maurice stierl
@mauricestierl.bsky.social
Researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies, Osnabrück University. Still convinced his football career is around the corner.
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maurice stierl
@mauricestierl.bsky.social
· Mar 17
Not that it really matters but if anyone wants to read my book on migrant resistance, now that we have clearly entered an era of growing authoritarianism that organises itself around migration, let me know (drop me an email or your email address).
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On 11 November, we discussed how to “Counter the Production of Migration as Crisis”. The event was a response to the call by the Migration Scholars' Global Solidarity and Resistance Network to take action against the instrumentalisation of #migration for far-right and authoritarian projects.
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
On 11 November, we discussed how to “Counter the Production of Migration as Crisis”. The event was a response to the call by the Migration Scholars' Global Solidarity and Resistance Network to take action against the instrumentalisation of #migration for far-right and authoritarian projects.
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Alerted by @alarmphone.bsky.social, our Aurora just rescued 22 people from distress at sea this evening. All guests are now safe on board and on their way to Lampedusa. We wish them resilience and strength in their continued struggle against Fortress Europe.
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Alerted by @alarmphone.bsky.social, our Aurora just rescued 22 people from distress at sea this evening. All guests are now safe on board and on their way to Lampedusa. We wish them resilience and strength in their continued struggle against Fortress Europe.
Join our Teach-In/Out "Counter the Production of Migration as Crisis" in Osnabrück next week! This is a response to a call by the new Migration Scholars' Global Solidarity and Resistance Network to take action against the increasing violence and hostility targeting racialised communities.
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Join our Teach-In/Out "Counter the Production of Migration as Crisis" in Osnabrück next week! This is a response to a call by the new Migration Scholars' Global Solidarity and Resistance Network to take action against the increasing violence and hostility targeting racialised communities.
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How many #migrants die en route to the #CanaryIslands? In an article, IMIS- & #SFB1604 member @mauricestierl.bsky.social and @msdionis.bsky.social analyze data collection practices and contradictory numbers. They demonstrate that the data has practical consequences and produces multiple realities.
Together with @msdionis.bsky.social I wrote this article (in Spanish) about contested data practices on migrant deaths and disappearance in the context of the Atlantic region, wondering about their performative and political effects.
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/el...
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/el...
El laberinto de las cifras: datos sobre muertes y desapariciones en la ruta migratoria a Canarias
Documentar muertes y desapariciones en el mar es una tarea sumamente compleja, dado que muchas embarcaciones desaparecen sin dejar rastro en lo que se ha denominado 'naufragios invisibles'. Reconstrui...
www.eldiario.es
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How many #migrants die en route to the #CanaryIslands? In an article, IMIS- & #SFB1604 member @mauricestierl.bsky.social and @msdionis.bsky.social analyze data collection practices and contradictory numbers. They demonstrate that the data has practical consequences and produces multiple realities.
Together with @msdionis.bsky.social I wrote this article (in Spanish) about contested data practices on migrant deaths and disappearance in the context of the Atlantic region, wondering about their performative and political effects.
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/el...
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/el...
El laberinto de las cifras: datos sobre muertes y desapariciones en la ruta migratoria a Canarias
Documentar muertes y desapariciones en el mar es una tarea sumamente compleja, dado que muchas embarcaciones desaparecen sin dejar rastro en lo que se ha denominado 'naufragios invisibles'. Reconstrui...
www.eldiario.es
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Together with @msdionis.bsky.social I wrote this article (in Spanish) about contested data practices on migrant deaths and disappearance in the context of the Atlantic region, wondering about their performative and political effects.
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/el...
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/el...
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📢 Neuer Beitrag von IMIS- und #SFB1604-Mitglied @mauricestierl.bsky.social in der Le Monde erschienen. Er zeigt: In der #Migrationspolitik setzen sich in immer mehr #EU-Staaten die Krisennarrative der extrem Rechten durch.
