Forced Migration and Peace Conference

Jul 15, 2014 | International Association for the Study of Forced Migration
Bogotá, Colombia

The proposed conference seeks to create a space in which academic rigor engages with the compromises inherent in policy, as well as the challenges of practical work in the field. As such, while presentations of academic research will continue to provide the intellectual backbone of the conference, these will go hand in hand with round tables engaging policy makers and governmental stakeholders, as well as presentations and discussions around practical approaches to dealing with forced migration from a range of practitioners.  Furthermore, the conference will draw on non-academic analyses, interpretations and representations of forced migration (e.g., portrayals of displacement through film, performances, photography, etc…) in order to diversify the lenses through which the major themes surrounding this topic can be analyzed.

The conference will also become a forum for the development of a long overdue conversation which must take place among the actors of the global South. For this purpose, meeting places for academics, activists and policy makers in Latin America, Africa and Asia, will be established, in order to promote networking and the development of research agendas and joint work. The aforementioned dialogue will take place alongside the discourse between the Global North and South which will also be held throughout the event.

The conference will be held between the 15^th and 18^th of July. An expected 300 participants will attend four plenary sessions and participate in conference panels which will discuss papers that revolve around any of the five previously mentioned themes dealing with the relationship between forced migration and peace.