Border Criminologies
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Border Criminologies draws together researchers working in #criminology on #bordercontrol. Retweets/links to media or other websites do not imply endorsements.
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This is exciting! Our director, the brilliant @msumption.bsky.social, has written this super accessible and interesting book What is Immigration Policy For? (Spoiler alert: it’s complicated). Pre-order in the next three days for 25% off! Out on March 31 www.waterstones.com/book/what-is...
February 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This is exciting! Our director, the brilliant @msumption.bsky.social, has written this super accessible and interesting book What is Immigration Policy For? (Spoiler alert: it’s complicated). Pre-order in the next three days for 25% off! Out on March 31 www.waterstones.com/book/what-is...
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Thanks so much to @bordercrim.bsky.social for hosting this blog. One of the core findings of my book was around how models which were intended to support legal practitioners in helping their clients to show that they are, for example, a gay man were actually often working as a reason for refusal.
Frameworks initially developed to help legal advisors support LGBTQ+ asylum claimants are increasingly used by decision-makers as reasons for refusal. @apowelllaw.bsky.social discusses the findings in his new book, Queering UK Refugee Law 📖👇
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February 16, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Thanks so much to @bordercrim.bsky.social for hosting this blog. One of the core findings of my book was around how models which were intended to support legal practitioners in helping their clients to show that they are, for example, a gay man were actually often working as a reason for refusal.
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Read about the recent book on the history and present of Greek Immigration Detention by our @wellcometrust.bsky.social postdoc @andrianifili.bsky.social
Caged Histories brings together over a decade of research on Greek immigration detention, shedding light on violence – and resistance – in these blind spots. On writing her book and making detention visible @andrianifili.bsky.social 📚⤵️
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February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Read about the recent book on the history and present of Greek Immigration Detention by our @wellcometrust.bsky.social postdoc @andrianifili.bsky.social
Frameworks initially developed to help legal advisors support LGBTQ+ asylum claimants are increasingly used by decision-makers as reasons for refusal. @apowelllaw.bsky.social discusses the findings in his new book, Queering UK Refugee Law 📖👇
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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February 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Frameworks initially developed to help legal advisors support LGBTQ+ asylum claimants are increasingly used by decision-makers as reasons for refusal. @apowelllaw.bsky.social discusses the findings in his new book, Queering UK Refugee Law 📖👇
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban
February 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban
Caged Histories brings together over a decade of research on Greek immigration detention, shedding light on violence – and resistance – in these blind spots. On writing her book and making detention visible @andrianifili.bsky.social 📚⤵️
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February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Caged Histories brings together over a decade of research on Greek immigration detention, shedding light on violence – and resistance – in these blind spots. On writing her book and making detention visible @andrianifili.bsky.social 📚⤵️
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We're proud to join 20+ organisations to call out the extreme harms caused by the UK-France 'one in, one out' deal.
For one person to reach the UK safely from France, another must endure a dangerous journey, be denied safety, & then subjected to detention & forced removal.
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For one person to reach the UK safely from France, another must endure a dangerous journey, be denied safety, & then subjected to detention & forced removal.
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Migrants launch court bid to halt one-in, one-out deportations to France
Legal challenge comes as a coalition of UK and French charities issue a statement warning of widespread failures under the flagship deal
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February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
We're proud to join 20+ organisations to call out the extreme harms caused by the UK-France 'one in, one out' deal.
For one person to reach the UK safely from France, another must endure a dangerous journey, be denied safety, & then subjected to detention & forced removal.
tr.ee/0IhVJj 1/2
For one person to reach the UK safely from France, another must endure a dangerous journey, be denied safety, & then subjected to detention & forced removal.
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📆 Save the date! On 16 March, our co-director @mfbosworth.bsky.social will be hosting this exciting event. Three artists will present their music, film and poetry on border control, and discuss how it might be used in activism and policy work.
