Tatheer Ali and Farida Hassan, members of the Mobility & Politics Research Collective at Carleton University, wrote this article to share their impressions of the collective’s first international workshop, “Managing Migration in World Society”.
Emerging and established scholars, students, as well as practitioners from across the globe gathered to explore the role of international organization in migration politics from an interdisciplinary lens. The event kicked off at the HUB Ottawa with a keynote and panel discussion comparing resettlement and asylum experiences in Europe and Canada.
The following day, taking place in Carleton’s River Building, explored the theme of the conference through a series of keynotes, panel discussions, and poster sessions. Highlights included a panel on the production and politics of migration management, as well as a roundtable discussion on IOM-Canada Relations.
Equipped with new insights in this under-researched field, we are proud of the unique collaboration that made this workshop possible. From its conceptualization to its implementation, the workshop involved students at different levels of their education and both emerging as well as established scholars from Carleton and beyond.
We, the students and emerging scholars in the Mobility & Politics Collective, are honoured to have been included in this unique event and would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support and Prof. Martin Geiger for his vision and guidance in helping us in putting this event together.
The Mobility and Politics Research Collective at Carleton University brings together more than 25 BA and MA students as well as emerging doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds and perspectives. The M&P Collective gives students, emerging scholars and future practitioners and leaders in the field of migration and refugee politics the opportunity to pursue their research and career interests in a rigorous and interdisciplinary environment, internationalize their portfolio, immerse themselves in some of the most pressing policy challenges of our time, all the while engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. Very regularly it also has the pleasure of hosting visiting scholars from other renowned research centres in Canada and abroad.
Tatheer Ali is a 4th year BPAPM student in the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs. Farida Hassan is a 4th year student pursuing a double major in Political Science and Economics. Both hold an i-cureus scholarship for their work with Political Science Professor Martin Geiger.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in Department of Political Science, FPA Research Series, International, News, Policy
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