Luna Vives
@lunavives.bsky.social
Political geographer & Associate Prof at Université de Montréal #Migration #Borders #SAR #MaritimeRescue #EU #Spain #Canada #Geography #Justice // She/her.
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Luna Vives
@lunavives.bsky.social
· Oct 17
The Gates of the Sea: Migration and Rescue at the Edges of Europe
The Gates of the Sea explores how the Spanish government is reclaiming search and rescue assets to keep migrants out of its territory — and how rescue workers resist becoming border enforcers.
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The Gates of the Sea: Migration and Rescue at the Edges of Europe – Fernwood Publishing share.google/69LQy7nNBwAk...
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Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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“Wark said that the RCMP seems to have purchased drones "without much thought to strategic needs or security issues."“
A reminder that any analysis of software-enabled, networked devices must start with: who controls the software? If you can’t answer that, it’s a problem.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A reminder that any analysis of software-enabled, networked devices must start with: who controls the software? If you can’t answer that, it’s a problem.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
RCMP restricts use of its Chinese-made drones — the vast majority of its fleet | CBC News
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is limiting the use of its 973 Chinese-made drones to non-sensitive operations, stating the devices present "high security risks, primarily due to their country of or...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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If I could go back in time maybe 10 years!
Are you an early-career professional who is passionate about investigative journalism? Are you constantly curious about new ways of doing journalism and making it reach critical audiences?
You might just be the fellow we are looking for.
You might just be the fellow we are looking for.
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If I could go back in time maybe 10 years!
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In a new article #SFB1604 members Nandita Dutta & @mauricestierl.bsky.social discuss how the figure of the ‘modern slave’ emerges in their respective fields of #research, what political function it plays and what colonial, racial and spatial imaginaries it is embedded in.
#modernslavery #migration
#modernslavery #migration
Publication out in the journal Sociology, a conversational piece with Nandita Dutta: "Modern Slavery and Migration: A Conversation on the Production of Invasive Figures and Racist Imaginaries"
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Modern Slavery and Migration: A Conversation on the Production of Invasive Figures and Racist Imaginaries - Nandita Dutta, Maurice Stierl, 2025
What makes up the figure of the ‘modern slave’ and why does it appear so regularly in discussions over both climate change and migration? In this conversation, ...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In a new article #SFB1604 members Nandita Dutta & @mauricestierl.bsky.social discuss how the figure of the ‘modern slave’ emerges in their respective fields of #research, what political function it plays and what colonial, racial and spatial imaginaries it is embedded in.
#modernslavery #migration
#modernslavery #migration
Thanks, Nandita!
@lunavives.bsky.social wrote a great book about the workers and union of a small spanish maritime agency that resists the state’s order to abandon people at sea.
Much needed in this time of countless horrors caused by national border controls!
Much needed in this time of countless horrors caused by national border controls!
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thanks, Nandita!
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The EU is planning new structures for its #JHA agencies to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. #Frontex could receive an expanded mandate for detecting and shooting on #drones. #Europol warns of their increasing use by state and "terrorist" actors:
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Frontex and Europol: EU agencies to have role in member states' drone defence | Matthias Monroy
The EU is planning new structures to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. Frontex could receive an expanded mandate for this purpose. Europol warns of increasing use by organised and state actors. At…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The EU is planning new structures for its #JHA agencies to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. #Frontex could receive an expanded mandate for detecting and shooting on #drones. #Europol warns of their increasing use by state and "terrorist" actors:
digit.site36.net/2025/11/26/f...
digit.site36.net/2025/11/26/f...
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On 13 November, Italy and Albania signed 16 new agreements and reaffirmed their migration deal.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
On 13 November, Italy and Albania signed 16 new agreements and reaffirmed their migration deal.
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My article out this morning shows the changing land use and population at the site of Itzan in Guatemala, culminating in the abandonment of the population centre at the same time as the "Terminal Classic" regional drought — but with no evidence of local drought
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My article out this morning shows the changing land use and population at the site of Itzan in Guatemala, culminating in the abandonment of the population centre at the same time as the "Terminal Classic" regional drought — but with no evidence of local drought
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
In memoriam: Claude Raffestin, geógrafo del poder y de las fronteras.
"Palabras de ultramar para un geógrafo...Claude Raffestin (París 8/7/1936 - Turín 25/9/2025)", por Yanga Villagómez Velázquez.
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"Palabras de ultramar para un geógrafo...Claude Raffestin (París 8/7/1936 - Turín 25/9/2025)", por Yanga Villagómez Velázquez.
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Vista de Palabras de ultramar para un geógrafo…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In memoriam: Claude Raffestin, geógrafo del poder y de las fronteras.
"Palabras de ultramar para un geógrafo...Claude Raffestin (París 8/7/1936 - Turín 25/9/2025)", por Yanga Villagómez Velázquez.
