Why and how should we research the deportation of foreigners? Epistemological, methodological and ethical issues in deportation studies

04.09.2020 - Nassim Majidi Co-Director and Migration Pillar lead was invited to give a presentation at a workshop convened by the University of Wolverhampton. The workshop brought together practitioners and scholars to discuss the genealogy of deportation studies and the epistemological, methodological and ethical challenges of deportation research. Building on the Samuel Hall report: ‘Coming Back to Afghanistan: Deported Minors’ Needs at a time of COVID 19’; Nassim stressed the importance of integrating demographics in research on deportation outcomes and advocated for the increased use of longitudinal studies in order to better understand the effects of deportation among affected groups.

London, United Kingdom