22/02/2018 Workshop: Whispering in the Prince’s Ear? The role of JHA agencies in informing EU policy responses to the ‘migration crisis’

Workshop: Whispering in the Prince’s Ear? The role of JHA agencies in informing EU policy responses to the ‘migration crisis’
Public roundtable: 22 February, 17:00-18:45 University Library, Doelenzaal, University of Amsterdam
Seminar: 23 February, 09:00-16:00 Political Science Common Room, REC B9.22
 
Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this workshop posits the question of knowledge production and dissemination as a source of political actorness in the European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) domain. How does JHA agencies’ knowledge frame the ‘migration crisis’ and inform European policy responses?
 
The workshop includes two main events: a public roundtable on Making sense of a ‘migration crisis’? (in the University Library – Doelenzaal) and a seminar on European Security Knowledge Practices (in the Political Science Common Room).
 
Speakers include: Judith Sargentini MEP, Francesca Galli, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Marieke de Goede, Jorrit Rijpma, Julien Jeandesboz, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Sarah Léonard, Marcello Carammia (EASO), Sónia De Sousa Pereira (Europol). Workshop conveners: Rocco Bellanova, Maciej Stepka, Marieke de Goede.
 
Participation to the seminar is free of charge (research and master students are also invited). Please register in advance by sending an email to Rocco Bellanova: r.bellanova@uva.nl.
 
For the round table, please register at Spui25.