Simon Turner

@AfricanHub_ slangebøsse (snake-gun). Slange means snake but is also means hosepipe (vand-slange) and bicycle tube (cykel-slange).

What do you call it in your language

last chance to propose a special issue of Journal of Refugee Studies @JRefugeeStudies . Don't miss this rare opportunity. Special issues exploring climate change are particularly welcome. academic.oup.com/jrs/pages/call…

What do preppers and refugees have in common? And waht about the Kardashians? Check out @anja_franck's lovely blogpost to understand what motivated this article blogalstudies.com/post/refugees-… academic.oup.com/migration/arti…

@philclark79 Please correct me if I'm wrong. If I understand you right, it makes perfect sense to me. You are not saying that FDLR is a real threat. You are saying that FDLR is a real perceived threat (seen from the pov of the GoR). And that we must take this seriously.

Meanwhile the "FDLR is a spent force" argument fails to understand this isn't about its size. If a core group of Nazi orchestrators of the Holocaust fled to Poland & rearmed, no one would've said, "Oh but it's only a few of them." #FDLR's mere existence is the problem. 2/2

To those international actors who say #Rwanda exaggerates the threat of #FDLR: eliminate them. Call Rwanda's supposed bluff & eliminate FDLR. As long as FDLR remains, with the support of the Congolese state, Rwanda will continue to cite this as a major security threat. 1/2

Out of sync: temporal governance and agency in refugee families with temporary protection status in Denmark academic.oup.com/jrs/article/do… @JRefugeeStudies

@sarahjilani It is of course easier for wealthy academics in the West (and elsewhere) to simply talk about discourse

Amin 'criticised Said’s view of empire from the Left and offered an alternative view, one based not on culture or discourse, but on a materialist understanding of capitalism & imperialism'. Said remained in NY while while Amin lived mostly in Africa, attempting to build /2

While there is much to be gained from reading Edward Said, I think it's very telling (about the class position of the majority of people in academia) that so much academic discussion the past year has revisited Said's work but less so Samir Amin's /1

🔥Out now: 'What role for law in refugee studies?' (w/ the amazing @tgammeltoft), the introduction to our special issue of @JRefugeeStudies on transdisciplinary approaches to refugee law academic.oup.com/jrs/article-ab…

Forskarupprop: Regeringen har dragit undan mattan för utvecklingsforskningen - Altinget: Utbildning altinget.se/utbildning/art…

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@ElliottDGreen Agree that very few actually engage with his arguments. As for regional bias. I actually find his focus on S.E. Asia and Latin America really refreshing - rather than simply assume that nationalism started in Europe, as many do.

This is a great list of books on nationalism - with one exception. A brief thread on why Imagined Communities is one of the most overrated books in the field - and what other books should replace it on any reading list on the subject. 1/

@mom_syrian_girl @AfricanHub_ 😆

@AfricanHub_ Poland?

Guess the country of origin

@LilaTamea I think it might be illegal to share pictures of people like this.

@gladiator_1st Hey, the 1980s has called and asked us to assess the physical traits of a number of named women - who happen to be daughters of political leaders! #MeToo #sexism

10 Most Beautiful Daughters of African presidents. ✨ A Thread. 🧵

Christian Lund is recruiting 3 3-year postdocs and 1 PhD for his ERC-funded Urban Frontiers project at Uni of Copenhagen. A *fantastic* opportunity for anyone working on land/property/Global South cities to develop their research within a brilliant team🔥jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige…

Come work with us! Mingle with us researchers and explore solidarity and rivalry between migrant groups in North Africa. The Mixed Rivals project team is looking for a Research Assistant and a PhD student. The application deadline is September 1st, 2024. donau-uni.ac.at/en/mig

Glad to see this piece out - with @Yvette_Ruzibiza. Part of important special issue on' Family, Generation and Change in the Context of Conflict' edited by @Lidewyde_B and Carola Tize. @everyhumantz @BrandAid_World mdpi.com/2927652 #mdpigenealogy via @Genealogy_MDPI

I’ve had an enforced absence from both social media and writing (for medical reasons). But I’m back with an @ObserverUK column this week on the riots, working class grievance, immigration, racism and the politics of identity: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@FGoloobaMutebi indeed, a good question

Why are Africans excited by Joe Biden’s decision to step down?🤷🏽‍♀️

1/10 Excited to share our new paper in the Journal of Refugee Studies! Co-authored with Anja van Heelsum, we explain how fluctuations between hope and despair influence how individuals deal with risks during migration journeys: academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-ar… #MigrationStudies