SCMR

We're a @SussexUni Centre of Excellence. Our world-leading research into migration & ethnic relations drives progress for planet & people #ImpossibleUntilDone Our research wouldn’t be possible without our collaborators. Find out more: sussex.ac.uk/impossible

Thrilled to share our new article (w/ Veronica Buffon & Sophie Richter-Devroe) out in the Journal of Ethnic and #Migration Studies (@scmrjems): "#Performances of #Vulnerability: Migrants’ Encounters with Health, State and the Law in #Italy and #Greece" 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/136918…

If you are a first-class student from the UK or Ireland, and would like to pursue a master in #migration with us, you may qualify for a Chancellor's Masters Scholarship - read more sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-fun…

💬 Unos días atrás, @jjigartua publicaba junto con José J. Pizarro y Verónica Benet el artículo "Testimonial immigration narratives’ effects on identification, emotions and cognitions among different types of recipients" en Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JCR-WOS Q1)

📢Three postdoc positions are open for the ERC Consolidator grant project "Welcoming Immigrants in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine" 📍 University of Latvia ⏳Application Deadline: August 12, 2025 🔗All the details: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/356789

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/10.1080/136918… @scmrjems

The making of migration narratives: drawing from the results of the @BRIDGES_Mig project, @blancagarcesmas and Ferruccio Pastore articulate a new approach to the study of migration narratives in this new Special Issue published at JEMS @scmrjems tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A new #OpenAccess article in JEMS explores motivational differences among wealthy Chinese migrants across age cohorts, finding career aspirations in younger post-1989 migrants and well-being goals in older pre-1989 migrants. Read more tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📢Apply for the 24-month Postdoc position on “Governing Migration Across Borders” at the Migrations and Society Research Unit (URMIS) ⏳Application deadline: Aug 1, 2025 📅Preferred start date: October 2025 🔗All the details:

📣Apply for the Postdoctoral position in international migration studies (REGENDERING Project) at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 📌Start date: 1 January 2026 ⏳Application deadline: 7 Sept 2025 🔗All the details: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige…

📙Refugees in a World Without Aid is a new #OpenAccess book drawing on #displacementeconomies research across five countries. With contributions from @SussexAnthropol and @SussexGeog, it shows why refugee economies need a ‘more than economic’ approach: tinyurl.com/2d9devkv

New article in JEMS by S Ballet & R Vandevoordt examines Ghent's shelter pilot for illegalised migrants, highlighting the tensions and strategies among municipal, civil, and federal actors, and the fragility of urban sanctuary under restrictive policies tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

#OpenAccess article by Nick Dreher & Anna Triandafyllidou reviews digital nomadism, linking it to neoliberalism and postcoloniality. It highlights unique features of digital nomadism & suggests future research directions within migration studies Read more tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New publication by SCMR member Dr Rob Sharp in International Journal of Cultural Studies - Discourses of solidarity fatigue as ambivalent recognition among German and Polish actors in relation to Ukrainian displacement #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Would you like to pursue a postgraduate degree in #Migration? We offer 2 highly interdisciplinary, research-led & teaching intensive programmes. If you are a 1st-class student from the UK or Ireland, you may qualify for a Chancellor's Masters Scholarship sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-fun…

New #OpenAccess article finds that when there are ethnic tensions in the host country, natives from the majority dominant group have more negative attitudes toward refugees from the minority ethnic group compared to those without any ethnic relations. Read tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New Special Issue in JEMS, edited by Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas & Ferruccio Pastore develops a new approach to the study of migration narratives that introduces a processual, cross-sectoral and impact-sensitive lens. Read the introduction in #FreeAccess tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New #openaccess book by SCMR researchers demonstrates the need for a ‘more than economic’ approach to refugee and displacement economies. Including chapters on the DRC, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Myanmar and Pakistan. Read more openpress.sussex.ac.uk/refugeesinawor…