Migration and Settlement in Europe: Views from the East and South
The IMISCOE-MiReKoc PhD Conference
6-7 June 2011
Koç University, Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
PROGRAM
Day I
09:30-10:00 Welcoming Remarks
Ahmet İçduygu, MiReKoc
Rinus Penninx, IMISCOE
10:00-11:00 Seminar I: Migration and Settlement in the Mediterranean
by Ahmet İçduygu
Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Seminar II: Migration and Settlement in the Eastern Europe
by Marek Okolski
Lunch
14:00-15:30 Session I: Politics of Migration
Chair and discussant: Rinus Penninx
Paper I: Governing Irregular Migration: Comparing the Impact of Domestic Political Institutions and Europeanization in Turkey, Greece and Italy by Saime Özçürümez
Paper II: Trans-Kemalism: The Politics of the Turkish State in the Diaspora by Banu Şenay
Paper III: Turkey’s Worldviews: Toward a Comparative Political Theory of Migration by Juliette Tolay
Question & Answer
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Session II: Economics of Migration
Chair and discussant: Marek Okolski
Paper I: The Impact of 1989 Migration of Ethnic Turks from Bulgaria on Employment Outcomes in Turkey by Murat Kırdar
Paper II: Does the Post-enlargement Emigration from Poland Impact on Wages of Poles? by Karolina Kowalska
Paper III: IS Academy: Migration and Development “A World in Motion” by Özge Bilgili Question & Answer
Dinner
Day II
09:30-11:00 Session III: Migration Management
Chair and discussant: Saime Özçürümez
Paper I: The Gateway of Thrace: Migration Management on the Turkey-EU Border by Deniz Sert
Paper II: Not Just Passing Through: International Migrants in Cities of ‘Transit Countries’ by Giovanna Marconi
Paper III: EU Policies & Initiatives on Migration towards Eastern Europe: Implications on Highly Skilled Moldovan Migrants by Sergiu Porcescu, Vitalie Varzari, and Gabriela Tejada
Question & Answer
Coffee Break
11:30-13:30 Session IV: Return Migration and Settlement
Chair and discussant: Ahmet İçduygu
Paper I: A Comparison of Residence, Social Security and Citizenship Strategies of Turkish Return Migrants and Dutch Post-Retirement Migrants in Turkey by Canan Balkır
Paper II: Foreigners of Polish Origin Studying in Poland: “Return to the Motherland” or a Pragmatic Choice? by Marcin Gońda
Paper III: Transnational Practices of Iraqi People Living in Rome and Helsinki by Vanja La Vecchia-Mikkola
Paper IV: Getting One’s Bearings: Late-in-Life Returns and Re-integration to Communities of Origin in Morocco and Senegal by Alastair Hunter
Question & Answer
Lunch
14:30-16:00 Session V: Neo-Liberalism, Diasporas and Migration
Chair and discussant: Deniz Yükseker
Paper I: The Urban Transformation in Kadifekale, Izmir: The Crossroads of Neo-Liberalism and Internal Displacement by Neslihan Demirtaş & Cenk Saraçoğlu
Paper II: Diasporas’ Role in the Integration of Origin Countries into the World Economy – “emergent” Diasporas Involvement by Natalia Buga
Paper III: The Interplay Between Structure and Agency in the Relations of Afghan Diasporas to Development in Afghanistan by Carolin Fischer
Question & Answer
Coffee Break
16:30-18:00 Closing Session
Chair: Şenay Özden
Overview by Ahmet İçduygu and Marek Okolski
General discussion on the theme
Dinner
