Tag: refugee crisis

Migration & Identity, Politics & Policy, Research & Education

Refugee reception in the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine – perspectives from Scandinavia and the UK

Drawing on their ongoing research, Mette Louise Berg, Line Grüner, Anders Neergaard, Andrea Verdasco, and Silke Zschomler discuss refugee reception policies in Denmark, Sweden, and the UK, and the obstacles involved in refugee social inclusion and integration in local communities. Continue reading Refugee reception in the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine – perspectives from Scandinavia and the UK

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Migration & Identity, Politics & Policy

Quick thoughts on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and among its neighbours

Brad Blitz, Professor of International Politics and Policy in the Institute of Education identifies key considerations for European states, and their partners, as they manage a a humanitarian and refugee crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading Quick thoughts on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and among its neighbours

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Brexit, Migration & Identity

Migration, the lightning rod of the EU referendum

Uta Staiger, Deputy Director of the UCL European Institute, argues that the EU-Turkey deal should have no role in the Brexit debate, yet it brings the crucial question of the European Union and migration into focus at an inopportune time. Migration has not been out of the news in months. Net migration into Britain has never been higher, despite the prime minister’s promises to reduce … Continue reading Migration, the lightning rod of the EU referendum

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Brexit, Migration & Identity

A Syrian tragedy turning into a European tragedy

Gëzim Krasniqi, Fellow at UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies, traces the shifting routes chosen by refugees from Syria—and how the EU’s lack of a coordinated policy has been turning the Syrian tragedy into a European one. It has left the Balkan states with a refugee crisis impossible to master. The current mass movement of refugees and migrants to Europe crossing several state … Continue reading A Syrian tragedy turning into a European tragedy

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