Category Archives: Uncategorized
The European Romani movement revisited
Reblogged from Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe: Citizenship Studies has just published a thought provoking review essay by Huub van Baar on recent work on the emergence of the Romani movement, the EU and neoliberalism. The essay reviews three recent books … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Is the UKBA ‘not fit for purpose’? What purpose exactly?
By Nando Sigona The Home Affairs Committee has published a report into the work of the UK Border Agency in which it criticises the UKBA for failing to deport more than 600 Foreign National Prisoners who were released between 1999 and … Continue reading
Filed under migration and mobility, nation-making, politics, Uncategorized
Theresa May and the catgate
Theresa May, the home secretary, has been criticised for misrepresenting the Human Rights Act in her speech to the Conservative Party conference. She said: We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act. The violent drug dealer who cannot … Continue reading
Filed under migration and mobility, Uncategorized
Kosovo PM is head of human organ and arms ring – Council of Europe reports
Two-year inquiry accuses Albanian ‘mafia-like’ crime network of killing Serb prisoners for their kidneys… Read the article by Paul Lewis on The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/14/kosovo-prime-minister-llike-mafia-boss
Filed under Kosovo, politics, Uncategorized
