Judith Vonberg is a journalist and PhD student focused on the topics of migration and nationality. She has appeared on British media and written for news publications on Europe’s so-called “refugee crisis.” https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/judith-vonberg/rss en Innovation & Technology Laws & Policy Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:39:11 +0000 Judith Vonberg https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/12/13/refugee-history-platform-offers-lessons-for-the-current-crisis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/12/13/refugee-history-platform-offers-lessons-for-the-current-crisis Historians frustrated by simplistic comparisons between refugee crises past and present have set up a platform to delve deeper into historical parallels and differences. Its founders talk to Judith Vonberg about the importance of history for understanding the present. Integration Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:00:01 +0000 Judith Vonberg https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/09/british-volunteer-hosts-welcome-refugees-into-their-homes-and-lives https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/09/british-volunteer-hosts-welcome-refugees-into-their-homes-and-lives Amid a hostile climate for refugees in the U.K., ordinary citizens are plugging gaps in the asylum system. Judith Vonberg reports on Refugees at Home, a volunteer initiative connecting Britons offering spare rooms with asylum seekers desperately in need of a bed. Laws & Policy Wed, 24 Aug 2016 07:56:26 +0000 Judith Vonberg https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/08/24/why-we-need-a-supranational-approach-at-the-u-n-migration-summit https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/08/24/why-we-need-a-supranational-approach-at-the-u-n-migration-summit As part of our “The Road to UNGA” series, migrant rights advocate Judith Vonberg writes that the upcoming U.N. summit, already backsliding on promises to resettle refugees, risks missing an opportunity to radically redefine migrancy.