The New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Unpacking the EU’s Search for Coherence, Efficiency and Solidarity
The long awaited New Pact on Migration and Asylum was recently approved. It was promoted as a milestone achievement in the EUs long search for a common and more coherent migration policy, and as strik...
30 Touko 20241h 19min
Becoming Middle Class in Metro Manila: Does Migration Matter?
Asian cities, like Metro Manila, are witnessing a rise in middle class populations amid rapid urbanization. But what do residents think about being and becoming middle class in Metro Manila, and does ...
21 Touko 20241h 44min
Locally-led Aid and Accountability: What Have We Learned? (AidAccount Conference)
In prolonged humanitarian crises, individuals, groups, organizations, and diaspora communities play pivotal roles as humanitarian actors. They are often the first responders in emergencies and remain ...
15 Touko 20241h 30min
Visualizing Memories of Protracted Displacement (AidAccount Conference)
On 13 May, we had hosted a conversation between Dr. Danesh Jayatilaka, Chairman of the Centre for Migration Research and Development and Dr. Mohideen Mohamed Alikhan, Senior Lecturer, University of Pe...
13 Touko 20241h 28min
Myanmar Roundtable: Artistic Practices after the Coup
On 22 April, as part of the final conference of the INSPIRE project, academics and artists discussed art and activism in Myanmar.Speakers:Chuu Wai, Visual ArtistZun May Oo, Visual ArtistIda Fagervold,...
22 Huhti 20241h 38min
Book launch: Humanitarian Extractivism - The Digital Transformation of Aid
On Thursday 29 February senior researcher Kristin Bergtora Sandvik launched her new book "Humanitarian Extractivism - The Digital Transformation of Aid". In this book Sandvik focuses on how practices...
29 Helmi 20241h 16min
Civilians Living with Organized Violence: Protective Strategies and Agency
On 22 January we brought together scholars and practitioners to discuss how we can better understand civilian agency and identify new ways of protecting civilians in conflict settings. The discussion ...
22 Tammi 20241h 23min
Is There an End to the War in Ukraine?
Both Russia and Ukraine appear set for continuing with war even if the prospects for a full military victory seem increasingly unlikely. In this seminar, experts on the topic examined what would be re...
12 Joulu 20231h
