MAGYC in the media
December 1, 2023
In this interview for TV5 Monde, Hélène Thiollet comes back on the elimination of a law criminalizing migrants smuggling by the military regime in Niger, and on the European Union's response to these developments.
Questions climatiques, questions politiques (in French)
April 22, 2023
In the radio program “Le Grand Face à Face” on France Inter, François Gemenne explains why we should rethink migration narratives to handle migration.
Pourquoi l’extrême droite a déjà gagné, de Saint-Brevin au PCF (in French)
April 17, 2023
In this article from Analyse Opinion Critique, François Gemenne comments the French political context regarding immigration.
Tunisia’s Influence in Europe (in English)
April 2023
In this article of the New York Times, Gerasimos Tsourapas was interviewed on the deteriorating migrant situation in Tunisia, bringing the light on the diplomatic leverage in hands of transit countries.
Immigration : le mythe de « l’appel d’air » (in French)
January 11, 2023
Hélène Thiollet is cited in this article of Le Monde, coming back on migrants' determinants to leave.
L'Europe face aux flux migratoires (in French)
November 19, 2022
In this podcast from France Culture, Maurizio Ambrosini, Virginie Guiraudon, Thomas Lacroix and François Gemenne are discussing about migration governance.
« Ocean Viking » : la fin d'un calvaire (in French)
November 11, 2022
Following the berthing of the humanitarian ship Ocean Viking, Antoine Pécoud is invited in this podcast to comment EU's management of asylum seekers' arrival on its territory.
Migrants : comment expliquer la recrudescence des traversées de la Manche ? (in French)
September 8, 2022
In this podcast, Virginie Guiraudon is coming back on the reasons justifying the rise of Channel crossings by migrants.
Débat : Peut-on en finir avec la « crise » des migrants dans les médias ? with Antoine Pécoud (in French)
December 13, 2021
In this opinion piece from The Conversation, Antoine Pécoud (CERI) condemned the media coverage of the "migration crisis".
François Gemenne : "Les passeurs incitent de plus en plus les migrants à traverser la Manche" (in French)
November 27, 2021
François Gemenne (Hugo Observatory) was invited to talk on France Inter on the effects of Brexit on migration between Calais and the United Kingdom.
"Les murs peuvent-ils arrêter les migrants ?" with Hélène Thiollet (in French)
November 16, 2021
Hélène Thiollet (CERI) was interviewed by La Croix on the construction of physical barriers to stop migrants at the Polish borders.
"Turkey, EU come together to enroll Syrian refugee students" with Başak Yavçan
September 25, 2021
Başak Yavçan (Hugo Observatory) was interviewed by Arab News on the importance and the benefits of Syrian refugees' access to education in Turkey.
"La chronique Carta Academica: les universitaires et les militants turcs défenseurs des réfugiés sont cernés de toutes parts" with Başak Yavçan (in French)
September 18, 2021
In this opinion piece in Le Soir, Başak Yavçan (Hugo Observatory) describes the pressures that Turkish academics studying migration and advocating for refugees are facing.
« Afghanistan : éviter une nouvelle crise de l’asile », par François Gemenne (in French)
August 23, 2021
In this opinion piece in August 2021, François Gemenne (Hugo Observatory) reflects on Macron’s declarations and on the protection of those who will flee the Taliban regime.
"Traversées de la Manche et migrations : l’impasse des politiques d’asile" with Virginie Guiraudon and François Gemenne
August 11, 2021
Virginie Guiraudon (CERI) and François Gemenne (Hugo Observatory) discussed the shortcomings of European asylum policy in this podcast from France Culture.
"Politica dell’asilo. L'ipocrisia dell'Europa di fronte ai profughi" with Maurizio Ambrosini (in Italian)
June 26, 2021
An opinion piece on European asylum policy by Maurizio Ambrosini (UNIMI) in Avvenire.
François Gemenne: “Il y a une énorme lâcheté de l’Europe sur la question migratoire”
May 20, 2021
Following the surge of arrivals of migrants in Ceuta, François Gemenne (Hugo Observatory) reflects on the implications of the externalisation of the management on migration to other countries, which can use it as leverage.
"Crise des migrations ou crise de l'accueil ?" with David Lagarde (in French)
May 10, 2021
David Lagarde (IFPO/CNRS) took part in this podcast from France Culture discussing the "migration crisis" and the "asylum crisis".
Humanigration – On the other shore of the sea. The Documentary.
May 6, 2021
MAGYC researchers Maurizio Ambrosini (UNIMI), Başak Yavçan (Hugo Observatory), and Elodie Hut (Hugo Observatory) have contributed to this thought-provoking documentary by Michele Calamaio.
“Penser autrement la question migratoire” with François Gemenne
March 2021
In this interview, François Gemenne reflects on preconceived ideas on migration, and the need to deconstruct them.
‘What Will Migration Look Like After the Pandemic’
February 16, 2021
In this article, Antoine Pécoud reflects on the impacts induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on migration governance.
François Gemenne: “Il y a un risque de glissement vers une société de délation et de surveillance”
January 1, 2021
In an interview for L’Echo, François Gemenne takes stock of the year 2020 (in French).
Rendre les camps de migrants invisibles ne les fera pas disparaître
November 27, 2020
In this article for The Conversation, François Gemenne (Hugo Observatory) reflects on the politics of removing migrate camps from public view.
Letting Die and Performing Morality: The Case of European Migration Policies
October 13, 2020
In this blog post published on the Border Criminologies blog by the University of Oxford, Shoshana Fine argues that European migration policies aim to externalise the issue of migration by distancing the issue and delegating responsibilities to third countries, in a process that makes the victims “physically invisible”.
"Faute de convaincre les pays rétifs à l’accueil des migrants, l’Europe cède à leurs exigences"
October 5, 2020
In this article published on le Monde, François Gemenne (The Hugo Observatory) and Katarina Csefalvayova reflect on the proposed New Pact on Migration and Asylum. They argue that by ceding to countries reluctant to show solidarity, the EU won’t solve the asylum crisis nor manage to unite around the issue.
A l’horizon des migrations
October 1, 2020
Discussion aired on France Culture with François Gemenne (The Hugo Observatory) and Lucie Bacon regarding the influence of globalisation and climate change on borders and migration.
François Gemenne revient sur l’urgence humanitaire à Lesbos (video)
September 13, 2020
In this interview with RTS, François Gemenne (The Hugo Observatory) talks about the Moria camp fire and reflects about the European migration policy.
Migrants : «Une nouvelle fuite en avant des gouvernements européens»
September 13, 2020
In this interview for Libération, François Gemenne (The Hugo Observatory) argues that the European Union should organise migration rather than restrict it.
Les migrations au carrefour des crises
September 11, 2020
In this interview for France Culture, François Gemenne (The Hugo Observatory) discusses the recent Moria camp fire.
New migration deal won’t be a reward to Turkey
September 3, 2020
In this article for the Hürriyet Daily News, Barçin Yinanç quotes Basak Yavçan (The Hugo Observatory) examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the new migration deal between the European Union and Turkey, noting how it further complicated the matter.
François Gemenne : dans l’UE, “il y a 27 politiques d’asile différentes”
September 2, 2020
In this interview with L’Express, François Gemenne (The Hugo Observatory) explains that what characterises the current migration policy in Europe is fragmentation, arguing that there are in fact 27 different asylum policies which inhibit cooperation.
Qui doit sauver les migrants en Méditerranée ?
June 2020
In this intervention aired on France Culture, Camille Schmoll (Paris 7 and USPC) discusses how the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean find its roots in the cooperation policy of European countries with third countries, particularly Libya.
As Lockdown Restrictions Start to Ease, It’s Time to Think About Mobility Justice
June 2020
In this article for Chatham House, Fiona Adamson (SOAS) and Chritiane Fröhlich (GIGA) demonstrates how the new experiences of immobility and confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and the realization of how globally connected we are across borders provide opportunities to rethink issues of mobility justice.
How do migration policies affect the life aspirations of displaced populations?
