Expert Comment
Europe will not be able to effectively handle the current migrant crisis until it faces up to its colonial past - Professor Gurminder Bhambra
Europe will not be able to effectively handle the current migrant crisis until it faces up to its colonial past, a sociologist from the University of Warwick will tell a major conference in Prague today (28 August).
Professor Gurminder Bhambra says current policies are undermining the very promise of cosmopolitanism by ostracising migrants and perpetuating the view that they pose a threat to Europe.
Do fences reinforce what it means to be human?
Dr Hannah Jones from the Department of Sociology comments on the ongoing 'migrant crisis' at the border between Britain and France.
Government's approach to immigration sparking anger and fear in local communities
Dr Hannah Jones, from the University of Warwick, has reacted to the latest net migration figures out today. She is leading a team of researchers from seven universities looking at the wider effects of Home Office immigration campaigns, including measure such as the ‘Go Home van’ and high-profile immigration enforcement raids.