I am happy to share that I am part of this important new project led by Ann Singelton and funded by the World Universities Network (WUN) Research Development Fund. Migration across the globe has resulted in the deaths or 'missing' status of hundreds of thousands of people. How the impact of loss on such a scale is recognised and understood is a major social challenge; from a baseline appreciation of what this means within the context of our shared humanity, to cognisance of the human impact of … [Read more...]
World Universities Network Annual Conference: Cultures in Flux
In May I was fortunate to attend the World Universities Network (WUN) annual conference in Perth as a delegate of Maastricht University for the Understanding Culture Global Challenge group. Reposted from the WUN website is an overview of the event, which discusses my presentation on the results of my NWO Rubicon research project on Eritrean and Nigerian migrants journeys to Europe. Cultures in flux: Migration and cultural dynamics in the past and present WUN’s three-day … [Read more...]
WUN Migration Conference Maastricht
On 2-3 April, Maastricht University hosted the World University's Network Second Annual Migration Conference. This was a great event bringing together scholars from across the WUN network from around the world. A great moment in the overall conference was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between IOM and WUN to share information and data on migration. Together with Ann Singleton, I co-organized one of the panel themes on forced, hidden and irregular migration. These sessions … [Read more...]