Migrant Crisis Series: Rise of the Rights in Austria
Apr 25, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Once again migrant crisis sent shockwaves across Europes current political class as far right party, secured an unexpected big win. Far right freedom partys presidential candidate Norbert Hofer won more than 35% of the...
The damning case against private providers of housing for asylum seekers
Apr 18, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
For four years, the Home Office has held a series of contracts with three private providers G4S, Serco and Clearel to procure and operate housing for asylum seekers in the UK. These contracts, known collectively as...
Explainer: how the EU proposes to change its asylum laws
Apr 10, 2016 00:35 am UTC| Insights & Views
The European Unions response to the migration crisis that began in 2015 has had two distinct phases. While there was initial support for humanitarian solutions to the increasing number of people claiming asylum, hope for a...
How a double migrant crisis is halting Greece's recovery
Apr 04, 2016 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The current count of 51,000 migrants trapped in Greece rises daily. Despite a new agreement between the EU and Turkey to return people coming across the Aegean, 3m people are stuck in the Europe-wide migrant holding...
Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village
Apr 04, 2016 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Arriving at the Olympic Village in Turin, the stage for the 2006 Winter Olympics, it is easy to guess which buildings have been maintained as student houses and youth hostels, and which have been occupied by refugees. The...
How teachers can help migrant learners feel more included
Apr 01, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Insights & Views
Children are often at the forefront of working out what it means to be a new arrival in a different country. They feel the anxiety that comes with being the new girl or boy at school. Theyre in an environment that...
A law professor assesses the EU plan to send asylum seekers back to Turkey
Mar 21, 2016 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The EU and Turkey have finally reached an agreement to reduce the number of migrants and refugees coming to the European Union. The central pillar of the deal is that anyone arriving in Greece across the sea from Turkey...
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