by Jonas Begemann, Leiden University
Almost a year after being an intern at RESPOND in Uppsala I got the opportunity to visit the project’s conference, which for me also was the first conference of this size to attend. What would expect me?
Read MoreProf. Mario Savino
Professor of Administrative Law, Tuscia University of Viterbo
Coordinator of the Italian “Academy of Law and Migration”
UNPACKING THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR MIGRATION GOVERNANCE
Keynote presentation (18 October 2019, University of Cambridge)
Read Moreby Susan Beth Rottmann, Özyeğin University
While researching Syrian migration between Turkey and Europe for RESPOND, it has rapidly become clear to me that the questions of how to host and integrate Syrians, which Turkey is now confronting, must be understood within the broader context of Turkish citizens’ understanding of their European-ness, which I explore in detail in my new book, In Pursuit of Belonging: Forging an Ethical Life in European-Turkish Spaces (2019).
Read MoreProf. Dawn Chatty
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
UNPACKING THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR MIGRATION GOVERNANCE
Keynote presentation (17 October 2019, University of Cambridge)
Read Moreby Susan Rottmann, Özyeğin University | Soner Önder Barthoma, Uppsala University
During our recent conference (17-19 October 2019, Cambridge), we organized the first ever "Method Pub" a social activity and joint discussion on the topic of "Research Methods for Migration Studies." Taking inspiration from the fact that Crick and Watson announced their discovery of the DNA double helix at a Cambridge pub, the event was held at a local pub on the second evening of the conference. It was open to all conference attendees regardless of background and experience and involved four small group discussions on some of the most pressing methodological issues or challenges that migration researchers face.
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