Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Events & opportunities:

Lecture series: Bordering Europe: The Securitization of Europe’s Migration and Development Policies, Ghent, 21 Feb.-17 March 2020 [info]

Job announcement: Research Assistant, Migration Policy Centre [info]
- Candidate sought to work on public attitudes to migration. Apply by 28 February 2020.

Blog posts:

Landscapes of Border Control: A Critical Examination of Italian Practices (Border Criminologies Blog, Feb. 2020) [text]
- First installment in a "series of blog posts critically assessing practices of border control in Italy." The posts will continue another week. The first five can all be accessed here.

The Status of EU Immigration and Asylum Law after Brexit (Free Movement Blog, Feb. 2020) [text]

“Unlawful” may not Mean Rightless: The Shocking ECtHR Grand Chamber Judgment in Case N.D. and N.T. (FlüchtforschungsBlog, Feb. 2020) [text]

Vietnamese Refugees in Britain: Displacement, Home and Belonging (Refugee History Blog, Feb. 2020) [text]

Reports:

Europe: Summary of Key Results (January-December 2019) (IOM, Feb. 2020) [access]
- Follow link for brief report on new arrivals in Europe last year and other related reports.

Immigration and Trust in the EU: A Territorial Analysis of Voting Behaviour and Attitudes (European Commission, Jan. 2020) [text]

Migration and Border Management: Heading 4 of the 2021-2027 MFF (EPRS, Jan. 2020) [text]

Protocol "PROVIDE" Operational Guidelines: Training Methodology and Best Practices - Good Practices for Training and for Reception (Fondazione ISMU, Dec. 2019) [text]
- Note:  PROVIDE = PRoximity On VIolence: Defence and Equity. The goal of this project is to "develop a protocol on training methodologies - accompanied by operational guidelines - aimed at professionals and operators (social workers, health workers, legal operators) who work in contact with migrant refugees and asylum seekers, victims of violence."

Refugee Protection Regimes Working Paper Series (Respond Project, Feb. 2020)
- Country reports are available for Poland and the UK.

Shifting the Narrative on African Migration: The Numbers, the Root Causes, the Alternatives – Get Them Right! (The Nordic Africa Institute, 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR's Recommendations for the European Commission's Proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum (UNHCR, Jan. 2020) [text]
- See also related joint statement from Europe NGOs.

Watch for:

Places of Safety in the Mediterranean: The EU Policy of Outsourcing Responsibility (Heinrich Boell Foundation) [info]
- Will be released on 19 February 2020.

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (5 Feb. 2020)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (5 Feb. 2020)

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