Stopping the Volatility of the EU

Stopping the Volatility of the EU

Blog: What’s Wrong with Innocence, by Miriam Ticktin, spoke about the binary effects of viewing certain migrants/refugees as innocent. This perception, although seemingly harmless, distinguishes…

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Moving and Changing Innocence

Moving and Changing Innocence

Much of what how we discuss migration is if and how much a migrant deserves resettlement into a new country. In our class discussions, we…

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Mental Image Matters

Mental Image Matters

As the weeks go on, I am progressively learning how truly complex the Migrant crisis is. No wonder it is so hard to “fix” ;…

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Power Shift of Innocence

Power Shift of Innocence

Innocence, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is freedom from legal guilt of a particular crime or offense. Based on Ticktin’s article, my questions are, have we…

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CRITIQUE: "Those Who Feel the Fire Burning"

CRITIQUE: “Those Who Feel the Fire Burning”

    A storm suddenly  passes as a group of migrants attempts to enter Europe by boat. One man goes overboard, separating from his family…

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A Tough Choice

A Tough Choice

Reading “Where ethics and politics meet: The Violence of Humanitarianism in France,” I not only see what humanitarianism guidelines can lead to in terms of…

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Repressive cycle of aid

Repressive cycle of aid

I don’t completely agree with this statement but someone once told me “Why is is that we refer to acts of good as humane when…

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Responses to Refugees

Responses to Refugees

I found the article “Camp in the City” really articulate of many problems migrants/refugees face beyond the more obvious or immediate ones. The social stigma…

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Papers At Any Cost

Papers At Any Cost

Miriam Ticktin’s Where ethics and politics meet: the violence of humanitarianism in France provided me with a completely new outlook on the action and impact of “humanitarianism.”…

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Constant Limbo

Constant Limbo

I thought the first article “Camp in the City” was a very interesting read after just barely scratching the surface of the role Angela Merkel…

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