Understanding the current refugee/migrant crisis in Europe


Zina Nimeh, Maurice Boon, Katherine Kuschminder, Mohamed Nour Khatib, Melissa Siegel,

The panel discussion is intended to inform as well as create space for debate on the current migrant and refugee crisis in Europe among PhD fellows, researchers, and MPP students at our Institute. In addition to causes and consequences of the crisis, specific focus will be put on discussing policy implications and implications for us as researchers and on an individual level.

About the speaker
Moderator: Dr Zina Nimeh (Assistant Professor, Coordinator Social Protection Policy Design & Financing Specialization at UNU-MERIT/MGSoG); Panelists: Maurice Boon - Coordinator Legal Protection in Limburg, VluchtelingenWerk (Dutch Council for Refugees); Katherine Kuschminder - Post-Doctoral Researcher and Migration Studies Project Manager at UNU-MERIT/MGSoG; Mohamed Nour Khatib - Board Member of "Not Just A Number" and "Refugee Project Maastricht"; Dr Melissa Siegel - Head Migration Studies Training & Research Projects, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at UNU-MERIT/MGSoG.

Venue: Conference room (room 0.16 & 0.17)

Date: 08 October 2015

Time: 12:30 - 14:30  CET


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