Transnational Perspectives and Future Prospects of Migration and Mobility.
Public Lecture Series of the nccr – on the move. Spring 2016.
The third Public Lecture Series of the nccr – on the move will literally be “on the move”, touring Switzerland in order to stimulate and engage with discussions on migration and mobility at different Swiss universities.
Friday, 26 February 2016
10:00 – 11:45, University of Neuchatel, Espace Louis-Agassiz 1, Room RE.42
Contemporary History from a Transnational Perspective: The Case of Switzerland
Jakob Tanner, Department of History, University of Zurich
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This lecture is organized in cooperation with the “Institut d’histoire” of the University of Neuchatel.
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
18:15 – 19:45, University of Neuchatel, Rue Abram-Louis Breguet 1, Moyen Auditoire (Lecture Hall 301)
The Well-Being of Migrant Families between Africa and Europe: Transnational Effects of National Policies
Valentina Mazzucato, Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts, Maastricht University
Discussant: Janine Dahinden, University of Neuchatel and nccr – on the move
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Thursday, 7 April 2016
18:15 – 19:45, University of Neuchatel, Rue Abram-Louis Breguet 1, Moyen Auditoire (Lecture Hall 301)
The Politics of Measurement: Issue Definition, Framing and the UK Net Migration Target
Christina Boswell, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Discussant: Dr. Kijan Espahangizi, Center »History of Knowledge«, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
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Thursday, 28 April 2016
18:15 – 19:45, University of Bern, Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, Kuppelsaal
Prospects for International Migration Governance
Andrew Geddes, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield
Discussant: Dr. Tobias Eule, Law Faculty, University of Bern
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Thursday, 12 May 2016
18:15 – 19:45, University of Fribourg, Main Buliding Miséricorde, Av. de l’Europe 20, MIS 3117
Labor and Legal Migration in the EU – State of Play and Prospects
Yves Pascouau, European Policy Centre, Brussels
Discussants:
Niklaus Nuspliger, Political Correspondant, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Brussels
Dr. Markus Kern, LL.M. (Harvard), Lecturer, Institute for European Law, University of Fribourg
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Thursday, 26 May 2016
18:15 – 19:45, University of Geneva, Unimail, Bd du Pont-d’Arve 40, Room M R060
Income, Population and Migration Flows in the 21st Century
Frédéric Docquier, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Université Catholique de Louvain
Discussant: Prof. Martina Viarengo, Department of Economics / Global Migration Center, Graduate Institute Geneva
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