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Migration, Displacement and Citizenship in an Urban World

More than ever, the city is the locus of human mobility. The majority of the world’s migrants and forcibly displaced live in urban areas. Migration continues to be a fundamental process to the development and growth of cities.  The role of cities in shaping mobility and that of migrants in shaping cities have been increasingly …

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THE NEW SCHOOL RECEIVES $9.125 MILLION FROM ARNHOLD FOUNDATION

John and Jody Arnhold Renew the Arnhold Foundation Commitment to Educate Leaders in Human Mobility Research and Global Challenges New York, September 14, 2021 – The New School today announced a $9.125 million commitment by the Arnhold Foundation to benefit the university’s ongoing commitment to research on global issues. The University’s Zolberg Institute on Migration and …

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Refugee Policy in the Biden Administration

On April 23, 2021, T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Director of the Zolberg Institute and University Professor at The New School, Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS, and Kayly Ober, Senior Advocate and Program Manager, Climate Displacement Program at Refugees International discussed the Biden Administration’s refugee policies and proposed actions. NPR’s Deborah Amos moderated. Watch the …

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Must immigrants sacrifice themselves to COVID-19 for basic rights?

France’s granting of citizenship to essential workers has been heralded in the US. But this only entrenches racism in societies that need to face up to their colonial debts. Authors: Sofya Aptekar and Miriam Ticktin Harsh systems that include detention await migrants who make it to the US or France. | Angelos Tzortzinis/DPA/PA Images. All …

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Commentary: Environmental Mobility: The Responsibility of the International Community

T. ALEXANDER Aleinikoff Originally Published on December 11, 2020 in International Migration Vol. 58 (6) 2020 T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Director, Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School. I would like to thank Jane McAdam and Susan Martin for helpful comments on an earlier draft of this Commentary. Tens of millions of people will …

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