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6 October 2025

From the Field: At the Border of Language and Law. Translating Indian Journeys to the U.S. Asylum System

by: Madiha Ansari

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3 October 2025

Research Sheds Light on Childhood Statelessness Litigation in Europe

by: Rachael Pop

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29 September 2025

Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation

by: Luciano Magaldi Sardella, Matteo Mantuano

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26 September 2025

Paperless, Stateless: How India’s Aadhaar Infrastructure Rewrites Citizenship

by: Varalika Singh

24 September 2025

Whose Common Sense? Some Reflections on Noem v. Vazquez Perdomo

by: Jennifer M. Chacón

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22 September 2025

From the Field: Learning Under Surveillance. An Encounter with American Border Authoritarianism

by: Rooj Ali, Leah Montange

17 September 2025

Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights

by: Alexandra Wagner

An activist lights a candle at the 2025 CommemorAction in Malta.

15 September 2025

Migration and Activism on the Maltese Archipelago

by: Ċetta Mainwaring, Maurice Stierl

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12 September 2025

‘Approved Pending Revisions’ – Reflections on State Categories and Bordering Through Bureaucracy

by: Steph Hanlon

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11 September 2025

Unpacking transparency: researching migration and border governance through Freedom of Information Requests

by: Amalia Campos-Delgado

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers

10 September 2025

Empathizing with the Unsympathetic? A Methodological Reflection

by: Irene I. Vega

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9 September 2025

Navigating Suspicion: Access, Trust, and the Ethics of Studying Border Bureaucracies

by: Maartje van der Woude

Opening speech in the plenary room of the SHADE MED, September 2019

8 September 2025

A Stake in the Hold: Reflections on Partnership during Fieldwork at Operation Sophia’s Stakeholder Meeting

by: Eva van Gemert

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8 September 2025

Methodological Reflections on Studying Border Policing

by: Maartje van der Woude, Eva van Gemert

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5 September 2025

The hidden harms of the NRM: How the UK’s anti-slavery system harms the children it claims to protect

by: Lucia Messent

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26 September 2025

Paperless, Stateless: How India’s Aadhaar Infrastructure Rewrites Citizenship

by: Varalika Singh

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What Can Hannah Arendt Teach Us About Today’s Refugee Crisis?

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29 September 2025

Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation

by: Luciano Magaldi Sardella, Matteo Mantuano

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17 September 2025

Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights

by: Alexandra Wagner

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24 September 2025

Whose Common Sense? Some Reflections on Noem v. Vazquez Perdomo

by: Jennifer M. Chacón

Border Criminologies Blog

From the Field: At the Border of Language and Law. Translating Indian Journeys to the U.S. Asylum System

Research Sheds Light on Childhood Statelessness Litigation in Europe

Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation

Paperless, Stateless: How India’s Aadhaar Infrastructure Rewrites Citizenship

Whose Common Sense? Some Reflections on Noem v. Vazquez Perdomo

From the Field: Learning Under Surveillance. An Encounter with American Border Authoritarianism

Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights

Migration and Activism on the Maltese Archipelago

‘Approved Pending Revisions’ – Reflections on State Categories and Bordering Through Bureaucracy

Unpacking transparency: researching migration and border governance through Freedom of Information Requests

Empathizing with the Unsympathetic? A Methodological Reflection

Navigating Suspicion: Access, Trust, and the Ethics of Studying Border Bureaucracies

A Stake in the Hold: Reflections on Partnership during Fieldwork at Operation Sophia’s Stakeholder Meeting

Methodological Reflections on Studying Border Policing

The hidden harms of the NRM: How the UK’s anti-slavery system harms the children it claims to protect

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Paperless, Stateless: How India’s Aadhaar Infrastructure Rewrites Citizenship

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What Can Hannah Arendt Teach Us About Today’s Refugee Crisis?

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Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation

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Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights

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Whose Common Sense? Some Reflections on Noem v. Vazquez Perdomo

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From the Field: At the Border of Language and Law. Translating Indian Journeys to the U.S. Asylum System

Research Sheds Light on Childhood Statelessness Litigation in Europe

Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation

Paperless, Stateless: How India’s Aadhaar Infrastructure Rewrites Citizenship

Whose Common Sense? Some Reflections on Noem v. Vazquez Perdomo

From the Field: Learning Under Surveillance. An Encounter with American Border Authoritarianism

Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights

Migration and Activism on the Maltese Archipelago

‘Approved Pending Revisions’ – Reflections on State Categories and Bordering Through Bureaucracy

Unpacking transparency: researching migration and border governance through Freedom of Information Requests

Empathizing with the Unsympathetic? A Methodological Reflection

Navigating Suspicion: Access, Trust, and the Ethics of Studying Border Bureaucracies

A Stake in the Hold: Reflections on Partnership during Fieldwork at Operation Sophia’s Stakeholder Meeting

Methodological Reflections on Studying Border Policing

The hidden harms of the NRM: How the UK’s anti-slavery system harms the children it claims to protect

Top blogs posts this month

1)

Paperless, Stateless: How India’s Aadhaar Infrastructure Rewrites Citizenship

2)

What Can Hannah Arendt Teach Us About Today’s Refugee Crisis?

3)

Italy's Borders Immigration Paradox: Rising Numbers, Falling Crime, and the Reality of Exploitation

4)

Deported Without Due Process: How Border Militarization Undermines Constitutional and Human Rights

5)

Whose Common Sense? Some Reflections on Noem v. Vazquez Perdomo

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