"The migrant and refugee crisis" - A panel discussion on responses and solutions

Past Event

Date
26 October 2015, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location
Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School
34 Broad Street (corner of Holywell and Catte Streets), Oxford, OX1 3BD

Website
© Reuters/Hani Amara

This panel discussion is now full but is being live webcast on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEh7qBJRLLU

This is a joint event by the Oxford Martin School and the International Migration Institute, an Oxford Martin School Institute

Buck-passing or burden-sharing? While international agencies, local residents and NGOs develop piecemeal responses to the increased volume of migration to Europe, most EU leaders, fearful of their electorates, seem incapable of generating a moral vision or an adequate plan for collective action.

This panel discussion, led by Oxford academics, will evaluate recent events, considering old precedents along with new answers to what has been deemed one of the most pressing migration crises in European history. This will be a unique opportunity for students and other members of the university to interact with leading researchers on migration and refugee studies.

Speakers:

  • Professor Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford Martin School
    Chair and opening statement
  • Professor Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration and Citizenship and Deputy Director of COMPAS
    People power: refugee agency and ‘refugees welcome’ initiatives
  • Dr Julien Brachet , Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow, International Migration Institute
    Crisis as a permanent state: insights from trans-Saharan migrations
  • Dr Colin Bundy, Honorary Fellow and former Principal, Green Templeton College
    Refugees, history, & precedents
  • Professor Robin Cohen, Emeritus Professor and Former Director, International Migration Institute
    Limits to old solutions, new thinking allowed
  • Dr Cathryn Costello, Andrew W Mellon Associate Professor of International Human Rights and Refugee Law, Refugee Studies Centre
    New possibilities for legal recognition
  • Professor Avi Shlaim, Emeritus Fellow, St Antony's College and former Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
    Syria and Iraq: what is to be done?
  • Dr Nicholas Van Hear, Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, COMPAS
    Limits to old solutions, new thinking allowed

Commentators:

  • Dr Oliver Bakewell, Director, International Migration Institute
  • Professor Alex Betts, Leopold Muller Professor in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Refugee Studies Centre

Registration required. Places are limited so you are advised to register early