Seminar: Deportationsregimet: Migration-ulovlighed og det danske hjemsendelsesprincip

TIME: Wednesday 21st September at 14.00-16.30

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Nordskov Meeting Room, Wilders Plads 8H, 3rd floor, 1401 Copenhagen K

TIME: Wednesday 21st September at 14.00-16.30

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Nordskov Meeting Room, Wilders Plads 8H, 3rd floor, 1401 Copenhagen K

During the last two decades, expulsion of irregular migrants and rejected asylum seekers has become an increasingly widespread practice and policy priority. Together with increased border control, deportation has become one of the ‘necessary solutions’ in the combat against irregular migration, justified with reference to the security and sovereignty of the state.

Return and readmission agreements are now important objectives in European and North American migration management systems, often linked to development aid, favourable visa quotas, and technical assistance to migrant countries of origin and transit.

This development raises a range of questions. How are enforced removal practices carried out? Which political priorities and policy logics are they based on? What does deportability and deportation mean for migrants? How can the emphasis on deportation and removal be theorized? How does it link to issues of security and sovereignty? And how can protection and anti-deportation movements be enacted and understood?

SPEAKERS:

Nicholas de Genova, Senior Lecturer, Goldsmiths University of London
Dorte Smed, Senior Legal Advisor, Danish Refugee Council
Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Nauja Kleist, senior researcher, DIIS

More details about the seminar are available on our website.

This is the first of four seminars in the 2011 Migration Seminar Fall Series, The Politics of Deportation. Based on cutting-edge research and ongoing policy involvement, the seminars present current policy development as well as migrant responses and practices, questioning common sense assumptions and presenting new perspectives on deportation.

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form no later than Tuesday, 20 September 2011 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.