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/GE...
"Palabras de ultramar para un geógrafo...Claude Raffestin (París 8/7/1936 - Turín 25/9/2025)", por Yanga Villagómez Velázquez.
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“Our best weapon against encroaching authoritarianism is civic and political pushback that forces accountability and transparency. Authoritarian governments seek underhanded ways to undermine judicial and academic independence, as well as to suppress dissent.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Our best weapon against encroaching authoritarianism is civic and political pushback that forces accountability and transparency. Authoritarian governments seek underhanded ways to undermine judicial and academic independence, as well as to suppress dissent.”
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#ECREWeekly updates on the UK
▪️Government announces major changes to asylum policy
▪️Another damning assessment of Brook House detention centre
▪️New report makes economic case for ‘fair and humane’ asylum system
bit.ly/4a1JIRM
▪️Government announces major changes to asylum policy
▪️Another damning assessment of Brook House detention centre
▪️New report makes economic case for ‘fair and humane’ asylum system
bit.ly/4a1JIRM
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#ECREWeekly updates on the UK
▪️Government announces major changes to asylum policy
▪️Another damning assessment of Brook House detention centre
▪️New report makes economic case for ‘fair and humane’ asylum system
bit.ly/4a1JIRM
▪️Government announces major changes to asylum policy
▪️Another damning assessment of Brook House detention centre
▪️New report makes economic case for ‘fair and humane’ asylum system
bit.ly/4a1JIRM
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Italy attacks rescue organization Mediterranea Saving Humans for following maritime law! The first ship of the #JusticeFleet faces 60 days’ detention & a 10k fine for bringing rescued persons to land safely. 2 public prosecutor offices even ordered urgent arrival in port. shorturl.at/WB7mW 1/3
60 days of detention and a €10,000 fine for Mediterranea: an unjust and punitive sanction.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Italy attacks rescue organization Mediterranea Saving Humans for following maritime law! The first ship of the #JusticeFleet faces 60 days’ detention & a 10k fine for bringing rescued persons to land safely. 2 public prosecutor offices even ordered urgent arrival in port. shorturl.at/WB7mW 1/3
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Some good news from the Mediterranean!
Here's hoping that @sos-humanity.bsky.social and @msfsea.bsky.social will be able to carry out their (literally) life-saving work unhindered.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6818...
Here's hoping that @sos-humanity.bsky.social and @msfsea.bsky.social will be able to carry out their (literally) life-saving work unhindered.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6818...
New NGO ships to take up rescue missions in the Mediterranean
New search and rescue ships, operated by the NGOs SOS Humanity and Doctors Without Borders will soon be seaworthy. Humanity 2 arrived in the Sicilian port of Syracuse on Friday (November 14), while MS...
www.infomigrants.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Some good news from the Mediterranean!
Here's hoping that @sos-humanity.bsky.social and @msfsea.bsky.social will be able to carry out their (literally) life-saving work unhindered.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6818...
Here's hoping that @sos-humanity.bsky.social and @msfsea.bsky.social will be able to carry out their (literally) life-saving work unhindered.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6818...
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🚨Publication Alert🚨
Just out, the final argument in my decades plus long research on humanitarian borders.
"Humanitarian Borders, Safe Passage Campaigns, and the (Re)Production of Unequal Mobility"
doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Just out, the final argument in my decades plus long research on humanitarian borders.
"Humanitarian Borders, Safe Passage Campaigns, and the (Re)Production of Unequal Mobility"
doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Humanitarian Borders, Safe Passage Campaigns, and the (Re)Production of Unequal Mobility
Abstract. This article revisits the scholarly debates and activist actions around what have become known as ‘humanitarian borders’. The article shows how h
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November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🚨Publication Alert🚨
Just out, the final argument in my decades plus long research on humanitarian borders.
"Humanitarian Borders, Safe Passage Campaigns, and the (Re)Production of Unequal Mobility"
doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Just out, the final argument in my decades plus long research on humanitarian borders.
"Humanitarian Borders, Safe Passage Campaigns, and the (Re)Production of Unequal Mobility"
doi.org/10.1093/9780...
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💔 Al menos 2.002 personas han fallecido intentando alcanzar Europa a través del mar este año; más de 600, de camino a España.
Más dramático aún es saber que estas cifras solo reflejan una parte de la tragedia, ya que muchas personas desaparecen sin dejar rastro. #VíasLegalesYA
Más dramático aún es saber que estas cifras solo reflejan una parte de la tragedia, ya que muchas personas desaparecen sin dejar rastro. #VíasLegalesYA
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
💔 Al menos 2.002 personas han fallecido intentando alcanzar Europa a través del mar este año; más de 600, de camino a España.
