Nando Sigona
@nandosigona.bsky.social
Professor @unibirmingham.bsky.social UK, FAcSS
Director @irisbirmingham.bsky.social
Research: #migration, #asylum, #citizenship, #diversity
https://www.nandosigona.info
https://www.i-claim.eu
podcast https://whodowethinkweare.org/
#runner
Director @irisbirmingham.bsky.social
Research: #migration, #asylum, #citizenship, #diversity
https://www.nandosigona.info
https://www.i-claim.eu
podcast https://whodowethinkweare.org/
#runner
Behind the law and labour market lies a machinery that churns out precarity.
#MigrationPolicy #PrecarityByDesign #ICLAIM
#MigrationPolicy #PrecarityByDesign #ICLAIM
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Behind the law and labour market lies a machinery that churns out precarity.
#MigrationPolicy #PrecarityByDesign #ICLAIM
#MigrationPolicy #PrecarityByDesign #ICLAIM
New @iclaimeu.bsky.social report by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and myself on the irregularisation of #migration in Europe and why we need to rethink how we think, talk and address the issue
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New @iclaimeu.bsky.social report by @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social and myself on the irregularisation of #migration in Europe and why we need to rethink how we think, talk and address the issue
In 2019 @rggonzales1.bsky.social @annapapoutsi.bsky.social Martha Franco and I described the repeated interactions between border agents and migrants attempting multiple times to board a ferry in Greece as a 'game of cat and mouse'.
October 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 2019 @rggonzales1.bsky.social @annapapoutsi.bsky.social Martha Franco and I described the repeated interactions between border agents and migrants attempting multiple times to board a ferry in Greece as a 'game of cat and mouse'.
An emperor’s new clothes scene, where a court of (national and international) sycophants, unwilling to face his nakedness, congratulates Trump on the beauty of the taxpayer-funded golden leaves he’s stuck everywhere around him.
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
An emperor’s new clothes scene, where a court of (national and international) sycophants, unwilling to face his nakedness, congratulates Trump on the beauty of the taxpayer-funded golden leaves he’s stuck everywhere around him.
This is what I mean when I say that I feel like I'm living in a parallel universe
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This is what I mean when I say that I feel like I'm living in a parallel universe
And #Labour is copying not only the slogans, but also the visuals of Nigel Farage (thanks @yakopov.me for sharing UKIP logo)
October 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And #Labour is copying not only the slogans, but also the visuals of Nigel Farage (thanks @yakopov.me for sharing UKIP logo)
'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.
Rather than building cohesion, such insecurity risks producing the opposite: disenfranchisement among those left in limbo, and heightened suspicion among the wider public, who are encouraged to believe that migrants must continually prove themselves.
September 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rather than building cohesion, such insecurity risks producing the opposite: disenfranchisement among those left in limbo, and heightened suspicion among the wider public, who are encouraged to believe that migrants must continually prove themselves.
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social Catherine Craven and myself look into the mobilisation of #EUcitizenship during #Brexit and its aftermath
September 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
@michaelacbenson.bsky.social Catherine Craven and myself look into the mobilisation of #EUcitizenship during #Brexit and its aftermath
The first episode of #maga & #migration podcast series is finally out! @michaelacbenson.bsky.social and I talk to @rachelhumphris.bsky.social about her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book Making #sanctuarycities
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The first episode of #maga & #migration podcast series is finally out! @michaelacbenson.bsky.social and I talk to @rachelhumphris.bsky.social about her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book Making #sanctuarycities
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Hey Google, did the St.George flags of far right protesters reach @10dowingstreet.bsky.social?
No, Keir Starmer put them up personally to welcome new ministers during the reshuffle
No, Keir Starmer put them up personally to welcome new ministers during the reshuffle
September 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Hey Google, did the St.George flags of far right protesters reach @10dowingstreet.bsky.social?
No, Keir Starmer put them up personally to welcome new ministers during the reshuffle
No, Keir Starmer put them up personally to welcome new ministers during the reshuffle
Not sure it will work great diplomatically
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Not sure it will work great diplomatically
I know this is not the news of the day, but who put those flags in front of @10dowingstreet.bsky.social? Farage is abroad.
#KeirStarmer?
#KeirStarmer?
September 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I know this is not the news of the day, but who put those flags in front of @10dowingstreet.bsky.social? Farage is abroad.
#KeirStarmer?
#KeirStarmer?
The UK wants (cheap and docile) labour no (family) ties attached. My op-ed for @uk.theconversation.com based on our @iclaimeu.bsky.social recently published reports.
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
July 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The UK wants (cheap and docile) labour no (family) ties attached. My op-ed for @uk.theconversation.com based on our @iclaimeu.bsky.social recently published reports.
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
I attended a conversation with @iomchief.iom.int at @odi.global yesterday, the word #displacement was used so many times that by the end of it I thought I was listening to @unhcr.org chief.
July 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I attended a conversation with @iomchief.iom.int at @odi.global yesterday, the word #displacement was used so many times that by the end of it I thought I was listening to @unhcr.org chief.
The lives of millions of people should not be treated like an episode of a reality TV. They don't need a cliffhanger to know if they will be bombed to death so Donald Trump can monopolise the front pages of world media another day.
June 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The lives of millions of people should not be treated like an episode of a reality TV. They don't need a cliffhanger to know if they will be bombed to death so Donald Trump can monopolise the front pages of world media another day.
Getting ready for @irisbirmingham.bsky.social awayday at #MAC. Looking forward to talking about methods and the futures of #migrationstudies
June 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Getting ready for @irisbirmingham.bsky.social awayday at #MAC. Looking forward to talking about methods and the futures of #migrationstudies
and while Trump/Netanyahu threaten Tehran with a nuclear attack ("Trump doesn't want a cease-fire but a real end to the conflict"), Starmer plays at the trade deal with Trump ("Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ ). That's the measure of it.
June 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
and while Trump/Netanyahu threaten Tehran with a nuclear attack ("Trump doesn't want a cease-fire but a real end to the conflict"), Starmer plays at the trade deal with Trump ("Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ ). That's the measure of it.
for comparison, this is bbc news frontpage
June 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
for comparison, this is bbc news frontpage
Looking at @theguardian.com front page you wouldn't be able to tell that the war started with an unprovoked attack by Israel
June 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Looking at @theguardian.com front page you wouldn't be able to tell that the war started with an unprovoked attack by Israel
Am I missing something here? Why has BBC chosen to illustrate a story about corruption with an image of the person accused wearing a Palestinian scarf? From what I read, the story has nothing to do with Palestine. It feels like yet another attempt to deflect attention from the genocide in Gaza.
May 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Am I missing something here? Why has BBC chosen to illustrate a story about corruption with an image of the person accused wearing a Palestinian scarf? From what I read, the story has nothing to do with Palestine. It feels like yet another attempt to deflect attention from the genocide in Gaza.