The COVID19 crisis has significant impact on the governance of migration and migration-related diversities. The governance of migration has changed in the context of the new mobilities and immobilities at times of the pandemic. This challenges
It has been more than 3 months since the first COVID-19 case was detected in Turkey. Government efforts have kept number of deaths relatively low and the health system so far appears to be coping reasonably well. However, real challenges in man
It has been more than 3 months since the first COVID-19 case was detected in Turkey. Government efforts have kept number of deaths relatively low and the health system so far appears to be coping reasonably well. However, real challenges in man
In a context of increased migration and overexposure of mobile individuals to social risks, the social protection of diaspora populations has become an area of concern across Europe. However, there is still substantial variation in how EU Membe
The pandemic pushed European states to a radical shift in priorities. Migration issues, at first, took a back seat in political agendas. We also saw significant reduction in civil society engagement, determined by increasing restrictions to soc
This lecture elaborates the current economic, social, and health risks and challenges faced by irregular migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in many parts of the world. It is already documented that in the pandemic climate these migran
Mexico and the USA share one of the largest and most intensively used border. More than 30 million people living in the USA have Mexican roots, and millions of them are without regular permits for residence and work. Additionally, each year hun
On 16 March 2020, the EU has brought a decision on Temporary Restriction on Non-Essential Travel to the EU in view of COVID-19, already extended to mid-June. Although there are the exemptions to that decision for persons in need of internationa
The pandemic of Covid-19 imposes an unprecedented threat to our societies. To identify the causes and anticipate the consequences we may consider two types of exposures: The viral, rapidly spreading, albeit, only the tip of the iceberg of conta
In the last couple of weeks, I have revisited Susan Sontag's famous essay on the uses of illness/disease as controlling metaphors in the hope that it may raise my students’ consciousness of the ways in which health crises of the kind we are liv
Asylum seekers in Ireland are housed in high-density communal accommodation contracted by the State from private sector providers under a system known as Direct Provision. Residents of DP centres may be there for a period of years in a system
The Corona Virus Covid-19 is changing and challenging the social, economic, cultural and political world we are living in. Our everyday lifeworld was shocked by friends and relatives affected or threatened by disease, by lock-downs and minimizi