Michael Flynn

1 November 2021
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  • “Immigration Detention and Proportionality,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, February 2011.
  • “Immigration Detention in Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Special Report, October 2011. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “An Introduction to Data Construction on Immigration-related Detention,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, July 2011.
  • “Europe’s Role in Expanding Detention Regimes,” paper given at conference “Europeanization of Exclusion Policies and Practices,” held at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) and co-hosted by IMISOCE and the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies, 16-17 June 2011.
  • “The Immigration Detention Code: Developing Tools for Documenting Detention Practices,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, Montreal, Canada, 11-13 May 2011.
  • “Diffusing Detention,” paper given at workshop hosted by the University of California-Berkeley Law School titled “Cutting Off the Flow: Extra-territorial Controls to Prevent Migration,” 21-22 April 2011
  • “The Detention of Non-citizens: An Empirical Primer,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, Washington, 12-16 April 2011
  • “Immigration Detention and the Aesthetics of Incarceration,” Paper given at the Oxford Immigration Detention Workshop, University of Oxford, 21 May 2010.
  • “Detention at the Borders of Europe: Report on the Joint Global Detention Project – International Detention Coalition Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Workshop Report, November 2010. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    • “Submission to the European Court of Human Rights Pursuant to Rule 9 on the Implementation of Akkad vs Turkey (Application 1557/19),” with Jill Alpes and Orcun Ulusoay, 21 March 2025
    • “Remarks on the Draft General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration,” Submission to the UN Committee on Forced Disappearances, July 2023
    • “Is There Convergence on Immigration Detention between the Global Compact for Migration and the Migrant Workers Convention?” Submission to the the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, Global Detention Project, September 2022
    • “Can Immigration Detention Monitoring Lead to Less Detention and Lasting Reforms?” Introduction to the GDP Webinar: The Role of OPCAT in Preventing Harmful Immigration Detention, 5 September 2022
    • “A Tale of Two Refugee Crises,” with Rachael Reilly, Inter Press Service, 7 March 2022
    • “COVID-19 Reveals the Inherent Vindictiveness of Migration Detention,” with Katie Welsford, Open Democracy,  25 May 2020. 
    • “Putting Immigration Detention in Interdisciplinary Perspective,” Border Criminologies, 29 May 2017.
    • “Behind the Walls of Malaysian Detention Centers.” Interview on BFM Radio (Malaysia), 24 August 2016.
    • “Detention Centers: A Legal No-Man’s Land?” Interview on BFM Radio (Malaysia), 25 August 2016.
    • “Columna de migración, sobre la creación de un centro de detención para migrantes.” Radio FM La Tribu (Argentina), 24 August 2016. Interview (in Spanish) about new the detention center in Argentina.
    • “The Immigration Detention Puzzle,” article for the Open Society’s “Voice” blog, 17 June 2016,
    • Al Jazeera, “Refugees vs. Economic Migrants: Are EU Policies Changing?” Interview, 18 February 2016.
    • “Detaining Outsiders: Migrants, Borders, and Security,” in Detention on a Global Scale: Punishment and Beyond, Arthur Liman Public Interest Program, Yale Law School, Fall 2015.
    • “Alternatives to detention.” New Internationalist. January/February 2014.
    • “Does making immigration detention more humane make it more widespread?” New Internationalist. January 2014. (with Michele Brané)
    • “Whither Alternatives to Detention.” Border Criminologies. Oxford University. 4 December 2013.
    • “Immigration, Human Rights, and Language.” Border Criminologies. Oxford University. 4 December 2013.
    • “Be careful what you wish for,” Forced Migration Review, September 2013.
    • Worldview (United States), “Trends in Global Migration-based Detention,” Interview, WBEZ-Chicago/National Public Radio, 28 August 2012.
    • Przekrój (Poland), Interview, 18 June 2012.
    • L’Hebdo (Switzerland), “Sans-papiers: la méthode musclée de la Suisse,” Interview, 26 November 2011.
    • World Radio Switzerland, “Expert surprised by Bern’s ignorance about detention centers,” Interview, WRS, 25 October 2011.
    • Le Temps (Switzerland), “Le manque de transparence en matière de détention administrative est inquiétant,” Interview, Le Temps, 20 October 2011.
    • Coop Radio (Canada), Interview, 18 May, 2009.
    • “Europe: On Its Borders New Problems,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2006.
    • “Who’s Trying to Cross the Border? Everyone,” Washington Post, 11 December 2005.
    • “What’s the Deal at Manta?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2005.
    • “U.S.-Ecuador: Stretching Borders to Block Migrants,” Inter Press Service, 2 August 2003.
    • “U.S. Immigration Policies: The Double Standard,” Chicago Tribune, 1 December 2002.
    • Editor, Seeking Refuge, special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on global migration and displacement, November/December 2002; author, “Searching for Safe Haven,” introduction to the special issue; author, “Guatemala: Is This Peace?” a featured article of the special issue.
    • “Donde Esta La Frontera?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2002.
    • “Chiapas: No Place Like Home,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 2000.

