Professor Nando Sigona is Chair of International Migration and Forced Displacement at the University of Birmingham, UK. Nando is a founding editor of the peer reviewed journal Migration Studies (Oxford University Press), and lead editor for Global Migration and Social Change book series at Bristol University Press. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. His research interests include: the migration and citizenship nexus; undocumented migration; naturalisation, denaturalisation and statelessness; Romani politics and anti-Gypsyism; asylum and EU; Brexit and intra-European migration; and child and youth migration. His work has appeared in a range of international academic journals, including Sociology, Social Anthropology, Antipode, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Identities, Citizenship Studies and Ethnic and Racial Studies. He is author or editor of books and journal’s special issues including Undocumented Migration (with Gonzales, Franco and Papoutsi, 2019); Unravelling Europe’s ‘migration crisis’ (with Crawley, Duvell, Jones, and McMahon, 2017), Within and beyond citizenship (with Gonzales, 2017), The Oxford Handbook on Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (with Fiddian Qasmiyeh, Loescher and Long, 2014), and Sans Papiers. The social and economic lives of undocumented migrants (with Bloch and Zetter, 2014).
Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 586
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-1851
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Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • University of Birmingham

    University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Professor

  • The University of Birmingham

    University, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Research

Citizenship and irregular migrants

Authors Anna Papoutsi, Nando Sigona
Year 2024
Book Title Encyclopedia of Citizenship Studies
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5 Book Chapter

Superdiversity’s backstory

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2023
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
6 Journal Article

Charging undocumented migrant children for NHS healthcare: implications for child health

Authors Neal James Russell, Lisa Murphy, Laura Nellums, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name Archives of Disease in Childhood
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15 Journal Article

Outsourcing the ‘best interests’ of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the era of austerity

Authors Rachel Humphris, Nando Sigona
Year 2017
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 10
17 Journal Article

The contested politics of naming in Europe’s “refugee crisis”

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2017
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 12
18 Journal Article

Introduction: superdiversity, policy and governance in Europe

Authors Jenny Phillimore, Nando Sigona, Katherine Tonkiss
Year 2017
Journal Name Policy & Politics
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19 Journal Article

Destination Europe? Understanding the dynamics and drivers of Mediterranean migration in 2015

Authors Jonathan Price
Description
Europe’s response to the so-called ‘migration crisis’ has been driven almost exclusively by a border control agenda. This has significantly reduced the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece, for the time being at least, but has done nothing to address the drivers or causes of migration to Europe, including the movement of people from Libya which continues unabated, or the protection and integration needs of those who are already here. Several years into the ‘crisis’, there is still no sign of a coherent long-term response. Both the reception infrastructure and the asylum system in Greece have failed to adapt to the needs of the refugees and migrants. This is partly a Greek failure but it is also a failure of the EU. Meanwhile escalating conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and Iraq continue to displace hundreds of thousands of people from their homes every day. The assault on Mosul (Iraq) which began in mid-October 2016 is expected to displace 1.5 million people, many of whom are likely to cross the border into Eastern Turkey just a few hours away. Understanding the dynamics of migration to Europe and why some of these people might decide to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean remains a pressing concern.
Year 2016
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21 Report

Everyday statelessness in Italy: status, rights, and camps

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2015
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 11
22 Journal Article

Campzenship: reimagining the camp as a social and political space

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2014
Journal Name Citizenship Studies
23 Journal Article

The Citizen and the Other: New Directions in Research on the Migration and Citizenship Nexus

Authors J. Barrett, N. Sigona
Year 2014
Journal Name Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 3
24 Journal Article

Introduction: refugee and forced migration studies in transition.

Authors Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Gil Loescher, Katy Long, ...
Year 2014
Book Title The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
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25 Book Chapter

The Politics of Refugee Voices

Authors Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Gil Loescher, Katy Long, ...
Year 2014
Book Title The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
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26 Book Chapter

Ethnography, diversity and urban space

Authors Mette Louise Berg, Nando Sigona
Year 2013
Journal Name Identities
Citations (WoS) 64
28 Journal Article

Faultlines and contact zones: A new forum for Migration Studies

Authors A. Gamlen, A. Betts, A. Delano, ...
Year 2013
Journal Name Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 2
29 Journal Article

Globalisation, Rights and the Non-Citizen

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2012
Journal Name Sociology
30 Journal Article

Between Competing Imaginaries of Statehood: Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) Leadership in Newly Independent Kosovo

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2012
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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34 Journal Article

Editors' Introduction. The Roma in the New EU: Policies, Frames and Everyday Experiences

Authors Nando Sigona, Peter Vermeersch
Year 2012
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
35 Journal Article

L’Union européenne et les Roms : pauvreté, haine anti-Tziganes et gouvernance de la mobilité

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2011
Journal Name Cultures & conflits
36 Journal Article

Migration routes and strategies of young undocumented migrants in England: a qualitative perspective

Authors Alice Bloch, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2011
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 45
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38 Journal Article

The governance of Romani people in Italy: discourse, policy and practice

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2011
Journal Name Journal of Modern Italian Studies
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40 Journal Article

Remaking Home: Reconstructing Life, Place and Identity in Rome and Amsterdam. By Maja Korac.

Authors N. Sigona
Year 2010
Journal Name JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES
41 Journal Article

'No right to dream': the social and economic lives of young undocumented migrants in Britain

Description
What happens to young people at risk of isolation, destitution, exploitation, harassment and criminalisation? In 2007 we commissioned City University's Department of Sociology, working in partnership with the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University and the Evelyn Oldfield Unit, to carry out qualitative research into the lives of young undocumented migrants in the UK. The research explored the experiences of young people from China, Turkey (including Kurds), Brazil, Zimbabwe and Ukraine. Researchers drawn from the communities being investigated explored the pathways of the lives of individual young undocumented migrants. One special feature of this work was our commitment to developing both the skills and capacity of individuals from these communities in the UK. In 2009 we published a report based on this work. 'No right to dream' analyses the findings of the field researchers and is interspersed with real-life stories of some of the young people interviewed.
Year 2010
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42 Report

Integrative Paradigms, Marginal Reality: Refugee Community Organisations and Dispersal in Britain

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2006
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 23
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45 Journal Article

Refugee Integration(s): Policy and Practice in the European Union

Authors N. Sigona
Year 2005
Journal Name REFUGEE SURVEY QUARTERLY
47 Journal Article

Conclusions

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
48 Book Chapter

Dispersal, RCOs and refugee communities

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
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49 Book Chapter

Refugee community organisations: paradigms and perspectives

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
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50 Book Chapter

Introduction

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
51 Book Chapter

Locating ‘The Gypsy Problem’. The Roma in Italy: Stereotyping, Labelling and ‘Nomad Camps’

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2005
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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52 Journal Article

Refugee community organisations in London: consolidation and competition

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
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53 Book Chapter

Dispersal: policy and practice

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
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56 Book Chapter

The institutional and policy framework in the regions

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
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57 Book Chapter

The development of RCOs in the regions

Authors David Griffiths, Nando Sigona, Roger Zetter
Year 2005
Book Title Refugee community organisations and dispersalNetworks, resources and social capital
58 Book Chapter

How Can a `Nomad' be a `Refugee'?

Authors Nando Sigona
Year 2003
Journal Name Sociology
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59 Journal Article
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