Maurice Stierl is a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Warwick. Between 2015-2017, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative Border Studies at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on migration and border struggles in contemporary Europe and is broadly situated in the disciplines of International Relations, International Political Sociology, and Migration, Citizenship & Border Studies. In 2019, his book ‘Migrant Resistance in Contemporary Europe’ was published by Routledge. His other work has appeared in the journals Antipode, Globalizations, Citizenship Studies, Movements, Global Society, Spheres, and elsewhere. Dr. Stierl is an Assistant Editor of Citizenship Studies, and a member of the activist project WatchTheMed Alarm Phone and the research collective Kritnet.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: Opinion¿Qué sucede con la libertad de movimiento durante el Covid-19?La libertad de movimiento, por supuesto, también significa tener la libertad de no moverse, incluso la libertad de...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What happens to freedom of movement during a pandemic?Restrictions are particularly problematic for those who need to move in order to find safety, but whose elementary...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Mediterranean battlefield of migrationWhat plays out off the coast of Libya are forms of mass abduction that are not merely tolerated but strategically...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeVideo: John Akomfrah on sea-migration, borders, and artAcclaimed British artist John Akomfrah speaks on his new installation Vertigo Sea and explains the impact of recent...
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Published in: HomeEvery refugee boat a rebellion? Supporting border transgressions at seaThe network WatchTheMed Alarm Phone responds to violent ‘border protection’ practices and the unabated mass dying in...