Date  February 3rd, 2022
Duration  39:45
Location  Zoom
Organization  Emigration Observatory

In this lecture given by Professor Andrew Geddes, the repertoires of migration governance in the EU are presented, based on three discussion points: causes and effects of international migration through the lens of policy makers, representation of what policy makers see as the "normality" that is taken into account when devising responses to migration "crises", and how governance systems per se are key drivers of migration.

About the speaker

Andrew Geddes is a Professor of Migration Studies and the Director of the Migration Policy Centre. During his career, he has led and participated in a number of major projects on aspects of international migration collaborating with academic and non-academic partners. During 2014-19, he was awarded an Advanced Research Fellowship by the European Research Council for a project on the drivers of global migration governance. He has published several papers on global migration, particularly on policy-making and migration policy and on regional cooperation and integration. Recent publications include The Politics of Migration and Immigration in Europe, The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance and A Rising Tide? The Salience of Immigration and the Rise of Anti-Immigration Political Parties in Western Europe.

About the moderator

Beatriz Padilla is the director of the Institute for the Study of Latin America, the Caribbean and Latinos in the US at the University of South Florida and associate professor in the sociology department of the same institution. She is also a researcher at Iscte-iul. She holds a PhD and MA in Sociology (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), an MA in Public Affairs (University of Texas, Austin, United States), and a BA in Political Science and Public Administration (National University of Cuyo, Argentina). Her research lines are migration, diversity, gender, health, inequalities, and public policy.