Category: Asylum seeker
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Affective Vernaculars of Diasporic Belonging – Springer
References Ahmed, S. (2004a). The cultural politics of emotion. Edinburgh University Press. Google Scholar Anderson, B. (2016). Encountering affect: Capacities, apparatuses, conditions. Routledge. Google Scholar Asquith, L., & Vellinga, M. (Eds.). (2005). Vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century: Theory, education and practice. Routledge. Google Scholar Back, L. (2016). Moving sounds, controlled Borders: Asylum and the…
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“It Could Have Been Us”: media frames and the coverage of Ukrainian, Afghan and Syrian refugee crises – Springer
Since February 2022, the forced displacement of refugees from Ukraine following Russia’s invasion has brought increased media and public attention to migration policy, humanitarian assistance, and concepts of solidarity, responsibility, and hospitality. It has also raised important questions about the alleged bias of contemporary media in reporting on the different refugee crises. A growing body…
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Starmer says Bangladesh is a ‘safe country’, but asylum seekers disagree
When Moinul fled Bangladesh for London last year, he didn’t expect to find himself at the centre of an inflamed political climate once again. He arrived in Britain as a student, fleeing threats on his life due to his political affiliations in Sylhet, in northeastern Bangladesh. As he awaits the outcome of his asylum application,…
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‘What will you do with them’ demands Rishi Sunak as Starmer fails to say how he’ll get illegal migrants out of UK
RISHI Sunak has demanded to know “What will you do with them?” after Keir Starmer failed to say how he’ll get illegal migrants out of the UK. The PM said it’s “totally unfair” and an “affront” to the sense of fairness that if illegal migrants come here they won’t be able to stay. 1 Keir…
