drdconlon

researcher—asylum advocacy/activism, detention economies, migration governance—educator—urban and global studies—wannabe runner—m-dash lover.

[Financial Times @FT]

Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry https://t.co/YpXjdDTdfn

[drdconlon @drdconlon]

so long x, see you @drdconlon.bsky.social

[Yasmin Gunaratnam @YasminGun]

The scholarship provides:
the full cost of tuition fees
£12,000 in payments given directly to you for accommodation, study and living costs
£2,500 towards the cost of your travel to the UK, Visa and NHS surcharge (for healthcare)

https://t.co/d6Lp9LJ4h0

[Kathleen Bush-Joseph @KathleenBushJo2]

Immigration courts now have 1,478,623 asylum cases pending--the most ever

850,720 defensive asylum applications were filed in FY 2024, also a record

[Jamie Peck @outtaKimbo]

pls share: funded by EPA: Economy & Space, up to 8 travel + accommodation stipends available to enable doctoral & postdoctoral researchers to participate in the "ideational geographies" workshop at UBC, June 11-13, 2025. Application details:
https://t.co/JwLEFMI39e

[Martin Lemberg-Pedersen @lembergpedersen]

Sharing publications can feel misplaced in a world in deep crises, but as analyses of repetitive patterns are also part of a remedy, I´ll still share this SI in Migration and Society on "Colonialism, Postcoloniality, and the Study of Forced Migration" https://t.co/oA3JbHYhJ9

[American Association of Geographers @theAAG]

Have you registered for our final Geographers Take Action webinar? Meet tomorrow’s “Intro to Media” panelists who will share communication strategies to inspire you to share your work with the public and inspire action. https://t.co/LIUwjrSvAm
@ackocher @queergeog @Kat_Geographic

[Political Geography Specialty Group (PGSG) @aag_pgsg]

We're excited to invite you to the 2025 Detroit Pre-Conference to the AAG annual meeting! We're hosting a special, two-day collaborative event that centers the city of Detroit and the people who call it home.

Abstracts due Dec. 15; CFP linked below!

[YouAreHere @YouAreHereUA]

The first theme of our 2024 issue asks: What does it mean to “Indigenize” and how does it relate to processes of creativity and mapping? Drawing upon Papaschase Cree scholar Dwayne Donald’s emphasis on understanding relations through a site-specific orientation.

[AVID @AVIDdetention]

".. Huge profits are being made from our pain and misery by private companies who run detention centres and its facilities on behalf of the Governmen"

@CorpWatchUK investigation into private companies that run healthcare in Immigration detention centers🧵
https://t.co/w0duMWz6VD

[Ċetta Mainwaring @CettaMainwaring]

Check out this great @openDemocracy piece by @thom_tyerman & Setareh Ghandehari from @DetentionWatch 🔥

Analysing the US transition from Trump to an ostensibly more liberal Biden govt, they point to lessons for the struggle for migrant rights in the UK.

https://t.co/qmdS42Kyt7

[Maurice Stierl @MauriceStierl]

As @AlisonMountz writes: “Migration crises persist because crisis does political work.” We see this clearly today. We should ask: Who benefits politically from producing migration as crisis? How crises have helped militarise EU borders is discussed here:
https://t.co/yMtLeYJdTo

[drdconlon @drdconlon]

@ackocher Amazing news, congrats @ackocher

[Law and Space Journal @lawandspace]

Meet the new website for Critical Legal Geography! 🎉

Find scholars, discover key texts and readings, and learn more about legal geography, all in one place.

@LegalGeoLSA @LegalGeography @theAAG @Feminist_Geo @Pol_Geog_Jl

https://t.co/IDeG4anWSu

[Deborah Gambs @ProfGambs]

If the NYTimes can’t frame Trump’s shitshow accurately, at least Kamala’s team can.

[TheDetentionForum @DetentionForum]

The UK asylum system must not be run for profit.
As @IPPR says, without significant reforms the cycle of poor housing and financial [mis]management will continue to the detriment of both ppl seeking asylum and the public purse.
#TakeAction:
https://t.co/0rQq1i7DxT

[Human Geography @HGJournal]

Online First: The unsustainable life of British Universities - Kathryn Zacharek, 2024 https://t.co/jGbrGtZUmR
#trade_union #universities #neoliberalism #activism #education

[Austin Kocher, PhD @ackocher]

Latest ICE detention data out today:

- detained pop = 37,509
- 61.3% have no criminal record
- TX has largest detained pop
- ATD pop now = 180,000 (down from start of FY)
- ICE AOR in Chicago monitors most on ATD (no longer San Francisco)

Data here: https://t.co/la0eNXU80n

[drdconlon @drdconlon]

@Manor_Wood_Pri @The_GA Go geographers!