By Olga Jubany, Catedrática en Antropologia Social, Universitat de Barcelona
Sevda Tunaboylu, Investigadora Postdoctoral, Universitat de Barcelona
The European Commission is pressing ahead with its new Common European System for Returns. This legal framework would make returns of immigrants quicker but also more punitive, with longer detentions, stricter conditions, and the creation of “return hubs” in third countries.
But do these proposed measures reflect the views the people who implementing them – the police officers, judges, prosecutors and social workers? Our…
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By Erin Isings, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information & Media Studies, Western University
Cecilia S. Dong, Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
Christine E. Bell, Assistant Professor - Teaching Scholar In Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University
Whether you’re walking into a performance appraisal or anticipating a grade, recognizing that feedback is valuable is the first step towards growth.
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By Chris Waiting, Chief Executive Officer, The Conversation
Prof Nishan Canagarajah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, is to step down as Chair of The Conversation UK’s Board of Trustees.
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By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
The Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown. But in US politics, the president owns the economy, for better or worse.
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By Simon Black, Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Brock University
Mamdani’s child care plans could set an example for other policymakers to follow, as Democratic and Republican voters say child care costs are a major problem.
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By Shaoyu Yuan, Adjunct Professor, New York University; Rutgers University
The latest blueprint from Beijing stresses ‘self-reliance’ and ‘high-quality development.’ But is that enough to offset weak domestic growth and poor consumption?
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By Nathan Fleshner, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of Tennessee
In the opening scene of “It Might Get Loud,” a 2008 music documentary, musician Jack White appears surrounded by scrap wood and garbage. He hammers nails into a board, wraps wire around a glass Coca-Cola bottle as a makeshift guitar bridge, attaches a pickup, and plugs the contraption into a vintage Sears Silvertone amplifier – anything more modern or of better quality…
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By Amnesty International
New research from Amnesty International exposes how France’s residence permit system for migrant workers is trapping racialized people in administrative limbo and leaving them vulnerable to labour exploitation, homelessness and poverty. The short-term residence permits system, which allow workers to stay in France for up to 4 years in theory, often less in practice, creates […] The post France: Dysfunctional and discriminatory residence permit system violates racialized migrant workers’ rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Katie Reid, Researcher and Advisor in the Youth Climate Justice Project, University College Cork
Aoife Daly, Professor of Law, University College Cork
Florencia Paz Landeira, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Youth Climate Justice Project, University College Cork
Young people are climate change activists, but largely excluded from global meetings, and aren’t taken seriously when they do get there.
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By Amnesty International
From 10-21 November, world leaders, scientists, activists, negotiators, diplomats, Indigenous Peoples and other affected communities will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the annual UN climate conference. COP30 arrives at a critical moment. It’s the first conference since the news that the world passed the 1.5°C threshold of heating above pre-industrial levels, a limit long […] The post What is COP and why is this year’s meeting in Brazil so important? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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