Gerasimos Tsourapas
migration, diplomacy, and overanalyzing everything ∙ 🇬🇷 professor @unibirmingham.bsky.social ∙ editor-in-chief @migrationjrnl.bsky.social ∙ FAcSS SFHEA ∙ 🏃🏻♂️🌍
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasEU Commission proposes first annual migration policy cycle, under the asylum pact - ec.europa.eu/commission/p... Also proposes a two-year plan for resettlement of refugees/humanitarian admission, as provided for in the pact - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
- Reposted by Gerasimos Tsourapas📢 @jamesrdennison.bsky.social, @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & Mariana Carmo Duarte: Migration communication campaigns: towards a research agenda and open database 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2024.2419550
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasSo 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...
- How do states make their refugee policies look responsible to the world, and what does that performance achieve? I examine these dynamics in Uganda, Egypt, and Bangladesh, and across other Global North and South cases in my open-access Journal of Refugee Studies article. doi.org/10.1093/jrs/...
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- Reposted by Gerasimos Tsourapas🎉 We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2026 🎉 'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎 Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM @visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasThe dates for the next Migration Winter Academy are official!📌 And early bird applications close on 5 October 👉 For policy analysts, private sector professionals, international organisation officials, civil servants, NGO and representatives, researchers, and journalists. loom.ly/UA6vlfE
- 📣 Call for Papers: Migration Power Europe @irenefmolina.bsky.social & I are organising a workshop on EU migration politics, based on our @iajournal.bsky.social piece (lnkd.in/d_98wCDD), at @mpc-eui.bsky.social in Florence. Consider applying! 🗓 Deadline: 15 Nov ℹ️ Details: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
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- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasOur call for Special Issues is now live! We welcome collections that advance theoretical debates, offer comparative insight, and push methodological boundaries. Deadline: 15 December 2025. Questions: get in touch with @mkoinova.bsky.social. Details: academic.oup.com/migration/pa...
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasWe are excited to release our first annual editorial report, covering 2024! Publishing data on submissions and decisions, as well as explaining policy changes, is part of our commitment to transparency. Link: static.primary.prod.gcms.the-infra.com/static/migra... #migcitsky #polisky #econsky #socsky
- My comment with BBC InDepth, ten years after “Wir schaffen das,” and how migration diplomacy has become contagious. www.bbc.com/news/article...
- My latest #OpenAccess in IMR: why and when states adopt different #MigrationDiplomacy strategies. The article advances the concept of migration interdependence via a two-axis typology showing when cooperation, coercion, or other choices become viable. Take a look: doi.org/10.1177/0197... #migcitsky
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasRead how the U.S. systematically externalized its borders using health controls beginning in the 1800s, laying the groundwork for controls that were repurposed during the Covid-19 and Title 42 era to keep out asylum seekers. Open access in Migration Studies. doi.org/10.1093/migr...
- I am excited to welcome two brilliant, fully-funded PhD researchers to @uofglasgow.bsky.social this autumn to work on different aspects of migration politics @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Supporting early-career scholars is one of the best parts of academic life, I am thrilled to share more below! 🧵
- Dean Ross explores how immigration is shaped by nationalist politics in stateless regions, focusing on Scotland & Catalonia. He is funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science @sgsss.bsky.social, and co-supervised with Ian Paterson. Connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/dean-ross...
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasThey were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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- Warm congratulations, Elena, for these new roles! This is richly deserved, and a great fit for her important work on forced migration.
- Reposted by Gerasimos Tsourapas🌍 Migration between #MENA and the #EU is evolving. What challenges and opportunities lie ahead? ⚠️ Don’t miss this crucial discussion with experts @federicazardo.bsky.social @tsourapas.bsky.social @helhahn.bsky.social 📅 Thu 20 Mar, 14:00–15:30 GMT 📍 Online #MENAsky #IRsky #polisky #migcitsky
- Congratulations, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social and all! It looks incredibly interesting!
