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  • #388      34 min 12 sec
  • The power of a warm welcome: Forging a humanitarian response to refugees amid negative media imagery

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    Prof Uma Kothari

    Are refugees fleeing persecution today generally seen as people who need help, or problems to be pushed away? Migration and refugee researcher Prof. Uma Kothari discusses how media representations of asylum seekers influence us in how we attend and respond to the plight of individuals and groups fleeing their countries in search of safety. Presented by Peter Mares.

  • #350      35 min 51 sec
  • Superdiversity: Policy challenges in an age of unprecedented migration

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    Prof Jenny Phillimore

    Migration researcher Prof Jenny Phillimore explains how the recent global phenomenon of superdiversity is challenging policy makers and service providers to rethink housing and health care in our cities and beyond. Presented by Lynne Haultain.

  • #178      28 min 02 sec
  • Justifying the means: The law as accomplice in crimes against humanity

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    Dr Jennifer Balint

    Criminologist and lawyer Dr Jennifer Balint discusses how nation-states seek to use the law in support of genocidal practices and other crimes against humanity. She also examines how, conversely, the law is also called upon to bring about reconciliation after regime change. With host Jennifer Cook.

  • Episode 146      31 min 25 sec
  • Kashmir revisited: Untold stories and hard realities

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    Dr Christopher Snedden

    Politico-strategy analyst Dr Christopher Snedden examines the decades-long Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan in light of new understanding of the conflict's origins. With host Elisabeth Lopez.

  • Episode 85      34 min 40 sec
  • Mythbusting International Refugee Law

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    Prof James C. Hathaway

    Law Professor Jim Hathaway untangles the complexity and dispels misconceptions surrounding refugees and their status under international law. With host Eric van Bemmel. 

  • Episode 74      20 min 39 sec
  • Broadcasting hope among refugees in East Africa

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    Elias Mokua Nyatete

    Elias Nyatete describes how Tanzanian media outlet Radio Kwizera has been an important source of information and hope for refugees in recent and current East African conflicts. With host Jacky Angus.

  • Episode 38      20 min 20 sec
  • Plight of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

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    Kylie Baxter

    Dr Kylie Baxter talks with podcast host Jacky Angus about the background and current predicament of Palestinians in Lebanon.