Agenda MAGYC 2020
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Webinar: ‘Does Development Drive or Curb Migration? Implications for Policy Making’
November 24, 2020
Does development lead to more or less migration? Within the policy, research, and practice communities, this is an age-old question that has been hotly debated. Conflicting evidence on this so-called ‘migration hump’ continues to drive this debate. What is the current state of debate? How can we best measure development, how can we further understand the ways development processes affect migration, and what are the implications for policymakers? This webinar features a panel discussion bringing together researchers and practitioners to reflect on the current state of research on development and migration and at the community, national and international level, with a focus on how this research can inform policy making.
Webinar: ‘Migration and Climate Change: What Can European Cooperation Achieve?’
November 6, 2020
European states have answered to the coronavirus crisis by closing their borders. But if this might stop the virus, it cannot stop CO2 emissions, and a proliferation of national answers is the contrary of what is needed to tackle climate change. As European countries understand that economy, stability, peace and security are all impacted by climate change, the migration issue will become even more pressing in the next half of this century, when conflicts over resources and land increase. What can European member states do today to act on the scale of the migration flows of the next decades? How can the European Union ensure that its member states do not withdraw into themselves as they did in the first weeks of the Covid crisis but enhance cooperation? How useful with the Green New Deal be to exit this crisis?
Webinar: “Comparing crisis: Lessons from ‘Migration Crises’ in the Middle East and North Africa”
October 27, 2020
The webinar has two interconnected goals. Firstly, presentations will zoom in on two regions where much of (forced) migration today is actually happening, namely the Middle East and North Africa, to provide a brief overview of migration dynamics and migration governance in each. For this, the speakers will draw on on-going research within the Migration Governance and Asylum Crises (MAGYC) project, funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. In a second step, we will discuss the promises and possible pitfalls of comparing cases within and between regions. Why is it useful to look at (forced) migration governance from a comparative angle? What can we learn from comparing cases intra- and cross-regionally? How can comparative research inform EU policy-making?
Webinar: “How the COVID-19 Crisis Shaped European Migration Governance”
September 30, 2020
This workshop explored the impact of the ongoing health crisis with respect to European migration policies. To halt the spread of the coronavirus, EU member states have committed to a range of drastic measures that limit mobility; these include closing of national borders, lockdown and quarantine. Panellists explored how public opinions in the European Union influenced policy measures. They reflected on the EU-Turkey deal, the implications that the coronavirus had on refugees in Turkey, and the future of the deal. Given the different experiences of EU member states in regard to border management, alternative ways of migration governance were also explored. Finally, the workshop concluded with a reflection on the new EU migration and asylum pact proposed by the commission. Watch the workshop here.
Workshop: Toward More Sustainable Migration Governance
September 25, 2020
This workshop organised with the University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA) discussed the issue of migration governance in Europe. The presentations had the objective of sparking a reflection on the way this issue of migration governance could be made more sustainable.
Is climate change migration a self-fulfilling prophecy? Interdisciplinary dialogues on the migration-environment nexus
September 15, 2020
This innovative session hosted by the two sister projects MAGYC and HABITABLE aims to facilitate the interaction and cross-fertilisation of migration studies and climate change studies, thus strengthening the dialogue between migration and climate change scholars.
Webinar “How The Pandemic Changed Migration Governance As We Knew It”
August 25, 2020
The second webinar of the new webinar series ‘Zooming In on Migration and Asylum’ (co-organized by H2020 sister projects TRAFIG, ADMIGOV, MAGYC and MIGNEX) reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migration governance and on the work of researchers. It featured Christiane Fröhlich (MAGYC), Martin Wagner (TRAFIG), Meltem Müftüler-Baç (MAGYC), Shoshana Fine (MAGYC), Dimitra Manou (MAGYC).
Webinar “Doing Research on Migration and Asylum. Responsibilities and Limits”
June 30, 2020
The first webinar of the new webinar series ‘Zooming In on Migration and Asylum’ (co-organized by H2020 sister projects TRAFIG, ADMIGOV, MAGYC and MIGNEX) explored the role of academic research in better understanding migration and asylum and informing policymaking in these fields. It featured MAGYC Project Coordinator François Gemenne, along with Jorgen Carling (MIGNEX), Carolien Jacobs (TRAFIG), Julien Jeandesboz (ADMIGOV) and Luca Lixi (European Commission).
Recording available soon.
Webinar “Governing Migration as ‘Crisis’: The Case of Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey ”
June 29, 2020
Through a focus on three case studies (Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey), MAGYC researchers Tamirace Fakhoury, Gerasimos Tsourapas and Meltem Müftüler-Bac explored the ways in which ‘migration governance’ has been shaped by a ‘crisis’ imaginary. This webinar, moderated by Shoshana Fine, explored the extent to which this imaginary has led to the mobilisation of new actor constellations, including private security companies, humanitarian organisations, international organisations and migrants and how these actors produced different forms of governmental practices.
Recording available soon.
Panel “Common Challenges for Turkey and EU Refugee Crisis 2.0”
March 12, 2020 – Brussels (Belgium)
On March 12th, Başak Yavçan, (Hugo Observatory), participated in a panel discussion on the Syrian refugee crisis organized by the Turkish Directorate of Communication. In assessing the current challenges of migration management, the panelists discussed the future of the EU-Turkey Deal, a potential “New Deal” and mechanisms to promote cooperation and responsibility sharing.
Conference on Migration Policies in the Mediterranean and Libya
February 12, 2020 – Paris (France)
MAGYC partner Sciences Po (CERI) organized a series of roundtables on “Crimes, Victims and the rule of International Law” in the broader context of Migration policies in the Mediterranean and Libya.
This conference brought together practitioners and academics (including MAGYC researchers Hélène Thiollet, Shoshana Fine, Céline Cantat, Virginie Guiraudon, Iraklis Dimitriadis) to debate the role of law in governing migration. It reflected upon il/legalising practices and the making of “victims” and “criminals” in a context of continuous migrants’ deaths and dismantlement of search and rescue operations led by states or NGOs.
This event was organized by researchers of the MAGYC project and of the ANR project PACE (Politics of Asylum Crisis in Europe), in partnership with the Paris School of International Affairs.
Migration Governance Cluster Meeting
January 30-31, 2020 – Brussels (Belgium)
The MAGYC team attended a Horizon 2020 cluster meeting on migration governance organised by the European Research Agency together with other researchers from other migration projects RESPOND, MIGNEX, AGRUMIG, ADMIGOV, CEASEVAL and CrossMigration.
This two-day event served as a valuable opportunity for each project team to introduce their work, share insights and lessons learned from their research, explore synergies and potential collaboration opportunities, and exchange with policy officials from the European Commission.
Academic Workshop on Durable Solutions for Rejected Asylum Seekers
January 17, 2020 – Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Maurizio Ambrosini and Iraklis Dimitriadis (UNIMI) took part in a workshop organised by the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences in Rotterdam to present some of their preliminary results on the (non)-deportation of rejected asylum seekers in Italy within the MAGYC project.
