Research outputs
2025
Four seasons of border violence: The co-option of the seasons into the management of migration
Benghellab, K., Davies, T., & Isakjee, A. (2025). Four seasons of border violence: The co-option of the seasons into the management of migration. Geoforum, 160, 104207. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2025.104207
2024
Eco-coloniality and the violent environmentalism of the UK-France border
Davies, T., Yemane, T. H., Turner, J., Mayblin, L., & Isakjee, A. (2024). Eco-coloniality and the violent environmentalism of the UK-France border. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING D-SOCIETY & SPACE, 42(5-6), 776-802. doi:10.1177/02637758241264415
The Politics of Injury: Debilitation and the Right to Maim at the EU Border
Davies, T., Isakjee, A., & Obradovic-Wochnik, J. (2024). The Politics of Injury: Debilitation and the Right to Maim at the EU Border. Geopolitics, 1-29. doi:10.1080/14650045.2024.2339894
Small Boats, Big Contracts: Extracting Value from the UK's Post-Brexit Asylum 'Crisis'
Mayblin, L., Davies, T., Isakjee, A., Turner, J., & Yemane, T. (2024). Small Boats, Big Contracts: Extracting Value from the UK's Post-Brexit Asylum 'Crisis'. POLITICAL QUARTERLY, 95(2), 253-262. doi:10.1111/1467-923X.13412
‘Bringing order to the border’: liberal and illiberal fantasies of border control in the English channel
Mayblin, L., Turner, J., Davies, T., Yemane, T., & Isakjee, A. (2024). ‘Bringing order to the border’: liberal and illiberal fantasies of border control in the English channel. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50(16), 3894-3912. doi:10.1080/1369183x.2024.2349691
2023
Violência liberal e a fronteira racial da União Europeia
Isakjee, A., Davies, T., Obradovic-Wochnik, J., & Augustová, K. (2023). Violência liberal e a fronteira racial da União Europeia. Laje, 2(2), 308-341. doi:10.9771/lj.v2i0.58348
2022
Epistemic Borderwork: Violent Pushbacks, Refugees, and the Politics of Knowledge at the EU Border
Davies, T., Isakjee, A., & Obradovic-Wochnik, J. (2022). Epistemic Borderwork: Violent Pushbacks, Refugees, and the Politics of Knowledge at the EU Border. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 1-20. doi:10.1080/24694452.2022.2077167
2021
Channel crossings: offshoring asylum and the afterlife of empire in the Dover Strait
Davies, T., Isakjee, A., Mayblin, L., & Turner, J. (2021). Channel crossings: offshoring asylum and the afterlife of empire in the Dover Strait. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, 44(13), 2307-2327. doi:10.1080/01419870.2021.1925320
2020
Liberal Violence and the Racial Borders of the European Union
Isakjee, A., Davies, T., Obradović‐Wochnik, J., & Augustová, K. (2020). Liberal Violence and the Racial Borders of the European Union. Antipode. doi:10.1111/anti.12670
2019
Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community-based setting
Isakjee, A. (2019). Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community-based setting. In Cultural Intermediaries Connecting Communities (pp. 167-178). Policy Press. doi:10.51952/9781447345008.ch011
Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community-based setting
Isakjee, A. (2019). Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community-based setting. In Unknown Book (pp. 167-178). Bristol University Press. doi:10.46692/9781447345008.013
Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community‑based setting
Isakjee, A. (2019). Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community‑based setting. In Cultural Intermediaries Connecting Communities (pp. 167-178). Policy Press. doi:10.1332/policypress/9781447344995.003.0012
Engineering cohesion:
Isakjee, A. (2019). Engineering cohesion:. In Cultural intermediaries connecting communities (pp. 167-178). Policy Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvhrd1cg.18
Blood, body and belonging: the geographies of halal food consumption in the UK
Isakjee, A., & Carroll, B. (2019). Blood, body and belonging: the geographies of halal food consumption in the UK. Social and Cultural Geography, 22 pages. doi:10.1080/14649365.2019.1601247
Informal migrant camps
