A recent opinion piece by Nando Sigona in The Political Quarterly examines how Europe’s restrictive migration policies unintentionally increase irregular migration.
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New article in The Guardian highlights risks faced by food-delivery workers
A recent article in The Guardian describes the difficult and sometimes unsafe conditions experienced by food-delivery workers, including long hours, low and unstable pay, and instances of harassment from customers. It also refers to the new research done by our team at the University of Birmingham, which documents the exploitation of migrant workers in delivery and domestic work.
Irregular migration as an assemblage
New I-CLAIM paper unpacks how “irregularity” is made in Europe. Written by Nando Sigona and Ilse van Liempt
Is immigration behind community tensions? Nando Sigona on LBC radio
The host of The Whole Show, Iain Dale, speaks to Nando Sigona exploring the links between immigration and community tensions in the UK and examining public perceptions, policy responses, and the complex realities of integration and social cohesion....
New Sector Reports Now Available!
The new I-CLAIM sector reports offer key insights from the ethnographic research into domestic work, care, agriculture and delivery sectors across Europe.
Keir Starmer and the Crusade Against Immigration
In a recent article on Melting Pot Europa, Nando Sigona analyzes the Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s evolving approach to immigration.
Comparative Report. Discourses about irregularised migrants.
Check the Comparative report. It compares migration discourse across seven contexts—Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, the UK, and the EU—analysing how irregular migration is framed in politics, media, and civil society.
Irregular migration in the UK: dehumanising narratives fuel a crisis mindset, finds report
Invezz features an extensive article on the I-Claim Report drafted by Stefano Piemontese ‘The narrative construction of migrant irregularity in the United Kingdom’.
The Electronic Immigration Network features the UK report on ‘The Narrative Construction of Migrant Irregularity’
Our latest report on “The Narrative Construction of Migrant Irregularity in the United Kingdom”, by Stefano Piemontese has been featured by the Electronic Immigration Network (EIN)!