Consortium RISC-IEP Workshop

Title: Border (Re)Configurations and their Impacts on Human Security in Different Migration Regimes
Working Group: Comparative Border and Migration Politics
Date: Nov. 7, 2009
Site: IEP, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia

Synopsis: Human security and international migration rarely coincide. Both voluntary and involuntary migration processes often place individuals in circumstances that place their physical and moral security at risk. Because international migration has a trans-border character by its very nature, adequate political protection and social relief have been slow to develop. Moreover, because regional integration schemes often promote the creation and expansion of transnational markets while nation-states are simultaneously reinforcing national borders, migration takes place in local, national and global systems in which political strategies do not coincide with economic trends. Consequently, this workshop examines political responses to human security and migration in cross-border contexts (i.e. refugees, displaced persons, clandestine migrants, human trafficking, etc.). Pertinent questions include (but are not limited to): How have global or regional actors addressed transnational human security issues related to immigration? How have local, national or regional actors responded to human security threats through cross-border programs? How have non-governmental actors created cross-border networks aimed at protecting human security? How have migrant communities addressed human security in transnational contexts? Do different models of multilevel governance affect human security policy responses positively or negatively? What avenues exist for the creation of cross-border cooperation in the fields of migration and human security?

Program

Introduction

8:30-9:00 Harlan Koff, University of Luxembourg, “The Position of Human Security in Regional Regimes: Comparative Perspectives from Europe and the Americas”

Colombia, Migration and Human Security: Comparative Perspectives

9:00-9:40 Gloria Naranjo Giraldo, IEP, Universidad de Antioquia: "Políticas migratorias y condiciones de seguridad humana de la población desplazada, refugiada y migrantes irregulares en la frontera Colombia- Venezuela"

9:40-10:20 Marcela Ceballos Medina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, "Dimensiones de la política de asilo y refugio de Ecuador"

10:20-10:40 Coffee Break

10:40-11:20 Sara Fernández, "Atención a la población desplazada. Situación de las mujeres del AUTO.092”

11:20-12:00 Adriana Gonzalez Gil, IEP, Universidad de Antioquia, "La situación de los colombianos en España"

12:00-14:00 LUNCH

Understanding Migration and Human Security: The Impact of Local and Regional Contexts

14:00-14:40 Emilie Duvivier, Clersé, Université de Lille 1, "Les réponses de la France en matière de protection et d’assistance des jeunes migrants isle"

14:40-15:20 Aline Schiltz, University of Luxembourg, "Protecting Migrant Security by Creating Transnational States: The Case of Portugal"

15:20-16:00 Alison Lee, Arizona State University, "'We don't know if we belong here or there:' The struggle for meaning and dignity in a transnational Mexican community"

16:00-16:30 Harlan Koff, University of Luxembourg, Conclusion