#Flucht #Vertreibung #Fluchtforschung #Exil #Migration #Grenzen #EU
#Flucht #Vertreibung #Fluchtforschung #Exil #Migration #Grenzen #EU
'Die Vergrenzung Europas', mein Beitrag ist nun in der Le Monde erschienen. Die Ausgabe 'Die Unerwünschten' sieht toll aus, mit Texten von Lea Ypi, Charlotte Wiedemann, Wolfram Lacher, Jérôme Tubiana und vielen anderen.
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monde-diplomatique.de/product_info...
October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📢 Neuer Beitrag von IMIS- und #SFB1604-Mitglied @mauricestierl.bsky.social in der Le Monde erschienen. Er zeigt: In der #Migrationspolitik setzen sich in immer mehr #EU-Staaten die Krisennarrative der extrem Rechten durch.
#Flucht #Vertreibung #Fluchtforschung #Exil #Migration #Grenzen #EU
#Flucht #Vertreibung #Fluchtforschung #Exil #Migration #Grenzen #EU
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Hervorragende Auswahl von Beiträgen zu Flucht, Vertreibung und Migration in diesem neuen Heft, u.a. mit @leaypi.bsky.social, @mauricestierl.bsky.social, @chawi.bsky.social, Adam Shatz sowie dem Artikel von Jérôme Tubiana und mir zur EU-Migrationspolitik und dem Aufstieg der Milizenführer in Libyen.
October 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Hervorragende Auswahl von Beiträgen zu Flucht, Vertreibung und Migration in diesem neuen Heft, u.a. mit @leaypi.bsky.social, @mauricestierl.bsky.social, @chawi.bsky.social, Adam Shatz sowie dem Artikel von Jérôme Tubiana und mir zur EU-Migrationspolitik und dem Aufstieg der Milizenführer in Libyen.
'Die Vergrenzung Europas', mein Beitrag ist nun in der Le Monde erschienen. Die Ausgabe 'Die Unerwünschten' sieht toll aus, mit Texten von Lea Ypi, Charlotte Wiedemann, Wolfram Lacher, Jérôme Tubiana und vielen anderen.
monde-diplomatique.de/product_info...
monde-diplomatique.de/product_info...
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
'Die Vergrenzung Europas', mein Beitrag ist nun in der Le Monde erschienen. Die Ausgabe 'Die Unerwünschten' sieht toll aus, mit Texten von Lea Ypi, Charlotte Wiedemann, Wolfram Lacher, Jérôme Tubiana und vielen anderen.
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Seit vielen Jahren geistert der Begriff #Wirtschaftsflüchtling durch Debatten um #Migration. Wie er das Ökonomische außerhalb des Politischen positioniert und daduruch die Legitimität von Asylgesuchen in Frage stellt, zeigt Lauren Stokes jetzt im Inventar.
www.migrationsbegriffe.de/wirtschaftsf...
www.migrationsbegriffe.de/wirtschaftsf...
Wirtschaftsflüchtling - Inventar der Migrationsbegriffe
Die von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland unterzeichnete UN-Flüchtlingskonvention von 1951 definiert ‚Flüchtlinge‘ als Personen mit einer „begründeten Furcht vor Verfolgung wegen ihrer Rasse, Religion, N...
www.migrationsbegriffe.de
September 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Seit vielen Jahren geistert der Begriff #Wirtschaftsflüchtling durch Debatten um #Migration. Wie er das Ökonomische außerhalb des Politischen positioniert und daduruch die Legitimität von Asylgesuchen in Frage stellt, zeigt Lauren Stokes jetzt im Inventar.
www.migrationsbegriffe.de/wirtschaftsf...
www.migrationsbegriffe.de/wirtschaftsf...
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🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
September 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨 18 October – Manifestation in Rome 🚨
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
We refuse to stay silent while Italy renews its bloody deal with Libyan militias.
