UNU Newsletter on Migration 06/01/2016

UNU Newsletter on Migration, 06/01/2016  

16/12/2015: GTD Colloquium "Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China" by Heidi Østbro Hauge

16/12/2015: GTD Colloquium “Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China” by Heidi Østbro Hauge

Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China by Heidi Østbro Haugen (University of Norway) Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development (GTD) Colloquium organized in association with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: This lecture…

09/12/2015: Migration Seminar "The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact" by Josette Dijkhuizen

09/12/2015: Migration Seminar “The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact” by Josette Dijkhuizen

The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact by Prof. Dr. Josette Dijkhuizen MGSoG/UNU-MERIT Migration Seminar in collaboration with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: This lecture will provide insights from a combination of science and practical experiences on the potential…

Costica Dumbrava speaks on radicalisation at the Lisbon Forum of the Council of Europe

Costica Dumbrava speaks on radicalisation at the Lisbon Forum of the Council of Europe

 Costica Dumbrava, the Executive Coordinator of the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE), was invited to participate in the Lisbon Forum on “How to combat radicalisation and terrorism: prevention tool and shared knowledge in the Mediterranean and European…

Article by Claudia Engelmann on academia and the refugee crisis

Article by Claudia Engelmann on academia and the refugee crisis

Claudia Engelmann co-authored an article for the online version of the German newspaper Die Zeit. Entitled ‘Wir mischen uns in die Flüchtlingskrise ein’ (‘We do intervene in the refugee crisis’), her piece is a reply to the often heard criticism that…

Call for Proposals: MACIMIDE Workshops 2016

Call for Proposals: MACIMIDE Workshops 2016 The MACIMIDE Executive Board aims to enhance collaboration between MACIMIDE scholars and to give young researchers the opportunity to plan and organise joint academic initiatives. The proposed workshops should fit into one or more of…

25/11/2015: Political Theory Seminar “Neorepublicanism, Old Imperialism, and Migration Ethics” by Matthew Hoye

Neorepublicanism, Old Imperialism, and Migration Ethics Matthew Hoye (FASoS/Philosophy) Migration and Citizenship Theory Seminar (MICITS) in collaboration with MACIMIDE Abstract: Neorepublican scholarship is shifting from the realm of historical excavation and analytical philosophy to the realm of practice, sometimes with disappointing…

25/11/2015: UM co-organises debate on refugees in Limburg

Debate on refugees in Limburg Organised by SPHINX, L1, Dagblad de Limburgre/Limburgs Dagblad and UM, 25 November 2015, Muziekgieterij Maastricht Start of debate: 7.30 pm Admission: free (max. 300) Language of conduct: Dutch Moderators: Kirsten Paulus and Frans Pollux Participants: Annemarie Penn-te…

MACIMIDE researchers publish study on statelessness for European Parliament

Practices and Approaches in EU Member States to Prevent and End Statelessness by Gerard-René DE GROOT (Maastricht University), Katja SWIDER (University of Amsterdam) and Olivier VONK (Maastricht University and University of Liège) This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy…

18/11/2015: GTD Colloquium “The Global War on Terror and Immigrant Organizational Agency: The Case of Pakistani Diaspora Organizations in London, Toronto and New York City” by Ali R. Chaudhary

The Global War on Terror and Immigrant Organizational Agency: The Case of Pakistani Diaspora Organizations in London, Toronto and New York City By Ali R. Chaudhary (University of Oxford) Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development Colloquium organized in association with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration…