IRIS
The Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham, UK. Director: Prof @nandosigona.bsky.social
web: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/iris
blog: https://superdiversity.net
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@globaldetention.bsky.social
@baristabarrister.bsky.social
Science-Driven Pupil Barrister with a Comedic Twist - Powered by Coffee | PhD - First-generation University | ♿ | NCFC 🟡🟢🟡
@iomaustria.bsky.social
The official account of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Country Office for Austria. More info: austria.iom.int
@jonglasby.bsky.social
Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Birmingham (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/social-policy/glasby-jon) and Director of IMPACT (https://impact.bham.ac.uk/)
@drdavidgk.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Reporter. I work for the BBC based out of Birmingham. Focused on Environment/Science & Rural Affairs. Swapped car for cargo bike. PhD/DSc. RTS reporter of the year.
@ostenwahlbeck.bsky.social
Professor (USN), Human Rights and Multiculturalism, Migration Studies, Sociology, Social Sciences
@profccostello.bsky.social
Full Prof of Global Refugee and Migration Law, Sutherland School of Law, UCD; ex-Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford; ex-Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School, Berlin. Recent return migrant after two decades.
@zanavathi.bsky.social
Associate Professor| #migration | #diversity| #inclusion| IEB member Ethnic and Racial Studies| Associate Editor Comparative Migration Studies| Northern mind, Southern soul| Own views https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=8sGDVRAAAAAJ&hl=en
@sriucl.bsky.social
Changing the world for the better through world-class social science research and education. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/ucl-social-research-institute
@cmr-warsaw.bsky.social
One of the best #migrationresearch centres in Europe. We celebrated our 30th birthday in 2023
@dominikapsz.bsky.social
PhD, political scientist, #migrationresearch @CMR_Warsaw, previously reporter and Brussels correspondent @Gazeta_Wyborcza
@abbeyst.bsky.social
I research & teach about displacement, civil wars, state-building and Colombia at the University of Amsterdam. AMS / CLE / BOG abbeysteele.net ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-9235
@yuliala.bsky.social
Migration and gender, ethics and feminist philosophy, research for policy. Research Fellow at Migration Policy Center, European University Institute
@joannahunt.bsky.social
Immigration Lawyer. Partner and Head of Immigration at DAC Beachcroft.
@methatmig.bsky.social
Methodological Approaches and Tools in Migration Research - IMISCOE Standing Committee, discussing methods in the migration research community and beyond. Website: https://tinyurl.com/y9v8n92e
@legalgeolsa.bsky.social
We welcome everybody working on critical legal geographies. Coordinated by LSA (CRN35). Website: www.clg.place Profile image: "All shall be equal before the law: justice graffiti in Cape Town, South Africa" by Ben Sutherland is licensed under CC
@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
Number 1 ranked barristers' specialising in civil liberties, education, human rights, immigration, crime, family, housing & public law. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
@humeraiqbal.bsky.social
Social & Cultural Psychologist at UCL. I study families & young people in relation to migration, citizenship & statelessness, climate change, mental health & arts. Website: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=HIQBA39
@charlierumsby.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @SussexUni. Multimodal Anthropologist researching: Childhood & Youth | Identity & Belonging | Statelessness Editorial Board Member @TheSocReview https://substack.com/@charlierumsby www.charlierumsby.com
@karenrowlingson.bsky.social
Professor of Social Policy and Dean of Social Sciences, University of York, UK
@anoukpronk.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, The Hague. 🇪🇺/🇳🇱 migration policy • temporary protection 🇺🇦• migration partnerships
@danielavintila.bsky.social
Associate Coordinator & Senior Network Officer of IMISCOE (International Migration Research Network) at CEDEM @universitedeliege.bsky.social. Chair Standing Group Migration & Ethnicity of @ecpr.bsky.social. Migration, citizenship, comparative politics, EU
@monish.bsky.social
#Migration #Asylum #State #Race #Violence #Surveillance #CriminalLegalSystem Academic. University of York, Sociology. Personal account (and views are mine). He/Him 🌈
@easgwarwick.bsky.social
A research and study group focused on the politics and international relations of the East Asian region based at @warwickpais.bsky.social We discuss and investigate the paradoxical challenges the East Asian region poses to traditional IR theories.
@mpimmg.bsky.social
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity is one of the foremost centers for the multi-disciplinary study of diversity, in its multiple forms, in today’s globalizing world. https://www.mmg.mpg.de/home
@migpolgroup.bsky.social
Evidence-based change for inclusive societies | Independent Brussels-based think-and-do tank on integration, migration, and anti-discrimination.
@scfmr.bsky.social
The IMISCOE Standing Committee on Forced Migration and Refugees. Sharing news and events from our members. https://www.imiscoe.org/research/standing-committees/forced-migration-and-refugees
@migration-exchange.bsky.social
Cultivating insight, connection and action across the UK refugee and migration sector. MEX is a programme hosted by Global Dialogue. Find out more: https://global-dialogue.org/programmes/migration-exchange/
@lmetcalfmcgrath.bsky.social
Criminologist/ Sociologist @LJMU. Current work on medical cannabis and UK drugs policy. Amateur genealogist and vegan cake specialist (she/her)
@matthieutardis.bsky.social
Researcher on Migration and Refugee Policies. Co-Director of Synergies Migrations (https://synergies-migrations.org), an independent research action institute for and with stakeholders, migrants and refugees. Views are my own.
@whitetimothyj.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, Xavier University Irish Politics, Northern Ireland, the Irish Diaspora in the US, Political Culture, US Foreign Policy, and the Politics of War and Peace Currently working on power transition theory in Northern Ireland
@laboescapes.bsky.social
Rete intorno a "Escapes - Laboratorio di studi critici sulle migrazioni forzate", prevalentemente su https://mastodon.social/@laboescapes Altro: https://linktr.ee/laboescapes #escapes2025
@franck-duvell.bsky.social
Scientist, PhD, migration researcher, Senior Researcher, IMIS, Osnabruck University, previously Associate Professor, COMPAS, Oxford University, also chair of IMISCOE SCFMR, co-editor of CEEMR, TJDS and ZfM, advisor of Picum and MiReKoç etc
@orsonnava.bsky.social
Filmmaker, lecturer and research academic. Associate professor at Ravensbourne University. Focus on film practice as research, ‘race’ and the creative city and the social impact of emerging technologies.
@rescueuk.bsky.social
Responding to the world's worst crises, helping people survive, recover and gain control of their future. #RefugeesWelcome
@migrademo.bsky.social
MIGRADEMO is an ERC, H2020 funded project which examines the impact of migration on democratic diffusion | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
@iclaimeu.bsky.social
I-CLAIM is a research project studying the living and working conditions of undocumented migrants across six European countries.
@clarerishbeth.bsky.social
Landscape architect academic at University of Sheffield. Inclusive urban design, nature connections, migration & place. Chair of Cycling Without Age Sheffield.
@gabiwitthaus.bsky.social
UCL Research Fellow - Education in Contexts of Mass Displacement. Learning Designer at University of Birmingham. Consultant. Researching and doing online learning + equity. Refugees. Open access. PhD, SFHEA. Location: Leicester UK and virtually everywhere.
@sandrapertek.bsky.social
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Senior Research Fellow @University of Birmingham. Gender, Violence, Religion, Forced Migration & Humanitarianism. Connecting Research, Policy & Practice Cross-Culturally
@sazpaps.bsky.social
PDRA recording oral histories with UK environmentalists @rhulgeography.bsky.social geographer / sociologist / oral historian interested in race, gender, class, life stories, place, gay stuff
@cecimenjivar.bsky.social
Sociologist at UCLA. I study immigration, gender-based violence, bureaucracies, gender, state power.
@jorgencarling.bsky.social
Research Professor and Co-Director of PRIO Migration Centre. Working on global migration, transnationalism, and immobility. Research communication, visualisation, and writing. | jorgencarling.org | prio.org/fumi
@riosmena.bsky.social
Immigration scholar, demographer of migration, pop. health. & inequality.
@guyabel.bsky.social
Professor at HKU. Statistical demographer working on estimating #migration and demographic forecasting, mainly using #rstats.