by Lena Karamanidou, Glasgow Caledonian University | Bernd Kasparek, University of Gottingen

On the 12th May 2020, 102 MEPs asked[1] the European Commission to examine the findings of a joint investigation on the killing of Muhammad Gulzhar on the 4th March in Evros, the area adjoining the Greek-Turkish border. The investigation found that his death was a likely a result of live fire by the Greek forces (Forensic Architecture, 2020; Bellingcat, 2020; Christides, Lüdke and Popp, 2020a). Gulzhar, and many others, were trying to cross into Greece following the announcement of the Turkish government that it ‘opened the border’ on the 27th February 2020.

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Prof. Mario Savino

Professor of Administrative Law, Tuscia University of Viterbo

Coordinator of the Italian “Academy of Law and Migration”

RESPOND Migration Conference

UNPACKING THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR MIGRATION GOVERNANCE

Keynote presentation (18 October 2019, University of Cambridge)

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Prof. Dawn Chatty

Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford

RESPOND Migration Conference

UNPACKING THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR MIGRATION GOVERNANCE

Keynote presentation (17 October 2019, University of Cambridge)

by Susan Rottmann, Özyeğin University | Soner Önder Barthoma, Uppsala University

During our recent conference (17-19 October 2019, Cambridge), we organized the first ever "Method Pub" a social activity and joint discussion on the topic of "Research Methods for Migration Studies." Taking inspiration from the fact that Crick and Watson announced their discovery of the DNA double helix at a Cambridge pub, the event was held at a local pub on the second evening of the conference. It was open to all conference attendees regardless of background and experience and involved four small group discussions on some of the most pressing methodological issues or challenges that migration researchers face.

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Prof. dr. P.W.A (Peter) Scholten

Professor of Migration & Diversity Policy, Erasmus University Rotterdam Director of IMISCOE

RESPOND Migration Conference

UNPACKING THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR MIGRATION GOVERNANCE

Keynote presentation (18 October 2019, University of Cambridge)

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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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.

by Konrad Pędziwiatr | Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw

In recent years Poland has become an increasingly attractive destination for immigrants amongst whom Ukrainians form the largest group. In 2016, it recorded the highest number of employment-related residence permits (almost half a million) for third country nationals among the EU Member States. Thus, Poland, whose citizens in the last three decades have significantly contributed to the European migration processes and form a new diaspora of over 2 million persons, is transforming from an emigration towards immigration country.

by Pınar Aksu | Glasgow Caledonian University

Recently, I have carried out interviews for the RESPOND research in Glasgow, Scotland. It was an emotional, frustrating and hopeful process, with many of the participants openly talking about their experiences. Many people leave their country for different reasons; protection, new life, hope and better future. Sadly, some are forced to leave their country, so sudden there is no time to gather memories and say final goodbyes.

The Policy There has been much criticism of the UK’s asylum seeker dispersal policy. Introduced as part of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the objective of the policy is to redistribute asylum seekers receiving state support around the UK to prevent their…

The research challenges that RESPOND faces are enormous.  It is an ambitious project involving research in 11 countries with migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe who speak more than 15 different languages!…