Davies, T., Isakjee, A., & Dhesi, S. (2019). Informal migrant camps. In HANDBOOK ON CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES OF MIGRATION (pp. 220-231). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Counter-Extremism, PREVENT and the Extreme Right Wing: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges
Allen, C., Isakjee, A., & Ögtem-Young, Ö. (2019). Counter-Extremism, PREVENT and the Extreme Right Wing: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges. LIAS Working Paper Series, 2. doi:10.29311/lwps.201923074
Bad news from nowhere: Race, class and the 'left behind'
Isakjee, A., & Lorne, C. (2019). Bad news from nowhere: Race, class and the 'left behind'. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-POLITICS AND SPACE, 37(1), 7-12. doi:10.1177/0263774X18811923b
Brexit, Race and Migration
Burrell, K. L., Hopkins, P., Isakjee, A., Lorne, C., Nagel, C., Finlay, R., . . . Rogaly, B. (2019). Brexit, Race and Migration. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(1), 3-40. doi:10.1177/0263774X18811923
Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community-based setting
Isakjee, A. (2019). Engineering cohesion: a reflection on academic practice in a community-based setting. In CULTURAL INTERMEDIARIES CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: REVISITING APPROACHES TO CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT (pp. 167-178). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2018
Ruins of Empire: Refugees, race and the postcolonial geographies of European migrant camps
Davies, T., & Isakjee, A. (2018). Ruins of Empire: Refugees, race and the postcolonial geographies of European migrant camps. Geoforum. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.09.031
Public health in the Calais refugee camp: environment, health and exclusion
Dhesi, S., Isakjee, A., & Davies, T. (2018). Public health in the Calais refugee camp: environment, health and exclusion. Critical Public Health, 28(2), 140-152. doi:10.1080/09581596.2017.1335860
2017
Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees In Europe
Davies, T., Isakjee, A., & Dhesi, S. (2017). Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees In Europe. Antipode: a Radical Journal of Geography, 49(5), 1263-1284. doi:10.1111/anti.12325
Urban landscapes and the atmosphere of place: exploring subjective experience in the study of urban form
Jones, P., Isakjee, A., Jam, C., Lorne, C., & Warren, S. (2017). Urban landscapes and the atmosphere of place: exploring subjective experience in the study of urban form. URBAN MORPHOLOGY, 21(1), 29-40. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2016
Dissonant belongings: The evolving spatial identities of young Muslim men in the UK
Isakjee, A. (2016). Dissonant belongings: The evolving spatial identities of young Muslim men in the UK. Environment and Planning A, 48(7), 1337-1353. doi:10.1177/0308518X16641110
2015
Geography, migration and abandonment in the Calais refugee camp
Davies, T., & Isakjee, A. (2015). Geography, migration and abandonment in the Calais refugee camp. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, 49, 93-95. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2015.08.003
Controversy, Islam and politics: an exploration of the 'Innocence of Muslims' affair through the eyes of British Muslim elites
Allen, C., & Isakjee, A. (2015). Controversy, Islam and politics: an exploration of the 'Innocence of Muslims' affair through the eyes of British Muslim elites. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, 38(11), 1852-1867. doi:10.1080/01419870.2014.941893
2013
'A catastrophic lack of inquisitiveness': A critical study of the impact and narrative of the Project Champion surveillance project in Birmingham
Isakjee, A., & Allen, C. (2013). 'A catastrophic lack of inquisitiveness': A critical study of the impact and narrative of the Project Champion surveillance project in Birmingham. ETHNICITIES, 13(6), 751-770. doi:10.1177/1468796813492488
2012
Panic on the streets of Birmingham? Struggles over space and belonging in the Revanchist City
Spalek, B., Isakjee, A., & Davies, T. (2012). Panic on the streets of Birmingham? Struggles over space and belonging in the Revanchist City. Criminal Justice Matters, 87(1), 14-15. doi:10.1080/09627251.2012.670998