Borders & Belonging
Episodes
Ayşe Çağlar on migration, displacement, and urban transformation, feat. Ana Ćuković
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Migration scholar Ayşe Çağlar and researcher Ana Ćuković discussing how displacement and migration serve as lenses to understand broader urban tr...
Jørgen Carling on Aspiration, feat. Kerilyn Schewel
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From his notable research on migration aspirations and the factors that shape whether people move or stay, Jørgen Carling reflects on how his early e...
Steven Vertovec and superdiversity, feat. Maria Schiller
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From growing up in suburban Chicago to studying cultural encounters in Trinidad, influential migration studies scholar Steven Vertovec reflects on how...
Janine Dahinden on demigrantization, feat. Maissam Nimer
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off season 4 of Borders & Belonging, host Maggie Perzyna explores the concept of "demigranticization" in migration research with...
Borders & Belonging: Season 4 Trailer
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when established voices in migration studies sit down with the rising scholars shaping the field's future? This season of Borders &a...
What Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Mean for Development and Migration
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How are the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid impacting global health and development, and what challenges or opportunities is it creati...
Unpacking Canada's Strong Borders Act: What Bill C-2 Means for Refugees in Canada
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In June 2025, the Canadian Government introduced Bill C-2 as a way to strengthen border security and modernize Canada’s asylum and immigration syste...
Is Trump's anti-DEI rhetoric an opportunity for Canada?
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the U.S. rolls back diversity initiatives and academic freedoms, could Canada become a magnet for top global talent – or will systemic blind spot...
The violence of uncertainty: Everyday impacts of precarious immigration status
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this: at age three, your family relocates to a new country. You grow up normally—school, sports teams, friends. In Grade 12, you discover yo...
Beyond the Big City
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not everything happens in big cities. This episode explores how small and mid-sized cities in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are attracting and re...
Skills shortages, AI and the future of work
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI, aging populations, and the energy transition: how are these forces reshaping the job market and global migration? In this episode, distinguished g...
What’s driving migration?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What shapes migration patterns across different regions? How do economic, social, and political factors drive movement in unique ways? The MEMO projec...
Rethinking Climate Migration: "Are We Missing the Point?"
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the premiere episode of Voices on the Move, a podcast by Migration Matters, experts delve into the complex relationship between climate change and ...
How do I decentre that?
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Decentring research means challenging Western paradigms, amplifying diverse perspectives, and rethinking power dynamics and knowledge production. This...
False narratives with real consequences: The impact of social media disinformation on migration policy
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rise in false narratives surrounding immigrants and refugees is often amplified by social media and manipulated for political gain. In this episod...
Irregular not irrelevant: Conceptualizing and measuring irregular migration
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When exploring the big questions migration scholars are asking, irregular migration is impossible to ignore. In this episode, Maggie Perzyna engages w...
Artful connections: Challenging narratives of migration and belonging using arts-based methods
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes a closer look at the powerful intersection of art and migration studies. How can creative expression challenge dominant narratives ...
What is a solidarity city?
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how cities can become sanctuaries for migrants and refugees. Follow Maggie Perzyna as she discovers how grassroots efforts and c...
Nothing about us without us
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Borders and Belonging! In the first episode of Season 3, host Maggie Perzyna explores the power of collective action and the importanc...
Borders & Belonging: Season 3 Trailer
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Season 3 of Borders & Belonging, host Maggie Perzyna continues her mission, zooming in on the key questions being asked by migration scholars. ...
The Conversation Weekly: The Brexit roots of the UK's Rwanda asylum plan – and why other EU leaders might want to copy it
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A controversial British government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been central to the UK’s response to a recent sharp increase in the num...
Statelessness: No country to call home
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Season 2 finale, host Maggie Perzyna asks her guests: What does it mean to live without a nationality? This episode of Borders & Belonging ...
From oil to innovation: Changing economies in the Gulf
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the Middle East holds the world's highest ratio of migrants to its national population? From historical ties to the oil economy...
Rising tides, sinking roots: Climate change, adaptation and mobility in Pacific Island nations
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Land is a critical component of Pacific Island societies, and the impact of climate change on these populations is a growing global concern. Host Magg...
The Migration Podcast: "Road families" en route to the Mexico-US border
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Itzel Eguiluz speaks with Alejandra Díaz de León about how the journey of Central American migrants walking north, through Mexico, is about much mor...
Is Japan turning into a migration state?
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite its historical reputation for social, political, and legal closure and a certain reluctance towards admitting immigrants, Japan is taking step...
The Arctic: Climate, resources and migration in times of change
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While the Arctic has been home to Indigenous peoples for millennia, settlers in the past few centuries have been drawn to the region's remote wil...
Migration & technology: The rise of digital nomads
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A small but increasing number of today's knowledge workers are breaking free from traditional offices, using technology to craft a life that blen...
Brokering borders: EU bilateral agreements and the price of ‘return migration’
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the pursuit of controlling its external borders, the European Union has forged numerous bilateral agreements with African countries. These agreemen...
Why is xenophobia so entrenched in South Africa?
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In contrast to the late Desmond Tutu's hopeful aspirations for the "rainbow nation" and his efforts to champion human rights, post-apar...
How border policies in the Americas are pushing people to travel across the treacherous Darién Gap
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Darién Gap, also dubbed as “Hell on Earth”, has become a leading transit point for migrants in search of work and safety in North America sin...
Why are so many undocumented migrants in the US Indigenous?
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, hundreds of thousands of migrants from Central America and Mexico make their way to the US border, fleeing violence, environmental destruc...
Borders & Belonging: Season 2 Trailer
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Season 2 of Borders & Belonging, host Maggie Perzyna continues her mission to shed light on the voices and stories often overlooked. She takes ...
Does brain drain hurt the Global South?
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many countries are mining the Global South for one of its vital natural resources – its people. This creates a ‘brain drain’ of professionals an...
Are Ukrainian refugees still ‘temporary’?
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since February 2022, over 19m Ukrainians have fled their country. Almost half probably remain spread across the world, most of them in Europe. They ar...
Should we call people climate refugees?
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As temperatures rise around the planet, floods, drought and deforestation are forcing people in the Global South from their homes and livelihoods. The...
Are migrants the answer to labour shortages?
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nations in the global North are struggling with labour shortages dubbed in the media as ‘the great retirement' and ‘the great resignation&apo...
The migrants that the West doesn’t talk about
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the way Western media and politicians talk about migration, you’d never guess that only 30% of refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants a...
Why has China become an international student hub?
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, many students from China sought to further their studies in countries like the US or the UK. But in the past decade or so, China has itself...
When AI is managing migration, should we be afraid?
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change and other disasters are displacing ever more people. Could artificial intelligence help predict impending crises and where humanitarian...
Human Smuggling or Human Trafficking? Why the Difference Matters
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politicians sometimes talk about human smuggling and trafficking as if they were the same thing. It’s not always because of ignorance: they want to ...
How has Brexit Changed the UK for Migrants?
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the well-documented benefits of labour migration, much of the discussion before the referendum in the UK argued that it was a bad thing. Now, ...
Why We Build Border Walls
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the 1990s, the world has seen a spike in border wall construction. What is driving the increase? The episode begins with a reflection from j...
Borders & Belonging: Trailer
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Borders & BelongingWhat's the difference between human smuggling and human trafficking? Did migration myths drive the 2016 Brexit vote? Do bo...