Over the past decade, an expanding literature has explored the ways in which refugees rely
on mobile communication technologies to stay in touch with a wider community and to …

Although mobile phones (MPs) are inexorably changing the forced migration experience,
the realm of digital migration studies is still fragmented and lacking an analytical focus. Many …

This research examines the role of smartphones in refugees' journeys. It traces the risks and
possibilities afforded by smartphones for facilitating information, communication, and …

This Special Collection “Forced migration and digital connectivity in (to) Europe” historicizes,
contextualizes, empirically grounds, and conceptually reflects on the impact of digital …

This special issue makes an in depth analysis of the various and complex interactions
between precarious (ie forced, vulnerable, undocumented or deported) migrants' …

This essay revisits the notion of diaspora in connection with recent advancements in
communication technologies, which have led to the formation of 'digital diasporas'. The focus …

This article explores one of the most notorious and controversial initiatives by tech
corporations to increase connectivity across the Global South: Facebook's Free Basics …

Taking a cue from Dana Diminescu's seminal manifesto on “the connected migrant,” this
special issue introduces the notions of encapsulation and cosmopolitanism to understand …

Data matter more than ever in the regulation of borders and migration. An apt illustration of
how movement is enabled or restricted by data collection and analytics was recently …

The objective of this study was to determine the utilization of social media storytelling for
seeking and receiving help among Nigerian refugees who were displaced by the war …