We call on all comrades, refugees, allies & citizens of conscience: join us in Rome to say NO to the Italy–Libya Memorandum! ✊🏾
📍 Piazza dei Santi Apostoli – Rome
📅 18 October
Let’s go, German pundits, explain to the world why everyone gets it so wrong, how nobody really understands, and how the blatantly obvious is in reality much more complicated!
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Let’s go, German pundits, explain to the world why everyone gets it so wrong, how nobody really understands, and how the blatantly obvious is in reality much more complicated!
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How do civil society actors in #Malta navigate the politically contentious issue of #migration? New Border Criminologies blog post by @cettamainwaring.bsky.social (University of Edinburgh) and #SFB1604 member @mauricestierl.bsky.social
#searchandrescue #Seenotrettung #Mediterranean #border
#searchandrescue #Seenotrettung #Mediterranean #border
Several barriers impact solidarity work on migration in Malta, including the geography of the islands, socio-political environment and maritime imaginaries. But activism is still very much alive. From @mauricestierl.bsky.social and @cettamainwaring.bsky.social ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
September 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
How do civil society actors in #Malta navigate the politically contentious issue of #migration? New Border Criminologies blog post by @cettamainwaring.bsky.social (University of Edinburgh) and #SFB1604 member @mauricestierl.bsky.social
#searchandrescue #Seenotrettung #Mediterranean #border
#searchandrescue #Seenotrettung #Mediterranean #border
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Several barriers impact solidarity work on migration in Malta, including the geography of the islands, socio-political environment and maritime imaginaries. But activism is still very much alive. From @mauricestierl.bsky.social and @cettamainwaring.bsky.social ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
September 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Several barriers impact solidarity work on migration in Malta, including the geography of the islands, socio-political environment and maritime imaginaries. But activism is still very much alive. From @mauricestierl.bsky.social and @cettamainwaring.bsky.social ⤵️
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...
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J Butler: “It is time to resist the injustice now normalized by those who capitulate to powers willing to destroy the basic principles protecting the university’s independence & who imperil the future of critical thought, dissent, and democracy itself.”
www.chronicle.com/article/when...
www.chronicle.com/article/when...
Opinion | When Universities Become Informants
A practice from the McCarthy era makes an ugly return.
www.chronicle.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
J Butler: “It is time to resist the injustice now normalized by those who capitulate to powers willing to destroy the basic principles protecting the university’s independence & who imperil the future of critical thought, dissent, and democracy itself.”
www.chronicle.com/article/when...
www.chronicle.com/article/when...
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Yesterday, our teams and survivors on the Ocean Viking were deliberately shot at by Libyan Coast Guard, on a vessel gifted by Italy.
We demand a full investigation into these horrifying events and an immediate end to all European collaboration with Libya.
www.sosmediterranee.org/sos-med-liby...
We demand a full investigation into these horrifying events and an immediate end to all European collaboration with Libya.
www.sosmediterranee.org/sos-med-liby...
Ocean Viking under heavy fire by Libyan Coast Guard in unprecedented attack against survivors and humanitarian workers - SOS MEDITERRANEE
The MV Ocean Viking, search and rescue vessel chartered by SOS MEDITERRANEE in partnership with the IFRC, was deliberately targeted in a shooting by the Libyan Coast Guard.
www.sosmediterranee.org
August 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Yesterday, our teams and survivors on the Ocean Viking were deliberately shot at by Libyan Coast Guard, on a vessel gifted by Italy.
We demand a full investigation into these horrifying events and an immediate end to all European collaboration with Libya.
www.sosmediterranee.org/sos-med-liby...
We demand a full investigation into these horrifying events and an immediate end to all European collaboration with Libya.
www.sosmediterranee.org/sos-med-liby...
Three sisters fleeing from #Sudan were found dead on a rubber boat rescued by the #Nadir. What horror, produced time and again by the European border regime. There's no way to 'protect borders' without producing such necropolitical violence.
