.2011-10-1155 min