Hein de Haas

Politicians like to talk about migration in water metaphors. Migrants always seem to come in flows, waves or tides. They also like to give ...

Last Tuesday, I attended a workshop hosted by the Refugees Studies Centre and the International Migration Institute of the University of Oxf...

There is increasing evidence that migration from Mexico to the United States is declining fast, and that, in fact, quite some migrants are r...

Imagine a world in which young Europeans try to desperately reach Africa. An interesting article in Slate Africa speculated on this scenari...

Do you remember? Back in February and March of this year, European politicians and the media were sowing fear that Europe was about to face ...

It is often said that the only way to reduce migration to Europe, North America and other wealthy countries is to stimulate development in ...

Anybody believing that the Libyan crisis would create a “biblical exodus” towards Europe or the fear-mongering by Frontex and European poli...

In my previous blogpost , I argued how Gaddafi, European politicians and agencies like Frontex have "invented" the illusionary th...

In previous posts I have tried debunk the popular myth that Europe should brace itself for a migration invasion or "Biblical exodus...

In the wake of the unexpected UN Security Council resolution and subsequent attacks by French, British and US forces against Libyan militar...