🖤 Three sisters aged 9, 11 and 17 drowned in the #CentralMed, another person remains missing. Our NADIR crew rescued 65 people from a flooded, overcrowded rubber boat that same night, on saturday early morning.
The group had departed Zuwara, Libya, the day before.
The group had departed Zuwara, Libya, the day before.
August 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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An effigy of refugees, burned by a crowd: this is where Europe’s brutal fantasy of border control has led us | Maurice Stierl
An effigy of refugees, burned by a crowd: this is where Europe’s brutal fantasy of border control has led us | Maurice Stierl
The shocking scene in Northern Ireland is the result of a decade spent militarising Europe’s fringes – and dismissing the human cost, says migration and border researcher Maurice Stierl
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
An effigy of refugees, burned by a crowd: this is where Europe’s brutal fantasy of border control has led us | Maurice Stierl
My piece for the Guardian on 10 years since Europe’s border crisis: “The burning of an effigy of refugees is what happens after a decade of dehumanisation. Many have implanted a dangerous border fantasy that will continue to divide, hurt and kill.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An effigy of refugees, burned by a crowd: this is where Europe’s brutal fantasy of border control has led us | Maurice Stierl
The shocking scene in Northern Ireland is the result of a decade spent militarising Europe’s fringes – and dismissing the human cost, says migration and border researcher Maurice Stierl
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
My piece for the Guardian on 10 years since Europe’s border crisis: “The burning of an effigy of refugees is what happens after a decade of dehumanisation. Many have implanted a dangerous border fantasy that will continue to divide, hurt and kill.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“All these traumas are the reason why the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s. Those who inflict starvation are aware of this, they know that what they’re doing is actually dismantling a society.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars
Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“All these traumas are the reason why the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s. Those who inflict starvation are aware of this, they know that what they’re doing is actually dismantling a society.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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The sanctions imposed by the United States on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese set an unacceptable precedent and constitute a direct attack on the international human rights order. This is the first time that a state has imposed targeted punitive measures on a UN mandate holder.
July 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The sanctions imposed by the United States on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese set an unacceptable precedent and constitute a direct attack on the international human rights order. This is the first time that a state has imposed targeted punitive measures on a UN mandate holder.
"How did 'imported antisemitism', a far-right anti-immigrant buzz phrase, make it into the political mainstream?" Do read Mithu Sanyal's comment for the Guardian. @mithu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Germany is ‘importing’ antisemitism, our leaders claim. Irony is not their strong point | Mithu Sanyal
Blaming migrants for the rise in anti-Jewish crimes shows a breathtaking lack of self-awareness , says author and academic Mithu Sanyal
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"How did 'imported antisemitism', a far-right anti-immigrant buzz phrase, make it into the political mainstream?" Do read Mithu Sanyal's comment for the Guardian. @mithu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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For @eualive.bsky.social: EU Migration chief Brunner has begun talking about the 'weaponisation' of migration from Libya to the EU, orchestrated by Russia and Belarus - suggesting he may be considering invoking 'hybrid warfare' to justify harsher (or more openly harsh) methods in the Mediterranean.
Internal Affairs Commissioner seeks new migration deals in Libya
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner is expected to travel to Libya ...
eualive.net
July 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For @eualive.bsky.social: EU Migration chief Brunner has begun talking about the 'weaponisation' of migration from Libya to the EU, orchestrated by Russia and Belarus - suggesting he may be considering invoking 'hybrid warfare' to justify harsher (or more openly harsh) methods in the Mediterranean.
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"The #weaponisation and securitisation of #migration has a long history,” says Stierl, “the hybrid warfare narrative [...] is just the latest attempt to justify European deterrence efforts in places like #Libya, where the humanitarian situation is unimaginable for those stuck there.”
July 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"The #weaponisation and securitisation of #migration has a long history,” says Stierl, “the hybrid warfare narrative [...] is just the latest attempt to justify European deterrence efforts in places like #Libya, where the humanitarian situation is unimaginable for those stuck there.”