Migration and Refugee Issues in EU and Global Perspectives
Friday, June 15th, 2018 – Saturday, June 16th, 2018
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 15, 2018 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
| Saturday, June 16, 2018 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
FRIDAY, 15 JUNE 2018
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome
Randall Hansen – University of Toronto
9:10 – 10:30
Partnership Meeting
10:30 – 12:00
Panel 1: Research Plans, Innovation, Policy Refinement
Chair: Geoffrey Cameron – University of Toronto
Karen Block and Sara Wills – University of Melbourne
The Refugees and Forced Migration Research Program at the Melbourne Social Equity Institute (MSEI)
Lesleyanne Hawthorne – University of Melbourne
High Skilled Migration Policy – Fine-Tuning the Permanent, Temporary and Study-Migration Pathways in Australia
Thomas Soehl – McGill University
Twitter Data and Research on Global Human Mobility: Trials, Errors, Challenges, Promises
12:00 – 13:00
LUNCH
13:00 – 14:30
Panel 2: Migrants and Refugees: Global Views
Chair: Lama Mourad – University of Toronto
Randall Hansen – University of Toronto
The Global Refugee Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Solutions
Matthew Gibney – University of Oxford
The Duties of Refugees
Brian Galligan – University of Melbourne
Australian Migration and Refugee Policy: Strictly On Our Terms
Franck Düvell – University of Oxford
Crisis? What Crisis? The EU, Refugee Influxes, and the Impact on an Unstable System
14:30 – 15:00
COFFEE BREAK
15:00 – 16:30
Panel 3: Political Causes and Consequences
Chair: Craig Damian Smith – University of Toronto
Jeff Crisp – University of Oxford
Mobilizing Political Will on Behalf of Refugees: A Framework for Analysis and Action
Martin Ruhs – European University Institute
National Institutions vs. Supra-National Policies? Institutional Contexts of Political Conflicts around Migration and Mobility Policies in the EU
Robert Ford – University of Manchester
The Vortex Issue: How Immigration Has Disrupted British Politics since 1997
16:30 – 17:30
RECAP DISCUSSIONS
SATURDAY, 16 JUNE 2018
9:30 – 10:30
BREAKFAST AND CONSULTATIONS
10:30 – 12:00
Panel 4: Border-control Policies and Strategies
Chair: Jennifer Elrick – McGill University
Julia Morris – The New School
From Phosphate to Refugees: The Consequential Damages of the Republic of Nauru’s Offshore Refugee System
Federica Infantino – FNRS/Université Libre de Bruxelles
Outsourcing Border Control: Politics and Practice of Contracted Visa Policy in Morocco
John P. Haisken-DeNew – University of Melbourne
Traumatic Experiences and Humanitarian Migration in Australia
12:00 – 12:45
LUNCH
12:45 – 14:15
Panel 5: Legal Frameworks and Status Determination
Chair: Simon Evans – University of Melbourne
Christoph Sperfeldt – Melbourne Law School
Statelessness and Legal Identity in the Sustainable Development Goals: Promises of Inclusion and Dangers of Exclusion
Georgia Cole – University of Oxford
The Experiences of Forced Migrants in the Gulf: An Agenda for Research
Jay Song – University of Melbourne
From Trafficked Victims to Bogus Refugees: Irregular Migration in East Asia
14:15 – 14:45
COFFEE BREAK
14:45 – 16:15
Panel 6: Human Capital, Development, and Inclusion
Chair: Randall Hansen – University of Toronto
Elyakim Kislev – Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Global Spaces: The Hidden Opportunity in Integrating Minorities and Refugees into STEM
Jia Gao – University of Melbourne
Chinese Immigrant Integration in Australia: Entrepreneurship, Political Participation, and Uneasy Australia-China Relations
Kate Pincock – University of Oxford
The “Global Governed?” Refugee-Led Social Protection and Assistance in Uganda and Kenya
16:15 – 17:15
CONCLUDING DISCUSSIONS
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