Unraveling the mediterranean migration ‘crisis’: Reflections from the field
| When: | Tuesday, 08 March 2016 - Tuesday, 08 March 2016 |
| Where: | Braamfontein Campus East ACMS Seminar Room, via SH2191, South East Wing, 2nd Floor |
| Start time: | 12:30 |
Professor Heaven Crawley and Dr Katharine Jones, from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, at the University of Coventry will present this seminar.
The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) will host a lunchtime seminar on the current migration ‘crisis’ in the Mediterranean, presented by Professor Heaven Crawley and Dr Katharine Jones, from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, at the University of Coventry.
This seminar will draw from preliminary findings of an Economic and Social Research Council funded research project which explores the experiences of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. The project was conducted through interviews with 500 migrants and refugees in Italy, Greece, Malta and Turkey.
It will consider some of the reasons why so many people have embarked upon the dangerous journey to Europe, what happened to them on the way and their hopes for the future. It will also reflect on the reasons why the European policy response has led to a humanitarian and political crisis which threatens not only the lives of refugees and migrants but also the future of the European Union itself.
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