Conférence Internationale: Immigration, Cultural Participation and New Forms of Political Solidarity
25 et 26 septembre 2019
Université de Liège – CEDEM

Conférence Internationale: Public opinion and forms of mobilization concerning asylum seekers and refugees in anti-immigrant times. Global challenges and local solutions
24 et 25 octobre 2019
Academie Royale de Belgique
Conférence de clôture du projet PUMOMIG (BELSPO/BRAIN-be) et présentation de l’ouvrage “The Refugee Reception Crisis in Europe. Polarized Opinions and Mobilizations”.

Conférence générale ECPR 2019 à Wrocłow (4-6 septembre):

• Alessandro Mazzola (avec Andrea Rea, ULB) présidera le panel « Public attitudes and forms of mobilisation concerning asylum seekers and refugees ».
• Angeliki Konstantinidou présidera les panels “International Mobility and Social Protection in Europe” et “Voting Behaviour and Politicisation of Migration”. Elle présentera également son papier sur la protection sociale des ressortissants de l’UE résidant à l’étranger.
• Daniela Vintila présidera la section “International migration from a comparative perspective: policies, practices and outcomes”. Elle présidera également les panels “Migration and electoral politics in Europe and beyond” et “Migrants’ political mobilization in home and host countries”.

ÉVÉNEMENTS PASSÉS

Séminaire de recherche MiTSoPro-CEDEM “Dealing with Ethics in Social Science: Research Workshop” (15/02/2019, Liège).

Conférence de printemps IMISCOE 2019 sur “Migration and Social Protection in the European Union: Public Policies, Migrant Practices and the Politics of welfare” (27/02-01/03/2019, Liège). Conférence organisée par le projet MiTSoPro en collaboration avec IMISCOE.

ECPR Joint Sessions à Mons (08/04-12/04/2019): Jean-Michel Lafleur et Daniela Vintila ont présidé l’atelier “Migrants’ Access to Welfare: Policy Transformations and Migrants’ Experiences in the EU”. Angeliki Konstantinidou a présenté son papier sur “External Dimension of Social Protection: EU Nationals’ Access to Social Protection in Third Countries”

Conférence annuelle IMISCOE 2019 à Malmö (26-28 juin):

• Alessandro Mazzola et Marco Martiniello présenteront l’ouvrage “The Refugee Reception Crisis in Europe. Polarized Opinions and Mobilizations”.
• Carole Wenger présentera son papier sur « Women migrant’s transnational practices around healthcare: the interplay between social remittances, family ties and health ».
• Daniela Vintila présidera le panel “Migration, citizenship and electoral politics: evaluating migrants’ political engagement in home and host countries”.
• Félicien de Heusch présentera son papier sur « Transnational Relationships of Solidarity by Senegalese Migrants around Death. A Multi-Sited Ethnography in Belgium, Spain and Senegal ».
• Jean-Michel Lafleur et Daniela Vintila participeront à l’atelier “Migration and Welfare: A dialogue on collecting and sharing data between ongoing research projects” et présenteront leur papier sur “Comparing social entitlements for immigrants and emigrants across the EU”.
• Marco Martiniello présentera son papier sur “Immigration, Cultural Participation and New Forms of Political Solidarity in French-speaking Belgium”.
• Marco Martiniello présidera les panels “Migration Citizenship and Political Participation (2)”, “The artistic and cultural participation of Immigrants and their Descendants (part 2)”, et “Migrants on the labour market/workplace”.

Daniela Vintila a reçu la mention spéciale pour l’excellence académique à l’étranger (niveau postdoctoral en Europe) de la Ligue des étudiants roumains à l’étranger (LSRS)

Larisa Lara a reçu le Prix du meilleur papier ABSP 2018 pour le papier intitulé « “My guitar is my rifle”: Mexican migrants mobilising unconventionally through art » présenté à l’ECPR General Conference à Hambourg, le 24 août 2018.

NEWS & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

International Conference: Immigration, Cultural Participation and New Forms of Political Solidarity
25 and 26 September 2019
University of Liège – CEDEM

International Conference: Public opinion and forms of mobilization concerning asylum seekers and refugees in anti-immigrant times. Global challenges and local solutions
24 and 25 October 2019
Academie Royale de Belgique
Final conference of the projet PUMOMIG (BELSPO/BRAIN-be) and presentation of the research book “The Refugee Reception Crisis in Europe. Polarized Opinions and Mobilizations”.

ECPR General Conference 2019, Wrocłow (4-6 September):

• Alessandro Mazzola (with Andrea Rea, ULB) will chair the panel « Public attitudes and forms of mobilisation concerning asylum seekers and refugees ».
• Angeliki Konstantinidou will chair the panels “International Mobility and Social Protection in Europe” and “Voting Behaviour and Politicisation of Migration”. She will also present her work on the social protection of EU nationals residing abroad.
• Daniela Vintila will chair the section “International migration from a comparative perspective: policies, practices and outcomes”. She will also chair the panels “Migration and electoral politics in Europe and beyond” and “Migrants’ political mobilization in home and host countries”.

MiTSoPro-CEDEM Research Seminar “Dealing with Ethics in Social Science: Research Workshop” (15/02/2019, Liège).

IMISCOE Spring Conference 2019 on “Migration and Social Protection in the European Union: Public Policies, Migrant Practices and the Politics of welfare” (27/02-01/03/2019, Liège). Conference organized by MiTSoPro in collaboration with IMISCOE.

ECPR Joint Sessions (Mons, 08/04-12/04/2019): Jean-Michel Lafleur and Daniela Vintila chaired the workshop “Migrants’ Access to Welfare: Policy Transformations and Migrants’ Experiences in the EU”. Angeliki Konstantinidou presented her paper on “External Dimension of Social Protection: EU Nationals’ Access to Social Protection in Third Countries”.

IMISCOE Annual Conference 2019, Malmö (26-28 June):

• Alessandro Mazzola et Marco Martiniello will present the book “The Refugee Reception Crisis in Europe. Polarized Opinions and Mobilizations”.
• Carole Wenger will present her paper on « Women migrant’s transnational practices around healthcare: the interplay between social remittances, family ties and health ».
• Daniela Vintila will chair the panel “Migration, citizenship and electoral politics: evaluating migrants’ political engagement in home and host countries”.
• Félicien de Heusch will present his paper on « Transnational Relationships of Solidarity by Senegalese Migrants around Death. A Multi-Sited Ethnography in Belgium, Spain and Senegal ».
• Jean-Michel Lafleur and Daniela Vintila will participate in the workshop “Migration and Welfare: A dialogue on collecting and sharing data between ongoing research projects” and will present their paper on “Comparing social entitlements for immigrants and emigrants across the EU”.
• Marco Martiniello will present his paper on “Immigration, Cultural Participation and New Forms of Political Solidarity in French-speaking Belgium”.
• Marco Martiniello will chair the panels “Migration Citizenship and Political Participation (2)”, “The artistic and cultural participation of Immigrants and their Descendants (part 2)”, and “Migrants on the labour market/workplace”.

Daniela Vintila was awarded the Special Mention for Academic Excellence Abroad (postdoctoral level in Europe) of the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS).

Larisa Lara was awarded the Prize for the best paper ABSP 2018 for the paper entitled « “My guitar is my rifle”: Mexican migrants mobilising unconventionally through art »  presented at the ECPR General Conference in Hamburg, August 24 2018.