Open letter in support of immigration lawyers

In the space of a single week in August 2023, more than 140 academic lawyers (and more than a dozen others) from around the world signed an open letter in support of immigration lawyers attacked by the government for representing asylum seekers and migrants by ensuring the government acts lawfully.

Routes and Imagining Futures launch scholar in residence programme at University of Exeter

The Routes Network is delighted to announce that in partnership with Imagining Futures we are launching a scholar in residence programme for March/April 2024. 

Illegal Migration Bill Resources

In the light of recent developments in the UK government’s asylum policy, including the Illegal Migration Bill, Routes has put together a list of resources explaining the changes, and links to actions we can take to challenge these cruel policies. 

 

Routes brings together representatives from REUK, Universities of Sanctuary and STAR in Exeter to discuss refugee access to higher education

On the 25th and 26th May, 2023, the Routes network hosted representatives from REUK, Universities of Sanctuary and Student Action for Refugees (STAR) National to discuss how to collectively work on challenges to refugee access to higher education. 

 

Researcher Highlight: Claudia Blandon

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Claudia Blandon, a Routes member from the University of Plymouth, on her PhD research project, ‘Exploring the impact of human rights education (HRE) programmes on displaced women in Colombia’.

Researcher Highlight: Sara Forcella

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Dr Sara Forcella, Postdoctoral Fellow at IASH - The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. 

Researcher Highlight: Marta Minetti

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Marta Minetti on her recent article “International Legal Principles, Penal Populism and Criminalisation of ‘Unwanted Migration’”.

Researcher Highlight: Sinèad Moynihan

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Professor Sinèad Moynihan on her current research project ‘Brian Moore at 100’. 

Researcher Highlight: Natalie Sedacca

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Dr Natalie Sedacca, now based at Durham University, on her recently published article on domestic workers.

Routes Roundtable - Migrant Boat Crossings: How can research inform a humanitarian response?

Researcher Highlight: Constantine Manolchev

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature the work of steering group member Dr Constantine Manolchev.

Researcher Highlight: Kinan Noah

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from steering group member Kinan Noah on his research into forced migration and the construction of narrative identity.

Researcher Highlight: Geoffrey Hughes

Researcher Highlight: Freyja Cox Jensen and Helena Taylor

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Dr Freyja Cox Jensen and Dr Helena Taylor on their recent workshop on the theme of Translation, Nation, Migration.

Researcher Highlight: Georgina Lewis

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from steering group member Georgina Lewis on her research into violence and trauma experienced by refugees and asylum seekers in Europe.  

Researcher Highlight: Emma Loosley

Routes is currently highlighting the diverse work conducted by our members on issues of migration, mobility and displacement. Here we feature an update from Professor Emma Loosley on her current collaboration with the Georgian National Museum.

Routes Conversation Round Up – Environmental Change: A More-than-Human Perspective

Routes hosts Dr Ricardo Safra de Campos, Dr Jonathan Bennie and Dr Malcolm Burgess to discuss the intersections between human and animal mobilities and environmental change.

Routes Conversation Round Up - Is There a Planet B?

Routes hosts its most ambitious Conversation yet, on interplanetary migration.

The Ukraine Refugee Crisis in Context: Routes IICE Seminar

On 23^rd May over 60 people joined an online seminar co-organised by Routes and International Institute for Cultural Enquiry to hear an outstanding panel of legal practitioners and academics to discuss the UK government’s response to the Ukraine refugee crisis in the wider context of its refugee policy.

 

Routes welcomes Dr Lucy Mayblin and Dr Luke de Noronha for a fascinating Routes Conversation on migration and colonialism

In early June, Routes held its final Conversation of this academic year, headed up by the magnificent Dr Lucy Mayblin (University of Sheffield) and Dr Luke de Noronha (UCL). The question for discussion: ‘Why should colonial histories be central to the study of migration and what does it mean to actually take this seriously?’

A Model Court For Migrant Children

On 23rd June 2021, more than 100 lawyers, activists, academics and others gathered for a webinar on proposals for a model court for migrant children organised by Equal Justice for Migrant Children (EJMC) and hosted by Routes. 

Routes Co-ordinators teach displacement, migrant rights and global health at Exeter Medical School

Routes Co-ordinators, Elena Isayev, Helena Wray and Ben Hudson, teach displacement, migrant rights and global health at Exeter Medical School.

