Jean Monnet EU Migration Law and Governance Lecture Series 

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Sabrineh Ardalan, Lilian Tsourdi, Andreina De Leo and Federica Zardo - Lecture Title : "Migration Governance Through Funding: Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Perspectives."

Jean Monnet Lecture Series:

  • This freely accessible, hybrid, 3-year Jean Monnet lecture series (2024-2026) will feature scholars working on (areas connected with) migration law and governance from interdisciplinary and/or critical perspectives, as well as relevant policy-makers, civil society, and societal actors.

  • A number of lectures and debates provide insights to current legal and policy developments at EU level, such as the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The series also features contributions on the interaction of EU migration law with international refugee, migration, statelessness, and human rights law. Finally, other talks provide novel conceptual insights to the study of migration, such as decolonial or interdisciplinary approaches.

  • The lecture series is convened by Dr. Lilian Tsourdi as part of the Jean Monnet Chair on EU Migration Law and Governance she holds at the Faculty of Law. The series is organised in cooperation with the research centers and groups MCEL, MACIMIDE and Glaw-NET
     

We cordially invite you to the upcoming lecture of the Jean Monnet EU Migration Law and Governance Lecture Series.  On 20 January our speakers are:

  • Sabrineh Ardalan, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, Harvard Law School (special issue author) 

  • Lilian Tsourdi, Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Migration Law and Governance, Law Faculty, Maastricht University, (special issue co-editor)

  • Andreina De Leo, Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) within the Marie Curie Doctoral programme ‘LIMES – The Hardening and Softening of Borders: Europe in a Globalising World’,Law Faculty, Maastricht University, (special issue author)

  • Federica Zardo, Senior Researcher, Department for Migration and Globalisation, University for Continuing Education Krems, (special issue co-editor) 


     

Lecture title: Migration Governance Through Funding: Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Perspectives.

Abstract: This panel launches a special issue titled ‘Migration Governance Through Funding: Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Perspectives’. The articles in this special issue provide unique empirical insights into the design, rationale, use, and implications of funding to govern migration. Combining political science, legal, and historical perspectives, the contributions assess what the instrumental use of migration funding reveals about the European (EU), American, and Australian approaches to migration and asylum, global responsibility sharing, and the changing nature of migration diplomacy. They also explore the ethical ramifications of funds as a governance tool, analyzing how they may impact migrants’ rights, foster or hinder global responsibility sharing, and affect the rule of law. The panel includes the two special issue co-editors, as well as two additional special issue authors who will debate their arguments and findings. All contributions are available in advance access at the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. The conceptual introductory article by Lilian Tsourdi and Federica Zardo is freely accessible here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2024.2407584

This session will be chaired and moderated by Dr. Marijn van der Sluis (Law Faculty, Maastricht University). Drinks will be served after the lecture.

The series will take place physically and online. The Zoom link for the online sessions will be distributed later. 

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