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The STS-MigTec paper workshop and COST Action DATAMIG meeting of working group 1 come to such a good end in Utrecht! What a pleasure to create opportunities for so many new things to grow from here! Thank you all!

Say 👋 to our new #COSTactions on X & give them a follow ✔️ COST Action DATAMIG: big data in the context of European migration and border control DIVERSICROP: harnessing the potential of underutilized crops to promote sustainable food production

New issue of JEMS out! Special Issue on the politics of knowledge production in migration studies in the context of growing number of non-academic actors claiming authority for the knowledge they produce on migration. Intro tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

STS-MigTec Circle events are back this month! "Surveillance evangelists: Private technology companies and the future of crimmigration control in Africa" by Samuel Singler Friday 31.5. 3–4:30pm CET. Don't forget to sign up! Info here (spaces limited): sts-migtec.org/events/surveil…

Join us! Autumn School & Conference “Building Bridges in Times of Crisis: Knowledge Exchange on Science & Technology”, Nov 20-22, FCSH Lisbon, org by the Thematic Section of Knowledge, Science & Technology of the Portuguese Sociology Association. Info: stnr.aps.pt/conhecimento-c…

We are hiring two PhD researchers for my project PLATFORM WARS UAntwerpen: (1) On military tech and changing socio-technical practices of warfighting (IR, STS, Anthropology); (2) On the regulatory role of hi-tech firms (IR and legal studies). ⏰Deadline for applying: 10 July.

TO LISTEN 📻 On June 14, 2023, a fishing trawler carrying 750 people sank near Pylos, in one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. iMEdD-incubator for media education & development new audio documentary, "Pylos: A Υear Οn", explores the ins and outs of this story. Find it here: buff.ly/3x41Nhi

Our Annual Conference kicks off tomorrow in Athens!! Big thank you to Telly Tympas and all those in Athens helping to organise this amazing event. Programme link sts.phs.uoa.gr/fileadmin/dept…

How to engage with datafication of migration more inclusively whilst protecting negatively affected communities? Tatiana Bazzichelli will join the discussion by connecting AI resistance from whistleblowing to social justice. Tomorrow at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

We meet for a fantastic datamig program of writing key words (WG1), reflexive practices on (counter) monitoring and mapping (WG2), and critical forensic investigative engagements with datafied migration and border control (WG3) in Athens. sts.phs.uoa.gr/fileadmin/dept…

Views from Athens these past days: The local team in Greece organised a fantastic pre-event on "Migration/Border Data Matters, Introduction: On No Data in the Era of Big Data, The Case of the Pylos Tragedy".

The COST ACTION Chair and 3 of our working group leaders in sunny Athens for our annual conference! NinaAmelung @Pollozek Arely Cruz-Santiago

This deep insight into collaborative attempts of seeking justice in the context of obfuscation has been truely inspiring for the entire conference. Many thanks to the lawyers, border forensics and solidarian activists contributing to this pre-event!

We had such productive and inspiring workshop in Athens this past days for the COST Action DATAMIG #data #migration #Border Looking forward to continuing this fruitful collaboration meeting wonderful colleagues from the European Academia and different fields 👌🏻