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

    • “Are There ‘Alternatives’ for Children?” Presentation at the conference “Immigration Detention of Children: Coming to a Close?” hosted by the Council of Europe and the Czech Ministry of Justice (25-26 September 2017) in Prague.
    • “BRIEFING: Multi-national companies providing immigration detention services.” Prepared for the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries. April 2017.
    • “Analyzing Immigration Detention from a Global Perspective.” Presentation at the workshop “Immigration Detention in the Age of Migration Control” held at the University of Southern California and co-hosted by the USC Gould School of Law, Border Criminologies at Oxford University, and the UCLA School of Law. 7 April 2017.
    • “Immigration Detention Systems: A Global View.” Lecture at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, 18 August 2016.
    • “Human Rights, Business, and Immigration Detention.” Presentation at the UN Human Rights Council side event co-hosted by No Business in Detention and the Human Rights Law Centre, 16 June 2016.
    • “Kidnapped, Trafficked, Detained, or … ? When Foreigners Are Detained by Non-State Actors,” Paper presented at the conference “Privatization in the International Arena,” California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 19 February 2016.
    • “Immigration Detention in Latin American in Comparative Perspective,” workshop given at the University of Lanus and the Centro de Estudios Legales, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 2015.
    • “Prepared Remarks for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s Global Consultation on the Right to Challenge the Lawfulness of Detention.” UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Stakeholders Consultation to prepare draft principles and guidelines on remedies and procedures on the right to court review of detention.” Geneva, Switzerland. 1-2 September 2014.
    • “Dialogue examining the global expansion of immigration-related detention practices.” Center for Migration Studies. New York, New York. 21 July 2014. (with Dora Schriro)
    • “Developing Comparative Data on Immigration Detention,” University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Los Angeles, California. 17 July 2014
    • “How Japan’s Detention Practices Compare to Those of Other Countries.”Presentation for the Japan Bar Association. Tokyo, Japan. 16 July 2014.
    • “On the Maturation of Immigration Detention: Theories and Evidence.” Paper delivered at the International Sociological Association’s World Congress, Yokohama, Japan. 14 July 2014. (with Matthew Flynn)
    • “On the Challenges and Importance of Developing Systematic Data on Detention Centres,” presentation at Migreurop workshop, Paris, France. 6 December 2013.
    • “Immigration Detention in Europe: Transparency, Effectiveness, Awareness.” Keynote presentation at the Council of Europe conference “Immigration Detention in Europe: Establishing Common Concerns and Developing Minimum standards.” Co-hosted by the UK’s HM Directorate of Prisons and the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly. Strasbourg, France. 21 November 2013.
    • “Working with rights advocates to develop data construction on immigration detention laws and policies,” at the International Detention Coalition’s MENA regional meeting. Amman, Jordan. 19-21 November 2013.
    • “Immigration Detention: A Global Phenomenon.” Workshop given at the Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Geneva, Switzerland. 1 July 2013.
