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UNPACKING THE CHALLENGES & POSSIBILITIES FOR MIGRATION GOVERNANCE – Cambridge conference (17-19 October 2019)

by Aurora Rossi | Uppsala University

On 17-19 October 2019, the RESPOND project organised a conference at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. More than 175 participants attended this inspiring conference which aimed to unpack the challenges and possibilities for migration governance.

The conference hosted 114 paper presentations, which were organized in 10 different panels https://www.respondmigration.com/conference-1 In addition, four keynote speeches were delivered by distinguished scholars.

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PRESS RELEASE: The “Hotspot” approach is NOT the solution!

by RESPOND Project

The EC-funded international research project “RESPOND: Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond” calls for human-rights responses to the explosive situation at the refugee camp “Moria” and in the Aegean region.

After another fire in which a woman was burnt to death, on Sunday 29 September 2019, the inhuman and volatile situation of the “hot-spot” Moria on the Greek island, Lesbos attracted further worldwide publicity. The woman’s death on Sunday was the third in the last two months.

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An Intern’s Perspective

by Rebecca Emrick  | UPPSALA University

Upon starting the Euroculture program in the Fall 2017, I was always certain that I wanted to complete an internship for my third semester of studies. It wasn’t until I started to explore different research projects, particularly at Uppsala University, that I realized how relevant the RESPOND project was not only to my studies, but also my interests.

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