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Category Archives: Migration
Jun 15 2021
The Weaponization of Laïcité Against Muslims: Pushing More Towards Extremism
Comments Off on The Weaponization of Laïcité Against Muslims: Pushing More Towards ExtremismBy Tanzila Jamal In the last decade, France has seen particularly devastating terrorist attacks with incidents such as the Nice truck attack in 2016 sustaining a death count of nearly 84 people, the series of stabbings at the Notre Dame … Continue reading
Posted by: June 15, 2021
Tagged with: Islam, laïcité, Macron
Jul 23 2018
The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the Church
Comments Off on The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the ChurchBy Alessandro Franzi The new Italian government, formed by the Five Stars Movement and the League, also poses a challenge to the Catholic Church. However, it is not only its populist tones that create a division between State and religious … Continue reading
Posted by: July 23, 2018
Tagged with: catholic church, immigration, Italy, Matteo Salvini, Nationalism, Pope, refugee crisis
Apr 30 2018
Brexit and migrant voters: Conservative support in London wards
2 CommentsBy Joachim Wehner English local elections on 3 May take place as migrants might be finding a less divided political voice than at any time since the vote in favour of leaving the European Union (EU). The 2016 Referendum created … Continue reading
Posted by: April 30, 2018
Tagged with: Brexit, Commonwealth, local elections, London, migration, Windrush
Dec 16 2017
Governing Migration: The Responsibility of European Society and the Limits of Morality
Comments Off on Governing Migration: The Responsibility of European Society and the Limits of MoralityBy Federico Nicolaci Contemporary mass migration patterns and dynamics pose an entirely new set of questions that European leadership should urgently articulate and answer. It is not easy: the issue is highly contentious and countries have different views as to … Continue reading
Posted by: December 16, 2017
Tagged with: Morality, refugee crisis, Security
Jul 27 2017
How the Migrant Crisis is Pushing Italy Away from Europe
1 Commentby Alessandro Franzi Immigration is going to be the political battleground of the next Italian general elections due in 2018. Virtually all major political leaders have hardened their position on borders protection following the new migration crisis in the Mediterranean. … Continue reading
Posted by: July 27, 2017
Tagged with: Belusconi, Grillo, immigration, Lampedusa, Renzi, Salvini
Jul 12 2017
Renaissance or Decline? Europe‘s Crisis of Solidarity
2 CommentsBy Federico Nicolaci It is plain, and painful, to see: Europe’s existential crisis, which broke out almost eight years ago, far from gradually finding its solution, is worsening month by month. Not without a certain amount of irony, the disintegration … Continue reading
Posted by: July 12, 2017
Tagged with: EU, Euro crisis, refugee crisis, Solidarity
Oct 27 2016
The EU-Turkey Deal: Ambiguities and Future Scenarios
Comments Off on The EU-Turkey Deal: Ambiguities and Future ScenariosBy Pınar Dinç and Irem Aydemir The Arab Spring started the fire in 2011, and ever since the whole MENA region has been in turmoil. The civil war in Syria has quickly become a global one with the ongoing war … Continue reading
Posted by: October 27, 2016
Tagged with: eu-turkey deal, migration, refugee crisis, Syrian refugees, Turkey
Aug 11 2016
How reliant is Britain on EU migrant workers?
Comments Off on How reliant is Britain on EU migrant workers?By Catherine Harris Brexit – the UK vote to leave the European Union – has caused uncertainty in a number of areas. One of which is the impact that potentially reduced immigration will have on the British economy, particularly in … Continue reading
Posted by: August 11, 2016
Tagged with: Brexit, immigration, migrants, NHS, UK economy
Jul 4 2016
On Brexit & Control
2 CommentsBy Tom Gaisford The EU referendum result was not a triumph for democracy, so much as a symptom of large-scale manipulation. For all the discord and unrest it has unleashed, it may at least serve to enhance global awareness of … Continue reading
Posted by: July 4, 2016
Tagged with: Brexit, manipulation, migration, Nationalism, sovereignty
Jun 2 2016
EU Migrant Workers’ Welfare Rights: the New Fair Game
Comments Off on EU Migrant Workers’ Welfare Rights: the New Fair GameBy Alessio Colonnelli Political success will be measured by how many EU economic migrants one manages to put off – a race to the bottom gradually spreading across Europe. Four months before succumbing to leukaemia, Guido Westerwelle conceded his last … Continue reading
Posted by: June 2, 2016
Tagged with: Labour, migration, Welfare, Westerwelle