T he creation of a hostile environment and the introduction of restrictions on the activities of non-governmental organizations and individuals who react critically to violations of human rights, abuses of power and the assertion of particular political and corporate interests...

The international debate on migration policy increasingly views cities as game changers since cities have to find rapid, efficient, and lasting solutions to problems relating to forced displacement and migration. However, this assessment also has its critics. From a European...

The article identifies some of the patterns and dynamics that have emerged in the uneven landscape and shifting constellations of local immigration regimes in the wake of the 2015 ‘summer of welcome’. Using the German case, it explores key players...

The Europe we know today was designed in the post-war period for a very different reality than the one we have today. Today's reality is shaped by accumulated challenges; ranging from climate change to automation and economic crises, to digital...

In the wake of tragic terrorist attacks in Western Europe, so-called parallel communities have come under increased scrutiny and pressure to be engaged and integrated in the politics and society of the country of settlement. In this context, the tools...

Despite the polarization in public and policy debates generated by the post-2014 fluxes of refugees, asylum applicants and migrants, European countries need to work out an evidence-based way to deal with migration and asylum rather than a prejudice-based one. SIRIUS...