Lecturer in Modern History, Keele University
I specialise in modern British imperial South African history, especially relating to migration and identity. I am currently researching the creating of a migration system within South Africa, and how this connects to modern global systems of migration control. An article on the implementation of border controls, and the important role of border officials, will appear in the Journal of Migration History in 2018.
Beware the border patrol: the nasty history of airport discrimination
Aug 15, 2017 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
This summer, if you go abroad, you will pass through border checkpoints. Not everyone can be checked thoroughly or the system stops, so border guards judge you based on how you look or sound, and they decide how laws are...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India