New Borders. Hotspots and the European Migration Regime - Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam
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date December 12, 2019 15:00 - 17:00
city Amsterdam
organisation Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)

To many, a border is a geographical fact. But what happens when a border is subject to an emergency? Today, as millions are forced to migrate due to war, famine and political unrest, it is important to analyse how states use new bordering techniques to control populations.

 

Datum

12 december 2019

Tijd

15:00 - 17:00

Locatie

Roeterseilandcampus - building B/C/D (entrance B/C)

Ruimte

Room B2.04

The lecture New Borders is based on the homonymous book edited by Pluto Press in 2019 and is held by two of the four authors: Antonis Vradis and Evie Papada. Their research focuses on the Greek island of Lesbos. Since 2015, the island has come under intense scrutiny as more than one million people have disembarked on its shores. During this time, the authors spent two years studying the changing meanings and functions of the EU's border. They observed how the reception of the refugees slid into detention and refuge became duress. Examining how and why this happened, they tackle questions on European policy, the securitisation of national and EU borders and the real impacts this has had on everyday life, determining who 'belongs' where and when.

About the speaker:

Evie Papada is a doctoral candidate at the University of Loughborough. She researches geographical processes of human migration with the focus on asylum seeking. She previously engaged with research and policy work on the themes of migration and poverty with international organisations.

Antonis Vradis is a geographer with an urban focus, a migration inclination and a political urge to make sense of our strange times. He is VC Fellow and Lecturer at Loughborough University.

Discussant: Polly Pallister-Wilkins (University of Amsterdam).

Contact person: Silvia Aru, s.aru@uva.nl

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Roeterseilandcampus - building B/C/D (entrance B/C)

Ruimte Room B2.04

Nieuwe Achtergracht 166

1018 WV Amsterdam


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