Info & registration ➡️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
Info & registration ➡️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
📆 Save the date! On 16 March, our co-director @mfbosworth.bsky.social will be hosting this exciting event. Three artists will present their music, film and poetry on border control, and discuss how it might be used in activism and policy work.
Info & registration ➡️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
Info & registration ➡️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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please don't forget if you have Master's students who wrote a great dissertation last year on a borders related topic to get them to submit it to @bordercrim.bsky.social for our annual dissertation prize. more info here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
Border Criminologies Masters' Dissertation/Thesis
Applications are now open for the 8th Border Criminologies Dissertation Prize. Border Criminologies
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February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
please don't forget if you have Master's students who wrote a great dissertation last year on a borders related topic to get them to submit it to @bordercrim.bsky.social for our annual dissertation prize. more info here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
The Backstage of the Care Economy examines the migration of women from Eastern Europe to provide domestic and care work in Western Europe – revealing the dynamics of households fractured by mobility.
Read the book review 📚⤵️
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Read the book review 📚⤵️
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February 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The Backstage of the Care Economy examines the migration of women from Eastern Europe to provide domestic and care work in Western Europe – revealing the dynamics of households fractured by mobility.
Read the book review 📚⤵️
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Read the book review 📚⤵️
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📣📆 Italy-based friends & colleagues! Our co-director @andrianifili.bsky.social will present her new book, Caged Histories, at the University of Bologna on 16 Feb. The book brings together 10 yrs of research on violence & resistance in Greek detention. More info ⬇️
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Storie ingabbiate
Violenza e resistenza nei contesti di detenzione amministrativa in Grecia
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February 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
📣📆 Italy-based friends & colleagues! Our co-director @andrianifili.bsky.social will present her new book, Caged Histories, at the University of Bologna on 16 Feb. The book brings together 10 yrs of research on violence & resistance in Greek detention. More info ⬇️
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One survivor told the inquiry that they were treated differently because they were refugees. This led to delays in the search and rescue mission.
This is yet another tragic example of why racialised assumptions and racist rhetoric is so dangerous – it costs lives.
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This is yet another tragic example of why racialised assumptions and racist rhetoric is so dangerous – it costs lives.
news.sky.com/story/loss-o...
Loss of life was 'avoidable' in deadliest ever Channel migrant boat sinking, inquiry finds
More than 30 people died trying to make the journey from France to the UK in the early hours of 24 November 2021.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
One survivor told the inquiry that they were treated differently because they were refugees. This led to delays in the search and rescue mission.
This is yet another tragic example of why racialised assumptions and racist rhetoric is so dangerous – it costs lives.
news.sky.com/story/loss-o...
This is yet another tragic example of why racialised assumptions and racist rhetoric is so dangerous – it costs lives.
news.sky.com/story/loss-o...
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Systemic failures, missed opportunities to act, and chronic under-resourcing undermined search and rescue, leading to men, women, and children dying in the Channel. The findings of the Cranston Inquiry are truly devastating.
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Systemic failures, missed opportunities to act, and chronic under-resourcing undermined search and rescue, leading to men, women, and children dying in the Channel. The findings of the Cranston Inquiry are truly devastating.
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Now available on pre-order
Wild Goose publications have surpassed themselves with their gorgeous production values for our second poetry collection based on our work with Cultures of Sustainable Peace www.ionabooks.com/product/fold...
Wild Goose publications have surpassed themselves with their gorgeous production values for our second poetry collection based on our work with Cultures of Sustainable Peace www.ionabooks.com/product/fold...
Folding a River
Explore the powerful themes of migration, memory and the fragile work of hope in 'Folding a River'. Let these poignant poems inspire you.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Now available on pre-order
Wild Goose publications have surpassed themselves with their gorgeous production values for our second poetry collection based on our work with Cultures of Sustainable Peace www.ionabooks.com/product/fold...
Wild Goose publications have surpassed themselves with their gorgeous production values for our second poetry collection based on our work with Cultures of Sustainable Peace www.ionabooks.com/product/fold...
Australia is using criminal law to control migrants on deportation pathways, in tandem with heightened immigration law restrictions – allowing the government to circumvent constitutional law limits on detention. Read the new blog post by Peter Billings ⤵️
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February 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Australia is using criminal law to control migrants on deportation pathways, in tandem with heightened immigration law restrictions – allowing the government to circumvent constitutional law limits on detention. Read the new blog post by Peter Billings ⤵️
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✍️ Are you conducting research, or have first-hand experience of border control? Want to share your perspective with the wider public? Write for us! We welcome contributions from practitioners, academics and people with lived experience.
More info & how to submit ➡️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
More info & how to submit ➡️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
✍️ Are you conducting research, or have first-hand experience of border control? Want to share your perspective with the wider public? Write for us! We welcome contributions from practitioners, academics and people with lived experience.
More info & how to submit ➡️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
More info & how to submit ➡️ blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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Five people confirmed dead so far and several people injured after a boat with people-smugglers carrying migrants collided with a Coastguard boat on the Greek island of #Chios on Tuesday night. Many are hospitalized while a Search and Rescue is underway for possible survivors.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Five people confirmed dead so far and several people injured after a boat with people-smugglers carrying migrants collided with a Coastguard boat on the Greek island of #Chios on Tuesday night. Many are hospitalized while a Search and Rescue is underway for possible survivors.
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Multiple factual misunderstandings persist in the way that immigration is often framed and discussed in media coverage and political commentary. Here some recurring new and old myths.
February 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Multiple factual misunderstandings persist in the way that immigration is often framed and discussed in media coverage and political commentary. Here some recurring new and old myths.
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International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...
International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals
Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026
The International Journal of Refugee Law is pleased to announce a Call for proposed Special Issues. Proposals for
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February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...
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🗣️CHECK IT OUT🗣️ Are you interested in guest-editing for Theoretical Criminology? #TheoreticalCrim is now accepting proposals for our 2028 special issue! Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2026. Find our full criteria here: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm....
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February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🗣️CHECK IT OUT🗣️ Are you interested in guest-editing for Theoretical Criminology? #TheoreticalCrim is now accepting proposals for our 2028 special issue! Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2026. Find our full criteria here: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm....
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Check out this fascinating method for studying immigration detention centres. More great work from @andrianifili.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social
🚫 Immigration detention facilities in Greece are often hidden from public view – a 3D modelling project brings new ways of documenting these spaces of confinement. Read more from @andrianifili.bsky.social 👇
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February 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Check out this fascinating method for studying immigration detention centres. More great work from @andrianifili.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social
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I used this today in teaching about visual methods. Very effective!
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I used this today in teaching about visual methods. Very effective!
🚫 Immigration detention facilities in Greece are often hidden from public view – a 3D modelling project brings new ways of documenting these spaces of confinement. Read more from @andrianifili.bsky.social 👇
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
🚫 Immigration detention facilities in Greece are often hidden from public view – a 3D modelling project brings new ways of documenting these spaces of confinement. Read more from @andrianifili.bsky.social 👇
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Spain gets it: “The Spanish government on Tuesday unexpectedly issued a decree that gives undocumented migrants a path out of legal limbo, putting Spain at odds with many countries around the world that have grown increasingly tough on illegal immigration.” Gift link
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Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
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January 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Spain gets it: “The Spanish government on Tuesday unexpectedly issued a decree that gives undocumented migrants a path out of legal limbo, putting Spain at odds with many countries around the world that have grown increasingly tough on illegal immigration.” Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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Amidst ICE's brutal crackdown in the US, immigration enforcement in Chicago has slowed. But in the aftermath of 'Operation Midway Blitz', community organisers describe the new, more subtle pains that have emerged. Read the new blog post from Monica Ruiz House ⤵️
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January 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Amidst ICE's brutal crackdown in the US, immigration enforcement in Chicago has slowed. But in the aftermath of 'Operation Midway Blitz', community organisers describe the new, more subtle pains that have emerged. Read the new blog post from Monica Ruiz House ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...