Routed Magazine

How do youth and civil society-led democratic political regimes usher in political actions that shape migration discourse? Jimmy Hendry Nzally argues that the recent regime change in Senegal is a classic case of how the new breed of youth and civil society is championing democratic change in Africa and that the youth agenda should be reflected in actions of the governments. Full story below 👇 #Democratization #politics #Africa #migration #Senegal

Music connects people, but how exactly does this happen? Charles Mbatsogo interviews Meklit Hadero, Ethio-Jazz Singer-Songwriter, National Geographic Explorer, Host of Movement (Music and Migration, Remixed), award winning vocalist/composer and former refugee whose music has been featured by the New York Times, BBC, NPR and many more. Full story here 👇 #music #jazz #connection

The paradigm of 'refugee entrepreneur' has long been discussed. Pablo Pastor Vidal examines what self-reliance policies mean for refugees and migrants in the Middle East, using the case of Syrians in Jordan, and how they can bring a paradigm shift by relying on the figure of the 'refugee entrepreneur.' Full story here 👇 #entrepreneur #selfreliance #middleeast

In the face of longstanding Western media bias and orientalist misconceptions, Palestinians are reclaiming their narrative through social media. Young activists are using platforms to share their daily lives under Israeli occupation, challenging mainstream narratives and fostering a sense of nationalism and community. Isabella De Sinno reports here 👇 #palestine #representation #orientalist #socialmedia #community #nationalism

Social and political narratives see unaccompanied minors in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta not as innocent human beings in need of protection, but rather as threats to social order, cultural integrity and ethnic purity. Bernardo López Marín and Gianmaria Lenti illuminates the ways in which childhood is denied to those young migrants, reflecting broader societal anxieties, political agendas and the existence of a multilayered regime of racialisation, repression, humanitarianism, compassion. Full story here 👇 #UnaccompaniedMinors #ceuta #xenophobia

During her intensive ethnographic fieldwork, Afroditi Koulaxi travelled to the north-eastern Thessaly region in Greece to record the experiences of citizens internally displaced due to Storm Daniel, a severe weather phenomenon that hit this area in September 2023. Her blog post reflects on the aftermath of Greece’s Storm Daniel and the “climate crisis” narrative that has shifted focus almost exclusively to the role of the environment while masking pre-existing inequalities and systemic failures that have left the region vulnerable. The story of Thessaly’s struggle is a microcosm of a larger narrative, one that demands the shift of the narrative – from climate crisis to climate justice. Full story here👇 #flood #STORMDANIEL #thessaly #climatecrisis #climatejustice

During her intensive ethnographic fieldwork, Afroditi Koulaxi travelled to the north-eastern Thessaly region in Greece to record the experiences of citizens internally displaced due to Storm Daniel, a severe weather phenomenon that hit this area in September 2023. Her blog post reflects on the aftermath of Greece’s Storm Daniel and the “climate crisis” narrative that has shifted focus almost exclusively to the role of the environment while masking pre-existing inequalities and systemic failures that have left the region vulnerable. The story of Thessaly’s struggle is a microcosm of a larger narrative, one that demands the shift of the narrative – from climate crisis to climate justice. Full story here👇 #flood #STORMDANIEL #thessaly #climatecrisis #climatejustice

Globalisation has led to both increased migration and increased xenophobia; from the U.S. to South Africa, countries all over the world are finding ways to exclude and exploit migrants. Akansha Chand argues that responses to xenophobia must address the structural inequalities that leave many migrant communities on the outskirts of society. Read here👇 #globalisation #xenophobia #inequality #migration

Drawing on her family’s experience of migrating from Mexico to the United States, Alexandra Lopez proposes a new concept of “Sanctuary Communities” to help better understand host communities that receive migrants, the policies and practices of integration, and a glimpse into the relationships between different types of migrants. Read her story here👇 #sanctuary #migration #hostcommunity #reception

A checkpoint is a dispositif of border control crucial to the new mobility regimes. Alethia Fernández de la Reguera argues that the southern border of Mexico checkpoints allow not only for the extension and personalisation of border control, but the materialisation of various forms of violence by state and criminal actors. Full story below 👇 #mexicoborder #Checkpoint #BorderControl #violencecase #Crime