June 2020
This roundtable discussion published on OpenDemocracy reflects on migrants aspirations. It features Lea Müller-Funk (GIGA) and Chloe Sidney (IDMC).
COVID-19, Climate Change and Migration: Constructing Crises, Reinforcing Borders
June 2020
In this collective piece for IOM Blog Series on COVID-19, Migration and the Environment, Elodie Hut, Caroline Zickgraf, François Gemenne, Pierre Ozer, Tatiana Castillo and Céline Le Flour (The Hugo Observatory) argue that framing climate, migration and health-related events as ‘crises’ often leads to short-term, reactive measures which (directly or indirectly) reinforce physical and symbolic borders, instead of stressing the need for integrated and structural approaches.
As COVID-19 worsens precarity for refugees, Turkey and the EU must work together
June 2020
In this article for the Brookings Institute, Kemal Kirişci and Başak Yavçan (ULiège) analyse how the deal between EU and Turkey makes refugees more vulnerable to COVID-19.
On solitude, investors, electric cars, Yemen, Labour, Einstein, three points
June 2020
Letter to the editors of the Economist by Chloe Sidney (IDMC).
Fund but disregard: the EU’s relationship to academic research on mobility
May 9, 2020
In this op-ed for Crisis Magazine, Céline Cantat (Sciences Po) and Barak Kalir (University of Amsterdam) argue about the urgent need for the EU and individual member states to put an end to the violent measures and situations migrants and refugees are being forced to endure during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lebanon excludes refugees from coronavirus response at its own peril
May 2020
In this article published in the New Arab, Tamirace Fakhoury (LAU) discusses how the Lebanese coronavirus response has disregarded refugees, exacerbating their already vulnerable situation.
Migration Policy Needs an Overhaul but How?
February 13, 2020
In this short article from The Correspondent (February 2020), Maite Vermeulen and Nabeelah Shabbir introduce an online discussion on alternatives to the current EU migration policy in which Başak Yavcan (ULiège) took part.
Immigration: La politique de l’autruche n’est pas une politique (in French)
March 2020
In this piece, Virginie Guiraudon (Sciences Po), appraises the latest developments at the EU-Turkish border, analyzing the EU’s reactions in light of its past and current immigration, asylum and border control policies.
Les outils numériques de l’humanitaire sont-ils compatibles avec le respect de la vie privée des réfugiés ? (in French)
January 2020
In this short article (Institut Convergences Migrations, January 2020), Léa Macias (Ifpo/CNRS) analyses how data collection in refugee camps (more specifically, in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan) is conflicting with the right of refugees to respect for private life.
“Migrations et climat: sortir du scenario catastrophe” (in French)
March 2020
Interview with François Gemenne (ULiège), aired on Reporterre on December 18th, 2019.
“Refugee Returns from Greece to Turkey”
December 17, 2019
Interview with Basak Yavçan (ULiège), aired on Deutsche Welle News.
“Pariah people in the 21st century: the Kurds’ predicament in the Middle East”
December 9, 2019
Article written by Veysi Dag (SOAS) and published in Open Democracy.
“Migrants : “Plus les frontières seront fermées, plus les passeurs seront indispensables pour les migrants” (in French)
October 25, 2019
Interview with Antoine Pécoud (Sciences Po), published in Libération on October 25th, 2019.
“Camion charnier près de Londres : « De plus en plus de migrants à l’approche du Brexit »” (in French)
October 24, 2019
Radio interview with François Gemenne (ULiège) aired on RTL, on October 24th, 2019.
Les ONG font-elles le jeu des passeurs? (in French)
October 23, 2019
In this short video interview for France Culture, François Gemenne (ULiège) deconstructs discourses on the so-called “collusions” between NGOs and migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean.
“AB-Türkiye Mülteci Mutabakatı devam eder mi” (in Turkish)
October 14, 2019
Op-Ed written by Basak Yavçan (ULiège), published in Fikir Turu.
“Comment parler d’immigration en scientifique ?” (in French)
October 9, 2019
Carte blanche written by Hélène Thiollet (Sciences Po), published in Le Huffington Post.