Más dramático aún es saber que estas cifras solo reflejan una parte de la tragedia, ya que muchas personas desaparecen sin dejar rastro. #VíasLegalesYA
Más dramático aún es saber que estas cifras solo reflejan una parte de la tragedia, ya que muchas personas desaparecen sin dejar rastro. #VíasLegalesYA
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The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Indigenous Maps - Indigenous Mapping Collective
We are now known as the Indigenous Mapping Collective. The Indigenous Mapping Workshop is only one part of our global Indigenous Mapping Collective. Our goal has always been to give Indigenous…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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A great pleasure to chat to @drdomdavies.bsky.social about infrastructure, comics, and why using visual essays changes how we observe, think and write about the world.
The podcast is available to listen to on the link here 👇, as well as on the other usual platforms (spotify, apple podcasts, etc).
The podcast is available to listen to on the link here 👇, as well as on the other usual platforms (spotify, apple podcasts, etc).
It was such a pleasure to chat with @julietjfall.bsky.social about her recent book Along the Line, which explores border infrastructure through graphic narrative.
For the new TTiN series of conversations with academics and artists working on infrastructure.
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For the new TTiN series of conversations with academics and artists working on infrastructure.
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Along the Line: Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography, with Juliet Fall
Stream Along the Line: Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography, with Juliet Fall by Thinking Through Infrastructure Network on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A great pleasure to chat to @drdomdavies.bsky.social about infrastructure, comics, and why using visual essays changes how we observe, think and write about the world.
The podcast is available to listen to on the link here 👇, as well as on the other usual platforms (spotify, apple podcasts, etc).
The podcast is available to listen to on the link here 👇, as well as on the other usual platforms (spotify, apple podcasts, etc).
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Kiran Klaus Patel - A Concise History of the European Union
À paraître en juin aux Cambridge UP
À paraître en juin aux Cambridge UP
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Kiran Klaus Patel - A Concise History of the European Union
À paraître en juin aux Cambridge UP
À paraître en juin aux Cambridge UP
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Come for the history; stay for the revolution, gossip, & desire that built it. 🤌 >
Counting down the hrs for #OurDykeHistories release tomorrow, my #podcast I've produced with my phenomenal collaborator, #SinisterWisdom!! Preview us here: rss.com/podcasts/our... #lesbian #queer #dyke #trans #bi
Counting down the hrs for #OurDykeHistories release tomorrow, my #podcast I've produced with my phenomenal collaborator, #SinisterWisdom!! Preview us here: rss.com/podcasts/our... #lesbian #queer #dyke #trans #bi
Our Dyke Histories | Podcast on RSS.com
Come for the history; stay for the revolution, gossip, and desire that built it. 🤌**About UsDecade by decade, Our Dyke Histories dives deep into the living, breathing past and present of lesbian, quee...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Come for the history; stay for the revolution, gossip, & desire that built it. 🤌 >
Counting down the hrs for #OurDykeHistories release tomorrow, my #podcast I've produced with my phenomenal collaborator, #SinisterWisdom!! Preview us here: rss.com/podcasts/our... #lesbian #queer #dyke #trans #bi
Counting down the hrs for #OurDykeHistories release tomorrow, my #podcast I've produced with my phenomenal collaborator, #SinisterWisdom!! Preview us here: rss.com/podcasts/our... #lesbian #queer #dyke #trans #bi
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It's never illegal to claim asylum.
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's never illegal to claim asylum.
Quite à propos these days.
the endless warm drizzle of spring—the ice of Antarctica, falling softly on the heads of the children of those responsible for melting it.
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Quite à propos these days.
Autrement dit: en Espagne, personne ne vit à plus de 50 kilomètres d’une fosse commune de l'époque franquiste.
L'extrême droite, c'est effectivement ça.
L'extrême droite, c'est effectivement ça.
L'Espagne, comme l'Allemagne, l'Italie, la France, le Chili ou l'Argentine, a déjà "essayé" l'extrême-droite, pour reprendre une expression chère aux fachos fachés.
Ci-dessous, la carte de toutes les fosses communes recensées des victimes du franquisme. L'extrême-droite, c'est ça.
Ci-dessous, la carte de toutes les fosses communes recensées des victimes du franquisme. L'extrême-droite, c'est ça.
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Autrement dit: en Espagne, personne ne vit à plus de 50 kilomètres d’une fosse commune de l'époque franquiste.
L'extrême droite, c'est effectivement ça.
L'extrême droite, c'est effectivement ça.
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Tomorrow we are presenting some of the findings from the @iclaimeu.bsky.social at a policy workshop hosted by @ceps.eu, in collaboration with our partners @enareurope.bsky.social & @etuc-ces.bsky.social
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About I CLAIM
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November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Tomorrow we are presenting some of the findings from the @iclaimeu.bsky.social at a policy workshop hosted by @ceps.eu, in collaboration with our partners @enareurope.bsky.social & @etuc-ces.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?si=y4W...
www.youtube.com/watch?si=y4W...