- Our SI w/ @federicazardo.bsky.social on #migration governance through funding now published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies! In the intro doi.org/10.1080/1556... we advance a typology & scrutinise transparency, accountability & effectiveness impacts @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
- Happy to share my latest, open-access article in International Migration! 📢 I introduce a three-level game framework to migration diplomacy through an in-depth look at the 2020 Greek-Turkish border crisis. Also included: a first-ever video abstract (be kind!). Read here: doi.org/10.1111/imig...
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[Not loaded yet] - 🚨 Fully funded PhDs at the University of Glasgow! 🚨 We are offering 5 PhD studentships, incl. 3 for low/middle-income country applicants @uofgsps.bsky.social. 📍 Apply by 31 March 2025 👉 shorturl.at/tutIq 🔎 Anyone interested in a migration/refugee politics or MENA-related project, get in touch!
- Great discussions on Arab diaspora politics at this fantastic conference in Paris! I am grateful to @carepparis.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social for their hospitality, and their crucial work on migration, exile, and transnational politics. More details👇 www.arab-reform.net/event/from-r...
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- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasA lesson from Syria on refugee protection: “The recent escalation of violence in Aleppo and elsewhere proves that a long, unresolved, simmering conflict can erupt into full hostilities, a caution against premature refugee returns.” My thoughts on repatriating refugees: www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
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- I am very proud of our journal's transition to triple-blind review! 🎉 We aim to tackle status bias and support equity in publishing by ensuring that under-represented and minority scholars are evaluated based solely on their work. Removing author names and affiliations is a major step forward.
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasBLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!
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- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasBluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app
- Exploring the full bluesky firehose, in three dimensions: firehose3d.theo.io
- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasWow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
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- Thrilled to see the OECD & EMN publish this in-depth report on migration diplomacy, drawing on concepts and frameworks I’ve worked on over the years. Essential reading for those interested in migration, policy & international relations. 🔗 shorturl.at/lVPhk #MigrationDiplomacy #migcitsky #Migration
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- Reposted by Gerasimos TsourapasAs more people join this platform and migcitsky, we'd like to reintroduce ourselves 👋 We welcome submissions about all migration themes from anywhere in the world. You can submit in any style and referencing system (we're "format free") and reference lists don't count towards our 10k word limit.
- 🚨 Few Days Left! 🚨 We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral fellow for our @uofglasgow.bsky.social & Fletcher project, “Securitization without Security: How Migration is Shaping the Global Order”, funded by Carnegie. #migcitsky 📅 Deadline: 1 Dec 📍 Location: Medford, MA apply.interfolio.com/157756
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- This week, I had the privilege of speaking at The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo on 'Understanding the Logic of Migration Crises in the Mediterranean.' A heartfelt thanks to CMRS and all who attended for the lovely discussion and such a memorable event!
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- I am delighted that our Editor’s Choice piece in the latest issue of Migration Studies (11,4) is a thoughtful analysis of existing research on climate change and migration, written by Ahmet İçduygu and Hacer Gören. Check out the open-access piece here: doi.org/10.1093/migr...
- I am honoured to join the Migration Studies journal as its new Editor-in-Chief! Here's to many years of growth for this brilliant, much-needed journal. 👉Our team is expanding! We are recruiting deputy & associate editors – details here: shorturl.at/cgnWZ Please share! polisky migcitsky
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- I was delighted to see Damla Aksel's kind and thought-provoking critique of my @manchesterup.bsky.social book on #migration_diplomacy in International Migration Review! Read the full piece here: tinyurl.com/2rr65b2y Polisky Migcitsky
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- I am happy to share my latest piece, co-authored with #Kamal_Sadiq: drawing on Jordan and Nepal, we identify how postcolonial states use migration to outsource welfare abroad as a "transnational social contract" emerges in the Global South. Available in #open_access: academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
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- Friends in DC, join us for this timely discussion on #forced_displacement with some fantastic people, incl. David Scott FitzGerald, Kamal Sadiq, James Hollifield, Rina Agarwala, and Pieter Bevelander, at the Wilson Center on 15 November – details below! wilsoncenter.org/event/driven...
