IRIS
The Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham, UK. Director: Prof @nandosigona.bsky.social
web: birmingham.ac.uk/iris
blog: https://superdiversity.net
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- Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops | IRIS 2026 Conference: Unsettling Communities: Diversity, Mobility and Displacement in an Age of Growing Authoritarianism 7-9 September 2026, @unibirmingham.bsky.social Deadline for proposals: 16 March 2026 superdiversity.net/iris-2026-co...
- Reposted by IRIS📣 Call for Papers, Panels and Workshops | IRIS 2026 Conference: Unsettling Communities superdiversity.net/2026/01/23/%...
- Reposted by IRISThere is a huge volume of submissions, reflecting how important, controversial and IMO vindictive and damaging these proposals are. Linked below Good ones from @ippr.org, @ilonapin.bsky.social, @nandosigona.bsky.social & many others [2/3] committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...
- Reposted by IRISMeasuring Misery: The Science & Politics of Forced Displacement Statistics #IRIStalk by @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social, 2 February, 4-5.30pm @unibirmingham.bsky.social @irisbirmingham.bsky.social superdiversity.net/2026/01/14/m...
- The @unibirmingham.bsky.social #socialpolicy is hosting #ISARC19 2026 conference next September (2-4 Sept, University of Birmingham), the call for papers is available here: uobevents.eventsair.com/rc19/call-fo...
- Need some help to understand what's going on in Trump's America? Listen to the #MAGA & #migration #podcast series hosted by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social
- The final episode of #MAGA & #migration #podcast series dropped last week: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who... @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I reflect back on our conversations with 4 excellent guests: Cecilia Menjívar; Rachel Humphris, Ernesto Castañeda and Heba Gowayed Brief recap🧵
- A (research) year-in-review thread from IRIS @unibirmingham.bsky.social We asked our researchers to pick one of their publications from 2025 and share why it stands out for them. Here's what they replied! #migration #refugees #socialsciences #diversity #research
- Let's start with the introduction to a Special Issue on #RefugeeSponsorship & Complementary Pathways edited by our refugee sponsorship research team. It’s the first of its kind focusing on these forms of resettlement outside of Canada. doi.org/10.1007/s121...
- What's it like to live on the margins of contemporary Vietnamese society? @seb-rumsby.bsky.social asks. This paper compares two different groups amongst which I have conducted long-term fieldwork to explore shared experiences and common themes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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View full threadFinally, our #MSCA Global Fellow @gulceozdemir.bsky.social's chapter on the 'Transnational Political Trajectories of Migrants' in Yurdakul, G. et al (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Intersectional Approaches to #Migration, #Gender, and #Sexuality doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
- Reposted by IRISWhat's the link between #freespeech, #bordering, and Trump's #MAGA project? @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & I address this question in the latest episode of #whodowethinkweare #podcast with a special guest: Dr @hebagowayed.bsky.social Listen, share, follow: whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
- Reposted by IRISWe want global talents (but only if they are rich). nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
- Reposted by IRISStrong opinions and wrong facts - new report reveals public understanding and attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK #mustread
- What do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration? Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today i-claim.eu/project/publ...
- Reposted by IRISWhat do Britons know and think about #irregularmigration? Read new @iclaimeu.bsky.social report out today i-claim.eu/project/publ...
- Reposted by IRISWe say we want “global talent,” but what if our visa system only welcomes the wealthy? Read more 👇 nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w... #globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour
- Reposted by IRIS#Labour is nowhere near—even remotely—the idea of building a more just and equal society (sorry, so old-fashioned) if it continues to pursue policies that actively position migrant workers as inferior in the very scaffolding of the labour market. #migration
- Reposted by IRISUseful reminder: 1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge! 2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science? Colonial mentality is strong & alive www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by IRISIn the latest episode of Mobility, Work & Rights, @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & I speak to three international experts on #migrantdomesticwork: - Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social - Rhacel Parreñas @rhacel.bsky.social - Sabrina Marchetti Listen & follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
- Reposted by IRISJoin us for next @irisbirmingham.bsky.social public seminar! The Shape of Belonging for Unaccompanied Young People, Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite share.google/kc3mtGhQOXhl...
- Reposted by IRISWho cares? Migrant domestic workers and the cost of care New episode of Mobility, Work and Rights #podcast ft. Bridget Anderson @mmbuob.bsky.social, Rhacel Parrenas @rhacel.bsky.social, and Sabrina Marchetti Hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social & me. Listen & Follow: open.spotify.com/episode/5NjS...
