This blog discusses the conditions for asylum seekers on the Greek island Lesvos after the notorious Moria camp burned to the ground in September 2020.

In this NCHS Conversation, Julia Morris (University of North Carolina Wilmington), discusses the increased outsourcing of asylum to private corporations and the concept of ‘refugee extractivism’.

As the final part of a three-part series, this blog reflects on the “open-door policy” for Ukrainian pets following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how this “pet exceptionalism” challenges us to rethink humanitarian work and protection.

As part two of a three-part series, this blog considers the cross-border mobility of Ukrainian companion animals and explores the (re)bordering effects and (re)production of state-based citizenship generated by the reception of companion animals.

When the war in Ukraine started in early 2022, the protection of pets soon became part of the humanitarian narrative. As part one of a three-part series, this blog explores ethical, practical and policy-related questions regarding Ukrainian refugee pet exceptionalism and the need for a critical discussion on the topic.

As part three in a feature series on the environment-displacement nexus, this blog examines how refugees and IDPs interact with the natural environment and hazard risks in their newly settled areas.

As part two in a feature series on the environment-displacement nexus, this blog takes a closer look a village in coastal Guinea-Bissau where rising sea levels and tidal flooding have gradually displaced villagers.

A part one in a feature series on the environment-displacement nexus, this blog examines how Syrian refugees are disproportionately harmed by air and water pollution in Lebanon.

Currently little academic attention is paid to pets and war. This blog explores how the care for animals is rapidly becoming a part of the humanitarian narrative of the attack on Ukraine and provides a starting point for further discussion on this topic.

This blog examines findings related to forced migration, displacement and resettlement from the latest assessment report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released in February 2022.

This blog examines the impact of security and humanitarian dynamics in Mexico and the resulting construction of a humanitarian border. Published in Spanish only.

This blog post aims to analyse the expansion of the use of legal pathways to protection, as described in the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, and how it affects the EU’s policy of externalisation.