Anthony Vale in Routes event on ‘Issues in US Immigration Law’

Earlier this month, Routes welcomed Anthony (Tony) Vale for an extra special event on ‘Issues in US Immigration Law’.

Routes event: Marriage, migration and Integration with Professor Katharine Charsley

Routes were delighted to welcome Professor Katharine Charsley (University of Bristol) on 10th March to talk about her new co-authored book Marriage Migration and Integration. 

Joint research report: 'Experiencing Asylum Appeal Hearings: 34 Ways to Improve Access to Justice at the First- tier Tribunal'

We are pleased to announce the publication of a joint research report from Public Law Project and the University of Exeter, Experiencing Asylum Appeal Hearings: 34 Ways to Improve Access to Justice at the First- tier Tribunal.

Dr Ben Hudson speaks at MAPS Conference - Queen Mary University of London - 11 December 2020

Dr Ben Hudson (Routes Co-coordinator) will be speaking at at the MAPS Conference on the 11th of December 2020.

Dr Ben Hudson provides expertise to UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Internal Displacement

Dr Ben Hudson, Exeter Law School and Routes Co-coordinator, has provided research expertise to the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. 

Professor Elena Isayev on Ancient Wandering and Permanent Temporariness

Professor Elena Isayev, Professor of Ancient History and Place at the University of Exeter and Routes coordinaor will present her paper: “Ancient Wandering and Permanent Temporariness".

UNRWA's Future in the Face of Financing Challenges and Political Pressure

In 2018, UNRWA, the largest of the UN family of agencies was hit by a budget cut of 30% by the Trump administration and has been in crisis mode ever since. Professor Michael Dumper's presentation is an attempt to map a possible way forward and to catalyze a dialogue between the donor community, refugee representatives and the PLO. The respondents to the talk are the Commissioner-General of UNRWA (Philippe Lazzarini), a representative of the Swedish government who currently chair the General Assembly’s Advisory Commission on UNRWA and are leading donors, the director of a leading Palestinian refugee organization (Badil) and a spokesperson of the Palestinian Administration.

Dr Helena Wray contributed to the ‘Kept Apart’ project

Thousands of British families have been separated by harsh immigration restrictions implemented in 2012. Dr Helena Wray is proud to have contributed to the ‘Kept Apart’ project which focuses on the experiences of these families. 

Routes at the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Conference 2020

Routes has enjoyed a strong presence at this year’s SLS Conference, which, although hosted by the University of Exeter, was inevitably held online due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes Co-Coordinator, Professor Nick Gill, was joined by Dr Jessica Hambly (Australian National University), to present key insights from the five-year European Research Council (ERC) funded ASYFAIR project. 

Routes Got Together

Last Thursday an enthusiastic group of members joined the Routes Get Together online. In this virtual brainstorm and summer party, eleven people turned up with a bowl of strawberries and cream, a glass of Pimms or whatever else summer meant for them, and spent time getting to know each other and discussing what they would like to see Routes doing.

Colin Yeo about the complexities and horrors of the British immigration system

After the Windrush scandal, deportations, citizenship deprivation and the hostile environment… What next for immigration and citizenship policy?

Professor Nick Gill presented at the “Turning the ‘Asylum Lottery’"

Following the launch of the edited book, Asylum Determination in Europe, Professor Nick Gill presented at the “Turning the ‘Asylum Lottery’ on its Head” workshop in Siegen (Germany). The workshop was organised by Stephanie Schneider and Laura Affolter (details on the workshop can be viewed here).

Modern Slavery and Trafficking panel discussion

Modern Slavery and Trafficking panel discussion

Dr Helena Wray delivers fourth memorial lecture in Amsterdam

On the 28th of September 2018 Dr Helena Wray was invited to deliver the fourth memorial lecture in Amsterdam. In her lecture, Helena discussed the UK Supreme Court’s case law on article 8 and family reunification as a reflection of the politicisation of the issue, of competing understandings of the judicial function in a democracy and of understandings of citizenship.

More details on the event can be found here.

Paul Magee (Canberra, Australia) Consciousness as a Window of Two Seconds: Where does Poetry Take Place

• Abstract (.pdf)

Political Theory Reading Group 
12:45 Amory Building 219, Streatham Campus