    • “Detention across Borders: The Global Legacy of U.S. Immigration Interdiction Practices,” Paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, Washington, D.C., 30 May 2013.
    • “Immigration Detention and the EU Stockholm Programme: Trends and Challenges,” Paper given at the “Migration Policy Conference: Stockholm and Beyond.” Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. The Hague, Netherlands. 9-10 December 2013.
    • “Liberty versus Security: How the Promotion of Fundamental Rights Can Encourage the Expansion of Immigration Detention,” Paper given at the 30th Anniversary Conference of the Refugee Studies Centre of the University of Oxford, 7 December 2012.
    • “Immigration Detention in Europe: Lessons for Asia,” presentation given at the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum in Vientiane, Laos, which took place during 16-19 October 2012.
    • “Developing Data on Immigration Detention,” presentation given at the refugee rights leadership training workshop organized by Asylum Access and supported by the German Marshall Fund, Graduate Institute, 29 June 2012.
    • “Immigration Detention and Children,” presentation given at Polish Humanitarian Action-hosted events held at the University of Warsaw, the University of Bialystok, and John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, 20-23 June 2012.
    • “Holding Patterns: Can Advocacy Efforts to Reform Migration Detention Inadvertently Lead to the Growth of Detention Regimes?” Panelist at Open Society Foundation Public Forum, New York, March 2012.
    • “An Introduction to Data Construction on Immigration-related Detention,” presentation given at regional detention workshops hosted by the International Detention Coalition in Beirut, Lebanon, 26-29 September 2011; and Johannesburg, South Africa, 12-14 July 2011.
    • “Europe’s Role in Expanding Detention Regimes,” paper given at conference “Europeanization of Exclusion Policies and Practices,” held at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) and co-hosted by IMISOCE and the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies, 16-17 June 2011.
    • “The Immigration Detention Code: Developing Tools for Documenting Detention Practices,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, Montreal, Canada, 11-13 May 2011.
    • “Diffusing Detention,” paper given at workshop hosted by the University of California-Berkeley Law School titled “Cutting Off the Flow: Extra-territorial Controls to Prevent Migration,” 21-22 April 2011.
    • “The Detention of Non-citizens: An Empirical Primer,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, Washington, 12-16 April 2011.
    • “Immigration Detention and the Aesthetics of Incarceration,” Paper given at the Oxford Immigration Detention Workshop, University of Oxford, 21 May 2010.
    • “Global Detention Project” brown-bag presentation at the University of Texas at Austin’s Sociology Department ,19 April 2010.
    • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
    • “About the Global Detention Project,” presentation given to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, 7 May 2009.
    • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.
    • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003.
  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    • “Submission to the European Court of Human Rights Pursuant to Rule 9 on the Implementation of Akkad vs Turkey (Application 1557/19),” with Jill Alpes and Orcun Ulusoay, 21 March 2025
    • “Remarks on the Draft General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration,” Submission to the UN Committee on Forced Disappearances, July 2023
