Behzad Yaghmaian is a professor of political economy at Ramapo College of New Jersey. His books include Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/106125/rss en Laws & Policy Wed, 25 Oct 2017 07:21:45 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/25/essay-life-after-the-jungle-the-route-that-will-not-close https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/25/essay-life-after-the-jungle-the-route-that-will-not-close On the anniversary of the demolition of the Calais Jungle camp, Behzad Yaghmaian reflects on the stories of the migrants who continue to flock to the area and who are taking riskier and more expensive journeys across the English Channel to the U.K. Economy Laws & Policy Fri, 04 Aug 2017 03:00:28 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/08/04/protecting-refugees-in-nations-struggling-with-poverty-and-instability https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/08/04/protecting-refugees-in-nations-struggling-with-poverty-and-instability Rich countries have a terrible record of policy intervention in the global South, exacerbating the vulnerability of the majority of the world’s refugees, says political economy professor Behzad Yaghmaian. He argues for a radical new approach to refugee protection. Laws & Policy Fri, 21 Jul 2017 06:42:17 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/21/to-protect-refugees-we-must-confront-anxiety-over-muslims-in-europe https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/21/to-protect-refugees-we-must-confront-anxiety-over-muslims-in-europe European policy-makers must address cultural and political anxieties about Islam and refugees head on, rather than ceding the public debate to the far right and their self-defeating policies, argues political economy professor Behzad Yaghmaian. Economy Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:14:41 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/06/27/we-need-universal-basic-income-to-end-economic-anxiety-over-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/06/27/we-need-universal-basic-income-to-end-economic-anxiety-over-refugees Refugees, migrants and the struggling middle classes in Europe have all been harmed by neoliberal globalization, writes Behzad Yaghmaian. He makes the case for an alternative “solidarity-based globalism,” including universal basic income and an end to austerity. Economy Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:19:50 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/06/02/why-migration-will-not-destroy-the-welfare-state https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/06/02/why-migration-will-not-destroy-the-welfare-state As part of the series ‘The Cost of Fair Refugee Policies,’ Behzad Yaghmaian argues that economists’ warnings that migration will undermine European welfare states are based on the same mistaken assumptions common to the anti-immigrant movements roiling the continent. Laws & Policy Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:03:42 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/04/20/how-not-to-fix-the-refugee-crisis-a-response-to-refuge https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/04/20/how-not-to-fix-the-refugee-crisis-a-response-to-refuge Comparative advantage is the wrong theory for refugee protection, says political economy professor Behzad Yaghmaian, warning that Alexander Betts’ and Paul Collier’s new book ‘Refuge’ could exacerbate the very problem it is trying to solve. Refugee Voices Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:52:49 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/03/history-repeating-itself-at-frances-gateway-to-paradise https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/03/history-repeating-itself-at-frances-gateway-to-paradise Since the Jungle migrant camp was dismantled, asylum seekers are trickling back to Calais in the hope of reaching the U.K. Political economy professor Behzad Yaghmaian explains why Sudanese asylum seekers living in limbo in Lyon, France, have few other options. Laws & Policy Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:48:57 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/10/17/western-nations-must-put-an-end-to-deadly-migrant-voyages https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/10/17/western-nations-must-put-an-end-to-deadly-migrant-voyages In the second part of his op-ed, political economy professor Behzad Yaghmaian outlines a plan for the global compact on migration – to reduce flows through debt relief, while facilitating safe passage for people on the move. Laws & Policy Fri, 14 Oct 2016 06:20:35 +0000 Behzad Yaghmaian https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/10/14/on-the-road-to-2018-we-must-redefine-vulnerability-part-1 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/10/14/on-the-road-to-2018-we-must-redefine-vulnerability-part-1 With the U.N. refugee summit ending with no measurable commitments, political economy professor Behzad Yaghmaian breaks down the global compacts on refugees and regular migration – the main goals of the 2018 meeting – into a plan he says can be achieved in two years.