“Migrantes, des éclaireuses au péril des frontières” (in French)
October 2, 2019
Article written by Camille Schmoll (Sciences Po) and published in Libération.
“Laxisme ou manque de moyens?” (in French)
September 2, 2019
Radio interview with François Gemenne (ULiège) aired on RMC.
“Comment éviter l’errance des bateaux secourant des migrants en Méditerranée?” (in French)
September 2, 2019
Radio interview with François Gemenne (ULiège) aired on RFI.
“Réfugiés climatiques: “C’est déjà une réalité aujourd’hui”” (in French)
August 30, 2019
Interview with François Gemenne (ULiège) published on Europe 1.
“Migrants: les prémices d’une politique européenne?” (in French)
August 3, 2019
Radio interview with Virginie Guiraudon (Sciences Po), aired on France Culture.
“The unacknowledged costs of the EU’s migration policy in Libya”
July 24, 2019
Article co-written by Shoshana Fine (ULiège/Sciences Po/GIGA) and published in The Globe Post.
“Crise migratoire : sans initiative, « Emmanuel Macron et Angela Merkel se rendent compte que ça risque de détruire l’Europe » ” (in French)
July 22, 2019
Interview with François Gemenne (ULiège) published on France Info.
“How Sea-Watch ‘battle of the captains’ exposed Salvini’s disregard for rule of law”
July 7, 2019
TV interview with Shoshana Fine (ULiège/Sciences Po/GIGA), aired on France 24.
“Syrian refugees have become pawns in their host nations politics”
June 17, 2019
Article written by Gerasimos Tsourapas (Sciences Po) and published in the Washington Post.
“The Road from Yemen” (Part 1)
June 2019
In this first part of a six-part blog series, Elizabeth Rushing (IDMC) retraces the steps of displaced Yemenis, focusing on the relationship between internal displacement and cross-border movements along the displacement continuum, drawing from field research in Yemen, Djibouti, Greece and Germany.
« Sans coopération, pas de gestion des migrations » (in French)
April 2019
In this article (Espace de Libertés), Elodie Hut (University of Liège) discusses several points of concern related to migration governance, using the example of the EU “migration crisis”, and calls for increased cooperation at both domestic and international levels.
“Nos démocraties vont-elles se fracasser sur le défi migratoire ?” (In French)
April 2019
Radio interview with François Gemenne (ULiège) aired on RTBF La1ère.
“Quand la lutte contre l’immigration irrégulière devient une question de « culture »” (in French)
February 26, 2019
Article written by Antoine Pécoud (Sciences Po) and published in The Conversation.
“How migration deals lead to refugee commodification”
February 13, 2019
In this op-ed, Gerasimos Tsourapas argues against the trend towards migration deals and refugee compacts. They encourage overburdened host states to treat forced displacement as a source of economic rent, with serious implications for refugee protection.
How countries use ‘migration diplomacy’ to pursue their own interests
February 4, 2019
In this article for The Conversation, Gerasimos Tsourapas (Sciences Po) and Fiona B. Adamson (SOAS) discuss how “migration diplomacy” is becoming a key dimension of foreign policy strategies and how migration policy has been increasingly used by Governments as a bargaining tool.
“How countries use ‘migration diplomacy’ to pursue their own interests”
February 4, 2019
Article written by Fiona B. Adamson (SOAS) and Gerasimos Tsourapas (Sciences Po) and published in The Conversation.
“Jordanien hängt das Fähnchen nach dem Wind” (“Jordan floats with the tide”) (in German)
January 19, 2019
Interview with André Bank (GIGA), publised in Deutsche Welle.
“Le Pacte de Marrakech provoquera-t-il une invasion migratoire?” (in French)
December 13, 2018
Video interview with François Gemenne (ULiège), posted by France Culture.
“L’Europe doit-elle décourager les migrations africaines?” (French)
December 10, 2018
Interview with François Gemenne (ULiège), aired on France Culture.
“Le Pacte mondial pour les migrations : des polémiques et des avancées” (French)
December 9, 2018
Article written by Antoine Pécoud (Sciences Po) and published in The Conversation.
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