S2E8: Barbara's notes from the "Going Local" Conference
Even during pandemic times, researchers worldwide have continued to study how local authorities approach questions of migrant reception and...
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The Cities of Refuge Podcast
In Europe as elsewhere, immigration is an issue characterized by controversy and political deadlock. This podcast broaches the crucial yet often overlooked role of local government in regula...
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20 of 24 episodesS2E7: A new role for cities: City diplomacy in global migration governance
While diplomacy is traditionally regarded as an activity exclusive to nation-states and their governments, cities have recently made big inr...
S2E6: Human rights law and cultural arguments in court
Whether we are talking about burqa bans, honour killings, or practices of female genital mutilation, controversies regarding cultural practi...
S2E5: Cities and the reception and integration of refugees in Greece and Italy
On 17 December 2021, Dr. Tihomir Sabchev successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled "Local authorities, human rights and the rec...
S2E4: "A permanent emergency" – Seeking for shelter in Zeeland?
This episode zooms in on developments close to the home base of the Cities of Refuge project in the Dutch province of Zeeland. In recent mon...
S2E3: Local governments and transnational human rights charters
In this follow-up episode on the emergence of cities in international law, Elif Durmus interviews Eva Garcia Chueca, Senior Research Fellow...
S2E2: The emergence of cities in international law
Cities are increasingly recognized as actors that participate in the implementation and even in the creation of international law. On the oc...
S2E1: From the Sea to the City
Welcome to another season of the Cities of Refuge Podcast! In this first episode, we talk about “From the Sea to the City”, a new and intere...
S1E15: Human rights in urban debates on migration and diversity
Global cities are often thought of as culturally diverse, welcoming to newcomers, and generally committed to human rights norms. To unpack t...
S1E14: Local migration and citizenship practices in Switzerland
Switzerland is a unique “fortress” in Europe, both geographically and socially speaking. This diverse but relatively exclusive country hosts...
S1E13: Multi-level migration governance in Italy and beyond
Italy as one of Europe’s migration “front line” states has gone through tumultuous years of migration policy, which found their apex during...
S1E12: The Dutch approach of “muddling through” on refugee policy
Dutch politics have seen heated migration-related controversies in recent years, on topics such as the relocation of migrants from the Greek...
S1E11: Fostering resilience in local migration governance in Turkey
The arrival of millions of Syrian refugees has had profound and complex effects on Turkish municipalities. In this episode, Elif Durmuş inte...
S1E10: Our favourite snapshots from the field
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. For this 10th episode, the entire Cities of Refuge team comes together to go through so...
S1E9: The meaning of public space for refugee integration
Urban public spaces play a vital role in the experience especially of refugee youth, and therefore also for their integration. Sara Miellet...
S1E8: Can Greek cities integrate refugees amidst multiple crises?
Many local authorities in Greece have been surprisingly proactive in the policy areas of refugee reception and integration despite their lim...
S1E7: Building human rights cities in Turkey
Due to the war in neighbouring Syria, Turkey is currently the world’s top refugee hosting country, having welcomed nearly five million peopl...
S1E6: The advent of city networks in global migration governance
The newly found confidence of local governments also extends to the global level where cities are teaming up in networks to influence migrat...
S1E5: How local elections (really) influence migration policy
Local elections, unlike national ones, are rarely perceived as the gamechangers that they often are for the reception and integration of new...
S1E4: The rise of the German “Cities of Safe Harbours” alliance
In June 2019, 13 German cities decided to create the municipal alliance “Cities of Safe Harbours” that stands in solidarity with the “Seebrü...