    • “Is There Convergence on Immigration Detention between the Global Compact for Migration and the Migrant Workers Convention?” Submission to the the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, Global Detention Project, September 2022
    • “Can Immigration Detention Monitoring Lead to Less Detention and Lasting Reforms?” Introduction to the GDP Webinar: The Role of OPCAT in Preventing Harmful Immigration Detention, 5 September 2022
    • “A Tale of Two Refugee Crises,” with Rachael Reilly, Inter Press Service, 7 March 2022
    • “COVID-19 Reveals the Inherent Vindictiveness of Migration Detention,” with Katie Welsford, Open Democracy,  25 May 2020. 
    • “Putting Immigration Detention in Interdisciplinary Perspective,” Border Criminologies, 29 May 2017.
    • “Behind the Walls of Malaysian Detention Centers.” Interview on BFM Radio (Malaysia), 24 August 2016.
    • “Detention Centers: A Legal No-Man’s Land?” Interview on BFM Radio (Malaysia), 25 August 2016.
    • “Columna de migración, sobre la creación de un centro de detención para migrantes.” Radio FM La Tribu (Argentina), 24 August 2016. Interview (in Spanish) about new the detention center in Argentina.
    • “The Immigration Detention Puzzle,” article for the Open Society’s “Voice” blog, 17 June 2016,
    • Al Jazeera, “Refugees vs. Economic Migrants: Are EU Policies Changing?” Interview, 18 February 2016.
    • “Detaining Outsiders: Migrants, Borders, and Security,” in Detention on a Global Scale: Punishment and Beyond, Arthur Liman Public Interest Program, Yale Law School, Fall 2015.
    • “Alternatives to detention.” New Internationalist. January/February 2014.
    • “Does making immigration detention more humane make it more widespread?” New Internationalist. January 2014. (with Michele Brané)
    • “Whither Alternatives to Detention.” Border Criminologies. Oxford University. 4 December 2013.
    • “Immigration, Human Rights, and Language.” Border Criminologies. Oxford University. 4 December 2013.
    • “Be careful what you wish for,” Forced Migration Review, September 2013.
    • Worldview (United States), “Trends in Global Migration-based Detention,” Interview, WBEZ-Chicago/National Public Radio, 28 August 2012.
    • Przekrój (Poland), Interview, 18 June 2012.
    • L’Hebdo (Switzerland), “Sans-papiers: la méthode musclée de la Suisse,” Interview, 26 November 2011.
    • World Radio Switzerland, “Expert surprised by Bern’s ignorance about detention centers,” Interview, WRS, 25 October 2011.
    • Le Temps (Switzerland), “Le manque de transparence en matière de détention administrative est inquiétant,” Interview, Le Temps, 20 October 2011.
    • Coop Radio (Canada), Interview, 18 May, 2009.
    • “Europe: On Its Borders New Problems,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2006.
    • “Who’s Trying to Cross the Border? Everyone,” Washington Post, 11 December 2005.
    • “What’s the Deal at Manta?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2005.
    • “U.S.-Ecuador: Stretching Borders to Block Migrants,” Inter Press Service, 2 August 2003.
    • “U.S. Immigration Policies: The Double Standard,” Chicago Tribune, 1 December 2002.
    • Editor, Seeking Refuge, special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on global migration and displacement, November/December 2002; author, “Searching for Safe Haven,” introduction to the special issue; author, “Guatemala: Is This Peace?” a featured article of the special issue.
    • “Donde Esta La Frontera?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2002.
    • “Chiapas: No Place Like Home,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 2000.

