Rebordering Britain & Britons after Brexit
Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit is an innovative research project exploring the long-term impacts of Brexit on migration between the EU and UK to uncover what this reveals about Britain’s migration story and future.
The MIGZEN Blog
20 September 2023
Join us for the International Symposium 'Migration, coloniality and belonging in ‘Global Britain’
Want to think critically at how Britain reimagined itself and its political community, politics and hierarchies of belonging after Brexit? Join us in Birmingham on Friday 17 November 2023 for the day-long International Symposium 'Migration, coloniality and belonging in "Global Britain"'!
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19 September 2023
New article published in Sociology: Brexit Rebordering, Sticky Relationships, and the Production of Mixed-Status Families
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15 September 2023
Why does diplomacy matter in thinking about migration after Brexit?
Understandings of migration policy are often framed through the eyes of receiving states and their domestic politics. But what role do foreign policy and geopolitics play? Plus: what does Britain’s approach to irregular migration tell us about its current diplomatic weight and levers? Find out more in the latest episode of our podcast collaboration with Who do we think we are?
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13 September 2023
The normalization of state violence against migrants and refugees: comment piece in El Pais
State violence against migrants and refugees has become normalised in Europe, Nando Sigona writes in a comment piece for Spanish newspaper El Pais
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Featured Content
Timeline
Timeline
View our visual timeline of legislation and events.
Podcasts
Podcasts
Listen to the podcasts from the MGZEN team: Who do we think we are? and Conversations with IRiS.
Migration, coloniality and belonging in ‘Global Britain’: International Symposium
Migration, coloniality and belonging in ‘Global Britain’: International Symposium
Final conference for the Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit (MIGZEN) research project.
Publications
Publications
Reports, papers and other publications from the MIGZEN research team
Mapping social science research on Brexit and migration
Research on Brexit and Migration
Searchable database of peer-reviewed journal articles on Brexit and migration.
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