StartseiteAsylum, exile and the politics of trans-border solidarity in the contemporary Commonwealth
Veröffentlicht am Freitag, 25. März 2016
Zusammenfassung
The aim of this workshop is to investigate how and why the Commonwealth might be in a position to offer analytical tools, and perhaps articulate policies, to meet some of the challenges posed by the forced displacement of people as a consequence of systematic repression, human rights abuses and the armed conflicts of various types which have dislocated the political, economic and social fabric of a number of societies.
Inserat
Argument
The aim of this workshop is to investigate how and why the Commonwealth might be in a position to offer analytical tools, and perhaps articulate policies, to meet some of the challenges posed by the forced displacement of people as a consequence of systematic repression, human rights abuses and the armed conflicts of various types which have dislocated the political, economic and social fabric of a number of societies.
Programme
9.30. Welcome
9.45. Introduction : Mélanie Torrent (Université Paris Diderot, LARCA) & Virginie Roiron (IEP Strasbourg, SAGE)
10.00-12.00. The Commonwealth and the international community: global perspectives on solidarity
- David White (Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative): Detention, rejection and soundbites: refugees and the Commonwealth
- Anne Hammerstad (University of Kent and South African International Institute of International Affairs): Sovereignty, security and bilateralism: UNHCR and a fragmenting refugee protection regime
14.00-16.00. State policies and alternative solidarities: an elusive common wealth ?
- Dominique Vidal (Université Paris Diderot, URMIS): Migrants from Mozambique in Johannesburg: What has changed since the end of the 19th century?
- Anne-Sophie Bentz (Université Paris Diderot, CESSMA): South Asian Policies Towards Refugees
- Amelia Hadfield (Canterbury Christ Church University): Rehabilitating identities? Assessing Canada's policy on international asylum and internal migration
16.30-18.00. Climate refugees in the Pacific: Commonwealth challenges and leadership
- Adrien Rodd (Université Versailles-Saint-Quentin, CHCSC): Climate migrations in the Pacific: who counts as a refugee?
- Ron Leask (Université de Strasbourg, SEARCH): Coming ready or not! Preparedness of Commonwealth Pacific member states to avoid, mitigate or manage population movement as a result of climate change
Contact and registration
Mélanie Torrent (melanie.torrent@univ-paris-diderot.fr) & Virginie Roiron (virginie.roiron@unistra.fr)
Entry is free but registration necessary for administrative reasons.
Kategorien
- Politikwissenschaften (Hauptkategorie)
- Zeitraum > Neuere und Zeitgeschichte > 20. Jahrhundert
- Gesellschaft > Politikwissenschaften > Politikgeschichte
- Gesellschaft > Politikwissenschaften > Internationale Beziehungen
- Zeitraum > Neuere und Zeitgeschichte > 21. Jahrhundert
- Gesellschaft > Politikwissenschaften > Kriege, Konflikte, Gewalt
Orte
- Amphi Turing, bâtiment Sophie Germain - Université Paris Diderot, 8 place Aurélie Nemours
Paris, Frankreich (75013)
Daten
- Freitag, 01. April 2016
Schlüsselwörter
- commonwealth, asile, exile, solidarité
Kontakt
- Mélanie Torrent
courriel : melanietorrentupjv [at] gmail [dot] com
Verweis-URLs
Informationsquelle
- Mélanie Torrent
courriel : melanietorrentupjv [at] gmail [dot] com
Lizenz
Diese Anzeige wird unter den Bedingungen der Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universell .
Zitierhinweise
« Asylum, exile and the politics of trans-border solidarity in the contemporary Commonwealth », Fachtagung, Calenda, Veröffentlicht am Freitag, 25. März 2016, https://doi.org/10.58079/uqr