Agenda MAGYC 2019
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MAGYC Annual Meeting
December 4th-6th, 2019 – Beirut (Lebanon)
The first MAGYC annual meeting allowed the consortium as a whole to meet and discuss progress made since the launch of the project in November 2018. In addition to discussing practical issues linked to the implementation of the project and the dissemination of its results, researchers had the opportunity to discuss their research, to obtain feedback on their work and to plan for future synergies across partners and work packages.
Several events were also organized in parallel to the meeting:
- The seminar “Asylum and changing migration policies in Lebanon and Jordan” by ifpo (with Jalal Al Husseini, Norig Neveu, Valentina Napolitano and Léa Macias, moderated by Kamel Dorai)
- A public roundtable on “Refugees and Cities” (with Mona Harb, Mona Fawaz, Ahmed Gharbieh, Dounia Salamé (AUB), moderated by Olivier Clochard (Migrinter).
- A public conference on “Gender and Migration” (with Camille Schmoll and Assaf Dahdah)
WP4 Workshop “Comparing Crises”
October 1st – 2nd, 2019 – Hamburg (Germany)
Members of the MAGYC Work Package 4 met in Hamburg with the aim to integrate the different work packages of the project which are working on a) perceptions of crises (WP 3, 4 and 8) and b) different configurations of migration governance (WP 2 and 4). This workshop was meant as a forum for internal discussion of current research within the work packages and as a chance to identify synergies and potential for cooperation.
2019 APSA Annual Meeting
August 29 – September 1st, 2019 – Washington DC (USA)
Members of the MAGYC team attended the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting which this year explored the theme “Populism and Privilege”. Hélène Thiollet (Sciences Po) chaired the panel “The Global Governance of Migration: Competing Theories, Comparing Regions”, in which Gerasimos Tsourapas (Sciences Po) presented his MAGYC paper “Authoritarianism and the Drivers of Migration Governance in the Middle East”. Later in the day, Fiona B. Adamson (SOAS) chaired the panel “The Global Refugee Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions” in which Hélène Thiollet presented a MAGYC paper ‘Mixed Migration from the Horn of Africa to the Mediterranean: Discussing the Multilateral Politics of Migrant Labelling”. Fiona B. Adamson also presented the paper “The Post-Imperial Migration State: Migration Governance in Turkey” on the panel “Migration States in Comparative Perspective” and took part in a “Roundtable on the Politics of Migration in the Global South.”
The Migration Conference 2019
18-20 June, 2019 – Bari (Italy)
Members of the MAGYC team attended the Migration Conference in Bari and took part in a MAGYC panel, chaired by Caroline Zickgraf (Hugo Observatory). Anastasia Blouchoutzi (UoM) kicked off the panel looking at local initiatives in Greece for the integration of migrants. Maurizio Ambrosini (UNIMI) then discussed urban governance of asylum, exclusion and inclusion in Italian towns. Elodie Hut (Hugo Observatory) then presented her PhD work taking a hotspot approach to the migration governance crisis in the EU. Camille Menu (Hugo Observatory) also presented her ongoing PhD work, looking at the crisis in EU governance and human rights, using a case study of environmental mobility. Fiona B. Adamson (SOAS) presented a keynote address on “Migration Diplomacy in World Politics” at the opening plenary session, as well as her work with Gerasimos Tsourapas, taking a historical perspective on the “crisis” in Greece and Turkey.
The Conference is a forum for discussion where experts, young researchers and students, practitioners and policy makers working in the field of migration are encouraged to exchange their knowledge and experiences in a friendly and frank environment.
Workshop “Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies”
1st international workshop: “Responsibility, Legitimacy and Accountability”
14 June, 2019 – Prato (Italy)
This workshop examined the various forms of externalisation, including interception at sea, detention, third country interceptions and border policing and discussed the impact these policies have on refugees’ access to safety. The sessions further explored the effect that externalisation has on notions of responsibility, legitimacy and accountability. As border controls are shifted beyond the frontiers of the state, these issues are more important than ever. Tamirace Fakhoury (LAU) will be one of the speakers.
Panel on “Imaginaries, Representations and Emotions around Migration”
15 May 2019 – Brussels (Belgium)
Hugo Observatory Director, François Gemenne, took part in a panel on "Imaginaries, representations and emotions around migration" during a conference organized by the collective “Carta Academica”.
Hugo Observatory Director, François Gemenne, took part in a panel on "Imaginaries, representations and emotions around migration" during a conference organized by the collective “Carta Academica”.
5th European Migration Forum
3-4 April 2019 – Brussels (Belgium)
Elodie Hut, PhD candidate at the Hugo Observatory, attended the 5th European Migration Forum focused on the role of local authorities and civil society in managing migration and ensuring safe and regular pathways to the European Union. This participatory platform, organized on a yearly basis by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), served as an opportunity to formulate 10 recommendations on migration and asylum. Full picture gallery here.
Conference “Migrant.e.s: Quel accueil?”
21 March 2019 – Liège (Belgium)
Elodie Hut, PhD candidate at the Hugo Observatory, took part in a conference entitled “Migrant.e.s, quel accueil?” organized at the University of Liège. After having provided an overview of reception conditions in Belgium and in the EU, she moderated a debate on potential ways to improve the reception of migrants, with a focus on the role of the university.