- Reposted by IRISSpoke to Greek newspaper @tovimagr.bsky.social about #UK asylum and immigration proposals and how they may impact non-citizens already in the UK tovima.com/world/reforms-will-make-peoples-lives-miserable-academic-warns-as-uk-moves-toward-new-asylum-model/
- People to follow in #migrationstudies go.bsky.app/FQmTcRZat://did:plc:vdoxy72qi4rbmttt2v7wl7ak/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lcxvnv5kdt2d
- Reposted by IRISStay tuned! The new episode of Mobility, Work and Rights podcast is out next week! We have amazing guests joining our hosts: @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and @nandosigona.bsky.social to talk about migrant domestic work. Nando talks to professor Bridget Anderson, director of @mmbuob.bsky.social.
- Reposted by IRISAsylum is not "illegal migration" Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
- Reposted by IRISWhat if the very policies designed to prevent irregularity are the ones that keep producing it? I try to answer these questions in this piece for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social drawing on this recently published @iclaimeu.bsky.social concept paper i-claim.eu/irregular-mi...
- Reposted by IRISAcross Europe, politicians promise to “stop illegal migration” as if it were a problem that comes from the outside. What if irregular migration is not something that happens despite the system, but because of it? #EUmigration #ShabanaMahmood politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/how-eur...
- Reposted by IRIS#mustread by @nandosigona.bsky.social on @politicalquarterly.bsky.social drawing on the recently published concept paper on #irregularityassemblage
- Reposted by IRIS#Asylum is not #illegalmigration — So why is the UK Government treating it as such? nandosigona.info/2025/11/18/a...
- Reposted by IRISOur @iclaimeu.bsky.social report on the living and working conditions of food delivery migrant workers is featured in this excellent piece by Diane Taylor for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by IRISTomorrow we are presenting some of the findings from the @iclaimeu.bsky.social at a policy workshop hosted by @ceps.eu, in collaboration with our partners @enareurope.bsky.social & @etuc-ces.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?si=y4W...
- Reposted by IRISYou can find our new report here: nandosigona.info/2025/10/31/i...
- Reposted by IRISNew @iclaimeu.bsky.social report by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and myself on the irregularisation of #migration in Europe and why we need to rethink how we think, talk and address the issue
- Reposted by IRIS#Irregularmigration as an #assemblage: New IRIS Working Paper by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and me unpacks how “irregularity” is made in Europe drawing on @iclaimeu.bsky.social findings superdiversity.net/2025/10/31/i...
- Reposted by IRISThe #1in1out scheme was always deemed to fail (and a compromise)... France can't detain anyone sent back from Britain and people will just try again, as they have always done www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Reposted by IRIS"Who still believes in the American Dream? How long can its demolition hold in a country built on immigration?" It was great to talk about the state of the American Dream with Professors @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & @nandosigona.bsky.social for their podcast whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
- So nice to have @rachelhumphris.bsky.social back at IRIS for a day! On 5 November (4-5.30pm) Rachel will present her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book "Making Sanctuary Cities". To book a place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-san...
- Catch up with the first seminar in our series. We discussed #migration and #asylum under #Labour with @nandosigona.bsky.social and David Stark superdiversity.net/2025/10/20/s...
- Register for the forthcoming seminars (5 Nov and 5 Dec) here superdiversity.net/2025/10/01/m...
- Reposted by IRIS'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.
- Reposted by IRISStill on Probation: How the Home Office’s Rhetoric Keeps Foreign-Born Britons in Their Place nandosigona.info/2025/10/16/w... #immigration #keirstarmer #labour #shabanamahmood
- New research by @profjennyp.bsky.social and colleagues for a global #refugeesponsorship initiative www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/gl...
- Join us on 20 October, 4-5.30pm @unibirmingham.bsky.social for this IRIS public seminar by @nandosigona.bsky.social on #Migration & #asylum under #Labour. Discussant: David Stark. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
- If you can't wait to hear what our speakers think about Labour's #immigration policy, check out: 1) theconversation.com/labours-plan...
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- IRIS Public Talks 20 Oct, 4pm Migration and #Asylum under Labour | @nandosigona.bsky.social 5 Nov, 4pm Making Sanctuary Cities | @rachelhumphris.bsky.social 5 Dec, 4pm The Shape of Belonging for Unaccompanied Young Migrants| Ozlem Ogtem Young superdiversity.net/2025/10/01/m...
