Migration and Citizenship conference

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Time: 8.30am - 12.00pm
Venue: Room 3002, John Galsworthy building, Penrhyn Road campus, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
Price: free

Please join us for this event, hosted by the Centre for Research on Communities, Identities and Difference (CResCID), Kingston University.

Migration is undoubtedly one of the major features of contemporary society. Everywhere we look, the word 'migration' is on everyone's lips. This conference focuses this ubiquitous phenomenon in order to develop research capacity of School of Social and Behavioural Sciences over one and a half days.

On the first day, the conference reviews what research has been carried out in regards to migration and identifies what needs to be done in order to further develop our understanding of migration. A particular focus is placed on the relationship between migration and citizenship, ie, the relationship between the movement of people and the understanding and practice of membership of a political community as this is one of urgent issues in social sciences. Drawing from the taking-stock exercise on the first day, the conference moves on to identifying and articulating research collaboration and plans on the day with speakers from the first day. Anyone who is interested in researching migration and developing research collaboration is encouraged to participate in the conference.

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Confirmed speakers

Professor Anna Triandafyllidou, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Professor Ayhan Kaya, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr Marco Antonsich, Loughborough University, UK
Dr Alex Yendell, University of Leipzig, Germany
Dr Iris Wigger, Loughborough University, UK
Dr John Boy, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dr Eleanor Knott, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Dr Richard Mole, University College London, UK
Professor Nicola Mai, Kingston University, UK
Dr Steven Bastow, Kingston University, UK
Dr Dominika Kasprowicz, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

For further information about this event:

Contact: Dr Atsuko Ichijo
Email: a.ichijo@kingston.ac.uk