It Depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia
On November 11, PRIO hosted a seminar on the development impacts of migration in Asia, and how we can make sense of them, with professor Jonathan Rigg from the University of Bristol. Jonathan explored why migration 'optimists' and 'pessimists' find such rich empirical pickings in the mobility landscape of Asia. Drawing on work across rural areas of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam) and South Asia (Sri Lanka and Nepal), he sought to shed light on the mixed developmental origins, effects, and impacts of migration on people, communities, and environments. The seminar highlighted the simple but important point that migration is a process with no natural propensity for enabling and generating good or bad change; context is everything.For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8972 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Marras 20221h 18min
Lebanon’s Current Crisis and Prospects for Renewal
On November 10, PRIO hosted a seminar discussing the contours of the present crisis in Lebanon, prospects for renewal, and how PRIO's dialogue forum fits into this landscape. Over the last year, PRIO's Middle East Centre has initiated a dialogue forum in Lebanon that has brought together a diverse range of actors from across the national spectrum. These participants, reflecting these new political formations, have engaged in panel discussions around key topics essential to creating a renewed vision for Lebanon. The seminar will ask the following questions: What are the contours of this crisis and what does this post-election landscape look like for Lebanese civil society? How significant has this period been for a better future for Lebanon? And finally, how can dialogue forums impact processes of renewal?SpeakersMaja Janmyr, Professor in International Migration Law, University of OsloGregory M. Reichberg, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Reichberg moderated this seminar.Kjetil Selvik, Research Professor, NUPIKhaled Zaza, Research Associate in PRIO's Middle East CentreOpening remarks from Kristian Berg Harpviken, Research Professor and Director of the PRIO Middle East Centre. The seminar is part of the series MidEast Breakfast organized by PRIO's Middle East Centre. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8977 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Marras 20221h 1min
The Challenge of Just Environmental Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa
On September 22, PRIO hosted a seminar discussing how the environmental and climate crises intersect with social inequality in the Middle East and North Africa, and how we root environmental and climate debates within the region in social justice ad equity concerns. SpeakerSarine Karajerjian, Program Director of the Environmental Politics program at the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)CommentatorAïda Delpuech, Independent Journalist based in Tunis. The event was moderated by Pinar Tank, Senior Researcher at PRIO. The seminar was part of the series MidEast Breakfast organized by PRIO's Middle East Centre. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8968 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Syys 202257min
Food as a Catalyst for Change
On September 15, PRIO hosted a talk by Sean Sherman, "the Sioux Chief", followed by a discussion about how food can be a catalyst for change. Sherman is an award-winning American chef, author, and foundation co-founder, who is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine and in the process re-identifying North American cuisine and reclaiming an important culinary culture long buried and often inaccessible. Sherman presented his work, after which he engaged in a conversation with animator, painter, illustrator, conceptual artist, and muralist Diala Brisly.The conversation was moderated by Cindy Horst, Research Professor at PRIO and Co-Director of PRIO's Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8964 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Syys 20221h 29min
The 2022 Global Food Security Crisis: Risks of Social Conflict and Effects on Development
On June 16, PRIO hosted a public seminar to launch new research and discuss the implications of global food insecurity in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This seminar was held in Norwegian. SpeakersIda Rudolfsen, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Nicholas Marsh, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Roman Vakulchuk, Senior Research Fellow, The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister of International DevelopmentIngvild Langhus, Senior Advisor, Norad's Section for FoodIntroduction by PRIO Director Henrik Urdal. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8951 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Kesä 202241min
The Global Competition for AI Technology Dominance
On June 16, PRIO hosted a seminar on the strategic implications of global competition over dual-use technology. The seminar discussed topics including global technological competition; AI developments in the US, China, and Russia; the convergence of AI and life sciences; and the security implications of next-generation biotech. Speakers Margarita Konaev, Deputy Director of Analysis and Research Fellow at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)Filippa Lentzos, Senior Lecturer in Science & International Security, King's College LondonComments by Nicholas Marsh, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), and Greg Reichberg, Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The event was moderated by Ilaria Carrozza, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8947 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Kesä 20221h 28min
What Lebanon After the Collapse?
On June 7, PRIO hosted a seminar on how Lebanon seems to always be at a crossroads. Two overlapping crises have made the preset moment unlike any other in Lebanon's recent history. In this seminar, Bassel F. Salloukh from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies will share his analysis. Rania Maktabi, Associate Professor at Østfold University College, will offer comments, and Kristian Berg Harpviken, Research Professor and Director of the PRIO Middle East Centre will offer opening remarks. The seminar is part of the series MidEast Breakfast organized by PRIO's Middle East Centre. For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8937 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Kesä 20221h 1min
Seeking Refuge in Greece: Local and EU Responses, Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
On June 2, PRIO invited a panel of speakers to discuss local and EU responses to migrants seeking refuge in Greece. Has the EU, however, stepped up its reaction to the overall needs of people seeking international protection, often stuck in limbo in different areas along the external borders, whether in Greece, Italy, or Northern France? How are these responses (or non-responses) seen from the local perspective in Greece seven years after the start of the increased arrivals in 2015? Furthermore, against the background of people fleeing the war in Ukraine, and ongoing discussions about how different categories of migrants are received at EU borders, what can we learn from ongoing rapid responses and mobilization, and what are the lessons that can be learned from the Greek experience?SpeakersWelcome and introduction by Marta Bivand Erdal, Research Professor, Migration Studies at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Presentation by Manos Logothetis, Secretary General of Reception and Asylum, GreecePresentation by Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Senior Researcher and Research Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)Panel discussion with Manos Logothetis, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Trude Jacobsen, Secretary General, Dråpen i Havet, and Anna Ratecka, Research Fellow and Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University of Krakow.For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8944 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Kesä 20221h 38min