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

  • “Immigration Detention and Proportionality,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, February 2011.
  • “Immigration Detention in Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Special Report, October 2011. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “An Introduction to Data Construction on Immigration-related Detention,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, July 2011.
  • “Europe’s Role in Expanding Detention Regimes,” paper given at conference “Europeanization of Exclusion Policies and Practices,” held at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) and co-hosted by IMISOCE and the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies, 16-17 June 2011.
  • “The Immigration Detention Code: Developing Tools for Documenting Detention Practices,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, Montreal, Canada, 11-13 May 2011.
  • “Diffusing Detention,” paper given at workshop hosted by the University of California-Berkeley Law School titled “Cutting Off the Flow: Extra-territorial Controls to Prevent Migration,” 21-22 April 2011
  • “The Detention of Non-citizens: An Empirical Primer,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, Washington, 12-16 April 2011
  • “Immigration Detention and the Aesthetics of Incarceration,” Paper given at the Oxford Immigration Detention Workshop, University of Oxford, 21 May 2010.
  • “Detention at the Borders of Europe: Report on the Joint Global Detention Project – International Detention Coalition Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Workshop Report, November 2010. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

    OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

  • “Immigration Detention and Proportionality,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, February 2011.
  • “Immigration Detention in Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Special Report, October 2011. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “An Introduction to Data Construction on Immigration-related Detention,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, July 2011.
  • “Europe’s Role in Expanding Detention Regimes,” paper given at conference “Europeanization of Exclusion Policies and Practices,” held at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) and co-hosted by IMISOCE and the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies, 16-17 June 2011.
  • “The Immigration Detention Code: Developing Tools for Documenting Detention Practices,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, Montreal, Canada, 11-13 May 2011.
  • “Diffusing Detention,” paper given at workshop hosted by the University of California-Berkeley Law School titled “Cutting Off the Flow: Extra-territorial Controls to Prevent Migration,” 21-22 April 2011
  • “The Detention of Non-citizens: An Empirical Primer,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, Washington, 12-16 April 2011
  • “Immigration Detention and the Aesthetics of Incarceration,” Paper given at the Oxford Immigration Detention Workshop, University of Oxford, 21 May 2010.
  • “Detention at the Borders of Europe: Report on the Joint Global Detention Project – International Detention Coalition Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Workshop Report, November 2010. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

    Michael Flynn, Global Detention Project

    Michael Flynn 

    Michael Flynn, Executive Director of the Global Detention Project, holds a BA in Philosophy from DePaul University and a PhD in International Studies from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He is coauthor (with Izabella Majcher and Mariette Grange) of Immigration Detention in the European Union: In the Shadow of the “Crisis” (Springer 2020); and coeditor (with Matthew Flynn) of Challenging Immigration Detention: Academics, Activists, and Policymakers (Edward Elgar 2017). Flynn previously worked as a project director at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.; as a project coordinator at the Graduate Institute’s Programme for the Study of Global Migration; and as an associate editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. His research has been supported by the Swiss Network for International Studies, the Geneva International Academic Network, the Pew International Journalism Program, and the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

     

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    OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 

  • “Immigration Detention and Proportionality,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, February 2011.
  • “Immigration Detention in Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Special Report, October 2011. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “An Introduction to Data Construction on Immigration-related Detention,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, July 2011.
  • “Europe’s Role in Expanding Detention Regimes,” paper given at conference “Europeanization of Exclusion Policies and Practices,” held at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) and co-hosted by IMISOCE and the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies, 16-17 June 2011.
  • “The Immigration Detention Code: Developing Tools for Documenting Detention Practices,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, Montreal, Canada, 11-13 May 2011.
  • “Diffusing Detention,” paper given at workshop hosted by the University of California-Berkeley Law School titled “Cutting Off the Flow: Extra-territorial Controls to Prevent Migration,” 21-22 April 2011
  • “The Detention of Non-citizens: An Empirical Primer,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, Washington, 12-16 April 2011
  • “Immigration Detention and the Aesthetics of Incarceration,” Paper given at the Oxford Immigration Detention Workshop, University of Oxford, 21 May 2010.
  • “Detention at the Borders of Europe: Report on the Joint Global Detention Project – International Detention Coalition Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland,” Global Detention Project Workshop Report, November 2010. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, September 2009. (Michael Flynn and Cecilia Cannon)
  • “Trends in Privatization of Immigration Detention,” paper given at the conference “The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue,” Texas Southern University, August 2009, with Cecilia Cannon
  • Migration and Detention: An International Law Primer,” Global Detention Project Working Paper, April 2009, with Isabel Ricupero
  • “The Elastic Frontier,” paper given at the Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., 2003
  • “Where’s the U.S. Border?,” paper given at the Annual Conference of the Latin American Studies Association, San Jose, Puerto Rico, March 2006.

    • OTHER PUBLICATIONS & SUBMISSIONS 

    PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS