Rachel Humphris

New Publication 📘

Happy to share that our special issue, “Digital Technologies and Migration: Behind, Beyond and Around the Black Box”, with Marie Godin and @rachelhumphris.bsky.social has now been published.

🔗 Available open access here: doi.org/10.1080/1369...

New paper out in JEMS with R. Humphris & G. Hudson

We examine how sanctuary cities in the UK and Canada have come under attack in the digital age, and explore the possibilities for resistance

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
@scmrjems.bsky.social
@rachelhumphris.bsky.social

Digital technologies and migration: behind, beyond and around the black box Digital technologies have often been criticised due to their tendency to operate as ‘black boxes’, owing to their complexity and opacity, which pose challenges to understanding their inner mechanis...

“Digital Technologies and Migration: Behind, Beyond and Around the Black Box”, published #OpenAccess in JEMS:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

edited by:
@mariegodin.bsky.social @deryaozkul.bsky.social @rachelhumphris.bsky.social

@koenleurs.bsky.social @kinanalajak.bsky.social #RianneDekker

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Book cover of Making Sanctuary Cities: Migration, Citizenship, and Urban Governance by Rachel Humphris

In Making Sanctuary Cities, @rachelhumphris.bsky.social provides a new understanding of how citizenship is negotiated and contested in sanctuary cities and what political potentials are opened (and closed) by this designation. #ReadUP

www.sup.org/books/anthro...

Are you worried about changes to the ‘Good Character’ guidance for refugees? Join our online event with ITN Solicitors + Garden Court Chambers tomorrow @ 12.30pm.

This event will include info on what to do if you are affected + a Q&A with immigration lawyers.
Book a free ticket: buff.ly/8ntTcdM

Mothering in hostile environments: Migrant families negotiating the welfare and immigration regime nexus - RACHEL BENCHEKROUN, RACHEL HUMPHRIS, NANDO SIGONA, 2024 This article examines the production, working and impact of the UK's hostile environment on migrant families with precarious legal status. Our approach is ...

Here with @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social and @rachelhumphris.bsky.social we reflect on #mothering in a hostile political and policy environment journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

⏳ Time is running out! Submit your essay for the Rainer Bauböck 2025 Essay Award by 31 March 2025! 📝🏆

Win €1,000, get published, and present your work in Florence! 🌍✨

Topic: How will geopolitics affect future citizenship laws and policies ❓

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Xenophobia Report Biweekly round up of anti-immigrant political activity

Their tactic is to flood the zone with xenophoibc rhetoric and policy to overwhelm.

Looking for a wooden plank to hold onto to navigate the flood of bigots and authoritarians scapegoating immigrants for their own purposes.

Check out @wstatescenter.bsky.social's new Xenophobia Report👇

Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for two fully-funded Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships

📣 2 x PhD scholarships @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social funded by the Migrant Futures Institute. 1st scholarship open to all subjects for UK applicants of migrant / refugee background. 2nd scholarship open to UK / international applicants on any migration topic. Please repost! @mediacomgold.bsky.social

📌 Save the Date!

Join us on 26 February 2025 for a talk by @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, who will be discussing her forthcoming book, "Making Sanctuary Cities" @sociowarwick.bsky.social

This seminar will take place at 11 AM in room RO.14 of the Ramphal Building.

Fully-funded #PhD opportunity on digital borders, digital welfare states, community organising and housing - please share! Deadline 28th Feb. @citizensuk.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk liss-dtp.ac.uk/project/hous...