Migration policies in the destination countries: stakeholders and processes
Sarah Louise Nash, Sabanci Univeristy, Istanbul – „Beyond the Policy Impasse: The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and the Global Compacts”
Deniz Şenol Sert, Özyeğin University, Istanbul – „Migration Policy in Turkey: A Case of Transformation”
Radostina Pavlova, Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria -"Rowing in turbulent waters: advocating for migrant rights in times of 'crisis' - do we need new approaches?"
Corina Dragomirescu, The Advocacy Academy Timisoara - Advocacy tools and exercises
Asylum policies and practices
Bruce Leimsidor, University of Venice – „The Current migration crisis in Europe and the rule of law: Problems in the European and international response”
Sean Christopher Anderson, Wayne State University, USA - "Politicizing asylum: Where and how do the rules matter?"
Carolina Marin, UNHCR.
Labour migration
Dragoș Radu, King’s College London – "The Economics of Temporay Labour Migration"
Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regent’s Univeristy, London – „Labour market experiences of migrant workers: employment and over-qualification”
Migration statistics and quantitative datasets
Alvaro Martinez Perez, University of Scheffield – „An Introduction to Secondary Data Analysis for Policy Makers and Practitioners Interested in Migration Research”
Victor Cebotari, University of Maastricht - "Migration, the context of origin and those left-behind"
Dr. Bogdan Voicu, Dr. Ana-Maria Preoteasa, Research Institute for Quality of Life - „Life-course perspective in migration”
Public opinion toward refugees and migrants
Roxana Bărbulescu, University of Leeds - "Rising walls. Renthrenchment of migrant and refugee rights in liberal democracies and the end of an era"
Corina Tulbure, Journalist Público, Spain – “Beyond the Words: Immigration News and the "Integration" Discourse”
Beatrice Kabutakapua, University of Sussex - Image of African communities. Invisible cities