Forthcoming Publications

The Use of Age Assessment Technologies Against Vulnerable Populations

This paper contribution discusses the problematic deployment of artificial intelligence-powered age assessment technology by the United Kingdom in cases of asylum evaluation.

Recommended citation: Napier, J. (2026). ‘The Use of Age Assessment Technologies Against Vulnerable Populations’. Forthcoming.

When the Left Speaks Like the Right: Labour’s Migration Discourse Under Starmer

This paper evaluates migration discourses in the Labour Party throughout 2025, analysing Parliamentary, social media and public relations migration discourses. It was presented at the British Sociological Association (BSA) Annual Conference 2026, the British Journal of Sociology (BJS) Conference 2026, the International Migration, the Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE) Annual Conference 2026 and The Migration Conference 2026.

Recommended citation: Napier, J. (2026). ‘When the Left Speaks Like the Right: Labour’s Migration Discourse under Starmer’. Forthcoming.

Academic Works

Racialisation, Legal Categorisation and Public Attitudes to Refugees in Germany, 2014-2024

This M.Phil. dissertation investigates racialisation, legal categorisation and public attitudes towards refugees in Germany between 2014 and 2024.

Recommended citation: Napier, J. (2025). Racialisation, Legal Categorisation and Public Attitudes to Refugees in Germany, 2014-2024. Unpublished M.Phil. dissertation. University of Cambridge.

Conference Papers

The Blended Civil-Military Spheres in Israel and Palestine

This paper investigates the civil-military divides in Israel and Palestine. It was presented at the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Annual Conference (NAFAC) 2024.

Recommended citation: Napier, J. (2024). The Blended Civil-Military Spheres in Israel and Palestine. Unpublished.