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Borders | ontosec | migration | citizenship

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05.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK puts emergency brake on study visas for four countries’ nationals Shabana Mahmood says UK’s generosity abused as study visas halted for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

Just so we’re clear:
❌ Travelling clandestinely or in a small boat to seek asylum: wrong
❌ Travelling safely and regularly to seek asylum: also wrong

04.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Really enjoyed reading this article, well worth your time!

04.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Given you can’t even get a quote right I’m guessing you over rely on them

03.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They include it in their AI disclaimer on every assignment. They give me hope for the future.

03.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My takeaway from the latest AI discourse is that the methods bros have spent so long relying on R they’ve forgot they’re supposed to understand at least some fundamentals of research.

03.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably in a backlog with the AI peer reviewers

03.03.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’ve posted a blog written by AI that tells the reader to spend time locked in a room with AI. And you think this is a good thing?

03.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Even *if* machines could do these jobs better than humans, why would we want them to? If we outsource intellectual curiosity and critical thinking to machines, what is left of the human?

As one of my students frequently tells me, β€œunbridled convenience rots the soul”

03.03.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

if you think this or are acting upon it you don’t deserve an academic job. people who boast publicly about how they’re too lazy to do their own research and writing and by extension make it harder for anyone else to do it properly are scabs and should be shunned by any serious researchers

03.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It depends if you want to treat migrants as people or resources

28.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, we need immigration. We are a post-industrial ageing society with an economy almost entirely financed by rent extraction and services.

28.02.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*also, affordable trains and rivers not full of sewage would be nice.

28.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem with Labour is they think immigration is the battleground that they need to win.

All people want is to have a stable job, see a gp, and be able to afford a house.

All else is distraction

28.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The positions of ontological (in)security in international relations: object relations, unconscious phantasies, and anxiety management | International Theory | Cambridge Core The positions of ontological (in)security in international relations: object relations, unconscious phantasies, and anxiety management - Volume 17 Issue 1

Apropos of nothing, you should all read this by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

28.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ontopower: War, Powers, and the State of Perception Color coded terror alerts, invasion, drone war, rampant surveillance: all manifestations of the type of new power Brian Massumi theorizes in Ontopower. Thr

Putting this back to the top of my IR reading lists read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/1...

Students gonna be learning *a lot* about the future birth of the affective fact

28.02.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
28.02.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot recommend enough this paper by @benrosher.bsky.social published in @politicalgeography.bsky.social a few days ago to anyone interested in borders. Such a careful and nuanced analysis of the EU settlement scheme and accountability for the effects of state border regimes.

27.02.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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27.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was university travel agents

26.02.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Devolution, delegation, and digitisation: Accountability gaps in fragmented border regimes Contemporary borders are increasingly fragmented and dispersed, variously through externalisation practices and inwardly through everyday bordering ch…

New paper!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Where does accountability lie in contemporary border regimes?

23.02.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Call for Papers, Contesting Imperialism(s), CEEISA Annual Conference, Sarajevo 17-19 June 2026. Submit your papers or panels until March 2026!

Program chairs: Aida Hozić and Dženeta Karabegović

ceeisa2026.com

31.01.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I demonstrate that the increasingly fragmented nature of state bordering, through devolution, delegation, and digitisation, introduces an accountability gap which enables states to distance themselves from accountability for the effects of their border policies.

23.02.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The state is responsible for inscribing its borders, but who is accountable for the effects of the border? Who ensures that the rights of those targeted are honoured, holds the authority to remedy issues that arise from enacting the border, and can be confronted to honour these obligations?

23.02.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Devolution, delegation, and digitisation: Accountability gaps in fragmented border regimes Contemporary borders are increasingly fragmented and dispersed, variously through externalisation practices and inwardly through everyday bordering ch…

New paper!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Where does accountability lie in contemporary border regimes?

23.02.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - live updates Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.

More on the High Court ruling that the proscription of Palestine Action is unlawful - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

13.02.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Olga Tokarczuk casually throwing out the most poetic description of ontological security ever written.

11.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He can (and should) do all of these things. But until he can call reform racists with his full chest instead of pandering to their voters he is nothing but harmful to the country

08.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bang on the money @judeinlondon.com

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

08.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0