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Conversations about migration are often inside the box: numbers, causes, effect on the economy, how to prevent it. This podcast unboxes migration. It opens up questions on movement and justice and disrupts conventional thinking to better understand how mobility, in all its forms, is a necessary part of all our lives.Our approach is creative, making connections between different types of movement, going beyond the human and across time. It is also critical, challenging assumptions and prioritising justice, as well as conceptual and research driven (we are academics after all!). We call this ‘...

Migrants are very differently received in different European countries. This is especially true when they do not have a state authorised immigration status - some are denied basic legal protections, while others can access certain forms of social assistance and healthcare. Host Professor Bridget Anderson talks to her co-researchers from Italy to Sweden to Croatia about their project PRIME (Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe), asking how and why the experiences of these migrants vary so much across countries. The team reflect on the stories of migrants they meet, the communities receiving...