TRANSITORY LIVES: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE MIGRATION CRISIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

Workshop – Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 5BT

15 March 2017, 09.45 – 16.30.

 

Programme:  

09.45 – 10.00     Coffee – Registration

10.00 – 10.40     Transitory Lives: Introducing the research  

(Dr. Elisabeth Kirtsoglou, PI)

10.40 – 11.15     Overview of the Italian context

(Dr. Giuliana Sano, Transitory Lives Research Assistant)

11.15 – 12.00     An Overview of the “Refugee Crisis” in the island of Lesvos 2015-2017

(Dr. Tyrikos Ergas, Transitory Lives Research Assistant)

 12.00 – 13.00     Winterisation in Greece: failure and success on Lesvos  

(Fotini Rantsiou, independent consultant on humanitarian affairs)

  

13.00 – 14.00     Lunch

 

14.00 – 14.50     Reception structures and unaccompanied minors: Lessons learnt.

                         (Maria Nakasian, NGO MetAction)

14.50 – 15.20     The Raw Materials of Racism : Belief-Stories and the Demonization of Refugees.

                         (Dr. Tyrikos Ergas, Transitory Lives Research Assistant)

 15.20 – 16.00     Refugee Crisis, FAQ (Journeys, push vs pull factors, vulnerable populations, borders and security, protection, reception, management,) [Transitory Lives Team]

 16.00 – 16.30     Discussion and Closure

Led by John Borton (Senior Research Associate, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI)