AccueilAsylum, exile and the politics of trans-border solidarity in the contemporary Commonwealth
Publié le vendredi 25 mars 2016 par Céline Guilleux
Résumé
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.
Annonce
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.
Catégories
- Études du politique (Catégorie principale)
- Sociétés > Études du politique > Histoire politique
- Périodes > Époque contemporaine > XXe siècle
- Sociétés > Études du politique > Relations internationales
- Périodes > Époque contemporaine > XXIe siècle
- Sociétés > Études du politique > Guerres, conflits, violence
Lieux
- Amphi Turing, bâtiment Sophie Germain - Université Paris Diderot, 8 place Aurélie Nemours
Paris, France (75013)
Dates
- vendredi 01 avril 2016
Mots-clés
- commonwealth, asile, exile, solidarité
Contacts
- Melanie Torrent
courriel : melanie [dot] torrent [at] univ-paris-diderot [dot] fr
URLS de référence
Source de l'information
- Melanie Torrent
courriel : melanie [dot] torrent [at] univ-paris-diderot [dot] fr
Pour citer cette annonce
« Asylum, exile and the politics of trans-border solidarity in the contemporary Commonwealth », Journée d'étude, Calenda, Publié le vendredi 25 mars 2016, http://calenda.org/361324