AMMODI blog
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Involuntary returns from Libya and reintegration in Ghana
Involuntary returns of sub-Saharan African nationals are likely to become an increasingly central feature of international migration governance. Relying on findings from their empirical study on the experiences of Ghanaian migrants forcibly returned during the political crisis in Libya in 2011, Leander Kandilige and Geraldine Asiwome Adiku consider the challenges facing multi-stakeholder coordination of safe… Read more
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The IOM and ‘voluntary return’ programmes in Africa
In June 2020, Euronews published a three-part series on African migration to Europe, with a particular focus on the EU-funded projects run by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to return migrants to their home country. In a right-to-reply article, the IOM responded to the criticism, calling the Euronews analysis ‘one-sided’. In this post, Antoine… Read more
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Welcome aboard KLM Air Land! Reflections on the mobilities turn
With inspiration from the rich symbolism of local transportation aesthetics in western Ghana, Nauja Kleist reflects on the mobilities turn on the basis of her keynote at the inaugural AMMODI workshop in September 2018. She summarises some of the key features of the mobilities approach and considers the perspectives it inspires and calls for, with… Read more
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Multi-Focal Power in Refugee Research
Sudanese asylum seekers first began coming to Israel in significant numbers in 2005, the numbers increasing until Israel sealed its border in early 2013. The vast majority of asylum seekers are men, arriving at a relatively young age. Based on her experiences working with, and conducting research about, Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel, Lisa Richlen… Read more
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Fictional writing and migration knowledge. Reflections on Refugee in Europe by Mehaba Jemal
Talk about migration is widespread in present-day media. Paradoxically, the abundance of reports on migration does not seem to help bring the experience of migrants closer. On the contrary, the overuse of the term ‘migrant’ makes us forget that this word is much too broad to explain anything substantial about the people it denotes. Nikolay… Read more
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Shifting the narrative on African migration
Negative public opinion in Europe is a major obstacle to holistic and sustainable policies relating to African migration. Based on his observations of migration debates in Sweden and Denmark, Jesper Bjarnesen argues for a shift in wording and perspective away from politicised opinions about immigration, or misplaced ideas of humanitarian responsibilities, towards a more constructive… Read more