- Reposted by IRISIn the piece for @theconversation.com I argue that settlement used to recognise residence, contribution & community ties. Now it’s recast as a prize for those who can continually prove their “moral worth”.
- Reposted by IRISLabour’s plan to make migrants earn permanent residency by doubling the wait to 10 years & adding new tests turns belonging into an endless exam. 🔗 theconversation.com/labours-plan... #ShabanaMahmood #LabourConference
- #publicationalert New article by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Catherine Craven & @nandosigona.bsky.social on the political mobilisation of #EUcitizenship during #Brexit drawing @ukri.org www.migzen.net
- #Brexit and the Emergence of a Transnational European Community of Practice: From Grassroots Mobilisations to Supranational Political Opportunity Structures in the Struggle for Citizens' Rights Journal of Common Market Studies (@jcms-eu.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by IRISIf you happen to be in Birmingham on 8 Oct (1:30-3pm), Dr Seb Rumsby will be speaking about his work, "Theorising ‘global labour migration chains". All welcome - for more details and to register: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @irisbirmingham.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
- Reposted by IRISThe first episode of #maga & #migration podcast series is finally out! @michaelacbenson.bsky.social and I talk to @rachelhumphris.bsky.social about her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book Making #sanctuarycities Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
- #mustlisten #podcast on #migration and reproductive justice in a hostile environment with @pipmck.bsky.social, host: @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/33G3...
- Reposted by IRISNot sure it will work great diplomatically
- Reposted by IRISMigrants vs. locals: A growing culture clash in Gulf states – DW – 09/06/2025 share.google/3OJoYMQgFkD5...
- Reposted by IRISA new day, a new minister, a new ‘solution’ – speaking to @lbc.co.uk and @bbc5live.bsky.social about Shabana Mahmood's first migration 'solution' after less than 24h in office share.google/z2jhpHXqb9ou...
- Reposted by IRISHow come none had come up with this idea before? I would like to ask this question to the minister and then compare the answer with her colleagues' in the Foreign Office BBC News - UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by IRISWhere are the UK's asylum seekers from? | UK News | Sky News share.google/jdEquTlr6JmN... - It includes words from me
- Reposted by IRISSpoke to Johnny L'Anson @bbc5live.bsky.social on #Epping #asylum hotel ruling and the challenges to move to an asylum system that doesn't rely on hotels and huge private contractors but is built together with local authorities. From 10.37 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Reposted by IRISAbout half a billion quid made in profit...
- Reposted by IRISExcellent article by @bbcdomc.bsky.social on the context of #Epping high court ruling and its possible consequences on the UK's approach to asylum accommodation BBC News - Difficult decisions lie ahead after asylum seeker hotel ruling www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by IRISYou read this and won't believe that the whole madness of asylum hotel was born and bread under the Tories. More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Nando Sigona interviewed by @ipaper.bsky.social on the redevelopment of Mansion #asylum centre. Home Office cuts back plans to revamp scandal-hit Manston asylum centre inews.co.uk/news/politic...
- Reposted by IRIS'The food delivery sector is no longer just a site of informal economic survival for precarious migrants' - @nandosigona.bsky.social & @stefano-piemontese.bsky.social on 'a new mode of migration governance' merging algorithmic control and immigration enforcement www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
- Speaking to @markaustintv.bsky.social on Sky News on irregular boat crossings and the Labour government's response, @nandosigona.bsky.social says that one of the reasons why immigration policy fails is because they have little control or influence on the root caused of migration.
- the so-called 'war on smugglers' target the means of transportation not the drivers of survival migration, says @nandosigona.bsky.social
- Reposted by IRIS"From ‘smash the gangs’ to ‘smash the workers’" Important read from @nandosigona.bsky.social and @stefano-piemontese.bsky.social on how this government’s war on illegal work is making it harder for migrant workers to survive. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
- Reposted by IRISFrom #smashthegangs to ‘smash the workers’ Extract from our @opendemocracy.net piece drawing on @iclaimeu.bsky.social research www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
- Reposted by IRISThe British immigration system doesn’t just enable exploitation - it is built to enforce it. We urgently need a system rooted in fairness, which protects people, not profits, and which allows them to live and thrive. From research by @iclaimeu.bsky.social. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
