Observatório da Emigração

Conference Cycle | Migration in Portugal: Dynamics, Challenges and Policies

From 4 February to 11 March, a series of conferences entitled 'Migration in Portugal: Dynamics, Challenges and Policies', will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by emigration and immigration to society, the economy and public policies. Promoted by the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, this series will bring together researchers, policymakers and representatives of civil society, including Cláudia Pereira, the scientific coordinator of the Observatório da Emigração, on 18 February.

Information:

Wednesdays | 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Online (via Zoom)

Link to access the conferences: https://lnkd.in/eeNmn6T3

Programme:

4 February: ‘Portugal in the European and global context of migration’ - António Vitorino, President of the National Council for Migration, former Director General of the IOM

11 February: ‘Who are the immigrants in Portugal? Profiles, trajectories and recent dynamics’ - Catarina Reis Oliveira, ISCSP, University of Lisbon; Former Scientific Coordinator of the Migration Observatory

18 February: ‘Portuguese emigration: recent dynamics and transformations’ - Cláudia Pereira, ISCTE-IUL; Scientific Coordinator of the Emigration Observatory

25 February: ‘Work, immigration and economic development: between structural needs and inequalities’ - João Peixoto, ISEG-University of Lisbon

4 March: ‘Migration, demography and territorial cohesion: challenges for development’ - Maria Lucinda Fonseca, ACL; CEG-IGOT, University of Lisbon

11 March, round table: ‘The future of migration in Portugal: policies, governance and scenarios’ (hybrid format, 2.30-5 p.m.)

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