Ben Rosher

Ben Rosher

@benrosher.bsky.social

Borders | ontosec | migration | citizenship

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Emiliano Mellino
@mellino.bsky.social

The UK government is making upwards of £4.9bn in profit from visa fees, citizenship fees & the immigration health surcharge. Meanwhile, people are getting into thousands of pounds of debt or going without food just to afford to these immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year
Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

New paper!! Sean Haughey, Jon Tonge, and I draw on data from the Northern Ireland General Election Survey to chart a way toward some potential reforms that could enjoy popular and political support and (hopefully) improve the stability of the NI institutions. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

cambridge.orgWhy Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform | Government and Opposition | Cambridge CoreWhy Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform - Volume 61
Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

Very nice of Spain to take back control of some UK borders

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Spain and Gibraltar celebrate as border fence falls after signing of ‘historic deal’

theguardian.comSpain and Gibraltar celebrate as border fence falls after signing of ‘historic deal’Treaty came into effect at midnight, eliminating border controls on land frontier with British overseas territory * Europe live – latest updates Spain and Gibraltar are celebrating the fall of the last frontier fence in western Europe after the signing of a post-Brexit deal that brings an end to border checks for residents, tourists and the thousands of Spanish workers who cross into the British overseas territory every day. The agreement, which was signed in Brussels on Tuesday and came into effect at midnight, marks the conclusion of more than four years of negotiations between the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and the EU after Britain’s departure from the bloc. Continue reading...

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

absolutely insane story, and yeah, just looking at this chart... with the exception of maybe two people, this entire class was cheating like motherfuckers

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

insidehighered.comBrown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to CheatBrown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد
@hebagowayed.bsky.social

For @theguardian.com I write that ending TPS is the single largest assault on immigrant lives in contemporary US & part of a playbook that couples expanded enforcement with canceling legal status. “Legal” & “illegal” are decisions about whose life is valued. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comThe US supreme court just put the lives of 1.3 million immigrants in danger| Heba GowayedThe court’s TPS decision is devastating for those whose countries of origin are deemed unsafe. Congress must act
Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

Migration is a reserved matter, giving local authorities responsibility without authority over migration is a recipe for disaster. And that’s before we get onto the utter inhumanity of handing responsibility for asylum accommodation to Reform led authorities.

Politics UK@politicsuk.com

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham would end all Government contracts for asylum accommodation and hotels if he becomes Prime Minister The responsibility for providing accommodation would instead be given to local authorities [@thetimes]

Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

In the grand scheme of things it is but a small milestone. But I’m very chuffed with my 100 citations. Thanks to everyone who’s engaged with my work!

Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

Starmer should call an election under a PR voting system. FPTP no lingers works for the politics we have. Also, it’ll be hilarious watching reform tying themselves in knots trying to argue that more accurate representation is somehow an elite coup.

Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

There are an awful lot of folk getting more upset over the destruction of a white statue than they have been over the destruction of brown people.

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UK in a Changing Europe
@ukandeu.bsky.social

"The UK’s restrictions on asylum seekers’ right to work do not appear to act as a strong deterrent, yet they drive up asylum costs..." ✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social, @fionacostello.bsky.social & Ali Ahmadi ask whether the ban on asylum seekers working actually works 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/does-the-ban...

ukandeu.ac.ukDoes the ban on asylum seekers working actually work? - UK in a changing EuropeAli Ahmadi, Catherine Barnard and Fiona Costello argue that while the UK’s restrictions on employment for asylum seekers do not act as...
Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

I introduce the concept of the Damoclesian border to demonstrate how bordering practices are maintained through a logic of contingency which inserts vectors of uncertainty into border enactments which hold the potential to unsettle the ontological security of those interpolated as border subjects.

Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

Whole bunch of academics, charity workers, legal practitioners, and policymakers are gonna end up in jail. Very silly performative policymaking with no reasonable chance of being operationalised.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Bailiffs board Ryanair plane after airline refuses to pay delayed flight compensation

theguardian.comBailiffs board Ryanair plane after airline refuses to pay delayed flight compensationAustrian officials took action after airline ignored court order to pay €890 to unnamed women Bailiffs have boarded a Ryanair aircraft after the airline refused to pay compensation to a passenger whose flight was delayed. Austrian officials took action after the airline ignored a court order to pay the unnamed woman €890 (£742) in legal costs and compensation for a delayed flight two years ago. Continue reading...

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Peter Rees
@peternrees.bsky.social

Really enjoyed reading this article, well worth your time!

Ben Rosher@benrosher.bsky.social

New paper! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Where does accountability lie in contemporary border regimes?

sciencedirect.comDevolution, delegation, and digitisation: Accountability gaps in fragmented border regimesContemporary borders are increasingly fragmented and dispersed, variously through externalisation practices and inwardly through everyday bordering ch…
Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

Even *if* machines could do these jobs better than humans, why would we want them to? If we outsource intellectual curiosity and critical thinking to machines, what is left of the human? As one of my students frequently tells me, “unbridled convenience rots the soul”

Alexander Kustov@akoustov.bsky.social

Sorry, Bluesky, but I have to say it: AI can already do social science research better than most professors with PhDs. And, for the first time in my life, I really have no idea what happens in five years. Things are changing already, we just need to wake up.

alexanderkustov.substack.comAcademics Need to Wake Up on AITen theses for folks who haven't noticed the ground shifting under their feet

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Zoë Jay
@zoecharlottejay.bsky.social

if you think this or are acting upon it you don’t deserve an academic job. people who boast publicly about how they’re too lazy to do their own research and writing and by extension make it harder for anyone else to do it properly are scabs and should be shunned by any serious researchers

Alexander Kustov@akoustov.bsky.social

Sorry, Bluesky, but I have to say it: AI can already do social science research better than most professors with PhDs. And, for the first time in my life, I really have no idea what happens in five years. Things are changing already, we just need to wake up.

alexanderkustov.substack.comAcademics Need to Wake Up on AITen theses for folks who haven't noticed the ground shifting under their feet
Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

The problem with Labour is they think immigration is the battleground that they need to win. All people want is to have a stable job, see a gp, and be able to afford a house. All else is distraction

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Ben Rosher
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The Guardian@theguardian.com

Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat

theguardian.comShabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeatHome secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters Shabana Mahmood will press on with hardline immigration policies despite calls for a reversal from unions and left-leaning Labour MPs after the Green party’s byelection victory. Senior Labour sources insisted that the home secretary would continue to roll out changes to asylum policy, dismissing as “plain wrong” claims that it would further alienate Muslim voters. Continue reading...

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Kathryn Cassidy
@kathrynlcassidy.bsky.social

I cannot recommend enough this paper by @benrosher.bsky.social published in @politicalgeography.bsky.social a few days ago to anyone interested in borders. Such a careful and nuanced analysis of the EU settlement scheme and accountability for the effects of state border regimes.

Ben Rosher@benrosher.bsky.social

New paper! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Where does accountability lie in contemporary border regimes?

sciencedirect.comDevolution, delegation, and digitisation: Accountability gaps in fragmented border regimesContemporary borders are increasingly fragmented and dispersed, variously through externalisation practices and inwardly through everyday bordering ch…

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Filip Ejdus
@filipejdus.bsky.social

Call for Papers, Contesting Imperialism(s), CEEISA Annual Conference, Sarajevo 17-19 June 2026. Submit your papers or panels until March 2026! Program chairs: Aida Hozić and Dženeta Karabegović ceeisa2026.com

Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

The state is responsible for inscribing its borders, but who is accountable for the effects of the border? Who ensures that the rights of those targeted are honoured, holds the authority to remedy issues that arise from enacting the border, and can be confronted to honour these obligations?

Ben Rosher
@benrosher.bsky.social

I demonstrate that the increasingly fragmented nature of state bordering, through devolution, delegation, and digitisation, introduces an accountability gap which enables states to distance themselves from accountability for the effects of their border policies.