Veronica Øverlid

Researcher @vidhogskule | @veronicaoverlid.bsky.social | displacement Central/North America | migrant caravans | human rights | refugee law

[LERRN @Lerrning]

Join Ola G. El-Taliawi for the Zoom book launch of "The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South".

🗓️ 5 May 2025 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM EST
🔗 Register through the link: https://t.co/cTV0SLjrxQ

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@GaucherMeg @cuLegalStudies Thank YOU for all your challenging feedback and guidance along the way:)

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@Helyeh_Doutaghi And I've already downloaded your thesis, @Helyeh_Doutaghi , just waiting for some downtime to delve into it!

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

Last week I finally defended my doctoral dissertation Pushback, Solidarity and Legal Strategies: The Central American 'Migrant Caravans' and the Role of International Refugee Law. I had never thought this day would arrive, and finally it did:) It was such a great experience 🔥

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@Helyeh_Doutaghi Thank you so much for this, I'm SO TIRED😂

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@GaucherMeg @Macdonald2Laura

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

I'm grateful for having so many great people providing challenging and insightful comments to my work 💥

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

Trump har kommet i gang med noen av planene for innstramming, som utvisning av migranter & kutt i muligheten til å søke asyl. Likevel er ikke dette helt nytt, men en politikk ført helt siden 90-tallet. Dette skriver jeg om i kronikken i @Dagsavisen 👇
https://t.co/tNZY0VQseK

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

Second this! Fun to be at @IMISCOE but yes, what an irony having a conference all about migration where lots of scholars can't come due to the exact policies we're studying!

[Elena Habersky 🇵🇸❤️🇸🇩 @Bur_ski]

My first @IMISCOE in the books. Wonderful to meet new colleagues and participate in two panels which discussed the challenges (3 colleagues couldn’t attend b/c of funding and visa issues) and opportunities (many!) for migration research on the African continent

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

Wow, as @MomodouTaal said, this is really a master class. Thanks for a great overview of Iran and the history and present of US imperialism @helyeh_doutaghi

[Momodou ✊🏿 @MomodouTaal]

What does a principled stance toward Iran sound like? Listen in as Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi (@Helyeh_Doutaghi) and I discuss Iran's history and struggle for sovereignty.
https://t.co/5H8lBJxyIY

[Michael Fakhri @MichaelFakhri]

Famine in Gaza has spread from the north to the entire strip.

Every Palestinian in Gaza is now facing famine because of Israel’s intentional and targeted starvation campaign. How do I know this? The recent deaths of more Palestinian children tells us everything 1/3

[Elisa Ortega Velázquez @elisaove]

📌📌Les invito a consultar este nuevo libro que coordinamos @aidaov12 y yo en materia de "Migración y Covid-19: desafíos al derecho a la salud, la atención humanitaria y los derechos humanos en grupos de atención prioritaria".

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

1/2. I never thought we would witness mass starvation of these proportions used in the 21st century. Yet here it is in Gaza, after 100 days of bombing, with insufficient food, fuel & water allowed in. Children are dying first. Adults will follow. Before our eyes.

[Başak Çalı @calibasak]

‘.. unless something changes, the world faces the prospect of almost a quarter of Gaza’s 2 million population - close to half- a million human beings - dying within a year. These would be largely deaths from preventable health causes..’ https://t.co/4nDwhwu9TX

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@Helyeh_Doutaghi Amazing!!!!

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

Oh the IRONY!!!

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@jaanewilke No, but I kayak in that club twice a week, so I've received a lot of emails about the dragon boat festival:) Enjoy!!

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

@jaanewilke At Rideau Canoe club??

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

9/9 Just a note to show my gratitude to all those encouraging and nice academics out there, you really help motivating me to finish this PhD and to still consider a career in academia (even if I’m also considering opportunities elsewhere).

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

1/9 I tend to be super negative on this account, as I have so much repressed anger that I need to get out. But so many GREATthings are happening too, and I’m in generally really ENJOYING the PhD. A thread🧵

[Veronica Øverlid @VeronicaOverlid]

8/9 So despite using this channel (or even more my instagram account, I guess) to complain a lot, - there is SO MUCH POSITIVE things happening, and it’s because of lovely indidivuals who do their best to help others thrive.