On winter 2017 Adrian Foucher and I traveled in the Balkans, along the so-called “Balkan Route”, the purpose of this journey was to observe the
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On the Balkan Route: Pernicious Effects of the E.U. Anti-Migration Policies
In 2015, over 800,000 people, most of them fleeing Syria, crossed the Aegean Sea on makeshift boats, leaving the Turkish coastline for Greek islands, then continuing to continental Greece, and finally, via the Balkan route, to Western Europe. Faced with the scale of these arrivals, two kinds of public policy were devised: the unilateral closure of borders and an agreement with Turkey. Based on the study of Belgrade informal camp, this analysis highlights the pernicious effects of those policies: the marginalization of part of the migrants and the development of circumventions practices that forced migrants to take more risks.
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A battle for Taiwan’s past: commemorating the February 28th incident, seventy years later
An anniversary under pressure Taiwan recently commemorated the 70th anniversary of the February 28th Incident (or 2.28 Incident), as the 1947 revolt against Kuomintang (KMT)
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The 2012 Local Elections in the West Bank: a Display of Discreet Authoritarianism?
Criticisms of the authoritarian drift or power confiscation engaged in by Mahmoud Abbas and his entourage arise from the very heart of the Palestinian state
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Muslims of Bangalore under Narendra Modi’s regime: Perspectives from South India
This article deals with the fast-changing reception of Narendra Modi’s policies by the Muslims of Bangalore. Whilst an investigation in August 2014 revealed a relative
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Yarmouk: a War of All Against All
“Yarmouk has been living under siege for over 650 days; water and electricity have been cut for over 200 days… Yarmouk’s suffering is more than
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Being Muslim in Narendra Modi’s India: Ghetto Life, Between Domination and Resistance
This upcoming May 26 will mark the end of the first year of the Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi’s mandate at the head of the Indian
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Hong Kong, Taiwan and Chinese Irredentism: Is the “One Country, Two Systems” principle failing?
On the 14th of December, a flag was being flown at the centre of the last gathering of occupiers in Causeway Bay at the centre
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From the NMA to the NMLA: the Shift to Armed Struggle
On 17 January, 2012, the National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad (NMLA) declared war to the Malian State in the name of Azawad’s
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When Repressing Means Laissez-Faire : Extortions and Violence in Guatemala
Violence in Central American States is regularly headline news. In Guatemala, the gangs called “maras” thrive on drug trafficking and extortions. Their violence is however
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No Trespassing
“No Trespassing sheds light on the fragmentation of the territory” This series is the result of a work that started in 2009 and focused on
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