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By Catherina Wilson What happens when music leaves Nigeria, travels across the Atlantic, and reaches Colombia, the US, and The Netherlands? How are rhythms, instruments and dance styles mediated, consumed and commodified in these different contexts? How does music change across borders and what can we learn about the AfroDiaspora through these changes? And howContinue reading “Reflections on the “Urban Cultures in the AfroDiaspora” Working Group”

On 15 and 16 January 2025 the conference AfroDiasporic Circulations: A ‘South-South’ Dialogue across the Atlantic took place. The main purpose was to make visible the existing bridges between West-Africa and South America.

On February 27, Dr. Paul Trauttmansdorff from the Technical University of Munich visited Radboud University to present his book, The Digital Transformation of the Border Regime: The Powers and Perils of Imagining Future Borders. Organized by RUNOMI, the seminar brought together a diverse audience, including scholars, students, and researchers interested in migration, digital governance, and border studies. Dr. Evelien Brouwer (Utrecht University) and Dr. Yiran Yang (Radboud University) served as panel discussants, adding critical insights to the discussion. 

In October 2024, Dr. Justine Lloyd (Associate Professor in Sociology) from Macquarie University in Sydney visited me at RUNOMI and the department of Geography, Planning & Environment.

We had the pleasure to hear prof. dr. Arul Chib from Erasmus University Rotterdam speak at his seminar ‘Strategizing silence: Digital non-use as agency for marginalized communities’ organized in part by RUNOMI at Radboud University. We had a panel consisting of Noemi Mena Montes and Joost Beuving led by Wolter Pieters. Professor Chib presented empiricalContinue reading “Strategizing silence: Digital non-use as agency for marginalized communities”

The Summer School organizing team, Noemi Mena Montes and Giacomo Solano, would like to thank all the students for their enthusiastic participation in the RUNOMI Summer School 2024 on ‘Migrant inclusion: policies, practices in the age of digitalisation’. Your insights and engagement contributed to enriching our discussions and fostering a collaborative environment essential for addressingContinue reading “RUNOMI Summer School 2024”

It was great to join the IMISCOE Research Network 2024 conference last week, both as a discussant and a panelist in the session, “Digitalization and migration: rethinking socio-economic inclusions and exclusions. Noemi Mena Montes was an excellent Chair (we missed fellow panel co-chair and organizer Giacomo Solano), and we received thoughtful discussant input from Pascal Beckers. I presented “Navigating digital (hybrid) marketplace labour platforms,” looking at new (or perhaps reconfigured/perpetuated) dynamics affecting migrant parents and (often also migrant) domestic workers, with the rise of online marketplace platforms (like babysitting apps or Facebook groups).

Our 5th Annual Conference day was a success, here’s a sneak peek of the day. !

Last week, a group of RUNOMI walked 20 kilometres during the Night of the Refugee, organized by Stichting Vluchteling. We raised more than €2.000 for emergency aid to people on the run all over the world. We are very thankful for all donations and we are excited that we even doubled our donation goal! In total, €1,3 million were raised during the night. Well done everybody and let’s do it again next year!